Originally Posted By Aeroman
Originally Posted By Gambalunga
If I recall it was a little more conservative. The owner told me it had been built by a company that had been making aircraft during the war and had switched (part of?) their production to cars after the war.

Was it the Bristol 450 Le Mans car Peter? Certainly, the history you quote sounds very much like Bristol?


Thanks that helped. Found it! It was a Bristol Type 401 - 2 litre Saloon.
https://boc.net/page.php?currPage=cars&sc=3
The article confirms that it was designed on aerodynamic principles with the aid of a wind tunel.

Very interesting.


Peter

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