Bristol Cars has announced that it is planning a comeback with a new range of models, coinciding with the marques 80th anniversary in 2026.
Bristol Cars CEO, Jason Wharton, announced on LinkedIn that the company plans to release a limited-edition new Bristol Fighter for 2025, and a limited-edition Bristol Speedster for 2026, and then new production cars, the Bristol Buccaneer & Bristol Pullman, from 2027 onwards.
Having ceased manufacturing in 2020, Bristol Cars joined the long list of iconic British car marques that are no longer with us. With Bristol cars represented at Festival of the Dead – The Car Show, it is exciting to hear that this marque known for its luxury coach built vehicles is to make a comeback.
Once famous for squeezing a V10 engine into its Gullwing GT Fighter Coupe, Bristol Cars is prized for its stylish designs and top quality craftsmanship. Car production initially began under the Bristol Aeroplane Company name in 1946 with the development of the Bristol 400, rivalling the likes of Jaguar’s XK120. The early 400 series Bristol-engined saloons and drop head coupes featured the characteristic luxury and aerodynamic coachwork that the marque would become known for. By 1960, Bristol Cars became independent from the aviation division, and the first model of the new generation rolled off the production line in 1961, now Chrysler V8 powered.
But by 2011, Bristol Cars had become unviable, and the company eventually went into liquidation in 2020, going the way of many other British luxury classic car marques…
For now, this is all the firm has given away about their Vision 8.0. We look forward to more good things from this connoisseur of luxury grand touring over the coming years. Watch this space!
