Bristol 404 and 405 (original) (raw)
Der Bristol 404 war ein Gran-Turismo-Fahrzeug des britischen Automobilherstellers Bristol Aircraft Company (später: Bristol Cars). Der 404 wurde 1953 vorgestellt, um den großen, viersitzigen Bristol 403 um ein kompaktes, besonders sportliches Modell zu ergänzen. Das Auto war als kurzes, leistungsstarkes Coupé konzipiert. Es setzte sich äußerlich vom 403 ab und führte einige neue Gestaltungsmerkmale ein, die auch von späteren Modellen übernommen wurden und gleichsam zu Markenzeichen für Bristol wurden.
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| dbo:abstract | Der Bristol 404 war ein Gran-Turismo-Fahrzeug des britischen Automobilherstellers Bristol Aircraft Company (später: Bristol Cars). Der 404 wurde 1953 vorgestellt, um den großen, viersitzigen Bristol 403 um ein kompaktes, besonders sportliches Modell zu ergänzen. Das Auto war als kurzes, leistungsstarkes Coupé konzipiert. Es setzte sich äußerlich vom 403 ab und führte einige neue Gestaltungsmerkmale ein, die auch von späteren Modellen übernommen wurden und gleichsam zu Markenzeichen für Bristol wurden. (de) The Bristol 404 and Bristol 405 are British luxury cars which were manufactured by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. The 404 was manufactured from 1953 to 1958, and the 405 from 1955 to 1958. The models were successors to the Bristol 403. The 404 was a two-seat coupé and the 405 was available as a four-seat, four-door saloon and as a four-seat, two-door drophead coupé. Unlike previous or later Bristol models, there is considerable confusion in nomenclature when it comes to the Bristol 404 and 405. The 404 was a very short-wheelbase (8 feet (2,438 mm) as against 9 feet 6 inches (2,896 mm)) version of the 405, but was introduced in 1953, whereas the 405 was not introduced until 1955 and continued until 1958. The 405 itself was seen in two versions. The more common (265 of 308 built) is a four-door saloon built on the standard chassis of the previous Bristols, whilst the 405 drophead coupé or 405D (43 built) had a convertible body by Abbotts of Farnham. The body used aluminium panels over a steel and ash frame, mounted on a substantial horse-shoe shaped chassis. Most cars built had a highly tuned (through advanced valve timing) version of the 2 litre six-cylinder engine called the 100C which developed 125 bhp (93 kW) as against the 105 bhp (78 kW) of the standard 100B 405 engine. Even the 105 bhp engine was fitted with Solex triple downdraft carburettors. With UK fuel supplies no longer restricted to the low-octane wartime "pool petrol", all engines for the 404 and 405 came with higher compression ratios than predecessor Bristols — 8.5:1 as against 7.5:1. Rack and pinion steering was fitted and the car's handling won accolades from press reports when the car was introduced (and subsequently). Compared to the 403, the 404 and 405 had an improved gearbox with much shorter gear lever which improved what was already by the standards of the day a very slick gearchange. The 405, though not the 404, had overdrive as standard apart from the earliest models, and front disc brakes became an option apart from the earliest models, and were fitted to almost all 405 drophead coupés. A few late 405s were fitted with the higher torque 2.2 litre engine introduced in the later 406. Externally, a notable feature of the 404 and 405 was the abandonment of the BMW-style radiator grille for one much more like an aero-engine. The 405, although the only four-door car ever built by Bristol, had styling that the company was later to refine for many years on their later Chrysler V8-engined cars during the 1960s. It was also the model that introduced the Bristol feature of sizable lockers in the front wings accessed externally by gullwing doors. The locker on the nearside held the spare wheel and jack, whilst that on the offside housed the battery and fuse panel. * Bristol 404 two-door coupé * Bristol 405 four-door saloon * Bristol 405 four-seater drophead coupé (en) Les Bristol 404 et 405 sont deux modèles automobiles des années 1950 du constructeur anglais Bristol Cars. Manufacture de moteurs d’avion fondée en 1910, Bristol décide au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale d’entamer une diversification de ses activités. La