Beautifully Restored 1949 Bristol 400 - Now Available At SLJ Hackett

SLJ Hackett are delighted to present this beautifully restored Bristol 400 Chassis 400/1/614.



Over the past 5 years the current owner commissioned Spencer Lane-Jones LTD to carry out a comprehensive restoration which cost in excess of £200,000. Purchased from SLJ Hackett in 2017 KLX 324 began its initial rolling restoration until 2020 when the car was completely stripped down.



Bodywork/Metalwork

All previous Metallic Red paintwork was taken off to asses any potential bodywork repairs needed. All remaining areas were then stripped back to bare metal (interior, underside & engine bay) with any corrosion removed. Being a 1949 model this example originally had the spare wheel on the outside of the boot, KLX 324 has had that part removed and the spare wheel is now housed inside of the boot much like the earlier Bristol 400’s, the main reason for this was to bring the weight in-board as much as possible to improve the cars handling during spirited motoring. The exterior coachwork is now presented in Blue which is very similar to the original Light Blue some original 400’s were finished in. The engine bay has been finished in Gun Metal Grey Metallic. On the underside the most up to date Polymer underseal has been applied.



Engine

SLJ fully stripped the engine in 2020 to find a good healthy engine with no obvious wear to current components. Anyhow the engine received a full rebuild which includes:

New Cosworth Pistons

New Valves

Crankshaft balanced, crack tested and lightly polished

New DLC followers

Head pressure checked skimmed (TT workshops stamped cylinder head)

IN Racing pushrods

New Steve Stanton fast road super sport Camshaft which is timed to SLJ touring spec for driveability.

Uprated pulley seal and uprated vernier camshaft pulley.

Compression set to 10:1

Rebuilt water pump

Plus much more!



Interior

KLX 324 was then completely retrimmed in Tan leather upholstery. Once the interior was removed Dynamat was fitted throughout the car to provide great sound deadening compared to the original thick old fashioned material used previously. Colour matched inertia reel seatbelts were also fitted. The current owner prepared the car to do some serious millage, so to make his adventures more comfortable heated front seats and a custom rear bench seat that remotely opens to access extra storage space were designed and fitted. The original rear bench seat has been retrimmed in matching Tan leather and will come with the car upon sale.



Brakes

The braking system like the rest of the car has been totally rebuilt and tastefully modified. SLJ offer a custom front Disc Brake upgrade designed and made by Zeus that are both aesthetically pleasing and incredibly effective, almost necessary for touring. All new copper brake pipes have been fitted.



Other Key Points

Full re-wire

Overdrive fitted

New lightweight gel type battery

New aluminium radiator

Radio and bumpers not fitted but will come with the car

2 Stage wipers fitted.



The current owner has just returned from a 5000 mile trip around Europe where the car has performed faultlessly.



We have a photographs of the complete restoration and will be delighted to share these upon request.



KLX 324 has considerable older history dating back to the early 80’s where most mechanical work was carried out by TT Workshops.



For further details and to arrange viewings

Contact Richard Hackett

Mobile Telephone: 07867782402

Office: 01985219551

E-mail: [email protected]