Links

Note: links to commercial organizations are intended as a resource for users of this site and do not imply any endorsement by the Bristol Owners' Club.

The Manufacturers

The definitive Bristol site: Bristol Cars Limited

Associated Manufacturers

Zagato

• The Company site — see the history page.
• Some supplementary material on the Alfa Romeo/Zagato site.

Touring of Milan

• This Italian site gives a history in pictures with a slide show. Superb pictures.

Affiliated Clubs

• Arnolt Registry & Bristols of America — lots to see, including lots of quality pictures and useful document resources.
• Bristol Owners' Club of Australia (no site yet)
• Bristol Registry of New Zealand (no site yet)
• The Bristol Owners' Club is a member of the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, a body that represents the interests of classic vehicle owners to regulators and legislators in the UK.

Sites devoted to Bristol Cars

• Kevin Howard's site features technical articles and some good photo collections.
• Bristols from Andrew Blow — nicely-presented commercial site; Bristol cars for sale
• Photo Gallery (with world map) of Bristol Cars and their locations
• Possibly the first ever Bristol-oriented blog? www.bristol410.com

Sites featuring Bristol Cars

• USA Frazer-Nash web site
• André Leroux's site is devoted to manufacturers' publicity material and contains a sizable Bristol section, including many reproductions not available elsewhere online.
• Theo Papathanasiadis's site has an extensive section on the restoration of his 401, as well as some photos of Bristol Owners' Club trips. Excellent photographs.
• British Cars
• Euro Clubs
• The Blenheim Gang, a (huge) French Forum for devotees of the Blenheim.
• Spencer Lane-Jones Ltd — commercial site of classic car restorer
• TT Workshops — commercial site of classic car restorer
• Ashley James's site is mainly devoted to Rolls-Royce and Bentley, but there is now a growing section about Bristols in general and his 400 in particular, attractively presented with good photos.
• Amicale Facel Holland — commercial site of Dutch classic car restorer
• Jonathan Bradburn Historic Cars — commercial site featuring classic Bristol and Bristol-engined cars for sale

Other Bristol-related sites

• History of Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd and useful bibliography at the George White Family Website.
• Bristol Aero Collection and Museum Trust – UK
• Filton Airfield Enthusiasts' Website – information on Bristol aeroplanes
• Classic British Quality Charter — trade organization for commercial restorers of classic cars

Articles online

• A Lovely Pair of Bristols — by William Waldegrave in The Spectator, 2000-05-06
• 402 Review in Australia
• Fighter reviews and articles:
  • Bristol fights on: carenthusiast.com
  • pistonheads.com
  • rather rudimentary Autozine review
  • Review in The Independent
  • Autocar review by Steve Cropley
  • Announcing the world's most powerful car: the Fighter "T":
    • Bristol Cars announcement
    • The Telegraph — with editorial reaction here and article here.
    • worldcarfans.com
    • MSN Car News
    • Bristol's Veyron: Reuters
    • Channel 4 News
    • pocket-lint.co.uk
    • automobile.com
    • grandprix.com
    • gizmag.co.uk
    • BBC News
    • Anyone for T? — TopGear.com
    • “Elegant... worth every penny” — Mobile Magazine
  • Ultimatecarpage.com
• Yahoo Cars Blenheim review
• Bristol History page on The Auto Channel
• Bristol Cars History page on the Wikipedia
• BOC Forum Archive — Bob Schmitt's archive of early Forum postings (whence much technical information now appears in the Club's Knowledge Base.
• Brian Sewell waxes lyrical about the 401/3 in The Independent
• Feature on 400 Zagato at drive.com.au