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Month: August 2013

Events

Events : John Cleland drives VX4/90 at the Revival

29 August 2013 Keith Adams 17

John Cleland will be racing a freshly restored, competition-spec Vauxhall VX4/90 in the first of the Revival’s St Mary’s Trophy races on Saturday, 14 September. The car, which will receive […]

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Opinion

Blog : If we’d not had the Acclaim…

28 August 2013 Keith Adams 59

Stephen Harper With all this talk about 1979 and the upheaval of British Leyland following the election of a new Government, I couldn’t help but wonder how things might have […]

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In 1993-'95, the Cavalier performed brilliantly in BTCC, bolstering the car's already excellent image.
Opinion

Blog : Super Touring – gone, but not forgotten

25 August 2013 Keith Adams 39

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 […]

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Opinion

Blog : What if they’d not backed BL in 1979?

22 August 2013 Keith Adams 46

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 […]

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Leyland

Unsung Heroes : Leyland Roadtrain Interstate

22 August 2013 Mike Humble 11

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, […]

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Jaguar Land Rover

News : Wraps come off the hybrid Range Rovers

21 August 2013 Keith Adams 21

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, […]

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Mike's Rover 214SLi

Our Cars : Mike’s Rover 214SLi

18 August 2013 Mike Humble 50

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 […]

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News : New images of the Lennons and their Maxi emerge

17 August 2013 Keith Adams 34

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 […]

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MINI (F56)

News : MINI F56 interior papped in China

15 August 2013 Keith Adams 36

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, […]

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Opinion

Blog : Jaguar off-roader? Here’s why they should

15 August 2013 Keith Adams 50

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 […]

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Opinion

Blog : Rover Bravo, does anyone know more?

13 August 2013 Keith Adams 36

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 […]

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Jaguar F-Type

News : Jaguar F-Types fly the flag for Britain

12 August 2013 Keith Adams 16

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 […]

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Events

Events : Vauxhall Heritage opens its doors

11 August 2013 Keith Adams 10

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 […]

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Opinion

Blog : The problem with cars on telly

9 August 2013 admin 62

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 […]

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MINI

News : Issi’s birthday chosen for MINI launch

9 August 2013 Keith Adams 54

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 […]

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Lotus

News : Lotus recruitment – the corner turned?

8 August 2013 Keith Adams 18

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 […]

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Rover SD1 ay AJF Engineering getting its 2012 MoT
Advertorial

Six simple MoT checks you can do to pass first time

8 August 2013 Keith Adams 9

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 […]

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Opinion

Blog : Can’t do right for doing wrong

6 August 2013 Keith Adams 93

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 […]

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Opinion

Blog : Italian Leyland

6 August 2013 Keith Adams 38

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. […]

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News : MG’s bittersweet weekend at Snetterton

6 August 2013 Clive Goldthorp 7

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 […]

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News : Uwe Bahnsen 1930-2013

5 August 2013 Keith Adams 25

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 […]

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Blog : T45 Publication – progress update

3 August 2013 Mike Humble 9

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 […]

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Opinion

Blog : Three – can it be the magic number?

2 August 2013 Mike Humble 69

Mike Humble   Time to get behind the brand? Let’s be honest, many of us have been a little unfair to MG Motor UK over the past few years. I […]

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