Book about Bristol racing wins “Publication of the Year” Award by Octane
/in 450, Books and manuals, General News, News, Uncategorized/by Richard400 sidelights
/in 400, Electrical/by RichardThe 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 with a black finish body), which itself was a variation on a similar but larger/longer lamp of the same style that was introduced in about 1935 (Type 1150, usually chrome plated body – used by Humber on their 12 and 18 HP models from 1935 to 37)
A similar lamp was used by Ford on their English built V8 models from about 1935 onwards. That was probably made by Butlers and is quite like Lucas 1145 at a glance but shares no parts with it (Lucas lenses are horizontally ribbed, Ford lenses have raised lumps on either side of a central groove)
Lucas 1145 was used as follows for production models (other occasional uses would probably have been seen from coachbuilders or on specials):
- Bristol, to 1950
- Commer, 30 cwt and 2-to-6-ton, normal control (Superpoise), 1939 to 1947 (with a likely pause in the use of that lamp during the war on the equivalent military requirement models)
- Lea-Francis, 1948
- Vauxhall Big Six, 1934 to 1936
(Note that the non-Lucas information has not yet been checked against documentation)
I have attached two small photos showing out of date images from eBay auction listings.
Hugh Boultbee
Bristol 400 in The Automobile magazine
/in 400, Books, General News, Magazine articles/by RichardIn 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 in hill climbs and sprints by its next owner, this 1948 Bristol 400 is now in the hands of a young enthusiast. Toby Bruce tells its story……..
Overdrive Service Instruction Manual
/in 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 6 cylinder cars, Gearbox, Overdrive/by RichardNice video from Jay Leno about his 403
/in 403, General articles, General News, You Tube/by RichardA great sell for the 403!
Bristol Handbooks & Manuals
/in 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 450, 6 cylinder cars, 603, Beaufighter, Beaufort, Blenheim, Brigand, Britannia, Fighter, General News, Instruction Manuals, Other Bristols, Spares Handbooks, Speedster, V10 Cars, V8 cars, Workshop Manuals/by RichardIn order to improve accessibility we have now put all the manuals (Instruction Manuals, Spares Handbooks and Workshop Manuals) into a password-protected dedicated area in the Archive under Bristol Manuals.
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Replacement of original 2-litre clutch with diaphragm type
/in 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 6 cylinder cars, Gearbox/by Richard“BACK ON THE ROAD – Michael Ware visits a recently restored 1953 Bristol 403”
/in 403, General articles, General News, News/by RichardThere is a nice report in the September issue of The Automobile on the restoration of Andy Gibbs’ 403. It is well worth reading!
Glove box lock
/in 400, 401, 402, 403, Interior/by Richard
Glove box locks can be obtained from AH Spares for £88 each but reported to be very good quality
Click Lock to order
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