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Month: September 2014

Austin/MG Montego (LM11)

Essay : Not their finest hour – Austin Montego 1.6 (to ’89)

30 September 2014 Mike Humble 90

Once again we drive down Shattered Dreams Parkway, and this time Mike Humble wonders for a while about the car that was earmarked to be the all conquering saloon of […]

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Blog : Taxing times for future classics…

29 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 34

Craig Cheetham And so, the time has finally come to remove our hats and bid a sorry farewell to the late, lamented road tax disc. Since 1921, it has been […]

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Blog : No Sh** Sherlock…

29 September 2014 admin 16

Barry Jones Well, the bashers are out there again… According to a new survey by Warranty Direct, MGs and Rovers are more likely to suffer from head gasket failure than […]

All the cars I've owned

Technician’s Update : Simple Simon met a fireman!

27 September 2014 Mike Humble 31

Mike Humble You’ve heard it before – never buy a builder’s house or mechanics car. It makes sense because who in their right mind wants to spend hour upon hour […]

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eBay Find of the Week #2 – Rover 216 GSi

26 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 6

Craig Cheetham Twice in a week? Well, I couldn’t let this one lie, really. Partly because there’s a lot of R8 love out there at the moment following its 25th […]

eBay Find of the Week

eBay Find of the Week #1 – £5k Allegro Estate

25 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 25

Craig Cheetham Okay – an old feature momentarily resurrected, because when a mate pointed this out to me I had to share my incredulity… I can’t decide if it’s the price, […]

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News : Ingenium diesel engine uses world-class technology to power Jaguar XE

25 September 2014 Clive Goldthorp 6

Jaguar has today issued the last in a series of four technology previews to be released during the launch of the all-new Jaguar XE – this focuses on the new Ingenium […]

Not Their Finest Hour

Essay : Not their finest hour – Rover 820 Fastback

25 September 2014 Mike Humble 54

Mike Humble BASE!  How low could they go? It may have a cult following today but it’s fair to say that the Rover 800 never really got off to the […]

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Events : Life begins at (XJ)40…

23 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 14

Sam Mace You know a car has made it as a classic when it has its own rally. Well, as a diehard XJ40 fan, I’m delighted to say that it […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : Jaguar F-Type 3.0 S Coupe

23 September 2014 Mike Humble 9

Mike Humble Oh, to be in the English Countryside in Summertime… the clack of leather meeting willow on the village green, birds singing and the distant cries of Plain Bob […]

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News : Tempted to call it the Maxi?

23 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 29

Here it is then – the proof that the MINI is no longer mini… After a series of more unusual body styles cueing people up for the era of change, […]

Events

Events : Report – Rover 200/400 R8 25th Birthday gathering

22 September 2014 Mike Humble 9

Mike Humble So that’s another long distance proving trip undertaken with 100% reliability in the 214 GSi – and even ‘er indoors did her whack behind the wheel too. I […]

Jaguar XJ (X300/X308)

Our Cars : Meet the Fleet No.4 – Jaguar XJ6 3.2 Sport

19 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 16

Craig Cheetham Back when I was nowt more than a kid, I promised myself that before I was 30, I’d own a Jaguar. At the time, the XJ40 was the […]

Land Rover Discovery

Raise a glass to : 25 years of the Land Rover Discovery

19 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 10

David Morgan It’s hard to believe it’s 25 years this week since the first Land Rover Discovery was revealed. The vehicle that, in many ways, was the catalyst for Land […]

Opinion

Blog : Why I hate the Volkswagen Camper

18 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 58

Charlton Mackerell Okay, so it’s not BLARG – but it is a recently eulogised classic that’s been a fixture of the roadscape for over half a decade. Charlton Mackerell certainly […]

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News : Latest MG3 Design Concept revealed (along with more stickers…)

18 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 21

Apparently, there are over a million different design options available to personalise an MG3, although if all of them actually get built then the Anglo-Chinese car industry will become an […]

AROnline News

News : Rover Village to feature at NEC Classic Motor Show

10 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 14

The organisers of this year’s NEC Classic Motor Show have confirmed that a special ‘Rover Village’ will be created at this year’s event to mark 130 years of the much […]

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News : Here’s the XE, but is it sexy?

8 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 112

In a word – yes! (even if it does look more than a little like the XF…) Jaguar pulled out all the theatrical stops in order to introduce its newcomer […]

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News : Beautiful Bognor’s on a Rolls…

8 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 3

It may be more famous for family fun at Butlin’s, bracing winds and more sunshine per year than any other seaside town in Britain, but Bognor Regis is also set […]

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News : Jaguar releases ‘Perfect Ten’ film in advance of XE launch

5 September 2014 Clive Goldthorp 6

The world debut of the new Jaguar XE at Earls Court, London, will be supported by a specially commissioned film and display of what a trio of notable motoring enthusiasts […]

Opinion

Blog : Mini – it wasn’t perfect, here’s why

5 September 2014 admin 60

Rick Ehrlich The Mini was challenged with the gearbox in the sump from a technical point of view. That it was brilliant there is no doubt. That it was durable […]

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News : CMC to produce limited run of Mark 2 by Callum models

4 September 2014 Clive Goldthorp 6

Classic Motor Cars Limited (CMC) has today announced that, following what it describes as “the amazing response from car enthusiasts around the world” after the launch of the Jaguar Mark 2 by […]

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Blog : They’re all coming out of the woodwork…

4 September 2014 Craig Cheetham 18

Maybe it’s an age thing, maybe it’s the eBay fuelled ‘barn-find’ phenomenon, but, all of a sudden, there seems to be a huge increase in the number of extremely low-mileage […]

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