Sunday appears to be Bristol 411 day on this blog

Following last week's piece I have found that you can still buy a new Bristol 411. Octane report that:

"Being aware of the popularity of the 411 Toby Silverton has come up with a plan. Being Bristol Cars, this is a very Bristol plan. Whilst buyers of the Blenheim and Fighter keep the order books healthy, enthusiasts still hanker after the 411 of yore. Today, the production facilities at the Bristol factory are still available to be used on the out of production 411 because the cars were largely hand made and many of the craftsmen who built them originally are more than capable of doing so again. Bingo!

'We have developed what you might call a Bristol 411 Series VI,' says Silverton with enthusiasm. 'We basically rebuild a brand new Bristol 411 at the Bristol works, with all the sort of upgrades you expect in a modern car, whilst retaining the classic 411 virtues. The Series VI comes with a new car warranty and will cost you £128,500 including.'

Imagine, a manufacturer building you a classic car to ‘as new’ condition in its original factory and handing over a new car warrant to go with it. A concept that is hard to conjure. And Bristol wants £128.5K for the pleasure? Hmm. But think about it a bit longer and the idea is not that far-fetched, just a little lateral."

If I won the lottery I might even buy one...