Description
This car is to be auctioned at our Bonhams MPH March auction, Hanger 113, Bicester Heritage, OX26 5HA.
Odometer reading. 97, 358 (unconfirmed) MOT expiry date. N/ A
- Sophisticated 1970s sports saloon
- Older restoration
- Rare specification with 4 speed auto gearbox and LPG conversion
As befitting the aeronautic connections of the Bristol Car Company, this 411 Series 3 was ordered new by former Wing Commander Hugh Kennard DFC, who was a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II and later an entrepreneur in civil aviation, founder of Invicta Airways. Invicta was sold in 1980 and Kennard left the company and established a business at Canterbury restoring classic cars. Originally finished in red and registered UPL 1F, the Bristol was supplied with the rare experimental 4 speed ZF automatic transmission which it retains. The car passed to Bristol Cars in 1996 and was fitted with a dual LPG/ petrol fuel system; this has been updated with an uprated pump to enable starting on LPG. The Bristol underwent restoration in 2007 to 2009 when it was resprayed in Porsche Konigsblau; Avon wheels were fitted in 2010. More work was carried out in 2015 and 2016, the current owner has had the car since 2017 and has covered few miles in it. A powerful and sophisticated car, the 411 Series 3 has the big-block B series engine of 6, 277 cc (383. 0 cubic inches) - as compared to the 5, 211 cc of the 410.
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AUCTION TIMES
Saturday 20 March, starting at 13:00 GMT
In light of the current government guidelines we are unable to offer a viewing day. We will however be providing written and
video condition reports.
Please contact Bonhams MPH directly to recieve a condition report with the lot number/ s of interest by clicking 'Message the seller'.
LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTION
The auction itself will be conducted from a remote saleroom, behind closed doors without public access, in accordance with the current government guidelines. All bidding will be conducted via Online, Telephone and Absentee Bidding. Please contact our Bids Department to register by clicking 'Message the seller' or calling us.
COLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTS
All lots must be cleared from the Hangar by 1pm on Sunday 21st March. After this, our transport partners E M Rogers will uplift the lot and take to their storage facility in Northampton at a cost of £130+VAT. This charge includes three days of storage. Please access Bicester Heritage via the 'South Gate', Skimmingdish Lane, OX26 5HA. Please email us with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to store at your expense, as detailed in the Conditions of Sale on our website. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant log books, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.
AUCTION ADDRESS
Hangar 113
Bicester Heritage
Buckingham Road
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 5HA
