This 'Vintage' car is actually Vintage 2005.
It has been in continuous production since the thirties (apart,perhaps,from World War 2), and had a waiting list of customers during the eighties of about five years.
It is a Morgan Plus 4.
The coachwork is hand-formed aluminium stretched over an Ash-wood frame.
The engine was for a long time a 3.5 litre aluminium V8 made by Rover, the Rover V8 in fact.
This was superceded by a Ford unit when the Rover engine finally ceased production.
The vehicle meets modern European safety requirements despite its appearance, and there is still reputed to be a substantial waiting period, although the younger management decided to up production and liquidate the list to pay for investment.
It would be a Gentleman's car, if it wasn't for the sporty image and the fact that Bristol is the gentleman's car.
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