Month: August 2013

Keith Adams On 26 August 1959, motoring history was made. Exactly 54 years ago, the first Mini was launched to the public and its creator, Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, […]

Sam Mace Are you into Touring Cars? If you answered yes, chances are you hotfooted it to your local newsagents when you heard about last week’s edition of Autosport. It’s […]

Keith Adams In 1980, BL’s terminal decline was arrested. Firstly, by the newly installed Conservative Government’s decision to back the company’s corporate plan by investing more than £100m and then […]

Mike Humble Leyland trucks had seen some revolutionary changes in the ’80s with the initial T45 Roadtrain launched in 1980. By 1986 the whole range comprised of the Roadrunner Freighter, […]

Land Rover has unviled the new Range Rover Hybrid and Range Rover Sport Hybrid models. They’re described by their maker as the world’s first premium diesel SUV hybrids – but, […]

Mike Humble   Friends reunited Out of the huge number of cars I’ve owned during the past 24 years, only a handful have tugged at the heartstrings when it’s been […]

Keith Adams Here’s proof, if it were ever needed, that one of the finest musical talents the world has ever seen had a great taste in cars – or, at […]

Keith Adams Here’s the best visual indication so far that the next generation MINI will be dropping its centre-mounted speedometer in favour of a more conventional item. These new images, […]

Keith Adams This year’s Frankfurt Motor Show looks like it’s going to be a hum-dinger for all those who love the thrill of the unveiling of new metal. We’ve already […]

Keith Adams In the dying days of Rover-Triumph as a separate entity within the company, in the lead-up to the association with Honda, BL’s prestige car division looked like it […]

To celebrate the launch of the new F-Type, Jaguar has launched its #YourTurnBritain campaign; inviting people to share photos that encapsulate the best of modern Britain through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram […]

Vauxhall will open its Heritage Centre to the public on Sunday 18 August as it celebrates its 110th birthday, giving everyone the chance to see its private collection of historic […]

James Ruppert If you didn’t enjoy Das Auto on BBC2 last weekend, I’m sorry. I may have been in it. The BBC may have extensively used my books, archive pictures […]

Keith Adams MINI has announced that the launch date for the F56-generation model will be 18 November, 107 years after Sir Alec Issigonis was born in Smyrna, or Turkish Izmir […]

David Ross, honestjohn.co.uk Could Lotus be on the up again? The news that the Norfolk-based sports car manufacturer is recruiting for 100 new roles is a hopeful sign that the […]

MoTs are there for a reason; to keep our roads, our vehicles and most importantly ourselves safe and are something that should never be overlooked. MoTs are simply in place […]

Keith Adams Well, it seems the boys from Top Gear managed to redeem themselves in some style on Sunday evening. There I was watching the episode unfold, when the subject […]

William Meek Don’t get excited, this blog isn’t about the Innocenti Regent or Mini de Tomaso. It’s actually about the situation the Italian car industry finds itself in right now. […]

Photography: BTCC Media Office MG KX Momentum Racing drivers Jason Plato and Sam Tordoff both experienced the highs and lows of motor racing in the sixth meeting of the 2013 […]

Andrew Elphick The German designer, famous for the Colt (Capri) Erika (1980 Escort) and Toni (Sierra) is no longer with us. Though Uwe classically trained at Hamburg’s Academy of Fine […]

Mike Humble In my last update, I mentioned how my T45 book was now confirmed and in the pipeline – things have certainly moved on considerably since then. After putting […]