I've visited the Geneva Motor Show last Tuesday and was amazed by the number of supercar manufacturers that brought their new jewels there: probably there has never been a place for the Fighter in this context, against so many very serious world-class players.
The future of Bristol CL looks bleak to me, because I don't think that Germans would be interested in such a peculiar Marque, and Japanese have a lot of trouble nowadays. On the other hand, if Germans or Japanese buy it, this would mean good news for the staff and bad for the Marque, as it would quickly become another German Marque with a 'foreign' name. Ask Lamborghini for details.
I'm afraid that this means that some Far East (read: Chinese) manufacturer will acknowledge the opportunity of buying a real piece of British automotive history for what would be just pennies (pennies for these guys I mean). The best idea would be that mr Crook buys it all back, but I'm afraid that this would be only a dream. Let's hope for the best,
Stefano
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