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Bristol Cars: The Blenheim 2 

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Howard Stableford takes a look at a rare sight indeed, a new car by Bristol Cars - the Blenheim 2. He gives an overview of the new model as he compares the features to it's predecessor, plus he speaks to managing director of Bristol Cars - Tony Crook, who talks about the new model.

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14 окт 2024

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@theworldaccordingtochris4370
I remember replacing a shopfront window in a place next door to their showroom in The 90s. It was a beautiful showroom.
@mosesoperandi
@mosesoperandi 11 лет назад
I kept looking back to see if this was really from this year. What a throwback car, a throwback video, throwback Tony Crook.
@matsuri626
@matsuri626 11 лет назад
Finally learned how "Blenheim" is pronounced. Had it wrong the whole time! A few years ago I visited the dealership at Kensington High St. in London, just because I'd never seen a Bristol up close and didn't realize it was actually the only Bristol dealership in the world.
@voornaam3191
@voornaam3191 5 лет назад
The Blenheim boys have sent so much to Germany, there's more of Blenheim in Germany, than there's left of it in Britain, isn't it?
@stuartsmith5308
@stuartsmith5308 Год назад
My gf loved this video she has two Bristol's, she is very proud of.
@Sonnymonster
@Sonnymonster 5 месяцев назад
Wa…Wa…Waaaaaaaaaah
@blxtothis
@blxtothis 3 года назад
This was a 1998 video production, Bristol went bust with the latest Fighter model still new off the blocks in 2011, subsequently they were taken over. Sadly, this incredibly individual company never recovered and was liquidated in 2020,a a Bullet model with BMW V8 power and possibly a hybrid drive train being talked of. A massive shame but to survive in the modern age they would have needed impossible amounts of investment and a massive order book, I’m afraid my much hoped for Euromillions win still hasn’t materialised !
@MrDaiseymay
@MrDaiseymay 3 года назад
Never write them off
@gusibrahim6961
@gusibrahim6961 6 лет назад
Need more classic English design. More curves longer bonnet and elegant chrome bumpers!
@cambs0181
@cambs0181 3 года назад
Let's make a car that looks like something from 1985 with the body that looks outdated even by the cheapest of mainstream car manufacturers, built with donor parts from an old vauxhall then sell it for 120k and only sell to people we like, not accepting or listening to any criticism in anyway. I don't know why they went bust!
@Jademyheart
@Jademyheart 5 лет назад
Fantastic machine. Powerful ,and utter Simplistic technology. What a Car. .
@simonsmith6720
@simonsmith6720 4 года назад
Rear light clusters came from... Vauxhall Senator. Carry on, chaps!
@timweber4318
@timweber4318 5 лет назад
Not really sure why many consider it ugly, i personally really lpve the way it looks. I think it looks really classy and altough it isnt obviously new it aged well. It is looking old, but not bad.
@DuRoehre123
@DuRoehre123 4 года назад
Did anyone notice the Jensen 541 at 1:35?
@rappers5719
@rappers5719 4 года назад
It needed some TLC.
@tmanepic
@tmanepic 10 лет назад
How do you get in to the showroom . I went, and it was closed and there are no times listed for when it is open.
@PeowPeowPeowLasers
@PeowPeowPeowLasers 9 лет назад
It's open at the following times: 1930s 1950s 1970s.
@nonyadamnbusiness9887
@nonyadamnbusiness9887 7 лет назад
If you don't know who to ask to open the show room for you, you aren't wealthy and well connected enough to own one. That's exclusive luxury.
@MrDaiseymay
@MrDaiseymay 6 лет назад
ABSOLUTELY---IT'S APPOINTMENT ONLY, AND AFTER RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE LODGE. SO SOD OFF oiK !
@wickiezulu
@wickiezulu 9 лет назад
Always wondered whether it was possible to fit a Duramax V8 into a Bristol Blenheim or whether Bristol ever built a 4-door version.
@9some
@9some 2 года назад
literally actually thought about a 4door watching this video, if they'd do such a version
@michaeloregan89
@michaeloregan89 10 лет назад
What is the song I have heard it a 1000 times Alas no name .
@gemasboy
@gemasboy 6 лет назад
Mike O'Regan ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jJRdLZyOU4w.html
@gemasboy
@gemasboy 6 лет назад
Mike O'Regan pacabel's canon
@Keiji1978
@Keiji1978 6 лет назад
Gorgeous looking car! Are they more expensive than Rolls and Bentley? Question from Japan
@triangleofdeath6246
@triangleofdeath6246 6 лет назад
No, they are cheaper. Your avg Bentley starts at 250,000+ Also, this is an older model now, this video is from the 1990's, so the prices are cheaper now.
@culcune
@culcune 5 лет назад
Interesting that Bristol used a 360 cu inch crater motor rather than the more modern and available (and more hp--375 in fact) 5.7 Hemi at the time these came out. Not to mention, the 360 was technically a used engine, and carbureted. Chrysler even came out with higher performance Hemi engines, including a 425 hp, and later 475 hp. The exotic Bristol used a Viper V10, and I would have thought that they could have had a limited edition Blenheim with a V10. But no...for the cost, they chose to stick with used 360 cubic inch, 230 hp engines?
@uzaname7974
@uzaname7974 4 года назад
A crate engine is a fully assembled automobile engine that is shipped to the installer, originally in a crate.
@brettonwoods9856
@brettonwoods9856 4 года назад
Look around online for a document titled 'Mopar Performance Engine Catalogue' or words to that effect. The Blenheim could be fitted with any of that range of V8s. I'm not sure that they could engineer a V10 to the Blenheim application.
