Archive for April, 2005
Blogs : April 2005
29 April 2005 Alphabet Soup By MICHAEL WYNN-WILIAMS THIS whole debacle caters to our national fears so elegantly it seems we could not have planned it better. Our fear of foreigners, our fear of being right, even our fear of success. The collapse of MG Rover is a heaven-sent excuse to return to our national [...]
April 29, 2005
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News : April 2005
Rover 75 LWBs to be built in China… or is that Iran? But PricewaterhouseCoopers will fight for MGR’s design rights if there’s a case By KEITH ADAMS SAIC’s Rover: SAC528, as it is known, is 110mm longer than the standard 75 – something similar to the UK market’s Limousine model… AMID claims by SAIC that [...]
April 28, 2005
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Events : London to Tashkent… by Allegro
If getting to Dakar, Naples or Chernobyl seems a little on the easy side, you could always drive to Tashkent. Oh, and make sure you do it in a superannuated Austin Allegro… Karl Parsons fresh from his Plymouth-Dakar adventure comes back for more punishment… The mother of all adventures… FOLLOWING on from the runaway success [...]
April 26, 2005
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Events : Gaydon>Longbridge – Save MG Rover Rally
An estimated 600 cars made the pilgrimage to Longbridge today in order to support the Longbridge workers and their families… STUART BISHOP explains why the day will leave a lasting impression. April 17, 2005 Richard Jessett’s Tomcat flying the flag: Patriotism was the order of the day. I WILL always remember as a day of [...]
April 16, 2005
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Archive : MG Rover Press release
MG Rover calls on UK Government to decide on loan Today MG Rover called on the Government to make a decision on the bridging loan which will open the way to the car maker completing complex negotiations with the Chinese company SAIC. The loan is crucial if the partnership is to be established. Peter Beale, [...]
April 7, 2005
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Events : 100 years of Rover cars
The Rover Sports Register is the oldest and arguably the best Rover car club out there, and it only seemed fitting for it to host the event celebrating the centenary of the marque. A wide variety of enthusiast-owned Rovers made the trek to Ragley Hall. MG Rover ensured some of its own collection was present: [...]
April 2, 2005
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Car of the month : April 2005
The Rover R8 has been hailed by many as one of the best cars Rover ever built – certainly, during its production run, it gained a wide acceptance from family car buyers, wowed by its classy looks, advanced features and (just) accessible pricing… Alexander’s R8 – the GSi model – headed the range in Germany [...]
April 1, 2005
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