Chassis No: 4076053
MOT: Exempt
- Acquired by the vendor in 2012 it has formed part of his collection
- Displaying a credible c.94,500 miles
- History file containing a quantity of invoices including a number from Bristol Cars
- Numerous old MOTs dating back to 1977 and Swansea V5C document
We are informed this 407 with its highly appropriate registration number was resprayed blue from its previous Red in 2001. Acquired by the vendor in 2012 it has formed part of his collection ever since. Now described as having “good” bodywork, paintwork, 5130cc V8 engine, automatic transmission and interior, the odometer displays some 94,500 miles. It is accompanied by a history file containing a quantity of invoices including a number from Bristol Cars and more recently Spencer Lane-Jones, numerous old MoTs dating back to 1977, a 2012 purchase invoice from Thoroughbred Cars, an Owners Club wallet with T-Key and copy Owners Instructions, two Bristol Owners Club bulletins and Swansea V5C document.
The 407 was in many ways a landmark car for the quintessentially British manufacturer Bristol. It was the first to be produced since the company's car and aviation divisions had gone their separate ways. It was also the first to be powered by an engine other than Bristol's own BMW-derived straight-six that, after 14 years of sterling service, now lacked the output of more contemporary units. In its place sat a Canadian-built 5130cc (313ci) Chrysler V8 which, with an output of 250bhp, endowed the 407 with literally double the power of the outgoing 406 and, in instead of the familiar four-speed manual transmission it drove through a three-speed Chrysler Torque flight automatic unit. The front suspension now featured coil rather than leaf springing and the rack and pinion steering was superseded by a Marles worm-type system. The styling, more evolution than revolution, resulted in sharper lines and flatter panels than exhibited by its predecessor. Motor magazine's period road test of the model proved it capable of sprinting to 60mph in 9.2 seconds and accelerating on to a top speed of 125.2mph. Introduced in 1961, and during a production run of just over two years, 88 two door saloons were produced.
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