Bristol Owners' Club - Oxford Branch

After our very successful LPG evening in March 2008 - see our note on fuel systems - we had another March technology evening with a number of amazing specialist suppliers visiting us on the same evening!. We heard brief presentations about all sorts of woodwork (but in particular about wooden frames for coachbuilt cars) and then information about creating new metal components for pre-war cars.

The range of activities covered by local suppliers is extraordinary.

Besides a complete restoration for a vintage car, there are firms both selling and re-manufacturing complete classic cars; and those who offer every kind of service for more modern machinery, from a routine service to an engine re-build.
After the "old stuff", the talk from Andy McCabe of Zircotec was about Plasma Spraying ceramics at 10,000 degrees! Just the thing to insulate your exhaust.

We've prepared a technical note on Plasma Spraying. Suppliers brought examples: from complete cars to superchargers, cylinders, exhausts, and trailers.

We heard about visual enhancements, gas conversions, or performance upgrades, from mild improvements for road cars, to creating cars to go racing!