Great British Car Brands Will Live On
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While the administrators do their best for MG Rover, assurance is given to the many thousands of enthusiasts for British Cars around the world that the great brand names will live on, whatever happens.
Neil Morrick, Chairman of British Motor Heritage Limited, the independent producer of body shells and parts for classic British cars, says:
We were very saddened by the collapse of MG Rover into administration after such a valiant fight against the odds. However, we believe that the role of British Motor Heritage Limited in keeping British classics alive will now become even more vital, and its a commitment that we take very seriously. Not only do we plan to continue expanding our parts provision for the great Britishclassic cars, but we are also deeply involved in the licensing of vehicle, merchandise and publishing products associated with all the immortal British brands from Austin to Wolseley.
British Motor Heritage Limited was licensed, by MG Rover or BMW as appropriate, to use MG, Mini, Austin-Healey, Triumph, Rover, Austin, Morris, Riley, Standard, Wolseley, Special Tuning and BMC trademarks and logos. It provides an approval process for the use of such brand names and images, and also seeks to protect them from improper use. Notwithstanding recent events, these licensing agreements remain in place.
Through its control of substantial amounts of original production tooling and engineering archives, Heritage holds many of the Intellectual Property Rights associated with these brands.
For more information on British Motor Heritage, visit www.bmh-ltd.com
HERITAGE OPENS NEW DOORS
Classic car parts supplier, British Motor Heritage Limited, has recently taken over the production of doors for the original Mini. Until now, the Mini doors supplied by Heritage, either as individual components or fitted to complete Mini and Mini Clubman bodyshells, came from an outside manufacturer.
However, Heritage were delighted to have the recent opportunity to take over all of the relevant tooling, as managing director, David Bishop explains:
As a low volume specialist manufacturing company, we are always seeking ways of improving our response to demand. The acquisition of the Mini door production facilities means that we now produce all of the original Mini body-in-white components, giving us complete control over lead times, whether for new batches of doors or for complete bodyshells. It also gives us direct control over quality from start to finish. Now we really can say: If its Original Equipment original Mini, its Heritage!
Heritage, through its Approved Specialist Network, can now supply Mini doors to all specifications from MkI to MkIV. Later MkV doors continue to be distributed by Xpart.
For further information, see the Heritage website www.bmh-ltd.com
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“Vcheck”, matches registration number and VIN number of a vehicle by checking the DVLA information. It then checks that it’s not stolen or written off by accessing the data from Association of British Insurers (ABI) and official Police (PITO) vehicle data across the UK.
Last year 497,630 were written off (source Vcheck ABI Category 1-4 insurance write-offs) and over 350,000 were stolen (source Vcheck PITO). Figures show that every 20 minutes an unsuspecting car buyer drives off having bought a stolen vehicle.
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While the administrators do their best for MG Rover, assurance is given to the many thousands of enthusiasts for British Cars around the world that the great brand names will live on, whatever happens.Neil Morrick, Chairman of British Motor Heritage Limited, the independent producer of body shells and parts for classic British cars, says:
We were very saddened by the collapse of MG Rover into administration after such a valiant fight against the odds. However, we believe that the role of British Motor Heritage Limited in keeping British classics alive will now become even more vital, and its a commitment that we take very seriously. Not only do we plan to continue expanding our parts provision for the great Britishclassic cars, but we are also deeply involved in the licensing of vehicle, merchandise and publishing products associated with all the immortal British brands from Austin to Wolseley.
British Motor Heritage Limited was licensed, by MG Rover or BMW as appropriate, to use MG, Mini, Austin-Healey, Triumph, Rover, Austin, Morris, Riley, Standard, Wolseley, Special Tuning and BMC trademarks and logos. It provides an approval process for the use of such brand names and images, and also seeks to protect them from improper use. Notwithstanding recent events, these licensing agreements remain in place.
Through its control of substantial amounts of original production tooling and engineering archives, Heritage holds many of the Intellectual Property Rights associated with these brands.
For more information on British Motor Heritage, visit www.bmh-ltd.com
HERITAGE OPENS NEW DOORS
Classic car parts supplier, British Motor Heritage Limited, has recently taken over the production of doors for the original Mini. Until now, the Mini doors supplied by Heritage, either as individual components or fitted to complete Mini and Mini Clubman bodyshells, came from an outside manufacturer.
However, Heritage were delighted to have the recent opportunity to take over all of the relevant tooling, as managing director, David Bishop explains:
As a low volume specialist manufacturing company, we are always seeking ways of improving our response to demand. The acquisition of the Mini door production facilities means that we now produce all of the original Mini body-in-white components, giving us complete control over lead times, whether for new batches of doors or for complete bodyshells. It also gives us direct control over quality from start to finish. Now we really can say: If its Original Equipment original Mini, its Heritage!
Heritage, through its Approved Specialist Network, can now supply Mini doors to all specifications from MkI to MkIV. Later MkV doors continue to be distributed by Xpart.
For further information, see the Heritage website www.bmh-ltd.com
Vcheck” for buyers of used cars, vans and motorbikes.
“Vcheck”, matches registration number and VIN number of a vehicle by checking the DVLA information. It then checks that it’s not stolen or written off by accessing the data from Association of British Insurers (ABI) and official Police (PITO) vehicle data across the UK.
Last year 497,630 were written off (source Vcheck ABI Category 1-4 insurance write-offs) and over 350,000 were stolen (source Vcheck PITO). Figures show that every 20 minutes an unsuspecting car buyer drives off having bought a stolen vehicle.
Before you buy it, Vcheck it! Vcheck costs only £19.95!
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