- Bristol Cars, maker of elegant luxury cars favoured by celebrities including Sir Richard Branson, Bono, Liam Gallagher, Tina Turner and fashion designer Paul Smith, is being wound up owing millions.
- Four years ago at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Bristol Cars introduced a new model, the £250,000 Bullet, powered by a BMW V8.
- From its factory at Patchway near Filton in south Gloucestershire, Bristol built a series of large saloon cars powered by Chrysler V8 engines from the US.