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will again be represented at the NEC in 2024, and volunteers will most certainly be required to help resource the stand over the three days. Please send a mail to events@bristoloda.org.if you can help.
Join us on stand 2-170 at the UK’s premier classic motor event, the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham from Friday 8 – Sunday 10 November. Book advance tickets at www.necclassicmotorshow.com quoting our club code CCCNOV609 to save £4 off single-day adult tickets or £2 off family, child or multi-day tickets. Book by 17 October and you’ll help us earn additional benefits!
Caffeine & Machine is an eatery just south of Stratford which is described as the Ace Cafe of the Midlands. It has a great reputation as a place to go with your car. Whilst the venue is immensely popular, and getting in at the weekend requires a pre-booked ticket, these Tuesday gatherings will not require advance reservations. Arrangements are informal, with vehicles normally arriving in the early afternoon so that owners can meet up for lunch.
It will be helpful if those planning to attend can let Mike Hallissey know in advance.
Caffeine & Machine is an eatery just south of Stratford which is described as the Ace Cafe of the Midlands. It has a great reputation as a place to go with your car. Whilst the venue is immensely popular, and getting in at the weekend requires a pre-booked ticket, these Tuesday gatherings will not require advance reservations. Arrangements are informal, with vehicles normally arriving in the early afternoon so that owners can meet up for lunch.
It will be helpful if those planning to attend can let Mike Hallissey know in advance.
Caffeine & Machine is an eatery just south of Stratford which is described as the Ace Cafe of the Midlands. It has a great reputation as a place to go with your car. Whilst the venue is immensely popular, and getting in at the weekend requires a pre-booked ticket, these Tuesday gatherings will not require advance reservations. Arrangements are informal, with vehicles normally arriving in the early afternoon so that owners can meet up for lunch.
It will be helpful if those planning to attend can let Mike Hallissey know in advance.
2024 sees the third running of this event. It is organised by the Aintree Circuit Club. Southport, alongside Brighton, Bexhill and Blackpool is one of Britain’s original Motor Sports venues. The Aintree Circuit Club is working to commemorate that and of course continue to make history.
For 2023 the organisers kindly arranged a closed class for Bristol and Bristol engined cars. That attracted five entries and we were able to make the inaugural award of the Anthony Crook Memorial Trophy to the fastest car in our class. The trophy went to Ben Maeers driving Peter Mann’s Frazer Nash Le-Mans Replica RPJ1. Appropriately this is the car in which Tony Crook enjoyed his greatest motor racing triumph at Monaco in 1952. For those who know their Bristol history, Southport is where, in 1926, Crook became addicted to motor racing. You could speculate that without Southport the future of Bristol Cars (and cars) would have looked very different after 1960.
If you are interested in attending and participating in some or all of the weekend, please could you let me know as soon as possible.
Rushden ‘Classics in the Park’ was the first event BODA arranged following lock down in those dark days of 2020. This was a great success and we have repeated it over the last few years. The event is run by the local Rotary Club and when we have been before a great selection of cars were to be seen. There are plenty of other attractions and food stalls to keep body and soul together. This year it is being held on Sunday 4th August. You can access details for booking the event can be found here and there are still tickets available.
I look forward to seeing those who can make it and hopefully get to see some great cars. These have in past ranged from pre-war classics to cars of a more modern vintage. If you are able to make it, please drop me an email so I can make arrangements for a suitable area with the organisers.
A member in Germany has compiled a list of equivalent parts for his 411S5 and other V8 cars. He has kindly allowed us to put it on the website.
