Archive for August 31, 2010

Cuba!

Fidel Castro

Andrew Elphick ACCORDING TO Cuban history, the official line is that Fidel Castro used this LWB Series 1 station wagon in the last throes of the revolution against Batista’s dictatorship. Not many Lode Lane products have become a monument but, after the overthrow of power (in Cuba), this one has. Additional body modifications in the [...]

Press Report : MINI aims to extend US product range

Diana T. Kurylko, Automotive News Europe, 31st August, 2010 BMW plans to expand MINI’s product range in the United States in an effort to boost sales and keep dealers profitable as the brand’s U.S. network expands to 120 stores, from 86. After flying high for several years with record sales, MINI has stalled in 2010. [...]

Press Report : Mystery £23m claim on Longbridge Phoenix cash

Jon Griffin, Birmingham Post, 31st August, 2010 More than £23 million raised from the remnants of the collapsed Longbridge Phoenix empire could lie untouched for years – because of a mystery Government claim. Insolvency experts appointed to handle the liquidation of MGR Capital Limited – MG Rover’s finance and lease loan book – have now [...]