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![]() For some reason my reply didn't appear next to the original email i was
responding to, so i have resent it adding it to that comment. Original message: (Quote) - Interesting comparison between the latest and previous or older Blenheim. The older one shown is an LPG version. The new car has two bulges running down either side of top of the roof indicating a seam that is otherwise not apparent on previous Bristols of any age or model. The roof is curved more on either side, as is the higher rear boot line. The rear light cluster is new (what car are they from?) and the boot lid is less cluttered and more curved as well, complete with the colour coded bumpers and modern rear parking assist devices embedded. - (End Quote) My reply - The rear lights are from a 1990's Audi A4 Avant (estate). Andrew |
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![]() Andrew I am very pleased with how the car turned out; (more thrilled actually). Feeling Proud? No not really, as my input was very minor compared to that of Toby Silverton...... he conceived the design and guided the factory personnel towards the final result. Toby and the Filton Crew are the ones that should be feeling proud. I am pleased that almost everyone thinks it's turned out well.
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![]() (Quote) - browning l
Interesting. I far prefer the 3. (End Quote) I think it's all down to personal taste. Whilst i like the Blenheim 3, i do think it's time for a more radical makeover since it is starting to age quite heavily now. A smaller window area would help with this, added to a less severe nose. Though i think the former would require an all new body design. Easy to say of course when i'm not the one paying for the development costs. Andrew |
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As a very recent newby to Bristols, the thing that attracted me to the 603 and its derivatives was that B had not gone to the ubiquitous wedge shape one sees everywhere. Will they someday? Who knows. Also, since only Bristols that are at least 25 years old can come into the US, I really didn't have much choice. Many of today's redesigns in the industry are, to me, bulbous. See Chrysler and Bentley, to mention only two. I can't accept these as possessing classic styling. These things are totally subjective, of course, and can not be any other way. As we age, I believe it is normal for many of us to revert to the things we liked from yesteryear. As I will turn 77 in a few weeks, I definitely fall into that camp! The greatest thing is that Bristol and Toby S. are trying to respond to their customer base. |
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![]() Interesting. I far prefer the 3.
Last edited by browning l; 26-04-09 at 05:47 PM. |
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![]() I think is a definite improvement with the smoothed flanks and redesigned front and rear which always looked a bit awkward and heavy, especially the rear with the old Vauxhall Senator lights. The interior is also an improvement - glad they have ditched the underdash air con unit and integrated this with the rest of the heating system.
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