On my 411 the chassis number was on the plate riveted on to the cover panel for the fans in front of the radiator and viewed from the front of the car on another plate on the right hand chassis leg in front of the bulkhead.
The 411 series 4 and 5 were the last cars to use the 400 cu in engine, when they introduced the turbo charged engines in the Beaufighter and Brigand they used the smaller 360 cu in (5.9 ) litre engine as a basis for that model and in non turbo charged form in the Britannia.
I have have seen cars retro fitted with this unit the original 400 cu in and 318 cu in engines removed and a new 360 turbo charged unit fitted.
However I am sure I have seen a reference somewhere to at least one 400 cu in engine having been turbo charged which is why I was curious what had been done to your car.
Hopefully when the Heritage Trust are eventually able to acquire the companies Historical records from the receivers more of the history of our cars will be available. The other interesting thing on your car is that the chrome around the glass has been refinished in black as was done on the later cars so this was one of the cars that received upgrades at Bristol's before they introduced their Series 6.
On my 411 there was a large key for the ignition, a separate key for the two doors, another for the boot and a yale key for the petrol filler flap so four in total.
On my 603, one large key for the ignition, another for the doors and the boot and filler flap are opened electrically by a pair of levers by the hand brake connected to two solenoids, needless to say on those I have wired up a manual emergency release which I can operate from inside the car.
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