Cars, Events, People

Bristol Owners Club Annual Concours 2024

The usual suspects gathered on the first Sunday of September in a quiet backfield of the enormous, neo-brutalist Celtic Manor hotel, overlooking the verdant, golfer-riddled  Welsh countryside. Ignoring deceptive signs to the Concourse, I steered instead for the Concours and parked my 400 in the back row, as the judges were not yet ready for my… Continue reading Bristol Owners Club Annual Concours 2024

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BOHT Lecture Day at the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum. 19 April 2024

A very enjoyable and instructive day was had by all participants. We also planned to provide a live YouTube transmission for those not able to attend. Unfortunately this was not entirely successful and we lost the connection for part of the day. However we had a belt and braces solution available and also made videos… Continue reading BOHT Lecture Day at the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum. 19 April 2024

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Concorde – First To Last – The Complete Film History

Concorde – First To Last tells the complete history of the supersonic airliner as the UK prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the last flight on November 26. The 2.5 hour film, containing rare archive footage, has been sponsored by ten members of the Bristol Aero Collection Trust, the charity behind the Aerospace Bristol… Continue reading Concorde – First To Last – The Complete Film History

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Castle Combe Autumn Classsic Race Meeting – Sat 2nd Oct 2021

This popular annual classic race meeting will take place at Castle Combe racing circuit again this year.  In addition to a stunning selection of vintage and classic racing grids including a Frazer Nash-only race, a significant number of car clubs will attend.  The Bristol Owners’ Heritage Trust (BOHT) have space at the meeting for any… Continue reading Castle Combe Autumn Classsic Race Meeting – Sat 2nd Oct 2021

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Bristol Owners Heritage Trust lecture day at the Create Centre and City of Bristol Archives on April 6 2019

Survivors of the day’s HMRC tax year deadline were able to attend our annual-ish lecture day on 6 April 2019. The day started with stylish riverside parking of nearly a dozen Bristols by kind courtesy of Bristol City Council, who graciously assented not to tow us away. Guest of honour was a BMW 326 parked,… Continue reading Bristol Owners Heritage Trust lecture day at the Create Centre and City of Bristol Archives on April 6 2019

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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