Image Credit: Bristol CarsWell, it looks like an iconic British manufacturer is making its return. Bristol Cars has announced that it is coming back with the Fighter Supercar, the car tied to the last production era of the company. Five new Fighters will open the next phase of the company's history.The company is actually celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2026, and some of its classic designs are now worth an incredible amount of money. The Fighter was the last car built by the company before manufacturing stopped in 2011.With a monster V10 under the hood and a two-seat layout, it was in every sense a great British supercar. But with the announcement now out of the way, many are wondering why Bristol has turned to a car that it's already built to kickstart its new era. Why not go and design a new car?AdvertisementAdvertisementThere are practical reasons behind this. Money and investment are two of them, as is the time it takes to design a car. But when revealing the car at Salon Privé at Blenheim, the British company had an even better reason for choosing the Fighter to kickstart its new era.Completing the Bristol Fighters That Were Never FinishedImage Credit: Bristol CarsThe main reason for Bristol choosing the fighter is that they had, quite literally, unfinished business. The British manufacturer confirmed that five unused original chassis still existed, along with a lot of major components and drawings. So picking up where they had left off seemed the right thing to do.The car shown at Salon Privé at Blenheim was one of those five, having recently been completed. The remaining four cars are to be completed over the next few months. Each of the cars is to be hand-built around an original chassis, with each also able to be configured by its future owner. Bristol is offering the cars in right-hand drive and left-hand drive, while pricing for each one will only be disclosed upon request.Production is to take place in the UK, so these will be genuine British-built supercars. Under the hood, the Fighter will have a massive naturally aspirated 8.0-liter V10 engine making 525hp in standard form, while an upgrade to 600hp is also available. The top speed of the revived Fighter will be 210mph. Bristol says the cars are perfect for long-distance driving, and they say they combine the best of the supercar world with the best of the grand-touring segment.A Brief Overview of Bristol CarsImage Credit: Bristol CarsBristol Cars was founded in 1945, and it was an offshoot of the aircraft company that built the likes of the Bristol Blenheim. The company produced its first car in 1946, the 400, with other cars such as the Bristol 401, Speedster, Bullet, and Blenheim following. The company went into administration in March 2011, while construction of the original Fighter supercars was underway. In 2015, there were attempts to revive the company, producing a new car under the name Project Pinnacle.AdvertisementAdvertisementThat never materialized, and the company disappeared once again. It was only in 2024 that plans were revealed to potentially bring the iconic manufacturer back to the forefront. In September 2026, we got the news of the revived Fighter supercars and, of course, the return of Bristol Cars. Hopefully, this will be a successful revival and last a lot longer than the one proposed in 2015.If you want more stories like this, follow Guessing Headlights on Yahoo so you don't miss what's coming next.