Famous for refusing to provide test cars to journalists or for releasing production figures, Bristol's most recent model is the Dodge Viper-powered Fighter T. It uses a 1,025hp V10 engine and is claimed to have a top speed of more than 320km/h.
However, too few customers have been willing to pay for a Fighter. As a result, 22 members of Bristol's 27-strong workforce have been made redundant at its factory in Bristol; though the firm's only showroom on London's Kensington High Street remains open.
Bristol has been making cars since 1946 and the company's current chairman, Toby Silverton, said: "It's not been possible to continue trading with the present structure. This decision has been taken regretfully, but I am confident that a future business will be found."
Administrators from RSM Tenon have been appointed and they have urged any potential buyers of Bristol to get in touch "as quickly as possible."
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