DECS NASCAR Race 1 Season 5 - Bristol
Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of luxury cars built by hand one headquartered on Kensington High Street London, England.
Bristol Cars Limited is a new company formed in 2011 after the original company, the last remaining descendant of the Bristol Airplane Company a leading manufacturer of aircraft at one time employed more than 50,000 people, was renamed in 2011 BCL Limited and dissolved in 2011 by a court appointed administrator after the second World war, the automotive division of the Bristol Airplane Company was created, later becoming Bristol Cars Limited.
Unlike most specialized auto manufacturers, Bristol does not advertise and the court has only one showroom, on Kensington High Street in London 1 However, the company maintains an enthusiastic and loyal customer 2.
Bristol has always been a low-volume manufacturer; the latest published official production figures were for 1982, which stated that 104 cars were produced this year 3.
The company suspended production in March 2011, when administrators were appointed, 22 employees were laid off and the company was dissolved in April 2011 a new company was created by the administrator sells the original assets Kamkorp 4 Since 2011, the company has been restoring and selling all models of the brand and a new model was developed 5 the company returned to the car industry in 2015 with a new model, called Bullet Pinnacle originally christened the car project was revealed to the public July 26, 2016, and production is expected to begin some time in 2017 6.
British aviation industry suffered a dramatic loss of orders and major financial difficulties following the armistice of 1918 to provide immediate employment for its huge workforce, the Bristol Airplane Company began manufacturing a car Bristol Monocar light, the car body construction for Armstrong Siddeley and bus to their sister company, Bristol Tramways.
At the beginning of World War II Sir George Stanley blanc General Manager of the Bristol Airplane Company in 1911 1954 was decided not to suffer the same problems again The company is now working 70,000 and he knew he must provide for when the voracious demand in wartime for aircraft and aircraft engines Bristol would end suddenly the company began working with the AFN Ltd, Frazer Nash BMW car manufacturers and British importer before war, on plans for a joint venture in automotive manufacturing 7.
White Sir George Stanley with Bristol Bristol 450 Cars Le Mans.
Since 1941, a number of documents were written or commissioned by the son of George White Sir HM Stanley offers manufacturing division of post-war cars, it was decided to buy an existing manufacturer to this effect Alvis Aston Martin Lagonda ERA and Lea-Francis 8 were considered.
A casual discussion took place in May 1945 between DA Aldington, Frazer Nash administrator then serving as an inspector of the Ministry during the war WFP Aircraft Production and Eric Storey, an assistant to George White in Bristol Airplane Company He led to the immediate resumption of Frazer Nash by the aircraft company.
Aldington and his two brothers had sold the Frazer Nash BMW before the war, and proposed to build a updated version after demobilization It seemed the perfect match for the ambitions of the airline company to manufacture a high sports car quality with the support of the Council war reparations, HJ Aldington made in Munich and bought the rights to manufacture three models and the BMW 328 engine.
In July 1945, LAC has created car division and bought a majority stake in AFN 9 A factory was established in Filton airfield near Bristol 10.
George White and Reginald Verdon-Smith of the aircraft Company joined the new board Frazer Nash, but in January 1947 shortly after the first cars were produced, the differences between Aldingtons and Bristol led to the resale Frazer Nash Le Bristol Cars Division became an independent entity.
Bristol Cars was sold after his mother joined with other British aviation companies in 1960 to create the British Aircraft Corporation BAC, which later became part of British Aerospace 8.
The automotive division merged originally with motors Bristol Siddeley and was marked for closure, but it was purchased in September 1960 by George White SM president and founder efficient White retained the management of the company, but sold forty percent stake in Tony Crook a leader Agent Bristol Crook became exclusive distributor 11.
In September 1969, a month before the unveiling of the new Bristol 411 to the court Motor Show Sir George White of the count as he became the victim of a serious accident in his Bristol 410 car was superficially damaged, but suffered severe trauma.
Over time it became clear that he will never regain his health sufficiently to return to work full-time to preserve the future of his labor, he decided in 1973 to sell its majority stake in Crook that links with the white family were severed, British Aerospace successors to Bristol Airplane company has asked the company to move its plant in Filton airfield and found new premises in nearby Patchway the showroom on Kensington High Street became the headquarters, with Crook shuttling between the two light aircraft of Bristol.
Under the direction of Crook the company produced at least six types whose names were largely borrowed from Bristol Beaufighter distinguished aviation's past Blenheim Britannia and Brigand.
In February 1997, Crook, then aged 77, has sold a hundred and fifty by Bristol Cars Toby Silverton, with an option to take full control within four years Silverton and then the son-Joe Lewis Group Tavistock and son Arthur Silverton Overfinch joined the board with his father.
