ANTIFREEZE
Technology moves forward and new products are constantly being launched with claims to improved formulations and performance. With the recent bitterly cold weather in January antifreeze has been in the headlines, with some alarming stories which at first seem to be about the well-known tendency of antifreeze to find the tiniest hole and cause leakages – but in Read More
ETHANOL IN PETROL
In the Fuel News section of our last Newsletter, published in December we stated that Shell V-Power petrol was guaranteed not to contain ethanol. We have now learned that this is no longer the case. A statement from Shell says: ‘Shell, like many other fuel suppliers, has begun blending ethanol into some Unleaded grades, including Shell V-Power at Stanlow, to comply with Read More
FBHVC at Club Expo
At the Club Expo event held at the Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon, on 5 December, Nigel Harrison from the Federation gave a presentation called Registering your Historic Motor Vehicle – The Potential Pitfalls. This topic certainly struck a nerve as around 100 people came along to listen. The presentation initially looked at a list of useful documents that Read More
CHANGES TO THE FBHVC BOARD
At the Federation’s AGM on 17 October Chris Hunt Cooke announced that he had, reluctantly, decided to stand down from the board with immediate effect. Shortly after the AGM Eri Heilijgers also submitted his resignation as director for heritage matters. FBHVC's articles of association allow the board to co-opt new members to fill vacancies occurring between elections and Read More
FBHVC chairman steps down
At the Federation’s AGM on 17 October Chris Hunt Cooke announced that he had found it difficult to devote enough time to the Federation and he had therefore, reluctantly, decided to stand down from the board with immediate effect. What Chris didn't mention when making his announcement was that earlier this year he was appointed to another time-consuming Read More