The Arnold - Bristol were quite impressive. Bristol were making better motors than Rolls Royce. I'm not surprised of the asking price being up to twice that of the Corvette. Bristol made the sports cars Rolls Royce would have been proud of but couldn't make - they just weren't in that segment. I'm surprised of the specs of the motor... +25 years later most cars around the 2.0L displacement weren't even having those specs. 90-110 HP were more like it. An Opel Kadett E 1988 2.0L GSI had 148 HP and 145 ft/lbs torque at 6,000 rpm. Around 10% better specs on the engine 30 years later. Quite respectable for a hot hatch. In the late 50's in a small sports car... Punching way above their weight. I like a lot of oldschool (sports)cars. Not because of the power - they don't have impressive specs by the standards of today. But they were small and nimble. I like oldschool for two reasons #1 the analog feedback #2 the car not being better than the driver. I don't want launch control - it's the car and the software doing the job for you. I prefer something that tells me when I'm about to drive above my skills. As a daily driver I would prefer a modern car - they're more reliable and safer. However I do miss the sensation of driving and not being driven. Of course in a Tesla you've got the option of getting artificial fart noises. If I want fart noises in my fart can - I would be getting burritos at Taco Bell....
Not all BHP figures are the same. In Europe testing was usally done to DIN spec whereas in the US it would be SAE spec, thereby you end up with 2 different number for the same engine. Look at any sales brochure for Japanese vehicles sold in Europe, power figures would be quoted in DIN and PS.
Thanks for the analysis! I have a quick question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (mistake turkey blossom warfare blade until bachelor fall squeeze today flee guitar). Could you explain how to move them to Binance?
I realize that finding illustrations available for your use presents some challenges, but the person (or Artificial Incompetence?) choosing the pictures for these otherwise worthwhile videos really needs to learn something about cars.
Love your content. That Arnolt-Bristol is a beauty.
My friend, a lot of beautiful cars have been forgotten.thanks 🌹
Great looking content. Thank you for the work that you put into this!
The AC Greyhound's side profile looks so much like an Aston Martin DB 5. 😃
This engine is a late 1930ties BMW inline 2 ltr 6 cylinder as used in the BMW 329 sportscar
Indeed - it is BMW in origin, but it was improved by Bristol.
Using the Greyhound Bus logo, when not referring to the bus company, I think is copyright infringement. I won't tell.🤪
The Arnold - Bristol were quite impressive. Bristol were making better motors than Rolls Royce. I'm not surprised of the asking price being up to twice that of the Corvette. Bristol made the sports cars Rolls Royce would have been proud of but couldn't make - they just weren't in that segment. I'm surprised of the specs of the motor... +25 years later most cars around the 2.0L displacement weren't even having those specs. 90-110 HP were more like it. An Opel Kadett E 1988 2.0L GSI had 148 HP and 145 ft/lbs torque at 6,000 rpm. Around 10% better specs on the engine 30 years later. Quite respectable for a hot hatch. In the late 50's in a small sports car... Punching way above their weight. I like a lot of oldschool (sports)cars. Not because of the power - they don't have impressive specs by the standards of today. But they were small and nimble.
I like oldschool for two reasons #1 the analog feedback #2 the car not being better than the driver. I don't want launch control - it's the car and the software doing the job for you. I prefer something that tells me when I'm about to drive above my skills. As a daily driver I would prefer a modern car - they're more reliable and safer. However I do miss the sensation of driving and not being driven. Of course in a Tesla you've got the option of getting artificial fart noises. If I want fart noises in my fart can - I would be getting burritos at Taco Bell....
Not all BHP figures are the same. In Europe testing was usally done to DIN spec whereas in the US it would be SAE spec, thereby you end up with 2 different number for the same engine. Look at any sales brochure for Japanese vehicles sold in Europe, power figures would be quoted in DIN and PS.
what has that body frame shown in 15:53 to do with the AC greyhound ?
Seen em all.
How bout the Gordon Keeble?
Thanks for the analysis! I have a quick question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (mistake turkey blossom warfare blade until bachelor fall squeeze today flee guitar). Could you explain how to move them to Binance?
I realize that finding illustrations available for your use presents some challenges, but the person (or Artificial Incompetence?) choosing the pictures for these otherwise worthwhile videos really needs to learn something about cars.
That Arnolt sports car sure sits high..... and it's Bertone pronounced berton not bertony, the trailing e is silent, like the p in awimming....
No, that would be if it were French. Trailing e is generally pronounced in Italian.
The bristol engine was NOT BRITISH THEY WERE BMW GERMAM ENGINES.
Yes and no. Bristol developed the pre-WWII BMW six and it became substantially different from the original.