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Bristol 405
Bristol responded to calls for a roomy Bristol by producing the 405. An extended 404 chassis was used, clothed in a four-door body by designer Dudley Hobbs. Construction was aluminium over timber frames, and the engine was a 105bhp version of the 1971cc Bristol 6-cylinder. The 405 was launched at the Paris Salon in 1954 and went into production in 1955. The 405 sold well, with 265 leaving the factory before it was replaced in 1958. The 405 was Bristol's first and last 4-door. Abbotts of Farnham also built 51 2-door drophead coupe bodies on the Bristol 405.
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Bristol 405 1954 - badge on bonnet
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Bristol 405 1954 - badge on front wing
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Bristol 405 1954. The 'jet engine' intake took Bristol away from its heritage of BMW kidney grilles.
 Bristol 405 1954
Bristol 405 1954
Bristol 405 1954. The 404 and 405 changed the BMW-style grille for this 'jet intake' grille.
 Bristol 405 DHC 1954
Bristol 405 DHC 1954
Bristol 405D 1954, powered by a 1,971cc 6-cylinder engine evolved from the pre-war BMW 328
Bristol 405
Bristol 405
Bristol 405 1954. The front wing on the 405 lifts up to access the spare wheel. Dudley Hobbs designed the 405.
 Bristol 405 1954
Bristol 405 1954
Bristol 405 1954. The 405 was Bristol's only 4-door car. It was built on a lengthened version of the 404 chassis and given a 105bhp version of the 1971cc Bristol engine (the 404 had 125bhp). The 404 and 405 were the first Bristols to have a new 'Bristol' grille in place of the BMW kidney grilles.
 Bristol 405 1954
Bristol 405 1954
Bristol 405 1954. The 405 was Bristol's only 4-door car, created in response to customer demand for a family car. Dudley Hobbs designed the body and gave it this incredible 12 glass panel format
 Bristol 405 DHC 1954
Bristol 405 DHC 1954
Bristol 405D 1954. Unlike the 404 Drophead, the 405D was built by Abbotts of Farnham on a standard length Bristol 405 chassis
 Bristol 405 DHC 1954
Bristol 405 DHC 1954
Bristol 405D 1954. This drophead coupe was built for Bristol by Abbotts of Farnham to special order; 51 were built
Bristol 405 1954
Bristol 405 1954
Bristol 405 1954. Dudley Hobbs styled the 4-door 405, even giving it little wings at the rear which were tested in a wind tunnel. from now on Bristols had storage in the front wings, the nearside wing lifted to reveal the spare wheel and and the offside could be raised to access the battery and fuses.
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Bristol 405 1954. Dudley Hobbs 3-piece window is shown here, comprising 3 of the 12 pieces of glass used on this body.
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Bristol 405 1954 - rear wheel
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Bristol 406
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