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Making their debut at one of the world’s most highly respected classic car shows, British Classic Car parts (BCC) are launching a number of new products at Techno Classica, Essen in Germany from 23-27 March 2022.

Driving on to the international exhibition stage, the specialist brake caliper manufacturer will be introducing a number of new caliper designs, alongside an expanded colour range.

Jon Crocker, General Manager for BCC says: “We specialise in the design and manufacture of brake caliper upgrades and high-quality leaf springs for British classic cars.

Everything is designed, manufactured and tested in Cornwall, UK and there is a caliper in our range to replace the original fitment across the majority of classic sports cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s. These include the great names of the era such as Jaguar, Daimler, Austin Healey, MG, Triumph, Jensen and Sunbeam, to name a few.

“We know our calipers and springs significantly reinvent classics to achieve outstanding performance and look exceptional. To introduce our technical expertise and manufacturing excellence to an audience from over 46 countries is a very exciting new step for our small, dedicated team”.

“We are passionate about our products and Essen Techno Classica is a great opportunity for us to offer our range to a wider European market, the timing is now right for BCC to showcase our innovations at this truly great classic car show.”

Visit stand 2-257 (Hall 2) and discover exceptionally engineered, quality brake upgrades designed to make classic cars safer and more fun to drive.

Making their debut at one of the world’s most highly respected classic car shows, British Classic Car parts (BCC) are launching a number of new products at Techno Classica, Essen in Germany from 25-29 March.

Driving on to the international exhibition stage, the specialist brake caliper manufacturer will be introducing a number of new caliper designs, alongside an expanded colour range.

Jon Crocker, General Manager for BCC says: “We specialise in the design and manufacture of brake caliper upgrades and high-quality leaf springs for British classic cars.

Everything is designed, manufactured and tested in Cornwall, UK and there is a caliper in our range to replace the original fitment across the majority of classic sports cars from the 50s, 60s and 70s. These include the great names of the era such as Jaguar, Daimler, Austin Healey, MG, Triumph, Jensen and Sunbeam, to name a few.

“We know our calipers and springs significantly reinvent classics to achieve outstanding performance and look exceptional. To introduce our technical expertise and manufacturing excellence to an audience from over 46 countries is a very exciting new step for our small, dedicated team”.

“We are passionate about our products and Essen Techno Classica is a great opportunity for us to offer our range to a wider European market, the timing is now right for BCC to showcase our innovations at this truly great classic car show.”

Visit stand 6-838 (Hall 6) and discover exceptionally engineered, quality brake upgrades designed to make classic cars safer and more fun to drive.

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Faced with new regulations restricting emissions of hexavalent chromium from various plating operations, along with increasing requests from a customer base for products that are environmentally preferable, our plating supplier has decided to switch from Hexavalent Chromate to Trivalent Chromate.

What does this mean to you?

Hexavalent Chromium is a known human carcinogen and has been on the list of chemicals to be banned. Over the years this ban has had an extension each year to allow chemical company’s time to develop a replacement.

Our supplier now offers a Trivalent Chromium chromate that surpasses the Hexavalent in salt spray testing - this means you will receive zinc plating with better corrosion protection at no extra cost. It does not have the same dying ability, and the results are much lighter in appearance than the gold colour we have previously offered, but we actually prefer the more silver look – hope you do too.

Industry changes

Due to the swing in the industry towards a safer equivalent many other electro-plating companies have already made the switch, forcing the demand for trivalent to increase. This in turn has made the trivalent product more affordable but also has pushed the Hexavalent cost up considerably.

Our suppliers are committed to providing our customers with the best possible quality.

We would like our customers to embrace this change and we are happy to talk to anyone should they require more information.