Author Archive for: richards
Entries by Richard
Book about Bristol racing wins “Publication of the Year” Award by Octane
Congratulations are due to Michael Barton and Simon Charlesworth as Aero Dynamic has just won the Octane Magazine historic motoring awards Publication of the Year, a well deserved result for […]
Fighter Article in Evo Magazine
There is a 10 page article (including photographs) on the development of the Bristol Fighter in the latest issue of Evo magazine. The article has been written by Peter Tomalin […]
400 sidelights
The Bristol 400 side lamp was Lucas type 1145 and part number 52070A (chrome plated body). That was a continued use of a pre-war design of lamp (type 1145, sometimes […]
Jensen C-V8 Alternative Parts list
I just came across it and although it is for the Jensen CV8 some parts common to Bristol are mentioned and the other alternatives are interesting as they are listed […]
Bristol 400 in The Automobile magazine
In the November 2022 issue of The Automobile… NO ORDINARY BRISTOL Ordered new by the chairman of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, then driven for a decade by arch-enthusiast Christopher Balfour, then uprated and campaigned […]
Jensen Service Bulletins by Richard Calver
Geoff Kingston provide the following information This morning the postman delivered another new book produced and edited by Richard Calver. It is an edited reproduction of the original factory service […]