Bristol photos from the weekend

It was the Bristol Owners Club annual Concours d’Elegance this weekend. This year it was held at the Airbus facility (formerly the home of the Bristol Aeroplane Company and still the home of Bristol Cars) in Filton, Bristol. Over 200 Bristol cars from around the world turned up to join the celebrations.

Here is a selection of my favourites from the weekend.

Sad news for Bristol fans

It seems that thieves have stolen the presses used to make the panels for the Bristol Blenheim. The presses, which weigh up to 30 tonnes, are thought to have been stolen for their scrap value – far less than the cost Bristol will incur replacing them.

What sort of world are we living in? You simply wouldn’t think anyone would consider stealing something like this. Maybe it will give Bristol the opportunity to develop a more shapely new body for the Blenheim range. There are those who would be happy if Bristol dusted off the tooling for the 411 range. The problem is the cost of developing and type approving a new body. I just hope it doesn’t mean the end of Bristol Cars.