Visit to the BMH Body Plant at Witney
Monday 9th June 2008 - morning

The availability of MGB bodies from British Motor Heritage body plant at Faringdon was a key factor in the low cost RV8 development and production project back in the 1990s. Today the plant is at Witney just west of Oxford producing a wide range of good quality parts. The continued availability of these essential parts enables MGV8 enthusiasts to maintain their Factory MGBGTV8s and create V8 Roadsters. So why not visit the plant in action on Monday 9th June 2008 and see how they are helping to maintain the breed that is MG?


V8 enthusiasts at the BMH Body Plant in 2003. (Photo: Gordon Hesketh-Jones)

What are the arrangements and timing for the visit?
The plan for the visit is for the group to meet at the car park at the BMH Body Plant in Witney at 10.00am for the comprehensive two hour tour which will begin at 10.15am. The event manager, Mike Russell, will be your contact for the day.
Caution - please note the BMH Body Plant tour is not available to members with a heart monitor or pacemaker. The plant uses very high electrical voltages in the welding processes that will be in operation during our visit.
What are the arrangements for booking a place for the visit to BMH Body Plant, Witney?
Prior booking is necessary as there is a limit on the size of the group for practical and safety reasons - the maximum tour party size is only 15. The booking fee for this tour of £5.00 including VAT.
If demand for the tour exceeds the limit, there is a possibility that a second tour of the plant could be arranged for the afternoon. This event is only open to current members of the V8 Register.

Online booking is straighforward and covenient with secure payment with most debit and charge cards through the secure payment processing services provided by WorldPay, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Book your place online now

Where is BMH Body Plant at Witney?
It is west of Oxford just north of the A40. Location maps are available online which you can download to help you find the BMH Body Plant.

The BMH Body Plant is on west side of Witney off the Burford Road (B4047) on a side road called Downs Road. The entrance to the Plant is near the junction of Downs Road and Grange Road. A detailed location map is available as a download. More

Alternatively you can do a search using the online Multimap service using the postcode for the Plant which is OX29 0YB. Location on Multimap
www.multimap.com

What follows the BMH Body Plant visit?
A walk on the Berkshire Downs is planned for the afternoon following lunch at a pub in Woolstone, near Uffington some 20 miles south of Witney. Woolstone is a small village at the foot of the north facing scarp slope overlooking the Vale of the White Horse. For details of the location of the pub and the walk, follow the link. More

Morning tour is fully booked at present
If you have booked already and have been allocated a place on the morning tour but would prefer to join the afternoon tour instead, do contact Mike Russell and dicuss that with him on 01628 531343.

Visit to Burford in the morning for wives and partners who would prefer that rather than a tour of the BMH Body Plant. Do contact Mike Russell if that is of interest.

Afternoon tour now available
Mike Russell reports "Spaces for this tour have filled up very quickly and I am now offering an afternoon tour. Should anyone booked for the morning prefer the afternoon please let me know and I will do my best to juggle the bookings around. John Targett was asking about an afternoon tour I remember. There is a maximum of 9 places left so if you're musing on it I would advise prompt action.

If you have emailed Mike Russell since the 10th April could you please send your message again as he was away last week and his spam filter went into turbo-mode when faced with 501 mainly garbage emails and shot the lot out". Contact Mike Russell on 01628 531343 if you would be interested in joining an additional tour that afternoon. (20.4.08)
Check the bookings for the V8 30th Anniversary Week
Need additional information?
The coordinator for this event is Mike Russell who can be contacted by email or telephone at 01628 531343
Bookings for the visit to the British Motor Heritage Body Plant at Witney are proving very popular and the tour for the Monday morning is filling rapidly. To avoid missing this tour please book as soon as possible. Contact Mike Russell on 01628 531343 if you would be interested in joining an additional tour that afternoon.
Why not get a V8 Pass for the V8 30th Anniversary Week?
There is a special V8 Pass which covers most of the events in the V8 30th Anniversary Week which is both convenient and good value. See V8 Pass for full details of what the package covers and how to book. At only £64.00 including VAT, the package of benefits with the V8 Pass represents very good value. Please note, the V8 Dinner is not included in the package of benefits provided by the V8 Pass.