division automobile Bristol Cars ainsi créée construit des voitures sportives, généralement associées à une mécanique BMW, imprégnées du savoir-faire aéronautique acquis par la manufacture. La Bristol 404 est la quatrième génération d’une série de modèles débutée en 1947 avec la Bristol 400. Coupé fastback conçu sur le châssis raccourci des 403, la 404 est la première Bristol à s’émanciper du design typique des BMW et adopter un style inspiré de l’aéronautique. Bien que sa vitesse de pointe conséquente pour l’époque de 175 km/h lui ait valu le surnom d’« express de l’homme d’affaires », la 404 ne sera vendue qu’à seulement 52 exemplaires de 1953 à 1955. La Bristol 405 est quant à elle la déclinaison quatre portes de la 404. Très proche esthétiquement, la 405 se distingue tout de même de la 404 par un troisième phare placé au centre de la calandre. Malgré une finition de qualité, son prix exorbitant de 3 189 £ ne lui permet pas elle non plus de connaître le succès. 308 exemplaires dont 43 seront des 405 Drophead (ou 405D), une version cabriolet, seront néanmoins produits entre 1954 et 1958. (fr) La 404 e la 405 sono due modelli di autovettura prodotti dalla Bristol, complessivamente, dal 1953 al 1958. I modelli appartenevano alla categoria delle vetture sportive con finiture lussuose, e sostituirono la 403. (it) Bristol 404 − samochód osobowy produkowany przez brytyjskie przedsiębiorstwo motoryzacyjne Bristol Cars w latach 1953−1955. (pl) Bristol 404 / 405 — моделі британської компанії Bristol Aircraft Company 1953–1958 років. Модель 404 створена на базі моделі Bristol 403, як більш компактна спортивна модифікація з новим дизайном кузова, що був повторений у наступних моделях. Модель 405 презентували восени 1954, що б за декілька місяців замінити модель 403. Модель Bristol 404 отримала кузов 2-дверного купе, модель Bristol 405 кузови 2-дверний кабріолет і 4-дверний седан. (uk) |
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| rdfs:comment | Der Bristol 404 war ein Gran-Turismo-Fahrzeug des britischen Automobilherstellers Bristol Aircraft Company (später: Bristol Cars). Der 404 wurde 1953 vorgestellt, um den großen, viersitzigen Bristol 403 um ein kompaktes, besonders sportliches Modell zu ergänzen. Das Auto war als kurzes, leistungsstarkes Coupé konzipiert. Es setzte sich äußerlich vom 403 ab und führte einige neue Gestaltungsmerkmale ein, die auch von späteren Modellen übernommen wurden und gleichsam zu Markenzeichen für Bristol wurden. (de) La 404 e la 405 sono due modelli di autovettura prodotti dalla Bristol, complessivamente, dal 1953 al 1958. I modelli appartenevano alla categoria delle vetture sportive con finiture lussuose, e sostituirono la 403. (it) Bristol 404 − samochód osobowy produkowany przez brytyjskie przedsiębiorstwo motoryzacyjne Bristol Cars w latach 1953−1955. (pl) Bristol 404 / 405 — моделі британської компанії Bristol Aircraft Company 1953–1958 років. Модель 404 створена на базі моделі Bristol 403, як більш компактна спортивна модифікація з новим дизайном кузова, що був повторений у наступних моделях. Модель 405 презентували восени 1954, що б за декілька місяців замінити модель 403. Модель Bristol 404 отримала кузов 2-дверного купе, модель Bristol 405 кузови 2-дверний кабріолет і 4-дверний седан. (uk) The Bristol 404 and Bristol 405 are British luxury cars which were manufactured by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. The 404 was manufactured from 1953 to 1958, and the 405 from 1955 to 1958. The models were successors to the Bristol 403. The 404 was a two-seat coupé and the 405 was available as a four-seat, four-door saloon and as a four-seat, two-door drophead coupé. * Bristol 404 two-door coupé * Bristol 405 four-door saloon * Bristol 405 four-seater drophead coupé (en) Les Bristol 404 et 405 sont deux modèles automobiles des années 1950 du constructeur anglais Bristol Cars. Manufacture de moteurs d’avion fondée en 1910, Bristol décide au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale d’entamer une diversification de ses activités. La division automobile Bristol Cars ainsi créée construit des voitures sportives, généralement associées à une mécanique BMW, imprégnées du savoir-faire aéronautique acquis par la manufacture. (fr) |
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