Tråd: Bristol Biler er gået Konkurs

Bristol Biler, der er bedst kendt for sin skæve udvalg af Chrysler drevet hånd-udformet biler er blevet sat i konkurs.

Grundlagt i 1945 Hvornår Bristol flyvemaskine selskabet allieret sig med AFN, hvilket gjorde Frazer Nash biler, blev dens tidlige modeller drevet af sin egen motorer og biler som 400 featured slanke aerodynamiske karosseriarbejde; motorerne var så vellykket, at den to-liters version i 1950 ' erne drevet formel to Coopers.

Fra 1960, Bristol blev ledet af ex-racer Tony Skurk, der tog en noget excentrisk udsigt til at drive forretning aldrig så omfattende test og næppe at anerkende, at medierne som helhed. Det årlige salg, der var så små, at ingen officielle tal, der nogensinde er registreret.

Selv om fabrikken var i Bristol, at der var et enkelt værelse i West Kensington (London) ikke langt fra Olympia exhibition center, med servicering, der gennemføres i Chiswick i nærheden.

Crook solgt til Toby Silverton i 2000, men et årti senere den barske virkelighed for at holde en skræddersyet bil business oven vande slog hjem og 22 i Bristols 27 medarbejdere er blevet afskediget. Recovery specialister, RSM Tenon er håb om at finde en køber.

Bristol Cars, best known for its quirky range of Chrysler powered hand-crafted cars has been put into bankruptcy.

Founded in 1945 when the Bristol Aeroplane Company teamed up with AFN, which made Frazer Nash cars, its early models were powered by its own engines and cars like the 400 featured sleek aerodynamic coachwork; the engines were so successful that in the 1950s the two-liter version powered Formula Two Coopers.

From 1960, Bristol was run by ex-racer Tony Crook who took a somewhat eccentric view to running the business never allowing substantial road tests and barely recognizing the media as a whole. Annual sales were so small that no official figures were ever registered.

Although the factory was in Bristol there was a single show room in West Kensington (London) not far from the Olympia exhibition center, with servicing undertaken in nearby Chiswick.

Crook sold out to Toby Silverton in 2000, but a decade later the harsh reality of keeping a bespoke car business afloat struck home and 22 of Bristols 27 employees have been made redundant. Recovery specialists, RSM Tenon are hopeful of finding a buyer.