Month: July 2004

Below you’ll find the full Top Ten run down; click on the images to read an assessment of each car. And that just leaves one car to be revealed: the […]

The car that sparked a thousand imitators… …but none was as much fun, nor as cute. Simply the best SO where does one begin with the Mini? Created in response […]

Launched in the 1970s, it looked set for a long run into the 1980s. Perfect in almost every way… If ever there was a case of selective amnesia, here it […]

A combination of BMW’s money and British design flair came up with a thoroughly-engineered spiritual successor to the P5/P6 models… The Rover 75 was considered retro when launched in 1998, […]

The R8 oh-so-nearly spearheaded a Rover revival for the mid-1990s. A perfect fusion of Honda and Rover, and the absolute pinnacle of the relationship. Sadly, it dated quickly and then […]

During the post-War years, Rover carved out a reputation as a maker of solid, middle-class cars, so typified by the “Auntie” tag. The P6 was a watershed car for the […]

For many, the P5 and P5B epitomises everything that Rover stood for during the prosperous 1960s. Big, powerful and imposing, the P5 soon became the transport of choice for the […]

The UK’s best selling car for almost a decade was also its most advanced family car… The widely-respected ADO16 proved once and for all that if given what they want, […]

During the 1950s and 60s, Jaguar had built itself a fearsome reputation for turning out fast, accomplished and stylish executive cars at astonishingly low prices. The 1968 XJ did not […]

The Dolomite was a clever little car which seems to have found its place in the affections of Britain’s motoring enthusiasts. Significantly, over 80 per cent of those that voted […]

After two months and over 2000 votes, the results are in… Many thanks to the readers of this site, as well as those at the forums at mg-rover.org, xpower-mg.com, AUTOCAR […]

The Range Rover proved to be a massive and enduring hit for British Leyland. In effect, this was the last product of The Rover Company, and it demonstrates how Spen […]

30 Jul 2004 Bye for now! There’s nothing like doing a “cut and run”. No sooner are the results in for the vote to find the greatest BMC>Rover, than I […]

When he’s not playing cricket (or football), or fielding enquiries from London Underground’s beleaguered customers, Adam Hills can be seen batting about London and the Home Counties in his sexy […]