@ThomasHarrisonLord
@ThomasHarrisonLord 6 лет назад
Ha, what's the guy lookng for at 1:30?
@melissaawad9757
@melissaawad9757 4 года назад
😂😂😂
@GrotrianSeiler
@GrotrianSeiler Год назад
Wow.
@stephen9869
@stephen9869 8 лет назад
A car show with no mention of whats under the bonnet....Love those cars however
@triangleofdeath6246
@triangleofdeath6246 6 лет назад
Stephen Keeler It's a Chrysler V8, at this time, it was most likely a Magnum 5.9L (360 CI) V8. V8 Almost every Bristol since the 1960s has used Chrysler Engines under the hood, Even their newest car (Bristol Fighter T) uses a 8.2L V10 from a Dodge Viper, fitted with twin Turbos to make it even more insanely powerful!
@brettonwoods9856
@brettonwoods9856 5 лет назад
You could theoretically order a Blenheim with any engine of your choosing, but strictly speaking, it was to be from the Mopar Performance engines catalogue. You could option a Blenheim with the 426 [7 litre] HEMI.
@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717
@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717 3 года назад
In 1973 I was only 5 years old
@nleighton7110
@nleighton7110 8 лет назад
It looks like a 1980's car. Really old fashioned.
@jamesshunt5123
@jamesshunt5123 6 лет назад
So are its customers so they understand the ones who are going to buy one.
@DavidDavid-kl4ru
@DavidDavid-kl4ru 4 года назад
Actually has its origins in the 1950s.
@sommelierramon
@sommelierramon Год назад
Sheer , yes British beauty in its own way. I like the seldomness of it also. I know well, that it is not a succes car. Whatever. fine it exists !
@robinusher5707
@robinusher5707 5 лет назад
Tony Crook ran that company into the ground, investing a fortune in the gimcrack Fighter supercar and not trusting reviewers with demonstrator cars. He was absolutely the wrong MD for a niche carmaker like Bristo
@JonnyJayJonson
@JonnyJayJonson 5 лет назад
Nah, way off mate... Crook wasn't actually fond of the Fighter; he believed it was the wrong kind of car for Bristol to be selling, because of all the associated development costs for a start. Crook had kept Bristol Cars running for decades by keeping to his core beliefs and understanding his clientele. He knew Bristols weren't to all tastes and didn't worry himself otherwise. And Crook didn't keep the press at bay as much as they liked to claim. All Bristol models have been roadtested by the press, check out Brooklands Books 'Bristol Cars Gold Portfolio' for proof (the most recent edition covers 1946-2012), a book containing some 300-odd pages of press reports. As they weren't launching new cars every few years, there wasn't much need for Bristol to have constant press attention. Nonetheless, the Blenheim for instance was roadtested by Autocar three times, plus Top Gear Magazine and Evo. All reviews are generally positive incidentally. The Fighter was actually the pet project of Toby Silverton, who took over Bristol Cars back in the 2000s. Investors pulled out in the early 2010s, which is basically why the company went into liquidation. I adore the Fighter but had it not come into existence, Bristol might have survived. I personally think the 411 Series 6 was a better idea... But I'll say it again, I love the Fighter...
@skyboom64
@skyboom64 10 лет назад
...but that wig though....
@Danis8Pastry
@Danis8Pastry 6 лет назад
God it's ugly.
@SteamboatWilley
@SteamboatWilley 6 лет назад
Reminds me of a Morris Marina coupe, but about 10 times more expensive.
@johnholmes912
@johnholmes912 3 года назад
compared to a Roller it's good-looking
@johnholmes912
@johnholmes912 3 года назад
@Professor McClaine what is a macdonald ?
@simplyluk1747
@simplyluk1747 5 лет назад
How much 😨
@davekennedy6315
@davekennedy6315 2 года назад
What a hideous car! Slow, incredibly ugly, no doubt handles awful, looks to have been designed in the 50s/60s and never updated and is built using cheapo Vauxhall and Ford bits. Now the majority of very high end cars (Bently, Rolls Royce, Maserati etc) like this WANT others to know they're rich and buy because they love the look of the cars and like the bragging rights. I can't imagine ANYONE being impressed by this turd!
@enricolessanutti4988
@enricolessanutti4988 Год назад
la Bristol ha perduto progressivamente ogni suo carattere, fino alla banalità che l'ha costretta a scomparire
@CassettePlaya1
@CassettePlaya1 9 лет назад
1998
@alexanderrabagliati5872
@alexanderrabagliati5872 2 года назад
Is there such a thing as a left hand drive Bristol ?
@lordwindbag6930
@lordwindbag6930 7 лет назад
Gorgeos motors ; not a good name for a boss of a car company.
@guyfawkes9951
@guyfawkes9951 8 лет назад
Yeesh. I found a picture of this car online and came on RU-vid to see more. THAT, I'm sorry, is the ugliest car I've ever seen. I would be curious to drive one, however, particularly the LPG model they made.
@Skoda130
@Skoda130 11 лет назад
Looks pretty dated, to be honest.
@ericgeorge5483
@ericgeorge5483 4 года назад
What did you expect? Its a Bristol.
@MrDaiseymay
@MrDaiseymay 3 года назад
all these green with envy ford escort owning ( yeah escort) tosser's m,aking rediculous comments here. (except me)
@Bod8998
@Bod8998 3 года назад
Horrible looking where did the back lights come from a Vauxhall senetor
@jbriercliffe8827
@jbriercliffe8827 3 года назад
Some horrid components. Love 'em just the same...
@ericgeorge5483
@ericgeorge5483 4 года назад
Why, oh why oh why did our manufacturers have to give their interiors the hideously date Gentleman's Club look? No wonder our cars failed.
@happygilmore2100
@happygilmore2100 4 года назад
How hideous can it be.
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