A friend of mine has a 401, it is only details like the tall, narrow tyres that give away its age aside from the patina of age on the original leather seats. Bristols are also engineered differently to other cars in many ways - on a trip he managed to lock his keys inside, and because the locks free-wheel when locked it would have been useless to call out the RACV. Luckily one window was open a hair's breadth, and they were able to pull it down a bit more so a fishing rod would fit through and press the interior release button on the other door!
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