Report: Bristol Cars slides into administration
Recently I found a brilliant post posted earlier today, by admin, and entitled Report: Bristol Cars slides into administration that I would urge everyone to read. Here’s some extracts in the hope of piquing your interest!
According to the BBC, Tom MacLennan and Trevor Binyon of RSM Tenon have been named joint administrators of the storied English marque, which has been peddling its cars through a single showroom in London since 1946. The company, famed for its Blenheim and Fighter sports cars, switched from building planes to cars after World War II and gained notoreity as a low-volume builder of bespoke rides for the British upper crust.The new company administration is reportedly shopping the brand to investors and are confident the brand can be saved, thanks in part to its prestige and history as a uniquely English product. Despite the company’s current woes and resulting layoffs, sales and service will continue so customers aren’t hung out to dry. Thanks for the tip, Philip! [Source: BBC] Report: Bristol Cars slides into administration originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments This entry was posted in Automobile.
Now, reading this post started me off thinking so I did a quick search for more posts on the subject and discovered some more interestingarticles! e.g. Top 10 luxury cars – Cars Sports Cars | Super Cars | Fast Cars … posted earlier today, by unknown, on a blog called Car Reviews, Pictures and specifications:
3 seconds, and when vehicle speed reaches 322km / h in just 27 seconds.5. SSC Ultimate Aero: $ 620,000 Is the fastest car in the world, SSC Ultimate Aero attention than this list. The same is produced in America by Shelby supercar firm (SSC) as the S7 Twin Turbo, but the Ultimate Aero holds the record for reaching a top speed of 422km / h with motor 6.35L turbocharged V8 creates double the capacity of 1183 horsepower.4. Enzo Ferrari: $ 640,000 The list vehicles that can not miss the leading Ferrari. Enzo is named after the founder of the Ferrari 12-cylinder monster using F1 technology, has ultra-fast transfer time, almost instantaneous.
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Aston Martin One 77: $ 1,500,000 The new king ascended the world’s most expensive car the Aston Martin logo. Vehicles with a price of £ 1.5 million equivalent. Aston V12 is a true supercar, can accelerate from 0-100 km / h in 3.55 seconds and speeds over 320km / h.
Another fantastic article came from unknown on Luxury, Tech and Most Expensive posted back in February, entitled Saving Saab: Spyker To Sell Luxury Sports Car Biz To Save Swedish … which is also definitely worth a read!
Quirky Mantis will Light Up Your Keyboard and More The New Yorker Art Deco Keyboard Spyker, maker of hand-built exotic cars, is selling that business to a Russian billionaire, while it concentrates on reviving Swedish premium carmaker Saab. Spyker, which bought Saab from General Motors in 2010, has signed a memo of understanding to sell the Spyker business and brand to Russian financier Vladimir Antonov, who owns CPP Global Holdings in the U.K. The sale of Spyker is expected to raise $44 million, substantially reducing the company’s debt, and [Source] www.luxist.