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'''British Motor Heritage Limited''' (BMH) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] company specialising in the manufacture of bodies and body parts for historic and classic British cars, and based in Witney, Oxfordshire.

==History==
BMH was established in 1975, as a subsidiary of [[British Leyland]], to supply genuine components for classic British cars, using original tools wherever possible.<ref>{{cite web
|title=A Unique Business
|publisher=British Motor Heritage Limited
|url=http://www.bmh-ltd.com/company.htm
}}</ref>

BMH started using legacy jigs and tools to produce complete bodyshells for historic models in 1988, with its [[MG MGB]] replacement body, the car had been out of production for 8 years.  In 1991 it restarted production of [[MG Midget]] bodies.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Sports cars are given the body treatment
|date=1991-05-12
|publisher=The Sunday Times
}}</ref>

[[BMW]] obtained BMH when it acquired the [[Rover Group]] in 1994<ref name="dt20040703">{{cite news
|title=Heritage is exactly what it used to be
|date=2004-07-03
|publisher=The Daily Telegraph
|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2004/07/02/emfclub03.xml
| location=London
| first=Tony
| last=Dron
| accessdate=2010-04-27
}}</ref>

In 2001 BMW sold BMH back into private ownership, by which time it was also producing [[Triumph TR6]] bodies.<ref>{{cite news
|title=BMW returns some of Britain's heritage
|date=2001-12-07
|publisher=The Financial Times
}}</ref>  Later they added various [[Mini]] marques to their range, including the Clubman in 2004.<ref name="dt20040703"/>

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.bmh-ltd.com British Motor Heritage Limited] - Official company website

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[[Category:British Motor Heritage]]
[[Category:Automotive companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:British Leyland]]
[[Category:Companies founded in 1975]]
[[Category:Component manufacturers]]
[[Category:Companies of the United Kingdom]]

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