Month: July 2004

It took a lot of hard work, but I’ve finally realised one of my childhood ambitions. No, I’ve not piloted a jet plane or scaled Mount Snowdon without the aid […]

Unlike in the vote for the greatest car, the matter of who is the winner of the wooden spoon in this poll was not a clear cut issue at all. […]

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 […]

As promised by John Towers back in March, MGR has finally added a fifth member of the board. New non-executive board member Nigel Petrie has been appointed with the intention […]

A question I sometimes ponder is what would life be like without MG Rover? It has been said many, many, many, many times since 2000, that the company was heading […]

The Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon is one my favourite places in the whole world. Where else can you immerse yourself in such a cornucopia of Leyland related etherea for […]

Well, at long last, the 216 GTi 16V is back at austin-rover.co.uk Towers. After an event-free trip back from rural Oxfordshire, the car has quickly wormed its way into our […]

It doesn’t happen often, but for 25 minutes last night, I was rendered speechless. What, you wonder had such an effect? I had the pleasure of watching the in car […]

Spent yesterday afternoon in a hot and crowded aircraft hangar watching some TV filming taking place. For some reason, my SD1 was chosen for filming on BBC’s Top Gear programme, […]

Often when driving driving long journeys in a dull car, I like to dream up silly schemes or odd theories in order to while away the motorway tedium. Most of […]