Bristol en orden cronológico

The chassis code of a Bristol VR is very logical, and reveals a lot of information regarding the vehicle. The format is VRw/xxx/yyy, where w is the engine orientation (T or L: transverse or longitudinal, respectively. The prototype chassis carried an X here, i.e. VRX), xxx reflects the chassis details, and yyy the engine, e.g. VRT/SL3/6LXB is a short, low, Series 3 with a transverse Gardner 6LXB engine.

The chassis types are as follows:

LH - Long/High; Series 1 (note: VRLs were only of the form VRL/LH)

LH2 - Long/High; Series 2

LL - Long/Low; Series 1; built primarily for Scottish Omnibuses

LL2 - Long/Low; Series 2; built primarily for Reading Transport

LL3 - Long/Low; Series 3

SL1 - Short/Low; Series 1

SL2 - Short/Low; Series 2

SL3 - Short/Low; Series 3