SOLVED: Djetset #182 - Lester-Bristol c.1956-60

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Djetset

#50
May 18, 2010, 06:09:04 PM
Keep on the good hunt and you'll get there.
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D-type

#51
May 20, 2010, 03:47:47 PM
Is it a Cooper-Bristol?
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woodinsight

#52
May 20, 2010, 04:15:54 PM
I have three possibles left - first the 1953 LMC Bristol raced by Berwyn Baxter?

Djetset

#53
May 20, 2010, 04:26:08 PM Last Edit: November 15, 2010, 08:40:28 AM by Djetset
No, not Baxter's LMC Bristol.  One down, two to go...
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D-type

#54
May 20, 2010, 05:05:29 PM
Warrior-Bristol ?
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Djetset

#55
May 20, 2010, 05:11:50 PM
No, not a Warrior.  We'll soon be running out of Bristol-engined cars of the period, so I think this one will be solved quite soon. The race is on!
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faksta

#56
May 20, 2010, 05:40:38 PM Last Edit: May 20, 2010, 05:44:10 PM by faksta
Maybe E.F.Scott's Bristol Special?

:doh: Sorry, that was American...

woodinsight

#57
May 21, 2010, 12:38:27 AM
Wingfield Bristol 1957?

Djetset

#58
May 21, 2010, 03:50:26 AM
No, not the Wingfield.  The choice thins!
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Carnut

#59
May 21, 2010, 05:42:27 AM
Could it be an Arnolt-Bristol?
Don't think anyone has tried that one yet!
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Carnut

#60
May 21, 2010, 07:03:49 AM
Quote from: Carnut on May 21, 2010, 05:42:27 AM
Could it be an Arnolt-Bristol?
Don't think anyone has tried that one yet!

But of course that wouldn't be British so how about Lotus-Bristol?  There were some!
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D-type

#61
May 21, 2010, 06:02:17 PM
The only other Bristol-engined car I could find mentioned is Ron Willis's BMW-Bristol
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woodinsight

#62
May 22, 2010, 03:18:00 AM
Well I must admit that I'm running out of suggestions. There are some specials that I have never seen a photo of and don't know which engine they were running.
The body is similar to a Kieft-Bristol with a revised nose. However you have already stated that it isn't a Kieft.
A wild guess is that it may be the Jackal from 1950 of J. McCubbin that ran an engine of 1976cc (close to the Bristol 1971cc).
I haven't seen an illustration of this car so I may be completely wrong!

Djetset

#63
May 24, 2010, 03:50:09 PM
This one is proving much trickier than I thought!  All of the above are good answers, but sadly none of them are the right one.  Sorry!
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faksta

#64
May 24, 2010, 04:38:00 PM
Well, maybe it would be easier to find it knowing the year? Could it be a 1952 something?

D-type

#65
May 24, 2010, 05:09:27 PM
Is it a hybrid - a car not normally Bristol-powered fitted with a Bristol engine?
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Djetset

#66
May 24, 2010, 06:27:46 PM
Not 100% certain of the year Faksta, but I think it is the early 1960s.  It is certainly after 1952 as there is a Ford Consul II (204E) parked in the background on this photo, and this model wasn't launched until 1956.

As for the car, I believe this body also existing without a Bristol engine.  Hope this helps.
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faksta

#67
May 24, 2010, 07:08:57 PM
Oh..this didn't look sixties to me...

Djetset

#68
May 25, 2010, 03:43:09 PM
You could be right in that the car was built in the 1950s.
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D-type

#69
May 25, 2010, 03:45:47 PM
Quote from: Djetset on May 24, 2010, 06:27:46 PM
Not 100% certain of the year Faksta, but I think it is the early 1960s.  It is certainly after 1952 as there is a Ford Consul II (204E) parked in the background on this photo, and this model wasn't launched until 1956.

As for the car, I believe this body also existing without a Bristol engine.  Hope this helps.
All the presence of the Consul confirms is the earliest date of the photo.  
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Djetset

#70
May 25, 2010, 04:41:52 PM Last Edit: November 15, 2010, 08:42:07 AM by Djetset
OK, I'm feeling generous.  I've done a bit more research and established that this car seems to have first appeared in 1956/7.  I hope this will prove helpful and help get this Puzzle solved before its first birthday.  ;)
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faksta

#71
May 25, 2010, 05:48:35 PM
That narrows the search  :)
What about Alex Chambers' FMC - Bristol?

Djetset

#72
May 25, 2010, 05:52:33 PM
No, not that one!
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faksta

#73
May 26, 2010, 06:00:49 AM Last Edit: May 26, 2010, 06:05:05 AM by faksta
You said there was another version of the car.
So maybe it is a Halton? I'm not sure what engine it had, but it was bigger than 1.5-liter, I guess. And there has also been the one with Ford engine (the Halton-Buckler).

Djetset

#74
May 26, 2010, 06:09:05 AM
No, sorry but not a Halton.
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