We have known the coachbuilder Beutler for his creations based on Porsche and Volkswagen, but never for an English car. Certainly, we are not talking about a utility vehicle but a Bristol 401, one of the most expensive English cars of its time. The commission for this particular car (chassis #892) came from Sir Ernest… Read More A special one: 1951 Bristol 401 by Beutler
It is already a rare British car in itself, as only 74 were built (according to Wikipedia). It is certainly a car that was sold at a very high price as, according to the seller, it cost $12,000 at the time, equivalent to $116,000 today, so it was a high-end car in an era in… Read More Rare RHD: 1965 Bristol 409
Fifty years are, in human terms, a very long time. There are many people who at the age of 50 are not even lucky enough to arrive and others, such as the former owner of this Ace Bristol, have even owned the same car for all these years. The previous owner actually bought the car… Read More Black barn find: 1959 AC ACE Bristol
The mother of the Shelby Cobra was not born with a V8 inside but with a sophisticated inline-six, twin cam engine like the one which pushes this car (chassis #BEX1071) which is said to have been off-road since 1978. As you can see the body is made of aluminium and, during the restoration project (not… Read More Bare metal: 1959 ACE Bristol Roadster
What remains of this ACE Bristol (chassis BEX 483) once belonged to the french writer Françoise Sagan who bought it new in 1958 from the official French AC importer André Chardonnet. Of course at the time the car looked much better than now. Two years later, in 1960, ms. Segan sold the car back to importer and… Read More Writer’s own: 1958 AC ACE Bristol Roadster
This is not he first 327/28 we have spotted for sale but that’s the first time we see one in such original conditions. Ok maybe the paint could not be the first one (although it could be a reasonable option) but for sure the cracked, dry leather of the seats is absolutely the original upholstery,… Read More Beautifully original: 1952 BMW 327/28
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