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Blog : IMM – where Minis, people and nations come together
Keith Adams I’m currently enjoying a bit of a break from work. It’s been an interesting few months, writing and launching Honest John Classics, running AROnline and working on www.honestjohn.co.uk. That’s why I reckoned that, for a birthday treat to myself, I deserved something of a screen break. Being (the partner of) a very satisfied MINI First owner, I [...]
May 19, 2013
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Blog : Leyland T45 publication – the story so far
Mike Humble A little while back, you may recall I was approached by a publishing company which was looking to expand its portfolio of titles by branching out into other areas related to the Automotive Industry. A few ideas were pitched and, after a long think, the publisher were receptive to a germ of an idea [...]
May 19, 2013
· Mike Humble · 4 Comments
News : New flat pack truck for the developing world
John Slavin A British company has come up with a novel solution to transport problems faced in the developing world – by designing a flat-pack truck. Called the ‘OX,’ it can be shipped to Africa in cargo containers for assembly without specialised tools or skills. Construction from start to finish takes three workers approximately 11.5 [...]
May 17, 2013
· Keith Adams · 5 Comments
Sales Talk : Treading carefully with over-inflated egos
Mike Humble I used to work for one of the biggest dealer chains in the country, and before it was taken over by another equally huge group, it was a pleasant outfit to work for – providing you pulled your weight. I transferred over to a nearby Vauxhall site eventually, but at first, my role involved selling new [...]
May 16, 2013
· Mike Humble · 18 Comments
Blog : In The Doldrums – where they belong
Sam Frank ‘Our’ cars seem to be having their 15 minutes of fame. The BBC News featured a Mr Steve Worsley, from the Maestro and Montego Owners’ Club standing next to his Montego, and some bloke called Keith, with a Cortina and Sierra. It was all a bit bizarre. The Owners’ Clubs, Cortinas and Sierras [...]
May 14, 2013
· Keith Adams · 34 Comments
News : Our most popular cars are Britain’s most endangered
Keith Adams The cars that form the backbone of AROnline are some of the fastest disappearing motors on British roads. New research into the top British family cars by Honest John Classics reveals that many of UK’s once-popular family cars are on the most endangered. The Austin Metro is typical. It was once a common [...]
May 14, 2013
· Keith Adams · 37 Comments
News : ‘Longbridge tunnel’ Mini goes to auction
Keith Adams The Mini Clubman so famously rescued from the Longbridge tunnels in 2012 – making it the final ‘new’ example of its type to leave the factory – will be going on sale at Silverstone Auctions on 27 July. The car, which has an interesting history goes to auction, and its owner, Steve Morgan [...]
May 13, 2013
· Keith Adams · 39 Comments
News : JLR opens new R&D facility in the Middle East
Jaguar Land Rover further enhanced its Middle East test programme by opening a new engineering test centre in Dubai, UAE, to conduct extreme hot weather vehicle research, development and testing. With temperatures in the desert typically reaching 48 to 50 degrees Celsius in the summer months, the new 11,120sq ft facility in the Al Barsha [...]
May 12, 2013
· Keith Adams · 17 Comments
Technician’s Update : Mutton dressed as lamb
Mike Humble When I went from the busy world of High Street retail motor parts to a small and remote Rover dealer, the customer base couldn’t have been more different between he two. On one hand, the nature of the game involved selling audio systems and styling parts through to oil and brake pads for local taxi [...]
May 12, 2013
· Mike Humble · 28 Comments
News : Plato loses BTCC lead at Thruxton
Words: Simon Thompson Photographs: BTCC Media Office Hampshire’s Thruxton circuit hosted the third meeting of this year’s Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) last Bank Holiday weekend - the track, which uses the former World War II airfield’s perimeter road, has a reputation for not only being one of the fastest circuits in the UK but also one of the [...]
May 10, 2013
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