I am a fully paid up member of the BOC and yet I have not been able to access the members area of the website for around three weeks now give or take a few days as I have not been well and out of comm

I read with some interest a few days ago the communication sent out on behalf of the committee of the BOC, 'Bristol Cars Spare Parts-an update 17th August 2022', for much of it it was a case of more o

"The Club shall be directed and its business transacted by the committee." that's what our club rules say and I am sure most of us are happy with that, now have a look at the link. https://www.morton-

Can anyone suggest a source of a fitted seat cover for the rear seat of my 411? I want to protect the leather from a wet dog. Thanks for any suggestions, James

Hi does any member know where I can buy electronic ignition to replace my points / condenser system. Tried 3 UK main suppliers who are out of stock with a tba forecast. Negative earth and quoted K36 r

There is a very good article on the 450 recreation in the latest October edition of Classic and Sports Car. Geoff.

We all tend sometimes to dwell on the past with rose tinted spectacles and think things were better then than they are now but this afternoon I sat down with a pile of BOC newsletters from about 1993

Must look after the R Type more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlXI9zHJrPo

I recently bought a 1956 405 4 door which has been miserly used over the past 2 years and only on local trips. The overdrive does not work and checked up to the solenoid working the control arm with i

Kevin, If you don not manage to fix your overdrive, the descendants of the original company (Leycocks) still provide an excellent service repairing overdrives. Last year I had a friction band come off

As I am the only original member of the club going back to 1964 left, I have seen all sorts of changes both restrictions placed by the government and social changes. First we are a small club, compare

For a lot of reasons I have decided to call time on my older cars and projects so I am offering a first chance opportunity on most cars and other items to club members until the end of September this

This morning the postman delivered another new book produced and edited by Richard Calver. It is an edited reproduction of the original factory service bulletins mainly for the home market and non USA

A cavalcade of Bristol cars and vintage Bristol Buses will travel from the Aerospace Bristol museum to Cotswold Airport at Kemble, Gloucestershire, on the morning of Tuesday, August 16, to celebrate t

Hi all, After blowing the head gasket on my 400, I have had the head skimmed and it's now back where it rightly deserves to be. But the question I have is what is the technique for getting the 3 head

I'm in the process getting a FIVA pass. Is the engine number placed on the block or is it only placed on valve cover and on the cylinder head? Are these questions answered correctly?

With all of you inspecting numbers LOL I was wondering about the rear axle plug. Think about it on and off for years whenever I need to top up. The mystery is the filler plug does not line up particul

If I can summon up the enthusiasm one of the jobs on the to do list is to fit a Davies Craig electric water pump to one of the 401's, I have an early water pump where I could see the take off for the

I have had my 405 engine running after many years off the road. I set the valve clearances to 0.012 inch as stated in the manual and it ran well but with lots of smoke. I have stripped the engine agai