New `Member

Janne · #1 (**permalink**) 21-01-11, 03:42 AM

Hi all!
I am a new member on this forum.
I am not entirely new to Bristol cars, having bought a 411 S5 back in 2001 or 2002.
During our ownership we slowly restored the car, everyting except the interior.
The engine wasrebuilt and heavily upgraded by a V8 specialist in Crowborough, the gearbox rebuilt, suspention, brakes, everything.
Before we relocated to Grand Cayman, we (foolishl) sold it.
Just before Christmas, I started to look for a new project, and to my amasement our old Bristol was for sale!

So we bought it back.
The last owner had finished the interior, so now it should be more or less perfect!

Now I am in the process of arranging the shipping here, it should be here in maybe 5 weeks, if all goes well!

browning l · #2 (**permalink**) 21-01-11, 11:40 PM

Congratulations!

johndschaefer · #3 (**permalink**) 21-01-11, 11:50 PM

I spent much time on Grand Cayman for work in the 90s and can't imagine you'll
get much use of a Bristol on such a small island! That said, it'll be the nicest
car there - great you got it back. Enjoy!

John

Janne · #4 (**permalink**) 22-01-11, 12:33 AM

There are some new roads on island. What I do if I feel the need to use a car for longer than a couple of minutes is to go to Rum Point over East End. Max speed is 50 MPH, but it is ok.

Richard · #5 (**permalink**) 22-01-11, 10:13 AM

It looks as though your 411 will be in good company on the Cayman Islands, see "Cayman Motor Museum".

Richard

browning l · #6 (**permalink**) 22-01-11, 01:51 PM

For those who are island bound, there is also this, in Barbados. It has no website. I've been there several times.

"For automotive enthusiasts or just generally car-crazy people, the Mallalieu Motor Collection is a necessary stop when visiting Barbados. The collection features mostly British cars, as one would expect of a collection in a former British colony. However, there are non-British cars in the collection, including a pre-WWII Chevrolet Master sedan, a Citroen Traction Avant 15CV, and a military Jeep. The old British cars, however, range from regular cars like the Morris Oxford, Hillman Imp and Ford Escort (the examples of the last two being ex-rally cars) to a very rare Lanchester and the only surviving Caribbean version of the Daimler State Limousine. The cars range in size from the Mini-based Wolseley Hornet to the huge Bentley Mk VI and the aforementioned Daimler Limousine. They don't have a Cobra there, but they do have an Allard P1, a British saloon car with a Ford flathead V-8, and a Rover P6 3500, with a Buick-designed, Rover-built aluminium V-8. The only compliant I have is one shared with Mr. Mallalieu: the building is too small and it is hard to get good all-encompassing views of the cars. However, I was grateful to see these cars at all, and it is a bargain to do so at a price of B$10 (just over US$5)."