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Author: Richard S
Bristol – as it was 70 years ago!
This is an old film from about 1951 (only 5 years since the end of WWII) which shows Bristol as it was back then. It was a different world! "How a thousand years of history have helped the West Country capital to emerge from the blitz as a modern city of art and industry. Explore… Continue reading Bristol – as it was 70 years ago!
Article by Gary Axon about Bristol cars in the Hagerty newsletter
There is a very good article by Gary Axon in the Hagerty newsletter entitled "Exclusive, Expensive, Eccentric and Expired – A Potted History of Bristol Cars"Click on the link to read it. https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/exclusive-expensive-eccentric-and-expired-a-potted-history-of-bristol-cars/
CANCELLED: Brooklands Museum: Classic Talk: Design and the Bristol Car
Design and the Bristol Car is the story of the evolution of draughting techniques from the shipbuilding days, through aviation design and car design into the CAD era, interspersed with the life story of Dudley Hobbs, Chief Designer at Bristol Cars from 1946 to 1976. John Hobbs will be our speaker tonight. Doors 6pm for… Continue reading CANCELLED: Brooklands Museum: Classic Talk: Design and the Bristol Car
AFN Ltd and the Aldingtons
Part 1: 1930 to 1939 To understand how the Bristol Aeroplane Company introduced a new range of sporting saloon cars in late 1946 one needs to know the history of AFN Ltd from the mid-1930s to the late-1950s, and its senior management, HJ, DA & WH Aldington. This firm became an integral part of discussions,… Continue reading AFN Ltd and the Aldingtons
CANCELLED: Next BOHT Lecture Day, 4 April 2020
SAVE THIS DATE! On Saturday 4th April 2020 the Bristol Owners Heritage Trust (BOHT) Annual Lecture Day will be at the Yeovilton Aero Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester BA22 8HT ( Sat Nav Ref: BA22 8HW ) Tickets £15 on the door. The provisional programme includes: 1. Ian Nuthall speaking on ‘ Racing with Bristol engines ' 2. An historic slide presentation ' Working at Bristol's ' prepared… Continue reading CANCELLED: Next BOHT Lecture Day, 4 April 2020
A Christmas Message 2019 from our Chairman
May we wish you a very happy Christmas, and our best wishes for a prosperous New Year? A number of our supporters have very kindly given us significant sums of money and I thought it was high time I wrote to say how we have used this as seed money to develop our potential. With… Continue reading A Christmas Message 2019 from our Chairman
Baffled by your V8? Troubled by your Torqueflite? Mystified by that misfire? – The Chrysler Master Technician Conference
As a hardcore 2 Litre owner I must confess whenever I open the bonnet of a V8 my heart sinks. Just slightly. No polished aluminium components or gleaming rocker boxes greet one's eye. A mass of random pipeage, and a monstrous bucket sized carburettor replace the 2 Litre’s finely sculpted, Filton/Bavarian designed row of tuneable triple Solex or SUs.… Continue reading Baffled by your V8? Troubled by your Torqueflite? Mystified by that misfire? – The Chrysler Master Technician Conference
Some photos from a photo-shoot on the Filton runway
The Heritage Trust never rests….!
A Barn find Bristol … The Heritage Trust never rests. Our constant crusade of digging out old stuff has been going from strength to strength lately with splendid donations from the estates of Syd Lovesy, Dudley Hobbs, and Dennis Sevier. An intriguing phone call reached us by a roundabout route, via the Bristol Cars showroom. “We… Continue reading The Heritage Trust never rests….!
