Electric Bristol Buccaneer signals brand's revival

Bristol Cars has announced it will return to car-making in 2025 with an all-new pure-electric Bristol Buccaneer.

No details of the all-new Brit EV have been released, other than its launch date, but in the build-up to its return the 76-year-old brand has confirmed it will introduce 'remastered' versions of the Bristol Fighter, Speedster and 411 Series 8.

Among other changes, each car will be re-engineered with Chrysler's more modern 6.4-litre HEMI V8 that's combined with an advanced eight-speed transmission sourced from ZF.

Other changes are said to include overhauled suspension, electronics, updated interiors and mild exterior tweaks.

According to Bristol, the company will initially create just eight remastered cars priced from £495,000 ($A890,000) plus local taxes.

All will be produced at the car-maker's spiritual home in Filton, Bristol, in south-west England.

Bristol says the first remastered vehicles will be delivered from 2022.

The famous brand's revival follows a bleak period that saw the company go into liquidation last year.

Famous for its long-legged V8-powered grand tourers, Bristol Cars was original spun-off from the Bristol Aeroplane Company, with an aeronautical theme inspiring all its models.

The last Bristol to roll off the production line was back in 2004 when the final Fighter supercars were built.

Powered by an 8.0-litre V10 borrowed from the Dodge Viper, the Fighter remains a gloriously eccentric creation, combining oddball looks, gullwing doors, a leather-line cabin and a claimed 338km/h top speed.

Bristol's relaunch follows the reported acquisition of Bristol's intellectual property rights by British real estate entrepreneur Jason Wharton.

As part of the purchase, the original jigs and other key production components were secured.

Commenting on the brand's return, Wharton said it was his intention to "revive and reinvigorate this iconic marque, preserving its heritage, while fully remastering it for the 21st century".