British Hotchkiss Society

Message from Eric Nicolas, Club Hotchkiss – Hotchkiss Part Exchange 23 November

In the 2024 list of objectives listed in the moral and activity report of the 2024 Club Hotchkiss AGM I had indicated that I wanted to organise, as a test, a Hotchkiss parts exchange. Some of us had the opportunity to acquire lots of parts or cars for parts. Rather than selling on the internet, it seems more judicious to share them with the Hotchkiss community and our members as a priority. I can announce that this exchange will take place at the end of the year (after Epoqu’Auto). It will be held in Sarthe, not far from Mamers. The choice of location was made because of the large stock of parts available there.

 

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​​Autumn Closer 08 October 2024

Twenty-one of us made our way to Aston Pottery on another very wet day where we enjoyed coffee and their tasty selection of cakes. Tony Curtis was the only one to brave the weather and bring four other members in his Hotchkiss. Clive and Toddy Hamilton Gould came in their impressive Delage and, as usual, we all had plenty to talk about. Two hours later we trekked across country to The Bear and Ragged Staff. Known for its comfortable eatery, we settled down for another three hours of gossip and chat whilst enjoying good food and very helpful staff.

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Colin Broucke has his 1929 AM2 Monaco for sale. For further information, please contact Colin at colin.broucke@btinternet.com​

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August Pub Meet, 18 August 2024

David and Erica have done it again – arranged lovely summer weather for our get-together! A record number of members and friends (31) met during the morning at The Bull in Stanford Dingley and did plenty of catching up while having coffee and biscuits. We were very pleased to see some of our new members and mention must be made of Rod Renfrew and his wife who had travelled all the way from  Lincolnshire in their 1936 680 Cabourg while overcoming many road closures and diversions. After a tasty lunch we all made the short journey to Two Hoots to partake of tea and delicious cakes and crumbles in the garden.

All too soon it was time to say our farewells, but once again our thanks must go to David and Erica for making it such a special day.

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32nd AGM - 17th March

Once again 31 members met at Old Boars Hill for our AGM, and we were pleased to welcome new members Stuart & Candy King, Tim Manners-Smith and Jennifer & Neil Stothert. As usual, ‘Ilary’s Atch’ provided coffee on arrival and there was plenty of time to catch up with old friends before the meeting commenced at 11.15 am. During the meeting, among other agenda items, Stuart King was elected as a new committee member and details of our events for the year were announced. Before the meeting closed, awards were presented to Tony Curtis (the Dougal Trophy), Clive Hamilton Gould (Tom Roberts Memorial Trophy) and Christopher Balfour (the Adrian Trophy).

Following the meeting, a delicious lunch was served thanks to the hard work of Toddy Hamilton Gould, ably assisted by Hilary Ledger and ladies who provided desserts. A successful raffle raised £220 and then Michael Edwards showed a video of all the events held in the previous year. It was soon time to say goodbye. Our thanks go to Michael and John for allowing us to meet at their home and to Toddy for dealing with the catering.

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Who fancies a new project?

For Sale: A  1934 Hotchkiss 617. Click here for more details.

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BHS Shop

The BHS Shop now has its own tab on the website. A list of examples that are available (with photographs) and a price list are included. Any purchase will help to raise funds for the Club.

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Pictures

Does every member have a picture of their Hotchkiss on the website? Probably not. Let's see your cars. We need more content. Please send a picture of your car and the cars model to Pam, and we will have a gallery page off showcasing all these beautiful vehicles.

Pictures taken in Landscape is preferred please. Thank you.

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For Sale

The website now has  'Spares' and 'For Sale/Wanted' tabs in the members' section. If you wish something to be added to either of these tabs, please contact Pam.

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