Last British car maker goes under.

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Samray · #1 Post by **Samray** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:07 pm

Bristol Cars, the British motoring institution, goes into administration

Willopotomas · #2 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:41 pm

Saw that the other day. A very niche market indeed.. Tis a shame, but with a customer base so small and plenty of other cars on the market with better refinement for less, it was always going to end this way.

D-Rider · #3 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:24 pm

Sad ..... though I hadn't realised they were still going.

.... and on the subject of automotive closures, another of Coventry's vehicle manufacturers went into administration this week ...........
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/c ... -28281829/

Though things are looking better for Spyker - already built in Coventry and negotiations ongoing to take over the company.
http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/story ... 35739.html

Willopotomas · #4 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:28 pm

We do various bits of work for the Spyker.

BikerGran · #5 Post by **BikerGran** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:54 pm

The last? I understand Morgan are still going?

kneescratch · #6 Post by **kneescratch** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:03 pm

BikerGran wrote:The last? I understand Morgan are still going?

Noble and TVR spring to mind too..........

Gary

Samray · #7 Post by **Samray** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:13 pm

Be fair, it was the Telegraph after all

What they actually said, correctly or not, was "the last wholly-owned British-owned car maker".
Nope, I don't know what they are saying either.

Aladinsaneuk · #8 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:19 pm

think tvr have been gone for a while.....

Nooj · #9 Post by **Nooj** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:39 am

Last I heard TVR were owned by a Russian, that was a few years ago mind. I thought Bristol went under decades ago!