Barrett's #363 solved: RGS-bodied Bristol 400 by T A Stodart, 1954

[barrett]

I found this picture on the web, and it has also been featured in a just-published book. Shouldn't be too impossible to find the answer.....

[nicanary]

I know the book of which you speak, but I'm not buying it just to solve a puzzle! I actually e-mailed the secretary of the club which published the book, a few months ago, but he didn't reply to my enquiry. Presumably, and I don't blame him, he would prefer it if I just bought the publication!

I've looked on the web from time to time to finalise this puzzle, but I'm unable to find that photo.

[barrett]

This image was used in contemporary adverts for RGS shells. I don't know for sure, but I would guess it appears in a popular British magazine of the period which is available to view online...

[nicanary]

This image was used in contemporary adverts for RGS shells. I don't know for sure, but I would guess it appears in a popular British magazine of the period which is available to view online...

It does indeed, and I have stared at the advertisement and its wording many, many, times. Sadly it does not say anything about that particular car. It is surely one and the same car - it has that large air intake on the bonnet to feed the Bristol engine's 3 carbs, and has the typical Bristol wheels.

[Quiller]

Could this have been built by a Mr T Stodart in 1953/54? The RGS shell might have been made by Necolam Ltd

[barrett]

That's right! RGS-Bristol by T A Stodart, 1954.

A well-earned point for you