My daily grind up the M4 was enlivened by following a rare Bristol Fighter home tonight. Despite living within a short walk of the (rather derelict looking) Bristol Service centre this is only the second time I have ever seen one.
Bristol cars are something of an enigma, and I must confess to knowing very little about the Fighter, other than it has a tweaked Dodge Viper V10 engine and Gullwing doors, and if I remember correctly some requirement to be able to ford a certain depth of water.
I did manage to grab a couple of pictures with my camera phone (sorry for the poor quality), but the one thing that really struck me about this one was that it seemed a little lopsided, The bodywork on the right hand side of the car looked a little higher than on the left, I kept looking at it to see if the was just odd suspension settings, but no it was clearly the bodywork itself. Also note that the central bars on the tail lights don't line up.
I would hope that this is because of the handbuilt construction of the car rather than any potential twist put on the chassis by what is a rather torquey engine? I think for me a Morgan Aeromax would be a much better choice for those wanting a slightly eccentric British Sports car.
A short surf of You Tube turned up this video of a Fighter test drive
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