Bristol's Viper-V10-powered gullwing supercar — built in tiny numbers before the marque's 2011 collapse.
Bristol's audacious late-era supercar, and by far its most extreme road car — a gullwing-doored coupé shaped by ex-Brabham aerodynamicist Max Boxstrom to a slippery 0.28 drag coefficient. Beneath the aluminium body sat an 8.0-litre Chrysler/Viper V10, fitted with Bristol's own camshafts and rated at around 525 hp, driving the rear wheels for genuine supercar pace.
Priced at £235,000 when new, the Fighter was built to order in tiny numbers — only about a dozen are thought to have been completed — before the marque's 2011 collapse ended production, making it one of the rarest and most idiosyncratic British supercars of its generation.
A genuinely rare, idiosyncratic British supercar with V10 muscle and gullwing theatre; scarcity and the marque's demise underpin desirability.
| Variant | Years | Production | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter | 2004–2011 | Around a dozen completed (roughly 12–13); Bristol never confirmed a total and estimates range from about 8 to 20 | 8.0-litre Chrysler/Viper V10, ~525 hp, with Bristol's own camshafts; gullwing doors; rear-wheel drive; £235,000 when new. |
Authenticate stamped chassis and engine numbers against factory or club records. For the Fighter specifically, authenticate chassis identity against Bristol records, confirm Viper V10 service history and specification (Bristol camshafts) and verify gullwing door operation and body condition.
Confirm body originality, panel identity and restoration standard against a Bristol specialist.
Confirm continuous service history and any rebuild history for the engine, transmission and driveline against a marque specialist.
Restoration standard, originality of body and driveline, and any documented ownership record are the main value drivers.
Regional ranges authored independently — each reflects its local market, not an FX conversion
Each region quoted in its local currency — independent market readings, not FX conversions
Barely a dozen were built and public sales are exceptional events; values are provenance-specific and the thin market makes each sale its own story.
Authored against aggregate public-market data and named price guides as set out in What to Pay; regional readings are independent, not FX conversions.
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No recent public auction results currently meet our verification standard. We publish sale figures only from verified examples, and will update this guide as qualifying results become available.
A genuinely rare, idiosyncratic British supercar with V10 muscle and gullwing theatre; scarcity and the marque's demise underpin desirability, though the thin market makes each sale its own event.
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