[Healeys] Non Healey ?

Peter Dzwig pdzwig at summaventures.com
Wed Sep 12 02:48:01 MDT 2007


I too have always had a fascination - it's the only way that I can describe it
with this, the Beaufort and the Beaufighter.

Beaufort:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvia3TzeObE

Beaufighter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsUdbzQCm_Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkdFVa-wC-E&mode=related&search=


But then don't forget that it IS the same company...so what is real in this
context ;-)

Peter

Alan Seigrist wrote:
> Bollocks!!  This is the real Bristol Blenheim in action:
>  
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKk0c9kWjqE
>  
> Hip Hip!
>  
> Alan
>  
> P.S. Bristol does make wonderful cars.
> 
>  
> On 9/12/07, *Peter Dzwig* <pdzwig at summaventures.com
> <mailto:pdzwig at summaventures.com>> wrote:
> 
>     It's a long time since I saw Inspector Linley, but it's definitely a
>     400 -
>     actually a 410. See:
> 
>     http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/lynley/characters/inspectorlynley_person_page.shtml
> 
>     Bristols are rare even over here. They were a spin off from the old
>     Bristol
>     Aircraft Company and have only ever made in small quantities and
>     mostly to
>     order. The earlier models were based on BMW designs obtained as
>     "spoils of war",
>     later cars received larger lumps of iron mostly Chrysler I seem to
>     recall.
> 
>     They were once described as "gentlemen's expresses", which sums up
>     the majority
>     of the production wonderfully
> 
>     Home page:
> 
>     http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/index2.htm
>     <http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/index2.htm>
> 
>     To see what a modern British sports car of the old mould might be
>     like today see:
> 
>     http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/FighterT.htm
> 
>     and scroll down.
> 
>     Don't miss:
> 
>     http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/BlenheimSpeedster.htm
> 
>     I must say I've always had a longing for a Bristol!
> 
>     Peter Dzwig


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