BOHT Archives

The Bristol Owners Heritage Trust collection of  paperwork, brochures, pamphlets and other ephemera is now available for all to view in person in the City of Bristol Archives, at B Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Rd, Bristol BS1 6XN free and under secure conditions. The searchroom is open on Tuesdays to Fridays, 9.30am – 4.30pm and the first two Saturdays…

Bristol Flyer, June/July 2021

This entry is a bit off-topic but we thought it may be of interest as it shows some photos of the early development of the BAC site in Filton. The “Bristol.Flyer” is a privately produced and published electronic journal which focuses on the history of the British & Colonial Aeroplane Company, the Bristol Aeroplane Company…

603 Buck en route from Brabazon hangar to display at new Science Museum at Wroughton

The Brabazon Hangar, at the edge of the Brabazon runway in Filton, was the biggest building in the world when it was built  - containing 1,000,000 m³. Each of its front doors is 100 yards long. We've been fortunate to store our 7(and a quarter!)  bucks in there since we bought them at the Windlesham…

“Goodbye Dolly!”

I’m pleased to say our 411 buck is now on display in the National Motor Museum at Gaydon for all to see. We have now found appropriate Museum homes for the 401, (Aerospace Bristol) 404/405, (Bristol industrial Museum) the 407(Atwell Wilson Motor Museum, and the 603 (at the new Science  Museum hangar in Wroughton.) The  410/411…

The Cosford Photo Shoot – Some Bristol Cars and a Bristol Aircraft

Most of us know something about the cars pictured in these photos but I thought it might be interesting to say something about the aircraft pictured here, the Bristol T188, as well as some other Bristol design projects. The pictures are not new but featured in an article in Octane in April 2012. However we…

“MUNICH MASTERPIECE”

We make no apologies for pointing you to another interesting article in June 2021 issue of The Automobile magazine. Delwyn Mallett relates the story behind the development of the BMW 328 including its remarkable engine which of course eventually went on the power the Bristol 2-litre cars. The author eventually fulfils his dream of getting…

This and That!

BOHT Trust Chairman's executive luxury transport in the foreground, brought in to drag stuff around, Bristol Freighter in background. (Land Rover 80” Series One, present owner over 50 years!) Work underway on first casting from Fighter mould! Note wheel being scaled down.

The Bristol Fighter wind tunnel model

During the long, inevitable death throes of the late lamented Bristol Cars Ltd, the Heritage Trust assembled a crack team, and bid for as many Bristol related artefacts as we could handle. When we turned up at the defunct Windlesham HQ to collect our treasures, the sad remains of sundry products and projects littered the…

Hard at Work in the Hangar

BOHT hard at work on conservation of our recently rescued Bristol bucks, at present stored in the gigantic Brabazon Hangar. New homes are being sought for all these, preferably where they can be displayed to the public and even used as working examples. With thanks to Sam Frost Photography for the excellent photos Bristol car…

Tony Crook talks about his life and times

Tony Crook on fine form describing his exploits from the 1950s to a well-oiled audience, as if through a fog of cigar smoke and burgundy fumes. The recording originated from an ERA Club Dinner at the Dormy House Hotel, Broadway on 20th November 2010. Source: Adam Ferrington We would like to apologise for the fact…