RE: Bristol Cars returns from the dead
Discussion
Sue_Donym said:
FFS, I wish people would stop trying to reanimate the corpse of companies that are dead, and usually for good reason.
If you want to make a new car, go for it. If it's genuinely good or you won't need to tack on an old badge to make people notice it.
You may wish to reconsider your participation on this forum.If you want to make a new car, go for it. If it's genuinely good or you won't need to tack on an old badge to make people notice it.
In the mid 80s I was trained, in Filton, by panel beaters (for want of a better phrase) who used to build Bristol bodies from pretty much one piece of sheet metal. They were absolute artists. I still view it as a privilege to have watched them work. I wonder if the UK still possesses such craftsmen.
Because of this I still stop and stare to this day if I see a Bristol.
I really hope this venture is a success.
Because of this I still stop and stare to this day if I see a Bristol.
I really hope this venture is a success.
Cornish Pete said:
In the mid 80s I was trained, in Filton, by panel beaters (for want of a better phrase) who used to build Bristol bodies from pretty much one piece of sheet metal. They were absolute artists. I still view it as a privilege to have watched them work. I wonder if the UK still possesses such craftsmen.
Because of this I still stop and stare to this day if I see a Bristol.
I really hope this venture is a success.
Fair to say their panel beaters went downhill since the mid 80's, and more recent models result in staring at the bodywork for entirely different reasons..,Because of this I still stop and stare to this day if I see a Bristol.
I really hope this venture is a success.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1206763#&...
Cornish Pete said:
In the mid 80s I was trained, in Filton, by panel beaters (for want of a better phrase) who used to build Bristol bodies from pretty much one piece of sheet metal. They were absolute artists. I still view it as a privilege to have watched them work. I wonder if the UK still possesses such craftsmen.
Because of this I still stop and stare to this day if I see a Bristol.
I really hope this venture is a success.
ThisBecause of this I still stop and stare to this day if I see a Bristol.
I really hope this venture is a success.
Idiosyncratic hand made things, not pretty, a bit brutish and I loved their philosophy of designing a car for comfort and practicality not looks or fashion.
Would love to own a Blenheim or an old 411 like the one linked in the classifieds (I draw the line at the awful looking 412)
Edited by Adam. on Sunday 9th May 11:27
Promsuit1 said:
who wants to buy an extremely expensive updated Bristol fighter.... not many... nobody knows what it is.. it’s an irrelevant car in a world of much nicer cars that can be bought for obviously a lot less.
most of the Bristol enthusiasts (including those that can afford it) will be dead soon surely
Nice comment...most of the Bristol enthusiasts (including those that can afford it) will be dead soon surely
Alternatively, in an increasingly uniform, banal, world, perhaps individualism could return,
SWoll said:
Equus said:
I actually quite liked the Fighter, but having seen one up close there was no denying that in terms of fit, finish, design and execution it was basically what you'd expect of an up-market kit car.
Asking £594K for one is a good joke, but I don't see many people astute enough to have become multi-milionaires falling for it.
Asking £594K for one is a good joke, but I don't see many people astute enough to have become multi-milionaires falling for it.
Davismatt said:
SWoll said:
Equus said:
I actually quite liked the Fighter, but having seen one up close there was no denying that in terms of fit, finish, design and execution it was basically what you'd expect of an up-market kit car.
Asking £594K for one is a good joke, but I don't see many people astute enough to have become multi-milionaires falling for it.
Asking £594K for one is a good joke, but I don't see many people astute enough to have become multi-milionaires falling for it.
I think that most people who criticise Bristols have either never actually owned one or even driven one. I owned a 1967 Bristol 410 V8 for a number of years and really liked it. It needed a fair amount of restoration work, but then again I did pick it up for £6,500. It was a joy to drive and to this day I regret selling it, but back then financial needs rather forced my hand. With what they go for these days (one reason why I kick myself very hard for selling it), I doubt I'll be able to afford another one in the near future.
Yes they are idiosyncratic. Yes the build quality of the later cars, such as the Blenheim, was evidently not what it used to be. Yes the styling of the 603 series onwards (the Blenheim is a derivative) is not, to my eyes, as attractive as the earlier V8s or the six cylinder cars.
When Bristol went into liquidation, all the spares were bought up by the Bristol Owners Club, so existing cars can be kept going. In any event, with the V8s power comes from a good old Chrysler lump coupled to the excellent Torqueflite transmission: spares for those are hardly ever going to be a problem.
So, I really hope that this latest attempt at resurrecting the company is successful.
Yes they are idiosyncratic. Yes the build quality of the later cars, such as the Blenheim, was evidently not what it used to be. Yes the styling of the 603 series onwards (the Blenheim is a derivative) is not, to my eyes, as attractive as the earlier V8s or the six cylinder cars.
When Bristol went into liquidation, all the spares were bought up by the Bristol Owners Club, so existing cars can be kept going. In any event, with the V8s power comes from a good old Chrysler lump coupled to the excellent Torqueflite transmission: spares for those are hardly ever going to be a problem.
So, I really hope that this latest attempt at resurrecting the company is successful.
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