Crook and Toby Silverton produced the Speedster, Bullet and 411 Series 6, but 2002 saw the transfer of Bristol Cars completely in Silverton property and the Tavistock Group, with Silverton in the chair and Crook remaining as CEO Together they developed a two-seater V10 named after the first flight of Sir George White famous World war two-seater, the Bristol Fighter.
Crook finally renounced his connection with Bristol Cars in August 2007 In March 2011, it was announced that Bristol Cars was placed in administration, and the company was dissolved by the administrator.
Pre-war BMW models, Aldington brothers and the first car Edit.
HJ Aldington, director of prewar dealer Bristol Airplane Company affiliated NPC BMW UK, used his British army connections to visit the BMW plant in Munich bombed several times after the war in 1945, he took plans for BMW cars back to Britain, 9 and BMW Chief engineer, Dr. Fritz Fiedler was also used His first car was the 400 prototyped Bristol in 1946 and presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1947 derived from immediately BMW pre-WW2 products through a connection to BMW by Frazer Nash, the chassis was based on the BMW 326 engine on the 328 12 and the body of the 327 Even a variation on the famous double-kidney BMW grille was retained Bristol, however, made a thorough review of the handling of the car and ended up with performance matched only outright competition cars built for this purpose seven hundred Bristol 13 400 were idiots Truits, 17 received beautiful Drophead body Pininfarina 7.
In 1949, the 400 was joined by five seats 401 bodied by Touring was aerodynamically smoother, more accelerated and higher speed, he was joined by the Drophead 402 of which 10 were built only 24 examples.
The 403 followed in 1953, which featured 10 improved brakes, gearbox and shock heating of the engine of a detuned race engine, in fact, 10 Bristol would use this same engine 450 is entered at Le Mans in 1953 ; he broke his experimental crankshaft, but despite being less than ideal aerodynamically proven full five seconds to turn faster than the competition 14 Bristol withdrew from the race two years later 15.
With the 403 was the 404 on a shorter wheelbase with a more powerful engine and style reminiscent 450,404 introduces a front wing wheel and the wall up battery concealed It was built to exacting standards, and the price reflects this; that more recently introduced punitive taxation, meant only 40 were produced 15.
Spare wheel mounted on the traditional wing of Bristol on Bristol 410.
405 which entered production in 1954 was much more successful, especially for four-door only Bristol It remained in production until 1958, with 297 saloons and 43 Drophead Coupes produced in 15.
Bristol 406 debuted in 1958 and remained in production until 1961.
It was followed in 1963 by 408 with drastic restyling and improved suspension This was succeeded by the 409 Many buyers preferred the crisp steering and gear box of the first six-cylinder cars 16.
The 410 introduced in 1966, was a return to the high performance tradition of tourism, offering the same speed as the 409, and a top acceleration, with the same powertrain He also saw Bristol become a private company and marked a return the quality of the exclusion of production over three cars per week had to be done 16.
In 1969, Bristol 411 appeared, with a new six 2-liter Chrysler V8 rebuilt again and amended by Bristol, as before issuing the higher maximum speed and more preferably 16 acceleration.
Until 1961, all cars Bristol uses derivative built Bristol BMW M328 2-liter six-cylinder engine also powered These engines a number of sports and racing cars, including all post-war Frazer Nashes, with some prototypes, some ACs some Lotus and Cooper race cars, and many others.
In 1961, with the launch of the Bristol 407 company goes big Chrysler V8 engines, which were more suitable for cars increasingly heavy All post-1961 Bristols including later models Blenheim and Fighter, used Chrysler engines .
On March 3, 2011, it was announced that Bristol Cars entered in the administration with the immediate loss of 22 jobs when the factory in Filton, Bristol was arrested on 17 April 21, 2011 a new company was created to sell assets of the old company dissolved, and it was this company that was bought by Kamkorp which also owns Frazer-Nash Research, a manufacturer of technology for electrical power systems.
In 2014 Bristol Cars has announced the development of a new model codenamed Pinnacle project Initial reports indicated that 18 would be a gasoline-electric hybrid with a BMW gasoline engine However a later media report and a press 19 release 20 May 2015 reported that the car the non-hybrid V8 power.
The car, a roadster 2 seater, made his first public appearance, slightly camouflaged, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July June 2016 the car was shown undisguised, the technical details have been announced, and his given name as Bristol bullet It is powered by a naturally aspirated BMW V8 4 8 liters and 370 hp driving the rear wheels comprises a carbon fiber body weighs 1130 kg, and cost 250 000 the production cycle 70 is provided.
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