NigelG Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11601 Posted November 16, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not France... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11602 Posted November 16, 2018 Topical hint - I’m using the pre-March 2019 definition of “European”.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11603 Posted November 16, 2018 Ah ok, that would have been my next thinking. If the rear lights weren´t wrong, it could also have been a Volvo P 1900 Sport Roadster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11604 Posted November 16, 2018 I actually wonder whether the P1900 stylists was in part someway inspired by this car although I can’t find any historical reference..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11605 Posted November 16, 2018 B 404. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11606 Posted November 16, 2018 Assuming the B is a city - correct! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11607 Posted November 16, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes. Still have the business card from their (only) "showroom" in London. What a strange company that was in the 1990s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11608 Posted November 16, 2018 Still is. I have dealt with the service department a lot during the rebuild of my 408 - a comparative “mass-production” (67 in 2 years vs only 52 for the 404 from 53-55)....all by hand obviously. I had a good look at the prototype of the “Bullet” (and the original inspiration “special” they found under a cover at the old factory) but I’m not sure any of the purported 70 have actually been built (although I was told they had sold some......) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11609 Posted November 16, 2018 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3632168'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11610 Posted November 16, 2018 1954 Taken at this summers owners meeting. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This one of the same car taken with my M240P + 50 Summilux ASPH is on the front cover of the Bristol Owners magazine this quarter..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This one of the same car taken with my M240P + 50 Summilux ASPH is on the front cover of the Bristol Owners magazine this quarter..... ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3632171'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11611 Posted November 16, 2018 Nigel, interesting reading. Would love to join a Bristol event over there. When I first saw your riddle, I immediately thought of Bristol for many reasons, not only for the "BMW prewar design" rims in the side reflection BUT somehow I forgot the fins belong to the 403. Instead I was thinking of other cars. I excluded Great Britain to make sure there is no European car left to be guessed ;-))) Strange strategy that was. I knew I know the car. I love Bristols since a looong time, nethertheless their deep sinking after the early 1960s. As a long time big BMW 328 fan there is a certain relation which fascinates me at Bristol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11612 Posted November 16, 2018 I think the earlier cars were better and prettier than the later Chrysler engined cars. I was going to buy a 410 or 411, when it was tax advantageous to buy older cars. The various folks I spoke to said that they were an electrical nightmare, so I bought a BMW M6 instead. I used to use one of their (originally BMW designed) 2L straight six engines in a Frazer Nash Le Mans Mk1.5 race car. 172 BHP but over a very narrow rev range. Built by IN Racing. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 16, 2018 Share #11613 Posted November 16, 2018 Wilson, the older ones are better for sure. The only modern ones which look good, are the modernized old "411 series 6" and the Bullet. In 2018 they have just moved their service center and workshop to Windlesham (Surrey County). Small but much nicer than the old "factory" in Filton. Countryside, not that many "experts" of the aviation industry around, but these glory days had already gone long ago. Wondering if the new Bullet or the follow up will ever be electric/hybrid (it doesn´t look bad, a mix of older Bristol design elements like the 403 fins and a modern roadster version of the Volvo P 1800 Coupe). Curious how they will warm up the BMW relationship like announced and where they will build NEW cars. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 18, 2018 Share #11614 Posted November 18, 2018 Sorry guys, was abroad for the weekend. Here the next one. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3633272'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted November 18, 2018 Share #11615 Posted November 18, 2018 I don‘t even know, which part of the car this should be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted November 18, 2018 Share #11616 Posted November 18, 2018 Hello Ronald, Could this be a German car? Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Merte Posted November 18, 2018 Share #11617 Posted November 18, 2018 2 hours ago, a.j.z said: I don‘t even know, which part of the car this should be Me either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 18, 2018 Share #11618 Posted November 18, 2018 Michael, indeed could be. Oscar, Andreas, we are looking through the drivers door window inside the car. The reflection you see hints to the car and model as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 19, 2018 Share #11619 Posted November 19, 2018 Maybe now? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3633556'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted November 19, 2018 Share #11620 Posted November 19, 2018 VW Bulli T1? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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