The Cars

A selection of pages with pictures of Bristol Car types and brief notes.

The 6 cylinder Cars

Fitted with Bristol Aeroplane Co. engine and manual gearbox

For facts and figures, see the 2-litre data page.

Type 400 (1946-1950) – 2 door Saloon
- Type included two Prototype Dropheads by Bristol
- Drophead bodies styled by Farina
- Saloon bodies styled by Touring and Zagato
- Special one-off designs by others, including a timber framed and panelled 4 door Estate Car by Hyde
Type 401 (1948-1953) – 2 door Saloon
- This Type included two Saloon bodies styled by Beutler
- A Prototype Drophead bodystyle by Beutler
- A number of Drophead bodies by Farina,
- A number of Saloon bodies by Touring
Type 402 (1949-1950) – 2 door Drophead Coupé
Type 403 (1953-1955) – 2 door Saloon
Type 404 (1953-1955) – 2 door Fixed head Coupé
- Type included a Drophead body styled by Abbott
Type 450 (1952-1955) – The Bristol Company team race cars.
Arnolt Bristol (1954-1958) – Roadster bodied by Bertone
- Chassis type coded 404/X by Bristol were bodied to three Arnolt specifications (Bolide, DeLuxe and DeLuxe Coupé) by Bertone. Most were shipped to the USA.
Type 405 (1954-1958) – 4 door Saloon
Type 405 D (1954-1958) – 2 door Drophead Coupé
- Driven chassis were bodied by Abbott to order only
Type 406 (1958-1961) – 2 door Saloon
- Type included a Saloon car bodied by Beutler
- A number of chassis were bodied by Zagato
- A number of Prototype variants by the Factory
Miscellaneous 6 cyl. engined cars
- Marques that fitted Bristol 6 cylinder engines, e.g. AC, Cooper, Frazer Nash, Kieft, Lister, Lotus, Tojeiro and others.
- Other “specials”

Type 407 (1961-1963) – 2 door Saloon
- There were a number of Factory experimental variants.
- Type included a Drophead styling exercise by Viotti
- A fixed head coupé body design by Zagato
Type 408 (1963-1966) – 2 door Saloon
Type 409 (1965-1967) – 2 door Saloon
Type 410 (1967-1969) – 2 door Saloon
Type 411 (1968-1976) – 2 door Saloon
- Type 411 s2
- Type 411 s3 introduced a new body style
- Type 411 s4
- Type 411 s5
Type 412 (1975-1994) – 2 door Convertible Saloon body styled by Zagato
- Type 412 s2
- Type 412 USA
- Bristol Beaufighter
- Bristol Beaufort
Type 603 (1976 to date) – 2 door Saloon
- Type 603 S and Type 603 E
- Type 603 s2
- The Bristol Britannia
- The Bristol Brigand
- The Bristol Blenheim
- The Bristol Blenheim 2
  and in current production,
- The Bristol Blenheim 3
- The Bristol Blenheim 3 S (sports)
- The Bristol Blenheim 3 G (dual fuel)
- The Bristol Blenheim Speedster (a limited production of an open two seat very high performance Sports Car)

Type	Year	Orig Price (£)	Engine cu. in.	Capacity c.c.	Compression	Length	Width	Height	Weight (cwt)	Speed (mph)	mpg
407	1961	4,259/18/7d	313	5,130	9:1	16' 7"	5' 8"	5'	32	125	19.5
408	1963	4,459/6/3d	313	5,130	9:1	16' 1½"	5' 8"	4' 11"	32	122	16-20
408 MkII	1963	?	318	5,211	9:1	16' 1½"	5' 8"	4' 11"	32	122	16-20
409	1965	4,849	318	5,211	9:1	16' 1½"	5' 8"	4' 11"	32½	132	15-21
410	1967	5,673/1/10d	318	5,211	9:1	16' 1½"	5' 8"	4' 11"	32½	130	12-16
411	1969	6,997	383	6,277	10:1	16' 1½"	5' 8"	4' 9½"	33¼	140	13-17
411s2	1970	7,537	383	6,277	10:1	16' 1½"	5' 8"	4' 9½"	33¼	140	13-17
411s3	1972	7,688	383	6,277	9.5:1	16' 2½"	5' 8"	4' 9½"	33¾	140	14-18
411s4	1973	8,973	400	6,556	8.2:1	16' 2½"	5' 8"	4' 9½"	33¾	140	15-20
411s5	1975	12,587	400	6,556	8.2:1	16' 2½"	5' 8"	4' 9½"	33¾	140	15-20
412	1975	14,584	400	6,556	8.2:1	16' 2½"	5' 9½"	4' 8½"	33¾	140?	12.2-16.7
603E	1976	19,359	318	5,211	8:1	16' 1"	5' 9½"	4' 8¾"	35.1	120	20 @ 70mph?
603S	1976	19,660	360	5,898	8:1	16' 1"	5' 9½"	4' 8¾"	35.1	135	14-20
603s2	1977	27,995	360	5,898	8:1	16' 1"	5' 9½"	4' 8¾"	35.1	135?	13.2+
Beaufighter	1980	37,999.16	360T	5,898	8:1	16' 1"	5' 9½"	4' 8½"	34½	140?	10-11.5
Britannia	1982	46,843.32	360	5,898	8:1	16' 2½"	5' 9½"	4' 8½"	34½	135?	?
Brigand	1982	49,827.09	360T	5,898	8:1	16' 2½"	5' 9½"	4' 8½"	34½	150	?
Blenheim	1994	?	360	5,898	?	15' 11½"	5' 9½"	4' 8½"	34¾	?	?
Blenheim 2	1998	124,550	360	5,898	?	15' 11½"	5' 9½"	4' 8½"	34¾	?	?
Blenheim 3	2000	139,825	360	5,898	9.25:1	15' 10"	5' 9"	4' 8"	34¾	150	19-23
Blenheim Speedster	2003	149,225	360	5,898	9.25:1	15' 4"	5' 9"	3' 8"	28	150+	?

Type	Year	Orig Price (£)	Engine cu. in.	Capacity c.c.	Compression	Length	Width	Height	Weight (cwt)	Speed (mph)	mpg
Fighter	2003	229,125	488	7,996	9.4:1	14' 6"	5' 10"	4'5"	31	210+	20-26
Fighter "S"	2005	256,150	488		9.4:1			4'3"	30.3	240+	20-26
Fighter "T"	2007	351,931	488T		9.3:1			4'3"	31.4	270+ *	?