BRISTOL BLENHEIM CAR MASCOT

ehehe, the spinning props are a nice touch, imagine them spinning while driving, that’s too cool 🙂

Alex

Hi James –

thanks very much for the info – jolly useful – I havent got Graham Warners book but i hear its excellent – the model is i think pretty accurate not to Wrens level of caricature but could well be ‘enhanced’ as you say- it does have the remnants of RAF roundals on the wings and fuselage but they are very faded – could have been added afterwards of course – impossible to tell, but they are certainly of some age and have virtually etched themselves into the metal….the photos dont really do it justice…also all the control surfaces are engraved together with some rib detail on the rudders elevators and ailerons…there is evidence of some black paint in the engine recesses too….

It does have metal spinning props – though one is missing, will replace it though at some stage…

Thanks again for your kind help and research….if only it could talk….!

All the best

TT

P.S.
Phil you are forgiven – cheeky sod! 🙂

Very interesting!

It’s clearly meant to be the precursor to the Blenheim. It’s what might be called ‘semi-scale’ as it’s a bit ‘cartoony’ rather than being a strict scale replica. I wonder if the variation is looks, like Chris Wren’s ‘Wrenderings’ was to enhance the identification of it?

Bristol 142 ‘Britain First’ – Looks most like this, except for the enging naicelles not being continuous with the engine cowlings.

Bristol 143 Similar to the 142 but with smaller diamater Aquila engines – could be meant to be this rather than the 142, which would make it VERY rare.

Bristol 142M – became the Blenheim, and this isn’t it because of the low mounted wing, passenger windows and nose shape which on the model is sort of between the 142 and Blenheim designs.

My notes are from the Graham Warner book ‘The Bristol Blenheim a Complete History’ Crecy. Your library should have a copy.

Oh, on pp.142, there’s a photo captioned: Lord Rothermere holding the minature Bristol aircraft made for his car by Spinks of London.” Nah, just kidding. 😀

Either way, it’s a very interesting mascot. Well worth 60 smackers I’d think, and probably unique and made for someone important in Bristol’s or lord Rothermere…

yes, you are right mate, i am really sorry, i am dimmer than a tock H lamp, my memory is pooh, i is a burke and a twit….sorry, soz, apo logies,

that a nuf ??

You fell in love with it but who took loads of cash out of his pocket??????

i am now waiting for the tirade of Expletives…………

Er…me?

I thought £60 was pretty fair actually!

TT

I’d agree it’s a model of Britain First…
Lovely thing that.

You fell in love with it but who took loads of cash out of his pocket??????

i am now waiting for the tirade of Expletives…………

Thanks for your input chaps!

I can only speculate as to why it was made – an advertising gimmick or Lord Rothermeres personal mascot!?

All the best

TT

[QUOTE=Mark12]Perhaps a more appropriate base – The Bristol Blenheim.

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But Texan Tomcat is right in his thought of it being a model of the Bristol 142/143 – note the low mounted wing. I’m sure Blenheim experts will confirm.

Still a beautiful object.

Roger Smith.

Perhaps a more appropriate base – The Bristol Blenheim.

Mark

Very nice indeed.

I’ve got the ideal period base for it – promise it won’t tip over!

the mascot or the car?!!!

aaaaah, remember the good ol’ times when hand cranking was used only to turn engines on 😀

Alex

whens it coming to Sywell then?! 🙂 Lovely nick – but you have far too many cars and aircraft :D- all you need is a Twin and T-6 then!?!?!? 😀

Very nice indeed.

I’ve got the ideal period base for it – promise it won’t tip over!