Archive for October, 2005
Blogs : October 2005
31 October 2005 Cheap as chips By MARK MASTROTOTARO I’M FEELING a bit like David Dickenson at the minute (no I’m not painted orange with camp glasses and a buffont) but I’ve been thinking about the motoring Bargain Hunt. It is possible to get a superb car (as Kevin has managed with his Rover 420) [...]
October 31, 2005
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News : October 2005
RDX60 back in development KEITH ADAMS BACK in May, Ricardo PLC announced it had signed a significantly sized development contract, with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, and began work on a programme to productionise the Rover 75 in China, as well as work on engine development and further product strategy. Although the programme appeared to have [...]
October 28, 2005
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News : MG Rover bargains still out there
Britain’s last wholly-owned car-maker may have bitten the dust, but there are too many bargains out there to go unbought, says JAMES RUPPERT. So go on, bag yourself a bargain – while you still can The Independent, 25 October 2005. RECENTLY, I heard an idiot radio presenter say, without any hint of irony, that it [...]
October 25, 2005
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News : The hunt is on
Production records are a vital historian’s tool – from these, you can ascertain what were the most popular variations of any given model range, what colours sailed out of the showrooms, and what were the favoured engine options. Most significantly, we will all know how exactly many cars were built in total… With MG Rover [...]
October 5, 2005
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Car of the month : October 2005
YOU might know this car better as ‘Molly, the Beige Babe’ – the car that conveyed Keith Adams, Alexander Boucke and Declan Berridge to Naples in September 2005, but it has gone on to a new life in Germany. Now owned by Martin Blum, from Cologne, this very special Allegro 1500 will form the centrepiece [...]
October 1, 2005
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