HERE WE HAVE A 1950  BRISTOL 401-1971CC 2DOOR,FOR TOTAL RESTORATION,THIS CAR COMES FROM A DECEASED ESTATE,AS YOU CAN SEE ITS A MAMMOTH PROJECT,THE CHASSIS NUMBER IS 401/2.242,REGISTRATION IS KYU791,I DONT HAVE A V5 OR KEYS,BUT THE CAR IS ON DVLA DATA BASE,THE BRISTOL OWNERS CLUB HAVE SUPPLIED SOME INFORMATION,INITIAL ADVICE NOTICE TO THE CUSTOMER DATED MARCH 27TH 1950 FROM THE DEALERSHIP  KEVILL-DAVIES &MARCH LTD OF BERKELEY SQUARE LONDON W1.OF NOTE IS THE FACT THAT HUGH SOMERSET KEVILL-DAVIES WAS SALES MANAGER AT BENTLEY MOTORS AND FREDDIE MARCH WHO HAD BEEN AN APPRENTICE MECHANIC,WAS INFACT FREDERICK CHARLES GORDON-LENNOX THE 9TH DUKE OF RICHMOND,USING THE NAME FREDDIE MARCH TO DISGUISE HIS ARISTOCRATIC BACKGROUND,THE SECOND ETRACT ALSO DATED MARCH 15TH 1950 DETAILS WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE OPTIONS FITTED AT THE TIME BEING "THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A HEATER SYSTEM"THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF AN "ELKO WIRELESS S/NO6498"THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A "MANUAL SHUTTER CONTROL"AND LASTLY THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF "BENTLEY HEADLAMPS"IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE CAR YOU WILL KNOW THE HISTORY OF THEM,HOW THEY WERE MADE AND THE MATERIALS USED,AS I SAID I DONT HAVE THE V5 OR KEYS,WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU WILL GET,I WILL NEED A DEPOSIT ON ANY OFFER ACCEPTED,BEFORE REMOVING THE AD.MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS CAR HAS LAY OUTSIDE SINCE ATLEAST 2010,I HAVE PUT UP PHOTOS SHOWING THIS,BRISTOL AS YOU KNOW WAS AN OFF SHOOT OF THE BRISTOL AEROPLANE CO,AND MADE 611 OF THE 401 MODEL ,THE 401 AND 402 USED AN IMPROVED VERSION OF THE BMW M328 HEMI HEAD ENGINE,IVE DONE A CHECK ON "HOW MANY LEFT" APPARENTLY THERES ONLY 27 LEFT IN UK,20 ARE LICENSED AND 7 ARE ON SORN,WHICH THIS IS ONE OF THEM,ACCORDING TO DVLA WEBSITE.ACCORDING TO HPI CHECK THIS IS A 3 OWNER CAR,LAST 3 PHOTOS SHOW CAR WHERE IT WAS LOCATED.I HAVE REMOVED THE LOOSE REAR BUMPER AND OTHER PANELS AND PLACED THEM IN THE CAR.A DEPOSIT WOULD SECURE THIS CAR FOR 2 MONTHS,TO ARRANGE COLLECTION,I KEEP LOOKING AT THIS CAR AND CANT GET OVER  THE FANTASTIC DESIGN OF IT.