Bristol Cars: The Blenheim 2

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Men and Motors

Men and Motors

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@theworldaccordingtochris4370
@theworldaccordingtochris4370 Жыл бұрын
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 жыл бұрын
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 жыл бұрын
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 жыл бұрын
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?
@cambs0181
@cambs0181 3 жыл бұрын
Let's make a car that looks like something from 1985 with the body that looks outdated even by the cheapest of mainstream car manufacturers, built with donor parts from an old vauxhall then sell it for 120k and only sell to people we like, not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!
@stuartsmith5308
@stuartsmith5308 Жыл бұрын
My gf loved this video she has two Bristol's, she is very proud of.
@russellthechemist8291
@russellthechemist8291 27 күн бұрын
Bristol City fan 😂
@DuRoehre123
@DuRoehre123 4 жыл бұрын
Did anyone notice the Jensen 541 at 1:35?
@rappers5719
@rappers5719 4 жыл бұрын
It needed some TLC.
@blxtothis
@blxtothis 4 жыл бұрын
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 жыл бұрын
Never write them off
@gusibrahim6961
@gusibrahim6961 6 жыл бұрын
Need more classic English design. More curves longer bonnet and elegant chrome bumpers!
@simonsmith6720
@simonsmith6720 4 жыл бұрын
Rear light clusters came from... Vauxhall Senator. Carry on, chaps!
@tmanepic
@tmanepic 10 жыл бұрын
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 10 жыл бұрын
It's open at the following times: 1930s 1950s 1970s.
@nonyadamnbusiness9887
@nonyadamnbusiness9887 8 жыл бұрын
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 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY---IT'S APPOINTMENT ONLY, AND AFTER RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE LODGE. SO SOD OFF oiK !
@russellthechemist8291
@russellthechemist8291 27 күн бұрын
As the years pass, this car looks better and better.
@wickiezulu
@wickiezulu 10 жыл бұрын
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 жыл бұрын
literally actually thought about a 4door watching this video, if they'd do such a version
@Emptiness_Machine_2001
@Emptiness_Machine_2001 5 жыл бұрын
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.
@ThomasHarrisonLord
@ThomasHarrisonLord 6 жыл бұрын
Ha, what's the guy lookng for at 1:30?
@melissaawad9757
@melissaawad9757 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@michaeloregan89
@michaeloregan89 10 жыл бұрын
What is the song I have heard it a 1000 times Alas no name .
@gemasboy
@gemasboy 6 жыл бұрын
Mike O'Regan kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHu1lX-QrrSIatk
@gemasboy
@gemasboy 6 жыл бұрын
Mike O'Regan pacabel's canon
@Keiji1978
@Keiji1978 7 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous looking car! Are they more expensive than Rolls and Bentley? Question from Japan
@triangleofdeath6246
@triangleofdeath6246 6 жыл бұрын
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.
@Jademyheart
@Jademyheart 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic machine. Powerful ,and utter Simplistic technology. What a Car. .
@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717
@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717 3 жыл бұрын
In 1973 I was only 5 years old
@alanjm1234
@alanjm1234 14 күн бұрын
Looking at the thumbnail I thought mark 3 Capri.
@stephen9869
@stephen9869 8 жыл бұрын
A car show with no mention of whats under the bonnet....Love those cars however
@triangleofdeath6246
@triangleofdeath6246 6 жыл бұрын
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 6 жыл бұрын
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.
@skyboom64
@skyboom64 10 жыл бұрын
...but that wig though....
@GrotrianSeiler
@GrotrianSeiler Жыл бұрын
Wow.
@sommelierramon
@sommelierramon Жыл бұрын
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 !
@nleighton7110
@nleighton7110 8 жыл бұрын
It looks like a 1980's car. Really old fashioned.
@jamesshunt5123
@jamesshunt5123 6 жыл бұрын
So are its customers so they understand the ones who are going to buy one.
@DavidDavid-kl4ru
@DavidDavid-kl4ru 5 жыл бұрын
Actually has its origins in the 1950s.
@Danis8Pastry
@Danis8Pastry 6 жыл бұрын
God it's ugly.
@SteamboatWilley
@SteamboatWilley 6 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a Morris Marina coupe, but about 10 times more expensive.
@johnholmes912
@johnholmes912 4 жыл бұрын
compared to a Roller it's good-looking
@johnholmes912
@johnholmes912 4 жыл бұрын
@Professor McClaine what is a macdonald ?
@culcune
@culcune 6 жыл бұрын
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 5 жыл бұрын
A crate engine is a fully assembled automobile engine that is shipped to the installer, originally in a crate.
@brettonwoods9856
@brettonwoods9856 4 жыл бұрын
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.
@robinusher5707
@robinusher5707 5 жыл бұрын
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 жыл бұрын
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...
@simplyluk1747
@simplyluk1747 5 жыл бұрын
How much 😨
@CassettePlaya1
@CassettePlaya1 9 жыл бұрын
1998
@alexanderrabagliati5872
@alexanderrabagliati5872 3 жыл бұрын
Is there such a thing as a left hand drive Bristol ?
@davekennedy6315
@davekennedy6315 2 жыл бұрын
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!
@Tourist1967
@Tourist1967 Ай бұрын
You check how many RR/Bentley bits were sourced from 'lesser' cars prior to BMW and VW ownership. Citroen, GM, British Leyland, etc, etc. Now, of course, it's the BMW and VW parts bins that get raided.
@enricolessanutti4988
@enricolessanutti4988 Жыл бұрын
la Bristol ha perduto progressivamente ogni suo carattere, fino alla banalità che l'ha costretta a scomparire
@lordwindbag6930
@lordwindbag6930 7 жыл бұрын
Gorgeos motors ; not a good name for a boss of a car company.
@guyfawkes9951
@guyfawkes9951 9 жыл бұрын
Yeesh. I found a picture of this car online and came on KZbin 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 жыл бұрын
Looks pretty dated, to be honest.
@ericgeorge5483
@ericgeorge5483 5 жыл бұрын
What did you expect? Its a Bristol.
@MrDaiseymay
@MrDaiseymay 3 жыл бұрын
all these green with envy ford escort owning ( yeah escort) tosser's m,aking rediculous comments here. (except me)
@Bod8998
@Bod8998 3 жыл бұрын
Horrible looking where did the back lights come from a Vauxhall senetor
@jbriercliffe8827
@jbriercliffe8827 3 жыл бұрын
Some horrid components. Love 'em just the same...
@ericgeorge5483
@ericgeorge5483 5 жыл бұрын
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 жыл бұрын
How hideous can it be.
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