| Bristol V8 Interchange Parts list | 5/27/2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model used | Used on | Description | Used on | Supplier A | Part no. A | Supplier B | Part no. B | Notes |
| 411/S5 | Body | Fastener for front grille | Range Rover Classic | Britpart | RTC3746 | |||
| 411/S5 | Brakes | Handbrake pads | Bentley, Mulsanne, Eight, etc 84-98 | TRW | GDB563 | |||
| 411/S5 | Brakes | Brake pads front | Jaguar E-Type V12 | TRW | GDB531 | |||
| 411/S5 | Controls | accelerator link rod bellows | Hella | 9GD 735 641-101 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Door | Door trim panels clip | Volkswagen | 893867290 | ebay | |||
| 411/S5 | Door | Door trim panels grommet | Fiat | 1903238 | ebay | |||
| 411/S5 | Door | Door lock block (rubber) | Jaguar XJ6 S2+3 | SNG Barratt | BD39809 | |||
| 411/S5 | Door | Door striker clip (Clip for BD39809) | Jaguar XJ6 S2+3 | SNG Barratt | BD39810 | |||
| 411/S5 | Door | Door striker cover rh | Jaguar XJ6 S2+3 | BCC3754 | Chrome, original is Zink plated | |||
| 411/S5 | Door | Door striker cover lh | Jaguar XJ6 S2+3 | BCC3755 | Chrome, original is Zink plated | |||
| 411/S5 | Door | Clip door linkage | Jaguar XJ6 S2+3 / Range Rover Classic | BD44650 | BFP1265L | |||
| 411/S5 | Door | Door handle Gasket -big | Jaguar XJ6 S2+3 | Moss Motors | BD31997 | ebay | ||
| 411/S5 | Door | Door handle Gasket -small | Jaguar XJ6 S2+3 | Moss Motors | BD31998 | ebay | ||
| 411/S5 | Door | Door handle rh | Jaguar XJ6 S1 | ebay | BD40708 | Wilmot Breeden | 1242330 | Will need small modification on mechanism |
| 411/S5 | Door | Door handle lh | Jaguar XJ6 S1 | ebay | BD40709 | Wilmot Breeden | Will need small modification on mechanism | |
| 411/S5 | Door | Rubber seal on rear of door opening | 18mm Neoprene Sponge piping | ebay | ||||
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Indicator side repeater | Jaguar XJ/XJS, Mini | Lucas | L734 | Holden.co.uk | L734/56859 | |
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Voltage regulator | Standard Motor Products | VR125T | ||||
| 408-411 | Electrics | Reverse lamp | Jaguar E-type S1 | Lucas | L595 | Holden.co.uk | L595/52549 | |
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Column stalk | Mini, Sprite, MG Midged | Lucas | 119SA | |||
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Courtesy light Switch | MG B | Lucas | BHA4593 | Brown & Gammons | ||
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Indicator tell tale lamps | Lucas | WL3 | Holden.co.uk | 38018 | ||
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Cooling fan motors | VW Golf, Audi, Seat | Volkswagen | 191959455AA | |||
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Numberplate lamp | Lucas | L550E | ||||
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Windscreeen washer bottle | Land Rover Series | Trico | ||||
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Starter inhibitor relay | Standard Motor Products | SR102 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Window lift limiter switch | Handbrake Switch for Jaguar,Lotus | Lucas | 31893 | Holden.co.uk | 31893 | |
| 411/S5 | Electrics | Starter motor | starter with reversed connections | Powermaster | 9533 | Summit Racing | PWM-9533 | Powermaster XS Torque Starters 9533 |
| 411/S5 | Engine | Front engine mount | Mopar Cars 1966-74 B/C/E-Body | Anchor Industries | ANI-2250 | Borg Warner | 312,250 | |
| 411/S5 | Exhaust | Exhaust mounting rubber | Jaguar E-Type S1-S2, XK140-150 | SNG Barratt | C8397 | |||
| 411/S5 | Petrol | Petrol float unit | www.smiths-instruments.co.uk | FT 5301/17 | to be verified | |||
| 411/S5 | Petrol | Petrol float gasket | Ahead4Healeys | FL4170 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Petrol | Petrol float, Copper washer | Ahead4Healeys | FL4160 | 6 pcs needed | |||
| 411/S5 | Petrol | Petrol float, screw | Ahead4Healeys | FL4150 | 6 pcs needed | |||
| 408-411 | Petrol | Reserve Valve | Lucas | 78037b | www.fourashesgarage.co.uk | |||
| 411/S5 | Heater | Smiths heater control valve | Austin-Healey 3000 | Ahead4Healeys | CH4280 | |||
| 411/S5 | Heater | Smiths heater control valve o-ring | Austin-Healey 3000 | Ahead4Healeys | CH4290 | |||
| 411/S5 | Heater | Heater Motor Resistor | Jaguar E 61-74, Mk1, Mk2, 340 | SNG Barratt | C17428 | |||
