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Bristol Type 408 | |
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Bristol | |
aka | Type aka here, not up there |
Production | 1963–1966
83 units |
Class | Sports saloon |
Body Style | 2-door coupe |
Length | 4,915 mm (193.5 in) |
Width | 1,727 mm (68.0 in) |
Height | Type here |
Wheelbase | 2,896 mm (114.0 in) |
Weight | 1,600 kg (3,527 lb) |
Transmission | 3-speed automatic |
Engine | 5130 cc ohv V8
5211 cc ohv V8 |
Power | N/A hp @ N/A rpm N/A lb-ft of torque @ N/A rpm |
Similar | similar (competition) |
Designer | Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort) |
The Bristol 408 is a British luxury car made by Bristol Cars between 1963 and 1966. Unusually for Bristol, a slightly revised version was launched during the middle of the model's production run in 1965 and known as the 408 Mark II.
Mechanically the Bristol 408 was identical to is predecessor the 407, which had been a major departure for Bristol with its use of a Chrysler V8 engine andautomatic transmission. However, outwardly there were some major changes. The frontal styling of the 407 – which had been a carry-over from the six-cylinder 406 and 405 – was discarded and in its place was a rectangular grille with pronounced horizontal bars. Another major change were the turn indicator lamps, which on the 408 were wide and rectangular in contrast to the 407's round lamps.
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Current Historic 400 · 401 · 402 · 403 · 404 · 404X Arnolt Bristol · 405 · 405D · 406 · 407 · 408 · 409 · 410 · 411 · 412 · Beaufighter · Beaufort · 603 · Britannia · Brigand · Blenheim · Blenheim 2 · Blenheim 3 · Blenheim 3S · Blenheim 3G · Bristol Blenheim Speedster Racing HJ Aldington · DA Aldington · Tony Crook | ||
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