Bristol 408 MkII. Bonnet badge

Bristol 408 MkII. Pegasus badge on the wing of the 408 MkII

Bristol 407. The grille of the first V8-engined Bristol. Bristol Cars separated from Bristol Aeroplane Company

Bristol 408 MkII. Bol;d new rectangular grille gave a powerful presence to the new more powerful 408 from the small-nosed 407

Bristol 411 Series II. The body of the 411 was similar to the 410 but the grille was less rectangular and more trapezoidal.

Bristol 411 Series III. Quad lamps were new for the Series III, and the bonnet badge went, replaced by the B R I S T O L badge in the frille

Bristol 407. In 1961 Bristol developed the 406 by installing a 5130cc Chrysler V8 engine to create the 407

Bristol 408 MkII. Introduced in 1965, the MkII gained a larger 5211cc V8 engine with a cast alloy gearbox

Bristol 408 MkII. Lines at the rear of the 408 were similar to the 407, but the Hillman Minx tail lamps replaced the round of the 407. Two tone colours were common for the 408

Bristol 411 Series II. Introduced in 1971, the Series II made only small revisions to the door handles and bumpers. Underneath was fitted self-levelling suspension

Bristol 411 Series III. Introduced in 1972, the Series 3 had a new body with a wide-mouthed grille and quad lamps. Behind the grille sits a 6277cc V8 engine

Bristol 411 Series III. The side trims of earlier Bristols is replaced by single coachlines.

Bristol 411 Series IV. Launched in 1973 the Series IV was only slightly revised, most noticeably a different grille and changes to the rear lights. A lower compression V8 engine was fitted

Bristol 603E. Introduced to replace the 411 in 1976, the 603E was given an 'economy' 5211cc V8 and the 603S got the full 5900cc engine

Bristol Blenheim Series IV. In 1994 Bristol replaced the 603 Series with the Blenheim, but retained the 5900cc V8 engine. The Series IV was introduced in 2009.

Bristol 408 MkII. The biggest change on the body of the 408 was the new large rectangular grille in place of the the more 'aerodynamic' nose of the earlier cars

Bristol 411 Series III. A common feature of Bristols, and uinique to this marque, is that front wing is lifted to access the spare wheel.

Bristol Blenheim Series IV. This Blenheim has a shortened tail, which may be to customer specification or become standardised

Bristol 408 MkII. For the 408 the 'wing peaks' at the rear were largely flattened and new tail lamps (from Hillman) were given

Bristol 411 Series III. The Series III was the launch of a completely revised aluminium body for the Bristol

Hillman Super Minx - which gave its lights to Bristol.