Chrysler V8 - were they modified for Bristol?
Several different stories about this. Bristol only ever used tiny numbers of these engines so it's hard to expect Chrysler to " send engineers over".
Syd Lovesy told me " we just put the ancillaries on"- though there was a comment about extra sump baffling to prevent oil surge.
I understand a standard high output version was used by Bristol- "Police Chief Special" has been mentioned. Certainly there is lots of opportunities for performance tuning of these cleverly cast , tough and long lasting blocks.
One version circulated is that the Chrysler gearbox was ordered for testing- and arrived with a V8 attached- which Filton liked , at a time of sudden economic austerity.
Once the factory correspondence is sold off by the liquidators ( delayed by further legal action) and the Heritage Trust has a chance to obtain it all,
we will know a lot more and will have original documents as references.
. Meantime only shadowy rumours....
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