I have pleasant memories of Brian Marelli, having owned two Bristols. The last time I spoke to him was on the M4 in a traffic jam near Heathrow Airport. My transit van carried a registration mark, that I had on one of my Bristols and Brian recognised it. Brian was driving the Bristol company van and he crawled up next to me in the next lane. Both lanes were at a standstill and he called over to me in my van and we had a nice chat. He told me all about the new Brigand that Bristol had just launched and enthused about the engine only reving at 2500rpm at 100mph. It did not matter if you were Royalty or common as muck like me, everyone who owned a Bristol was considered as part of the family.
Great video. Some years ago, when I had my Bristol 410, I had occasion to phone the service centre about, if memory serves, a new radiator. Although I’d bought the 410 privately, Mr Marelli knew exactly which car I had. I also recall a great phone conversation with Tony Crook some time before I got the 410.
Splendid interview, I could listen for many hours to these fine gentlemen telling stories about these cars that are at once so spectacular, yet so unknown and underrated. My compliments and thanks for producing and sharing it. Greetings from Brazil.
14:49 Patsy Kensit? Do they mean Britt Ekland? Anyway, such a shame they went down the pan. Although they did produce some of the ugliest car in the world (70s, 80s) I thought they were back on track with the Bullet.
@@joelpacheco7360 there's nothing to disagree with. The company had collapsed. They didn't even release the Bullet because of that fact. You can't sell a Sedan or anything else if the company is no more. It was officially liquidated only a few years later.
I have pleasant memories of Brian Marelli, having owned two Bristols. The last time I spoke to him was on the M4 in a traffic jam near Heathrow Airport. My transit van carried a registration mark, that I had on one of my Bristols and Brian recognised it. Brian was driving the Bristol company van and he crawled up next to me in the next lane. Both lanes were at a standstill and he called over to me in my van and we had a nice chat. He told me all about the new Brigand that Bristol had just launched and enthused about the engine only reving at 2500rpm at 100mph. It did not matter if you were Royalty or common as muck like me, everyone who owned a Bristol was considered as part of the family.
Great video. Some years ago, when I had my Bristol 410, I had occasion to phone the service centre about, if memory serves, a new radiator. Although I’d bought the 410 privately, Mr Marelli knew exactly which car I had. I also recall a great phone conversation with Tony Crook some time before I got the 410.
Splendid interview, I could listen for many hours to these fine gentlemen telling stories about these cars that are at once so spectacular, yet so unknown and underrated.
My compliments and thanks for producing and sharing it.
Greetings from Brazil.
Crook is a perfect name for a car salesman
A gentleman’s carriage
What a lovely video. Such interesting stories from people with so much experience of the brand 👍
Wonderful video.
My stepfather’s boss had a Bristol. I have never forgotten it although I was probably only ten at the time!
I met Brian when he serviced my 403. A very reasonable cost for a service!
I would love to have met Mr Crook what a great character and boss. To many sanitised people left in the motor trade.
My dad had a 1951 401 in the eighties here in Aotearoa New Zealand
Is anyone aware of a Bristol club in the USA?
How magnificent would the world be if the likes of Mr. Crook still ran our industries.
There was only one Mr. Crook.
Too funny
14:49 Patsy Kensit? Do they mean Britt Ekland? Anyway, such a shame they went down the pan. Although they did produce some of the ugliest car in the world (70s, 80s) I thought they were back on track with the Bullet.
Patsy Kensit bought Her then boyfriend Liam Gallagher a Bristol for his birthday
The 'Bullet' was a huge mistake. Bristol should have made a new sedan. The Bullet was not a practical daily driver. A new sedan wod have sold.
The company was already as good as dead at that point anyway.
@@evo5dave I don't think so. They had a new CEO and injection of cash. A sedan would have sold well, I'm sure of that.
@@joelpacheco7360 there's nothing to disagree with. The company had collapsed. They didn't even release the Bullet because of that fact. You can't sell a Sedan or anything else if the company is no more. It was officially liquidated only a few years later.
@@evo5dave Why did they produce a prototype if they didn't have the money to put it into production?
@@joelpacheco7360 probably hoping for a bailout. History is full of car companies doing the same thing.