Critics have said Bristol’s designers were looking at pictures with the Volvo P1800 before coming up with the final look of the Bullet; but we’ll never know, will we?

What we do know is that TheophilusChin “borrowed” the roof of the Mercedes-AMG GT to render a coupe version of the new Bristol.

The actual, any bodywork you like as long as it’s a roadster, Bullet with its retro design, modern interior and BMW-sourced V8 will make its preat the 2016 Salon Prive, which will kick off on September 1 and to find out whether it is worthy of being named a player in a segment that has it all.

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