Author Topic: SOLVED: Djetset #182 - Lester-Bristol c.1956-60 (Read 23561 times)

Djetset · « **Reply #50 on:** May 18, 2010, 06:09:04 PM »

Keep on the good hunt and you'll get there.

D-type · « **Reply #51 on:** May 20, 2010, 03:47:47 PM »

Is it a Cooper-Bristol?

woodinsight · « **Reply #52 on:** May 20, 2010, 04:15:54 PM »

I have three possibles left - first the 1953 LMC Bristol raced by Berwyn Baxter?

Djetset · « **Reply #53 on:** May 20, 2010, 04:26:08 PM »

No, not Baxter's LMC Bristol. One down, two to go...

D-type · « **Reply #54 on:** May 20, 2010, 05:05:29 PM »

Warrior-Bristol ?

Djetset · « **Reply #55 on:** May 20, 2010, 05:11:50 PM »

No, not a Warrior. We'll soon be running out of Bristol-engined cars of the period, so I think this one will be solved quite soon. The race is on!

faksta · « **Reply #56 on:** May 20, 2010, 05:40:38 PM »

~~Maybe E.F.Scott's Bristol Special?~~

Sorry, that was American...

woodinsight · « **Reply #57 on:** May 21, 2010, 12:38:27 AM »

Wingfield Bristol 1957?

Djetset · « **Reply #58 on:** May 21, 2010, 03:50:26 AM »

No, not the Wingfield. The choice thins!

Carnut · « **Reply #59 on:** May 21, 2010, 05:42:27 AM »

Could it be an Arnolt-Bristol?
Don't think anyone has tried that one yet!

Carnut · « **Reply #60 on:** May 21, 2010, 07:03:49 AM »

Quote from: Carnut on May 21, 2010, 05:42:27 AM

Could it be an Arnolt-Bristol?
Don't think anyone has tried that one yet!

But of course that wouldn't be British so how about Lotus-Bristol? There were some!

D-type · « **Reply #61 on:** May 21, 2010, 06:02:17 PM »

The only other Bristol-engined car I could find mentioned is Ron Willis's BMW-Bristol

woodinsight · « **Reply #62 on:** May 22, 2010, 03:18:00 AM »

Well I must admit that I'm running out of suggestions. There are some specials that I have never seen a photo of and don't know which engine they were running.
The body is similar to a Kieft-Bristol with a revised nose. However you have already stated that it isn't a Kieft.
A wild guess is that it may be the Jackal from 1950 of J. McCubbin that ran an engine of 1976cc (close to the Bristol 1971cc).
I haven't seen an illustration of this car so I may be completely wrong!

Djetset · « **Reply #63 on:** May 24, 2010, 03:50:09 PM »

This one is proving much trickier than I thought! All of the above are good answers, but sadly none of them are the right one. Sorry!

faksta · « **Reply #64 on:** May 24, 2010, 04:38:00 PM »

Well, maybe it would be easier to find it knowing the year? Could it be a 1952 something?

D-type · « **Reply #65 on:** May 24, 2010, 05:09:27 PM »

Is it a hybrid - a car not normally Bristol-powered fitted with a Bristol engine?

Djetset · « **Reply #66 on:** May 24, 2010, 06:27:46 PM »

Not 100% certain of the year Faksta, but I think it is the early 1960s. It is certainly after 1952 as there is a Ford Consul II (204E) parked in the background on this photo, and this model wasn't launched until 1956.

As for the car, I believe this body also existing without a Bristol engine. Hope this helps.

faksta · « **Reply #67 on:** May 24, 2010, 07:08:57 PM »

Oh..this didn't look sixties to me...

Djetset · « **Reply #68 on:** May 25, 2010, 03:43:09 PM »

You could be right in that the car was built in the 1950s.

D-type · « **Reply #69 on:** May 25, 2010, 03:45:47 PM »

Quote from: Djetset on May 24, 2010, 06:27:46 PM

Not 100% certain of the year Faksta, but I think it is the early 1960s. It is certainly after 1952 as there is a Ford Consul II (204E) parked in the background on this photo, and this model wasn't launched until 1956.

As for the car, I believe this body also existing without a Bristol engine. Hope this helps.

All the presence of the Consul confirms is the earliest date of the photo.

Djetset · « **Reply #70 on:** May 25, 2010, 04:41:52 PM »

OK, I'm feeling generous. I've done a bit more research and established that this car seems to have first appeared in 1956/7. I hope this will prove helpful and help get this Puzzle solved before its first birthday.

faksta · « **Reply #71 on:** May 25, 2010, 05:48:35 PM »

That narrows the search

What about Alex Chambers' FMC - Bristol?

Djetset · « **Reply #72 on:** May 25, 2010, 05:52:33 PM »

No, not that one!

faksta · « **Reply #73 on:** May 26, 2010, 06:00:49 AM »

You said there was another version of the car.
So maybe it is a Halton? I'm not sure what engine it had, but it was bigger than 1.5-liter, I guess. And there has also been the one with Ford engine (the Halton-Buckler).

Djetset · « **Reply #74 on:** May 26, 2010, 06:09:05 AM »

No, sorry but not a Halton.

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Author Topic: SOLVED: Djetset #182 - Lester-Bristol c.1956-60 (Read 23561 times)