{"id":79796,"date":"2021-09-14T13:03:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T13:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=79796"},"modified":"2021-09-23T06:43:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T06:43:02","slug":"bristol-406-zagato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/bristol-406-zagato\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol 406 Zagato"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After World War 2, Bristol in Great Britain produced vehicles with the basic technical features of the BMW 326, 327 and 328. The manufacturer retained the inline six-cylinder engine in particular until 1961. The basic design details of the box-frame chassis could also be traced back to the pre-war BMW models. Thus, the rigid rear axle with torsion bar suspension was retained. In 1956, work began on the 406, which was to replace the two-door 404 and the sedan 405 at the same time. To offer customers more power, the engineers increased the engine’s displacement from two to 2.2 liters. By early 1958, this engine version was ready for production, but it no longer found its way into the 405. Instead, it debuted in the 406, but was subsequently retrofitted in some 405s by the factory at the special request of customers. The data sheets stated 78 kW\/106 hp and 175 Nm. For the first time, Bristol used Dunlop disc brakes all around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design by Beutler didn’t please Bristol<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The previous Bristol models from the 400 to the 405 had body shapes with a strong reference to the pre-war period. At the front, the fenders protruded significantly. Overall, the manufacturer from Gloucestershire merely rounded off the shapes more and more. With the 406, the company wanted to take a clear step in the direction of modernity. Two design teams worked independently on proposals for this. The Swiss Bristol importer Hubert Pattey had commissioned a new coup\u00e9 body from the coachbuilder Beutler, which made its debut at the 1957 Paris Motor Show and was subsequently also shown at the Earls Court Motor Show in London. However, this design didn’t appeal to Bristol’s management. It opted for a design by in-house employees Dennis Sevier and Dudley Hobbs. After a first prototype had run in road tests from 1958, minor modifications such as a reduction in the size of the tail fins took place for the start of series production.<\/p>\n\n\n

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