BRISTOL · BRISTOL FIGHTER · Cars
Genuinely rare — only 9 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 79% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Disappearing at about 1 a year (7.9% of survivors). At that pace roughly 6 would remain in 5 years, and half the current fleet is gone by around ~2033.
The Bristol Fighter is a sports car produced by Bristol Cars in small numbers from 2004 until the company suspended manufacturing in 2011. It is generally classed as a supercar. The coupé body, which features gullwing doors, was designed by former Brabham Formula One engineer Max Boxstrom and gives the car a Cd of 0.28. The car uses a front-mounted 7,996 cc (487.9 cu in) V10 engine, based on the engine in the Dodge Viper and the Dodge Ram SRT-10 pick up (it was originally based on the Chrysler LA engine), but modified by Bristol to produce 525 bhp (391 kW; 532 PS) at 5,600 rpm and 525 lb⋅ft (712...
As of 2025 Q4, 9 BRISTOL FIGHTER were still registered in the UK — 2 licensed and on the road, plus 7 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The BRISTOL FIGHTER is genuinely rare, with only 9 left, making it rarer than 79% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of BRISTOL FIGHTER on UK roads rose by 1 (12.5%). At the current rate of decline, roughly 6 would remain in 5 years.
Most BRISTOL FIGHTER run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The BRISTOL FIGHTER peaked at 10 registered in 2021 Q2, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.