Archive for January, 2008
News : January 2008
Want to learn all about the Longbridge tunnels? Picture: Michael Scott, Photo Addition DID you know that there was an organization called ‘Subterranea Britannica’? I suspect few people do. It is for people with a deep (pun intended) interest in underground features of any age in Britain, such as mines, caverns, bunkers, ice houses and [...]
January 28, 2008
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Blogs : January 2008
28 January Scrap yards By KEITH ADAMS I USED to enjoy a nice rummage around my local scrap yard… the smell of decay, old leather and spilled oil had an almost narcotic attraction for me on any Saturday afternoon you’d care to mention. However, the world’s a much different place now to how it was [...]
January 28, 2008
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First drive : Jaguar XF 2.7D (2007)
It’s the most anticipated new Jaguar since the XJ40, and is probably the most important since William Lyons set up shop and decided to build something a little bit special – but does the XF live up to the hype? RICHARD PORTER, fresh his first revealing drive reckons that it is… (From the launch of [...]
January 24, 2008
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Obituary : Brian Griffin
KEITH ADAMS BRIAN Griffin, son of BMC engineer Charles Griffin, and long-time Rover engineer himself has recently died following a short battle with Cancer. To MG enthusiasts, he will be primarily remembered for his work on the MGF project, turning into the fine-handling car that it was – but his involvement with the company is [...]
January 14, 2008
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Car of the month : January 2008
It still seems hard to believe that the TR7 and TR8 were not more successful; the later cars – especially the fuel injected convertibles – should have been world beaters. But we find an immaculate example of the ultra-rare Spider Edition, and a walk through its service history is extremely revealing, although not gratifying for [...]
January 1, 2008
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