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Externally, a notable feature of the 404 and 405 was the abandonment of the BMW-style radiator grille for one much more like an aero-engine. The 405, although the only four-door car ever built by Bristol, had styling that the company was later to refine for many years on their later Chrysler V8 -engined cars during the 1960s.
Bristol 404 and 405 The Bristol 403 is a luxury car which was produced from 1953 to 1955 by British manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Co. (whose car division later became Bristol Cars ). The 403 was the third of the eventual five series of Bristols powered by the BMW -derived pushrod straight-six engine.
Pages in category "Bristol aircraft engines" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Bristol Aquila; C.
Bristol 402; Bristol 403; Bristol 404 and 405; Bristol 405; Bristol 406; Bristol 407; ... Bristol 2 litre engine; Bristol Britannia (car) Bristol Bullet (automobile) F.
Bristol Aeroplane's car division later became Bristol Cars. It was the last Bristol to use the BMW-derived pushrod straight six engine that had powered all cars built by the company up to that point. In a stopgap measure for the 406 its torque was improved by a 245 cc increase in capacity because it was clearly unable to give a performance ...
Busch was eliminated from the NASCAR playoffs because of engine problems in two of the three first-round races. Toyota president: Kyle Busch's Darlington and Bristol engine problems had something ...
In 1961, with the launch of the Bristol 407, the company switched to larger Chrysler V8 engines, which were more powerful than Bristol's own, BMW derived 2.25-litre 6 cylinder engine. The Chrysler V8s could be bought off the shelf from Canadian Chrysler without the startup costs of Bristol's own 3.65-litre all alloy 6 then in development.
Kyle Busch's engine fails while running 20th at Bristol Motor Speedway, jeopardizing his playoff hopes in the elimination race.