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All the Bristols, bar a 1969 Chrysler V8-powered 410, were 2-litre, six-cylinder cars: a 1954 403, three 406s, the Herdman drophead and a couple of 1956 405 saloons, including "Frieda", our car. All told, the eight Bristols and one AC had notched up a collective 54,000 miles, which we will claim as a world record for a single Bristol-powered outing. Our convoy consisted of eight Bristols and one Bristol-powered AC Greyhound. Bristol modified the engine fan, reducing its diameter by an inch, altering the ratio of the fan pulley, reducing the angle between alternate blades from 90º to 60º and increasing the thickness of the blades. [Extracted from the article] |
