Registration No: EYY 159B
Chassis No: 4087010
MOT: Exempt

• In current ownership for the last 29 years
• Looked after by the likes of Autorapide, Spencer Lane Jones and Fisher Restoration
• The subject of some £15,000 in expenditure since 2018

The Bristol 408 was made between 1963 and 1966. Mechanically, the Bristol 408 was identical to its predecessor the 407, which had been a major departure for Bristol with its use of a Chrysler V8 engine and automatic 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 was the turn indicator lamps, which on the 408 were wide and rectangular in contrast to the 407's round lamps. Due to safety concerns, the push-button layout of the automatic transmission was modified through the use of a safety lever to prevent an unwary person moving the car out of ‘park’. There were also rectangular instead of circular push-buttons for the gear selector in this version of the car. The transmission itself was now of cast alloy and was over 30 kilograms lighter than that of previous eight-cylinder Bristols.

Manufactured in 1964. This Bristol 408 was first registered in the UK in 1989 and presents well in the classic colour combination of Old English White with contrasting Red leather interior. This rare car has been in current ownership since April 1994, some 29 years. Having been looked after by the likes of Autorapide and Spencer Lane Jones, and more recently Fisher Restoration, the car has seen little use, having covered under 500 miles in the last 19 years. ‘EYY 159B’ has benefited from considerable expenditure since 2018 to the tune of some £15,000. With Fisher Restoration, the car was subject to extensive mechanical fettling over numerous works over the course of 2019 including a total gearbox overhaul.

Accompanied with the vehicle is a history file containing a large collection of invoices dating back as far as March, 1989. A workshop manual is also included, a copy of the owner’s handbook and the current V5C document which displays 2 former keepers since January 1989.

For more information, please contact:
Andreas Hicks
andreas.hicks@handh.co.uk
07943584762