Let's be honest, the car is ugly, the Viper makes use of that engine a lot better

@@ctr289 beauty is subjective, viper is ace, I like this too

@@ctr289 theres a good talk by Toby Silverton on YT explaining the very good reasons this car is a better use of said engine.. the viper is cool, but this car is very underrated.

Holy crap. They fell for it...

I was going to comment that the stalks looked like they'd been sourced from BMW and I am glad I read your comment before I did.

He thought early Bristols were among the best, not the Fighter

if by greatest you mean worst then i have to agree

Thanks . They are all so ugly . Designed by my 8 year old . @@MrSimon1909

The story goes that Tony Crook Bristol’s owner at the time closed the Kensington showroom when he saw James May lurking around outside 😀

I'm a big fan of the 3 blokes and however crude Clarkson is the manufacturers take his criticism constructively!

@@glennoropeza3545 Apparently Tony Crook took great offence to Clarkson’s remarks about Bristol on TG he refused there after to provide any cars for them to review and banned them from the showroom

@@arrangrant6037 That's what Clarkson and May said at least.

Well said, Billy. Totally agree. This is really unique and quality content.

I feel honoured to have had the opportunity!

I seem to remember a fighter-review from Carfection, a few years back. You might want to have a look.

It is 5cm narrower than a Dacia Sandero!

@@Mgoblagulkablong Great news! 🤪

Shame the Holiday Tourist bus makers don't feel the same way.

@@Mgoblagulkablong Tell James May he will love that !

That car is a mess , wrong front end , looks like a bloody Celica ? Awful design with silly doors and ugly body , wheels look like a Fiesta ? Not surprised Bristol closed again ffs ....Another fail .....

My sister currently has two little ones so I know how helpful that can be? Glad to be of service :)

I need to go see

I have emailed them before and I want to but they don't!

@@JayEmmOnCars keep at it! It’ll be worth it!

That's the plan! Thanks for watching

Thanks Graeme - it was a pleasure!

Are you kidding?! 😬 This was bumbling, indulgent rubbish. It's little better than old ones I saw coupla years ago.

i mean alot of companies go under especially if you are picky about the people who buy your cars. or you simply dont produce enough cars for a specific market. Cant have any market share if you litterally dont exist in most peoples minds.

Wasn't the Bullet a project by someone else who bought the remains of Bristol after their demise?

Definitely looking forward to seeing Jay review some of the older models.

@@notroll1279 Yes it was. I believe the owners found or inherited with the sale, a one off prototype called the Blenheim Speedster, then commissioned someone with Zagato connections to design a new car with similar looks. A number of Morgan chassis were purchased to built it on, but none (I'm sure) were ever sold.

@@huyra8019 they had 77 years which is 6 years more than Saab , so it Doesn't matter even if you aren't picky , you can still go under like Saab or china buys you like MG, Volvo, Lotus , LDV, London taxies .

Thankyou, I get very lucky

I believe that Bristol blew its chances by not utilizing the Viper engine, or at least its truck V10 engine, in its Blenheim lineup. They were using crate 360 cu. in. engines from the performance parts division of Chrysler (I believe it was called 'Direct Connection' until recently when they renamed it 'Mopar') and if I recall, those were USED engines albeit factory rebuilt. Hardly 'exotic' by any means as far as competing with more exotic luxury competitors. Chrysler had a full-size pickup with the 6-speed manual transmission and Viper engine sold as a performance truck, but then came out with a 4-door pickup with the Viper engine and automatic transmission. Those were not to be confused with the lower performance V10 option already available in pickups (work pickups), but a bonified full-size 4x4 pickup with four doors AND 525 hp Viper engine with auto transmission. Heck, the 90s and early 2000s Blenheims could/should have already been using the lower powered V10 truck engines instead of the 360 engine, which would have given it some sort of image boost to justify its 6-figure price tag. The Viper's V10 would have made it that much more interesting, followed with this Fighter engine with the higher horsepower V10 available later on.

Tony Crook was a legend, if he did not like you, he would not let you buy a car. Story is that Michael Winner was approaching the showroom door, Tony ran over and locked it, shook his head at Winner and mouthed NO. I met him a couple of times amazing character.

@@robinoconnor1203 Heard that "he has to approve first" story before, but the fact he did that to a complete tosser like Michael Winner is a serious bonus!

Absolutely no chance of that, not only because Tony wouldn't let the press review them, but he also wouldn't sell one to James while he was working on the show

Part of the appeal of Bristol I think was that no one really knew what they were, as James said, the ones prior to this looked like a weird Capri, you had to know, a bit like a nice watch - its showing off, but not that you have money, but taste. In contrast you drive a Lamborghhini to tell everyone you have loads of cash, and they make their own judgement on taste.

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it

Thanks Julian

Naturally

Now that would be a coup

You do know that it came from a Viper, right? that's a Yankee car company. Used to be Dodge/Chrysler.

@@TexasRiverRat31254 Yup! I know that. 😊 An American company it may be, but when I said motor I meant car, not the engine actually. There’s a lot more to the car than just that awesome engine though as I found out from watching the video.

You can currently buy a more or less brand new Fighter by getting left-over chassis finished by SLJ Hackett.

That's where the Fighters were built, at Patchway, in a unit on an industrial estate within spitting distance of Cribbs.