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5 paź 2023 · Bristol engines normally had three single throat downdraft Solex carburetors with siamese intake ports. The 12-port head was made for a trio of special dual-throat down-draft Solexes, with a runner for each port.
All Arnolt-Bristols were originally sold with the Bristol engine; S.H. Arnolt did not fit any other engines. In later years, thanks to the spacious engine compartment, a variety of larger engines such as American V8s have been fitted to individual cars.
The Arnolt Arnolt-Bristol's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 132 bhp (134 PS/98 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 174 N·m (128 lb·ft/17.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
Virtually all Arnolt Bristols had by a 2-liter Bristol sports-racing inline six-cylinder engine with three carburetors. The Bristol engine—originally developed by BMW--produced 130 horsepower. It gave the car strong acceleration because the Arnolt-Bristol only weighed about 2,100 pounds.
However, the Arnolt-Bristol packed more power than the 404, carrying a tuned version of Bristol’s Type BS1 sports-racing engine, a six-cylinder unit that harked back to the prewar BMW 328. Output was 130 horsepower (Bristol touring-car engines were usually rated at 105 bhp in this period).
1956 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide. Created in 1954, the Arnolt-Bristol was Stanley Harold ‘Wacky’ Arnolt’s ideal sports racer. It used British engine and chassis with a unique Italian body by Bertone. The design was successful enough to take a class victory at the 1955 Sebring 12 Hours.
16 lut 2018 · Stanley H. “Wacky” Arnolt and the origins of the Arnolt-Bristol. Stanley H. “Wacky” Arnolt was an American industrialist who had earned his unusual nickname after arriving in Chicago in a 13 foot rowboat fitted with a Sea-Mite marine engine.
