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Holy Smokes, Batman!

Journalist Jackie Jouret tracked down the car after noticing a discrepancy with the serial number of the other BMW 507 that was previously believed to have been owned by ‘The King’. She realised that chassis 70079, which was soon discovered to be nestled away in Jack Castor’s barn, was indeed the real Elvis 507.

Hyper GT

Five years ago, Bristol was rescued from the brink of death by the Siddiqi family, led by a self-made inventor-entrepreneur named Kamal. Already presiding over Frazer-Nash Research, his company bought the assets of Bristol with a vision of reviving the celebrated marque, while providing an outward-facing example of the former’s technological expertise. Interestingly, they only became aware of the depth of the historical link between the two brands after the purchase.