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Bengt Axel · Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 267 Location: Cheshire

It was with a sad sense of inevitability that I read this article yesterday;

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/bristol-cars-officially-goes-into-liquidation/41973

Kamkorp's fanciful plans were nver going to happen, they lacked any sense of realism in my view.
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6312 Location: Derby

Such a waste. This is what happens when the wrong people are put in charge.

Same with Norton.

alanb · Joined: 10 Sep 2012 Posts: 516 Location: Berkshire.

So sad to see another great company fail. The niche market where Bristol was so successful has mainly disappeared, in its heyday it fitted neatly between Bentley and Aston Martin, being a car of luxury as well as performance with superbly well balanced handling and costing somewhere between the two.
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Bengt Axel · Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 267 Location: Cheshire

All is not quite lost if you want a new Bristol Fighter (and who wouldn't?):

https://www.sljhackett.co.uk/bristol-fighters.htm

If you have the ask the price, then you can't afford it I guess!
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Bengt Axel · Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 267 Location: Cheshire

It seems that Hacketts are not the only source of 'new' Fighters (albeit with 6.2l V8s) if this is to be given any credence;

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1290604

A search on Companies House suggests that the chap behind it is a Jason Wharton. Anyone heard of him?
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6312 Location: Derby

I personally would prefer a real classic Bristol, I am particularly fond of the early 401 If I hadn't got bogged down with a rebuild I would probably be winging it over to Nottingham to see this one...
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1055771

The early models had (in my opinion) a quite exceptional dashboard. Too much for some I expect...

mikeC · Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:57 pm Post subject:

...and then carry on to Chesterfield to look at this one Laughing

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1199928
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6312 Location: Derby