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Line 294: </gallery> == British ~~Grand~~grand ~~Tourers~~tourers ~~1946–63~~1946–1963 == While Italy was the home of the ''~~Gran~~gran ~~Turismo~~turismo'', of all the other European nations that took the concept up, it was Britain that was most enthusiastic.<ref name=":29" /> === 1946 Healey Elliot === Line 301: === 1947 Bristol 400–406 === Immediately following the Second World War, H. J. Aldington,<ref>{{cite news\|url= http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1976/33/obituary-hjaldington \|title=Obituary- H.J Aldington \|date=May 1976 \|work=Motor Sport Magazine \|access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> pre-war [[Frazer Nash]] manufacturer and BMW importer, sought out BMW's badly bombed Munich factory and there discovered the special-bodied open BMW 328, duly returning with it to Britain with a view to building Fraser Nash-BMWs with the aid of key former-BMW personnel. The [[Bristol Aeroplane Company]], looking to enter the car sector, acquired a majority shareholding. There were government concerns about using German engineers, and in the end, only [[Fritz Fiedler]] was involved as consultant to [[Bristol Cars\|Bristol's]]'s own engineers. By the time the new car debuted at the 1947 [[Geneva Motor Show]], it was known simply as the [[Bristol 400]].<ref name=":29" /> The Bristol 400 was essentially a hand-built, to aircraft industry standards, [[BMW 327]] two-door coupe, mounted on a [[BMW 326]] chassis, powered by the legendary 2-liter [[BMW 328]] engine. It was fast, 90 mph, but expensive. The 1948 [[Bristol 401\|401]] featured an improved aerodynamic body in the lightweight [[Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera\|Touring Superleggera]] fashion; and the 1953 [[Bristol 403\|403]] boasted improved suspension, brakes, and gearbox, while power was boosted from 85 to 100 bhp. The 1954 short-chassis [[Bristol 404 and 405\|404]] had a completely new body, and top speed was up to 110 mph. The 1958 [[Bristol 406\|406]] was the last of the BMW-powered versions and was produced until 1961, after which they were superseded by a range of [[Bristol 407\|automatic transmission equipped and Chrysler V8 powered Bristols]], with the engines rebuilt by Bristol engineers and fitted with high-lift camshafts and mechanical lifters.<ref name=":29" />

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