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When I owned my Jensen CV8 in the early 70's I remember seeing parked at work a Bristol probably a 407 or 408 since I know it had V8 power and the same Chrysler Torqueflight 3 speed auto as mine. I remember noticing the drive selection was not by column change as on mine but by push buttons on dash. Intrigued how that worked, solenoids maybe or just strong fingers

Some interesting news this morning:

Buckle up: the Bristol Fighter is back!

Oh look, it’s a new-old V10-engined Bristol Fighter!





Apparently they will be using 5 unused chassis. "Bristol will work with “a leading British manufacturing partner” to build the things, by hand, to their owner’s exacting specifications. As you’d expect of something low volume."

I can think of several partners who might be involved, but I recall Morgan had previous dealings with Bristol?

Yes Morgan took the remaining Beemer V8 stock off them when they liquidated and fitted them in the (so called) last Aero Plus 8 bespoke models.

Always good to see a Bristol back in production.

According to the literature linked to their showing at Salon Prive, there are three Fighters left to build.

That number seem to have varied over the years, as other people seem to have been involved, and I met with a chap a few years back who claimed to have bought the last of the continuation Fighters… so who knows!

I’ve seen the black car in the metal, alongside the burgundy one, and whilst the finish is fine, it still looks ungainly to my eyes.

I've followed Bristol Cars a bit and from the outside it is not easy to see where it is heading as Paul King (who owns Bristol Cars Group Ltd) is launching these Bristol Fighters, but Jason Wharton who claims to own the Bristol Cars brand trademark (and owns Bristol Aerospace Car Division) is also talking about launching a new range of Bristol cars.

Therefore it seems like there is potential for two different manufacturers to both try and sell "Bristol Cars"

That does sound a trifle confusing and a law suit away from no production at all and that would be a great shame.

The male ego as fragile as oregami and pointless.....

I enjoy meeting up with a fellow villager who owns a rumbling twin headlight black one.

Yep - I suspect the only winners will be the lawyers

I do remember an article many many moons ago about 8(?) Aero chassis being held in Bristols London factory being sold off when the liquidators got rid of the stunning building on the A4. I thought Morgan had bought them back and they became the final Aero GT run?

There was one gent running around for a while trying to wedge a V10 into an Aero chassis but that went quiet. I think he posted on here about it for a while and I remember seeing it listed on eBay, but then broken up for spares?

Then again I have a terrible memory on a good day.

The buy backs, iirc, ended up in the Aero GT, as you mentioned.

And, again, iirc, Yuri was trying to drop a V10 into the Aero, and for those on the site long enough will recall his (often amusing) vodka (I believe) fuelled posts. He also leaves the legacy of teaching us a Russian curse word, which still, to this day, lives on in an automated 'auto word replacement' element of the forum software.

They should launch a “Bristol Bucks Fizz” edition

Overview The legal rights to the name Bucks Fizz belong to Heidi Manton, the wife of original member Bobby G (Robert Gubby), who legally owns the trademark.The DisputeThe Conflict: In 2009, original members Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan, and Jay Aston started touring as "The Original Bucks Fizz".The Trademark: Bobby G's wife, Heidi Manton, had legally registered the "Bucks Fizz" trademark in the UK years prior.The Ruling: In 2011, the UK Intellectual Property Office ruled against the trio, deciding they could not register "The Original Bucks Fizz" trademark and stopping them from using the band's name.The OutcomeBobby G continues to perform live with his own line-up under the name Bucks Fizz.Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan, and Jay Aston (later joined by Shelley Preston) rebranded themselves as The Fizz to continue releasing new music and touring.