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VotW – Constructing a Car Engine (1930-1939)

August 20, 2021 Bob Seidler Comments Off on VotW – Constructing a Car Engine (1930-1939)
In this archive demo video from Morris Motors and presented here by the fine folks of British Pathé, we see the process of constructing an engine for a car in the 1930s and the different forms of power that allow it to happen. Much different than the micrometer robotic technology used today. By the way, if you have never toured an automotive manufacturing plant, you really should. It is amazing. It is extremely cool to see how engines were built in a completely analog manner and about five decades before computers were a normal thing. It is also interesting to hear terms explained such as forging, casting, broaching, lapping, hogging… many of which are becoming lost arts.
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BMH Reproduces 2 More Parts for MG & Triumph

August 2, 2021 Staff Comments Off on BMH Reproduces 2 More Parts for MG & Triumph
As part of its increasing range of replacement parts for Austin, Austin Healey, MG, Morris, and Triumph vehicles of the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, BMH has now added an MG Midget grille badge plinth and a Triumph gear lever knob that’s applicable to a number of Triumph models from the Herald to the TR6.

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Rolls-Royce Black Badge Landspeed Collection at Goodwood - ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS CELEBRATES BESPOKE AT THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
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Rolls-Royce Black Badge Landspeed Collection at Goodwood

July 7, 2021 Staff Comments Off on Rolls-Royce Black Badge Landspeed Collection at Goodwood
Visitors attending the Goodwood Festival of Speed will experience the global public debut of the Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge Landspeed Collection. Recently announced, the Landspeed Collection celebrates achievement, innovation and courage, commemorating the tremendous records set by British engineer, Captain George Eyston, in Thunderbolt, which was powered by two Rolls-Royce R V12 aero engines.

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Unleashed Brand from E-Type UK

July 1, 2021 Staff Comments Off on Unleashed Brand from E-Type UK
E-Type UK, renowned restorer of the definitive classic sports car – has introduced an all-new brand dedicated to reimagining the E-type. The ‘Unleashed’ brand’s first creation is an E-type Series 3, refined and upgraded in every way to create the ultimate incarnation of Jaguar’s V12-powered icon.

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Fantastic! Natasha Lomas at 13 Youngest Ever Navigator Finishes HERO-ERA Rally

June 24, 2021 Staff Comments Off on Fantastic! Natasha Lomas at 13 Youngest Ever Navigator Finishes HERO-ERA Rally
Thirteen-year-old Natasha Lomas has become the youngest ever navigator to finish an official HERO-ERA regularity rally. Navigating her father, John, in a 1936 Riley Sprite – the oldest car on the event – Natasha’s record-setting achievement also marked her endurance rallying debut.

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My parents had one of those! – The British Motor Show adds a celebration of automotive ordinariness to its amazing host of content
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British Motor Show Mum and Dad’s Cars Display for 2021

June 18, 2021 Staff Comments Off on British Motor Show Mum and Dad’s Cars Display for 2021
As families plan their Father’s Day celebrations, what better way for the UK’s The British Motor Show to mark the occasion than by announcing a special ‘Mum and Dad’s Cars’ display among its vast array of classic and modern iron.

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The highly skilled bonnet team at BMH with a completed example – L to R Tom Sandalls, Thomas Corfield, Dave Jeffs and Alan Stacey
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BMH Helping Jaguar E-Type Reach 60th Birthday

June 16, 2021 Staff Comments Off on BMH Helping Jaguar E-Type Reach 60th Birthday
Jaguar enthusiasts will be well aware that the incomparable E-Type is 60 years old this year, a fact being joyfully celebrated the world over. Though BMH is globally renowned for the replacement panels it manufactures for the classic Mini and MGB etc, it is less well-known as the producer of bonnets for Series 1, 2, and 3 E-Types.

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