Fighter T

[Ronald G. Stephenson]

Yes, I think they are an adventure on wheels. My friend had a 250 California convertible (redundant), and I had the pleasure of adjusting the valves. His parents bought it for him, and he drove it every day. Now, that was a lovely car. My dream car in that decade was the 250Gt Berlinetta short wheelbase, and at a paltry $14,000, it may as well have been a million dollars. Years later, I settled for an E-Type that I could afford. Then on to Aston-Martins, a true disaster. So it goes.........

[Markus Berzborn]

Well, the 250 SWB IS in fact a million dollars nowadays. Or even more.

Regards,
Markus

[Ronald G. Stephenson]

Yes, and that proves that there are more people out there with more money than brains. At 14K, that was a reach, even back then......I watched these cars being raced, and bashed about. Ah, those were the days!

[Kevin H]

The Fighter did one thing for Bristol, it took brand awareness to people who didn't even know Bristol existed, courtesy of magazine articles and numerous petrolhead internet forums. Unfortunately probably 99.9% of those new Bristol followers couldn't afford to buy one.

Nevertheless the Fighter delivered marketing value when no one was really interested in the latest incarnation of the Blenheim. It proved Bristol was still alive.

What Bristol also needed, IMHO, was another new car that was more affordable, that would appeal to a wider audience than the Fighter.

As for marketing the Fighter, they should have let Top Gear test a Fighter T. Almost every other supercar I can think of was on the show, which is watched by tens of millions of people around the world. That's hard to beat for exposure.