Bad luck Peter you've found out the hard way that Bristol's don't have towing eyes, this has always been a bit of a worry when exhibiting a 410 and 603 at vintage events like Bromyard where we got stuck in the mud a few times I was always very careful to ensure no ropes were attached to the bumper mountings. I have seen one V8 where a substantial towing eye had been welded to the underside of the front cross member, not sure about that as it is still quite a way back from the front bumper and body work so there is always the risk of a rope or chain in tension pulling upwards and causing some damage.
I was thinking about the same thing on the 401 we doing at the moment having just repaired some of the tubes supporting the front bumper and front bodywork it is still asking a lot in our view to take the strain of a tow through the provision on the front bumper over riders.
We have not worked a solution out for that yet so any ideas would I am sure be appreciated by us both.
Geoff
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