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Old Mar 23, 2020, 3:27 pm
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WHBM
 
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Originally Posted by jrl767
Bristol Cars were a division on Bristol aircraft, so the same name understandable -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Cars; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Aeroplane_Company
Had been a long time ago, but split off. The Bristol company also had a major bus manufacturing plant, also long broken away, which carried on until the 1970s when it was absorbed by Leyland. Right up to college years I travelled in Bristol buses every day. There was also a bus operating company which had the monopoly on all the local buses for a large radius around its home city. All these were quite independent organisations but all kept the original logo, the company name written in a certain scroll style.

Herald -- The Herald car is best not talked about. Not a high point of British car manufacturing/belligerent unions -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Herald; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Dart_Herald
It was actually one of the higher regarded ones, particularly popular with better-off women drivers. I got 90mph out of one no trouble (a basic Herald 13/60 for those in the know). There was also a sports version with a 6-cyl 2 litre, the Vitesse, which our school headmaster had and kept for years. A sports saloon well ahead of its time. Was it even sold in the US.
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