New Directions For Bristol Design

[Aeroman]

Originally Posted by Richard

Markus,

I agree. I would far rather own a(nother) Bristol than a Wiesmann. But maybe I am biased.
However I still think that for Gordon a comparison/benchmark with Wiesmann would be interesting in terms of design and manufacturing philosophy. Far better than comparing with some of the other well-known manufacturers of so-called supercars.

Regards
Richard

Surely the most suitable manufacturer for Gordon to look at would be Morgan. THe AeroMax was designed by Matt Humphries whilst he was still at University for Prince Eric Sturdza and made a limited production run of 100 cars. Matt is now the Chief Designer at the company and his latest iteration on the Aero theme is shown here: Aero SuperSports See more on the Jay Leno site: Morgan Aero SuperSports - Sports Cars - Jay Leno's Garage

The cars are still coachbuilt, though the aluminium panels on the SuperSport are all Superformed these days. Engines are BMW's 4.8L V8's and there are such modern touches, as airbags, ABS, EBD, etc.

I must agree to not being completely dispassionate in my enthusiasm as I own an AeroMax and currently, have an Aero SuperSport under build. I think that the addition of a modern Bristol will give me a pretty perfect stable of cars.

Brian