Bristol Cars has announced it will return to car-making in 2025 with an all-new pure-electric Bristol Buccaneer.
No details of the all-new Brit EV have been released, other than its launch date, but in the build-up to its return the 76-year-old brand has confirmed it will introduce ‘remastered’ versions of the Bristol Fighter, Speedster and 411 Series 8.
Among other changes, each car will be re-engineered with Chrysler’s more modern 6.4-litre HEMI V8 that’s combined with an advanced eight-speed transmission sourced from ZF.
Other changes are said to include overhauled suspension, electronics, updated interiors and mild exterior tweaks.
According to Bristol, the company will initially create just eight remastered cars priced from £495,000 ($A890,000) plus local taxes.
Electric Bristol Buccaneer to kickstart firm’s revival 07/05/2021, 4:46 pm
The badge on the rear of a Bristol Bullet in central London, as Bristol Cars unveils its first new model since 2004.
Bristol Cars is set for a revival with a new electric sports car spearheading the British firm’s rebirth.
Following its liquidation last year, Bristol Cars has since been acquired by Essex-based investor and property developer Jason Wharton who has plans to transform the company into a ‘leading British electric vehicle company’ by 2026, coinciding with the brand’s 80th anniversary.
Wharton initially plans to re-engineer classic versions of Bristol’s famous vehicles on a ‘build-to-order’ basis, with reborn versions of the firm’s 411 Series 8 and Fighter set to be the ‘final internal combustion engine Bristol Cars’. These vehicles will benefit from a subtle exterior facelift but utilise a 6.4-litre naturally-aspirated V8 engine linked to an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox. The suspension, electrical systems and interior will also be overhauled to ensure they meet modern-day standards, too. Initially, three limited-edition series of eight ‘remastered’ cars will be produced.
New Bristol Buccaneer electric car to mark famous brand’s comeback
Production of the Bristol Buccaneer is set to begin in 2025. Previous Bristol models will be re-engineered with 6.4-litre Hemi V8, and delivered in 2022 and 2023
7 May 2021
Bristol Cars, which entered liquidation in 2020, is to make a comeback after the firm announced a new pure-electric model, dubbed the Buccaneer, is scheduled for production in 2025.
Ahead of that, the company will produce remastered versions of the Bristol Fighter, Speedster and 411 Series 8, fitting each with a modern 6.4-litre Chrysler Hemi V8 and eight--speed ZF automatic gearbox.
Eight remastered cars, priced at £495,000 plus VAT will be built, with work beginning this year at the firm’s traditional home in Filton, Bristol.
Renowned Bristol classic car brand to return to the city
By Ellie Pipe, Friday May 7, 2021
A renowned car brand once made in Filton is set to be revived and remastered in a move expected to boost the city’s manufacturing sector.
After buying the intellectual property rights to Bristol Cars, entrepreneur Jason Wharton has revealed ambitious plans to attract further investment to revive the marque into a leading electric vehicle (EV) company by the time it marks its 80th anniversary in 2026.
The London-based property developer and chartered surveyor aims to re-engineer the distinctive vehicles on a build-to-order basis through his company Bristol Manufacturing Limited. The cars will go on the market for around £495,000, plus VAT.
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Dominick McClung, 18, along with his attorney Matthew DeVore, were in Wood County Circuit Court Thursday where McClung was sentenced to life in prison for the September 2019 murder of Karen Yeager. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)
PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the September 2019 murder of Karen Yeager.
Dominick McClung, 18, was sentenced before Wood County Circuit Judge Jason Wharton in Wood County Circuit Court for the first-degree murder of Yeager, 68, whose body was found under the Fifth Street Bridge a day after being reported missing.
He was also sentenced to one to five years for the concealment of a deceased human body. Both sentences are to run consecutively.
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PARKERSBURG — A man charged for helping to get rid of evidence in the murder of a Parkersburg woman in the Fall of 2019 has entered into a plea agreement.
Eric Dillon, 30, in custody at the Huttonsville Correctional Center, recently pleaded guilty before Wood County Circuit Judge Jason Wharton to a charge of being an accessory after the fact in the case of the murder of Karen Yeager. He was charged with helping to hide or dispose of evidence in Yeager’s murder.
Under the agreement, he will serve one year on state prison with 302 days credited for time served. According to the West Virginia Division of Corrections website, Dillon is already serving one to 15 years for charges of burglary by breaking and entering as well as grand larceny.
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Dominick McClung, 18,, is led from a courtroom after pleading guilty to murder. He was sentenced Thursday to life with mercy and 1-5 years for concealing a corpse.
PARKERSBURG – A Parkersburg man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the September 2019 murder of Karen Yeager.
Dominick McClung, 18, was sentenced by Wood County Circuit Judge Jason Wharton for the first-degree murder of Yeager, whose body was found under the Fifth Street Bridge a day after being reported missing.
He also was sentenced to 1-5 years for the concealment of a deceased human body. Both sentences are to run consecutively.
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In this Nov. 5, 2019, photo, Billy Ray Johnson Jr. is escorted out of Wood County Magistrate Court by Wood County Sheriff’s Department Detective C.P. Nichols following his arraignment before magistrate Jody Purkey. (File Photo)
PARKERSBURG — A number of murder trials are pending in Wood County Circuit Court as the COVID-19 pandemic and other concerns continue to impact scheduling.
Wood County Prosecutor Pat Lefebure recently told the Wood County Commission that all three circuit judges had murder trials set in the coming months.
Officials said the courts were going to need larger venues to accommodate a lot of people while maintaining social distancing guidelines and other health concerns during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bristol, is on the verge of revival, according to reports out of the UK. The niche brand was placed into liquidation in 2020, 75 years after its founding in Bristol, UK.
The maker of low-volume grand tourers has enjoyed a chequered history, going through several changes of ownership and being placed into administration more than once.
Now, British businessman Jason Wharton aims to resume production alongside a new company restoring, selling and maintaining old
Wharton has already indicated the reborn company will resurrect the Bristol Fighter, a two-seater sports car in production from 2004-2011.
Additionally, a resurrected Bristol 411 was also in the pipeline, with both cars slated to be hand-built in batches of eight. Production is expected to start in 2022.