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

barrett · March 31, 2013, 10:11:27 AM

Name the chassis/ engine, the body and who was responsible for their coming together, and the year it was built for a point

barrett · April 14, 2013, 05:53:43 PM

Does somebody up here like me?

D-type · April 14, 2013, 06:17:06 PM

1955 Arnolt-Bristol

kwgibbs · April 14, 2013, 06:25:48 PM

1955 bosley by Richard bosley?

shamrock · April 15, 2013, 06:53:39 AM

F NASH BMW , BODY BY HARDING

barrett · April 15, 2013, 05:46:08 PM

No x3!

D-type · April 15, 2013, 06:33:23 PM

Is it BMW/Bristol-engined?

nicanary · April 16, 2013, 10:49:09 AM

Quote from: D-type on April 15, 2013, 06:33:23 PM
Is it BMW/Bristol-engined?

I think D-Type is right. That high bonnet scoop points to a Bristol engine and the wheels are like those from the Bristol series 400-403. So is this based on one of those ?

barrett · April 16, 2013, 04:04:22 PM

Yes, the chassis and running gear are Bristol 400.... now for the rest?

nicanary · April 16, 2013, 04:49:08 PM

I don't think it's coachbuilt - more a one-off by an enthusiast. Is that an RGS bodyshell ?

barrett · April 23, 2013, 08:12:54 AM

Indeed, an RGS body on a Bristol chassis. Now tell me who built it and you'll get the point. Locked for you.

nicanary · April 23, 2013, 09:20:08 AM

Quote from: barrett on April 23, 2013, 08:12:54 AM
Indeed, an RGS body on a Bristol chassis. Now tell me who built it and you'll get the point. Locked for you.

All I've managed to find is that it's a 401 under there. The appropriate website has no further info and I'm running out of ideas.....

The car wasn't completed by Dick Shattocks himself, was it ?

D-type · June 06, 2013, 06:15:52 PM

Carnut · July 26, 2013, 04:16:15 AM

Reply long overdue!

barrett · August 13, 2013, 11:23:40 AM

This car wasn't built by Dick Shattock

hermanoto · August 20, 2013, 01:23:05 PM

produced by: Wemyss Woodhouse Ltd. together with R.G.S Automobile Components Ltd,

Carnut · September 23, 2013, 09:12:38 AM

Bump...

Paul Jaray · October 01, 2013, 05:22:16 PM

Quote from: barrett on April 23, 2013, 08:12:54 AM
Indeed, an RGS body on a Bristol chassis. Now tell me who built it and you'll get the point. Locked for you.

Quote from: hermanoto on August 20, 2013, 01:23:05 PM
produced by: Wemyss Woodhouse Ltd. together with R.G.S Automobile Components Ltd,

Hermanoto, please make sure the puzzle has been unlocked before make a guess.

Last bump!

Paul Jaray · October 08, 2013, 10:26:23 AM

Open to all!

nicanary · October 08, 2013, 10:32:31 AM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on October 08, 2013, 10:26:23 AM
Open to all!

My apologies for my part in this mess - I forgot to ask the OP to unlock it.

D-type · October 08, 2013, 04:22:58 PM

Quote from: nicanary on October 08, 2013, 10:32:31 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on October 08, 2013, 10:26:23 AM
Open to all!

My apologies for my part in this mess - I forgot to ask the OP to unlock it.

If you had asked, I doubt you would have got any response.

nicanary · October 10, 2013, 06:20:13 AM

I have just found this image of an old advert, and I reckon it's the same car. I had no idea that RGS shells were made by Wemyss Woodhouse, who were the makers of Microplas shells.

I reckon Hermanoto gets the point - the only question left is the date of the work, and I think the chances of finding that are slim. My claim that it was a Bristol 401 was based on something on the Bristol Owners Club site, which mentioned that one such car had been rebodied with an RGS shell (possibly to lighten it for competition?), but I have rechecked the site and the information has disappeared. The OP says it was a 400.

Carnut · October 10, 2013, 07:24:51 AM

Thanks for that.
I've given a point both to nicanary for getting the Bristol 400 bit and to hermanoto for identifying the RGS body built by Wemyss Woodhouse, so we'll put this one to bed now..

barrett · December 21, 2013, 12:39:44 PM

Right, I'm bumping this as nobody has found the answer yet. Wemyss Woodhouse may well have built the shells (I was unaware of this too) but the particular car pictured was put together by a private individual. We have the base car and the shell but a point is on offer if somebody can tell me who built it and when.

pnegyesi · December 21, 2013, 01:16:14 PM

Okay then, I put this back to the Pro board

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