BRISTOL 405 SALOON
4-door saloon.
Styling and front-end treatment as 404, but a much heavier car on a 114ins wheelbase. Overdrive, electrically-operated fuel reserve, radial-ply tyres and screenwash standard; will cruise at around 90mph. Drainage channel problems in the roof can provoke rot - alloy-panelled body has part-timber frame.
Technical Specifications
- Engine:
- 1971cc (S6 OHV)
- Configuration:
- Front engine, rear-wheel drive
- Production dates:
- 1954 to 1958
- Number produced:
- 265
