My Bristol

[geo]

Originally Posted by KJ4YXY

Hi everybody
i have a bristol and i am starting to restore it. ...
it has a 318 and it most likely a 409.
I post pics later.

Have a look at the maker's plate under the bonnet, that will tell you which model (and number in the production run) it is. Also, it is unlikely to have the 318 CID engine.

George

[KJ4YXY]

Originally Posted by geo

Have a look at the maker's plate under the bonnet, that will tell you which model (and number in the production run) it is. Also, it is unlikely to have the 318 CID engine.

George

How and where?

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by geo

Also, it is unlikely to have the 318 CID engine.

George

Surely it *should* have a 318 engine if it is a 409?

Kevin

[KJ4YXY]

Originally Posted by Kevin H

Surely it *should* have a 318 engine if it is a 409?

Kevin

that is what everybody says

[Kevin H]

Here are some photos that were sent to me ....

[GREG]

It's a 408 Mk 1 so will have a 313 engine if original

Only the 407 and 408 have round Auto gear change buttons.

Hope this helps

[GREG]

408's have my favourite body style of all the V8's. It's very sad to see one as far gone as this is.

I hope that it will be restored but if it is , it certainly wont be for profit. ! The 313 engine is quite rare now and the gearbox can be around £4k to rebuild properly.

I guess the underneath will finaly dictate if it's worth or possible to restore. If the chassis has rotted and broken it's back, I guess it would be only good for Brian May's parts car collection.

I hope my fears are wrong and it works out to be a worthwhile restoration project.

Good luck

[GREG]

At first glance , it looks like the engine has been replaced with a 318 - not sure.

The chassis plate in front of the missing radiator will have the original engine number on it.

The carb is certainly wrong.