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Old 12-05-11, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Claude View Post
. The 'business plan' saw the company trying to sell a model that was falling further and further behind the products of manufacturers that had once been seen as competitors.
I think the last new car group test of a Bristol was in 1979 in What Car? of all places. The rather eclectic group was:
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
Aston Martin V8
Bristol 603
Porsche 911
Mercedes 450SLC

Although the Bristol was praised for the usual luxury car accoutrements (comfort, engine, equipment etc) I think it was voted the least desirable even by the landed gentry guest testers who were hauled in to try them out.
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