Replacement engines for Bristol 6
What's with this fifteen years!
My 400 took less than two years, one being welded and painted the rest
to get it back together and on the road plus nearly another getting
rid of bugs. Every part of it has been rebuilt except the diff
assembly which Norman is doing now and I have a full time job as well!
In my experience serious collectors have what ever they fancy rebuilt
to the highest possible standard, simply because a bodge is not a
representation of the original, isn't going to be reliable and won't
make a good price. A concours rebuild by an accredited specialist
might make a record price and I've known quite a few that have.
Therefore I wish that someone of that calibre would takle an early
Bristol and then enter Pebble Peach or eqivalent because it would push
the value up and encourage others to do the same.
The present situation of slowly feeding engines to the racing
fraternity and trashing the cars is depressing.
Ash
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