400 Car number 182
Hello Barry and Geoff.
Just to say that I agree with Geoff about this (probably) being the 82nd car, and not the 80th. I also agree with his likely total of 420 Bristol-bodied production 400s.
This car has the original shallow boot (photo attached), with the wheel recessed into a well which drops below the boot floor. The wheel is held to the back of the boot with a nice stud attached to the same type of aluminium nut used for the boot stay, and this screws into a small boss rivetted (I think!) onto the back of the boot structure (might be welded). So, you might find some evidence of this boss on the back of your boot.
Andrew Blow
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