1953 Bristol 404

VIN: 4042006

$52,017

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Bonhams

  • Location

    London, UK

  • Event date

    Dec 5 - Dec 6, 2005

  • Lot

    627

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    4042006

  • Body style

    Fixed-Head Coupe

  • Interior Color

    Beige

  • Exterior Color

    Green

  • Generation

    1953-1955 Bristol 404

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

RHD. Steel wheels, later 100D2 engine and front disc brakes, rooftop anten, driving light in radiator air intake. Fresh repaint, sound origil interior. Never restored, just maintained and refurbished as necessary by four owners from new.

Market commentary

Streamlined and sophisticated for its age, Carroll Shelby could well have slid a 260 Ford into a Bristol and the history of motor racing would be substantially rewritten. He didnt however, and these nifty coupes are largely overlooked in the US. The price paid here reflects this cars sympathetic ownership history and generally good, unrestored, condition. It wouldnt bring this much in the States, but probably should.

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