Bristol · 1963–1966
Bristol 408
The Bristol 408 is a British luxury car made by Bristol Cars between 1963 and 1966. Unusually for Bristol, a slightly revised version was launched during the middle of the model's production run in 1965 and known as the 408 Mark II. Mechanically the Bristol 408 was identical to is predecessor the 407, which had been a major departure for Bristol with its use of a Chrysler V8 engine and automatic transmission. However, outwardly there were some major changes. The frontal styling of the 407 – which had been a carry-over from the six-cylinder 406 – was discarded and in its place was a rectangular grille with pronounced horizontal bars. Another major change were the turn indicator lamps, which on the 408 were wide and rectangular in contrast to the 407's round lamps.
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Generations & variants
UK vehicles on the road
2 licensed and 3 SORN (5 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q917840CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.