British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificates
On April 23, I ordered copies of the “official” documentation for Pearline. I got the shipping notice on May 14. The certificates arrived today via international post from the UK.
The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust is a part of the British Motor Museum. The trust holds record books of Britain’s motor manufacturers. These record books allow owners and restorers the ability to see how their cars originally were built. For those owners that want to restore a vehicle to “as near as possible” condition, these records are a must. For people like me, with a beloved British car, the documentation is an interesting chapter in the life of our cars.
The Trust issues a “Certified Copy” of the factory record for a vehicle. I purchased one of these as well as the “technical specification” for Pearline. You can see these below, minus the couple of bits that might assist someone in relieving me of her comforting presence. The certificate is a very heavy “resume paper” (80#) faux parchment while the technical specifications are on a heavy grade (28#) printer paper. The signatures appear to be human-made although I have no idea if the signature represents someone affiliated with the museum or not.
I don’t think there’s anything on these documents that are surprising to see. The body and engine numbers line up. It’s good to know the firing order, although I’m pretty sure that’s illustrated in my Haynes Manual for the car.