THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1948
- Body style
- Cabriolet
- Engine
- Inline-6
- Type
- Limited
- Production
- 2
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
No editorial history has yet been published for this vehicle.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production
- 2
- Production type
- Limited
- Body material
- aluminium
- Production notes
- Corrected from chassis_specific to model_family. Known Cabriolet chassis 401/208 and 401/210 are members of the shared Pinin Farina programme; the family row itself has no single chassis_number.
Engine & performance
- Engine configuration
- Inline-6
- Specification notes
- SOURCE/TECH 2026-09-23 — family-level invariants documented for the Pinin Farina Bristol cabriolet programme: aluminium body and Bristol 85B inline-six. No individual chassis history or total production claim is promoted from this family record.
Individual vehicle
- Documented chassis
2 chassis
- 401/208
- 401/210
Design & manufacture
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Pininfarina
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Bristol
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
Brussel General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 1948
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: _yoast_wpseo_primary_events. No award inferred.
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 17 photographs
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08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| Pendine — 1948 Bristol 401 Pinin Farina Cabriolet pendine.com | Specialist dealer exact chassis history |
| RaceCarsDirect — 1948 Bristol 401 Cabriolet by Pinin Farina racecarsdirect.com | Specialist exact vehicle and programme history |
THE CONVERSATION
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