| 411/S5 | Ignition | Wiring Harness for Mopar Ignition Box | Jegs | 555-40801 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Ignition | Ignition Control box | Jegs | 555-40805 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Ignition | Distributor, electronic as original | Firecore | FC-1001 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Ignition | Ignition coil, with external resistor | Standard Motor Products | UC12 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Ignition | Ballast Resistors | Standard Motor Products | RU12 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Interior | Inner Door handle | MG B 4 Syncro models | Rimmer Bros | CZK3792 | |||
| 411/S5 | Interior | Inner Door handle surround | MG B 4 Syncro models | Rimmer Bros | CZA2259 | |||
| 411/S5 | Interior | Door rod connector | MG B 4 Syncro models | Rimmer Bros | 37H3539 | |||
| 411/S5 | Rear axle | rear wheel bearings | Timken | 4T-2788/2735X | NTN | |||
| 411/S5 | Steering | Track rod ends, Track rods | Amsteer Sales Ltd. Tamworth | |||||
| 411/S5 | Steering | Power steering pump | Cardone | 96-6184 | www.summitracing.com | Remanufactured Federal steering pump | ||
| 411/S5 | Suspension, front | Anti Roll bar drop link | Jensen CV8 Mk1/2/3 | Martin Robey | CT708 | |||
| 411/S5 | Suspension, front | Shock absorbers front | Spax | G712 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Suspension, front | Upper Bump stop | Jaguar XJS | SNG Barratt | C29979 | Holes have to be re-tapped 5/16 | ||
| 411/S5 | Suspension, front | Upper Ball Joint | Jaguar XJ | SNG Barratt | CAC9938X | |||
| 411/S5 | Suspension, front | Front Springs | Any spring manufacturer | Steel 51CrV4/SAE6150 | d=16mm, De=128mm, L0= 385mm, nt=10 | |||
| 411/S5 | Suspension, rear | Shock absorbers rear | Spax | G713 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Suspension, rear | Torque arm rubber gaiter | Austin-Healey 3000 | Ahead4Healeys | SG4840 | |||
| 411/S5 | Suspension, rear | Torque arm rubber gaiter retaining clip | Austin-Healey 3000 | Ahead4Healeys | SG4850 | |||
| 411/S5 | Suspension, rear | Self levelling cylinder rubber gaiter | Spidan | 25984 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Transmission | Rear gear box mounting | Mopar Cars | Anchor Industries | ANI-2525 | Energy Suspension | ENS-5.1101G | |
| 411/S5 | Transmission | Reverse light switch/Starting Inhibitor | Mopar Cars 1968-90 A/B/C/E-Body | Standard Motor Products | NS11 | |||
| 411/S5 | Transmission | Reverse light switch/Starting Inhibitor connector | Mopar Cars 1968-90 A/B/C/E-Body | Standard Motor Products | HP4755 | |||
| 411/S5 | Transmission | Auto Floorshift 727 lower shift rod | Dodge 1966-1970, Plymouth B-Body | www.classicindustries.com | MP71015 | |||
| 411/S5 | Transmission | Gearshift control bracket | Dodge 1966-1970, Plymouth B-Body | www.classicindustries.com | MD2540 | |||
| 411/S5 | Transmission | Kickdown lever | Dodge 1966-1970, Plymouth B-Body | www.classicindustries.com | HWC9370 | |||
| 411/S5 | Transmission | Gearshift control lever | Dodge 1966-1970, Plymouth B-Body | www.classicindustries.com | ML18359 | |||
| 411/S5 | Transmission | Shift linkage rod | Dodge 1966-1970, Plymouth B-Body | www.classicindustries.com | MP71015 | |||
| 411/S5 | Wheels | Hub cap badges for Avon Safety wheel | Ian Warrener | iwarrener@btinternet.com | ||||
| 411/S5 | Wiper | Stainless steel Wiper Blades | Tex | B05012 | ||||
| 411/S5 | Wiper | Wiper wheel box chrome outer bezel+ gasket | SVC | LU72879BEZ | www.s-v-c.co.uk | |||
| 411/S5 | Wiper | Wiper wheel box nut - 6-sided | SVC | 6SN | www.s-v-c.co.uk | |||
| 411/S5 | Wiper | Washer Jet | Lucas | WSB131 | www.s-v-c.co.uk | Uses only one nozzle, the second nozzle is closed by a brass grub screw |
A very enjoyable and instructive day was had by all participants. If you were not able to be there, you can see videos of the talks on the YouTube BOHT Channel. The order of the day is given below
Richard Sanderson
The ASOC have indicated that they would love BODA members to join their National Day, which in 2024 will also be attended by the Daimler & Lanchester OC and the Alvis OC. The ASOC are intending to have a few light-hearted driving tests (nothing against the clock) to add some interest. For those of a “Concours” mindset, there will be a class for other classic cars and judging will take place in the morning. An application form is available here. Will those planning to join this event please also let us know via an email to events@bristoloda.org