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Originally Posted by Kevin H
From the tester's comments it was clear that Bristol was already falling behind the times compared to the other manufacturers represented, and that was in 1979!
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No , It was only clear that a few posh people preferred some of the mass produced cars on offer at the time.
Keep in mind that Lady Bean must have been married to Mr Bean ! :-)
Bristol
Rolls Royce
Bentley
Jensen
Aston Martin
Which of the above went bust or taken over ? Bristol have never had government financial support / grants, unlike many other British and German manufacturers.
We all know that a Mercedes S class and similar are probably better in every way than a Bristol, but I thought this site was about shared rose tinted glasses and supporting a manufacturer we are all fans of ? Plenty of other sites slag them off !
Was Kevin Clarkson refused a test drive ?