Not April Fools’: Frazer-Nash buys Bristol

The Frazer Nash and Bristol display, Geneva Salon 1948, via BOC Heritage Trust. We mentioned China Car Times‘ April Fools’ about Bristol being purchased by Xinjiang No 1 Tractor Company in our coverage of the Shelby American joke, but the truth turns out to be far stranger: Frazer-Nash has bought the assets of the insolvent, […]

Bristol Cars goes on the block

From England comes the unhappy news that Bristol Cars, a maker of handbuilt, high-performance cars for discriminating (and wealthy) buyers for more than 60 years, has gone into bankruptcy. Up for grabs are all of Bristol’s assets, including its sole showroom in High Street Kensington, West London; its factory and restoration shop at Filton, just […]

Six Degrees of Automotive Separation – Arnolt-Bristol

I hope you’re all well rested after our little break last week from the Hemmings Six Degrees of Automotive Separation Challenge. This week we’re going to jump right back in it with Arnolt-Bristol, a selection inspired by the excellent example above that won its class at the New England Concours d’Elegance two weekends ago.
The format […]