Archive : BLMC at the motor show

16 October 1974 Keith Adams 0

DAILY MIRROR
At the Motor Show

Lord Stokes, chairman of British Leyland, said: ‘There is a lot of unfounded speculation about British Leyland. We are a soundly based company and all we are doing, as they say in Lancashire, is cutting our coat to suit our cloth.”

MG – On this day the rubber bumper MGB and Midget are announced at the Earls Court motor show.

Rubber bumpers change the 'B's profile

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Created www.austin-rover.co.uk in 2001 and built it up to become the world's foremost reference source for all things BMC, Leyland and Rover Group, before renaming it AROnline in 2007.

Is the Editor of the Parkers website and price guide, formerly editor of Classic Car Weekly, and launch editor/creator of Modern Classics magazine. Has contributed to various motoring titles including Octane, Practical Classics, Evo, Honest John, CAR magazine, Autocar, Pistonheads, Diesel Car, Practical Performance Car, Performance French Car, Car Mechanics, Jaguar World Monthly, MG Enthusiast, Modern MINI, Practical Classics, Fifth Gear Website, Radio 4, and the the Motoring Independent...

Likes 'conditionally challenged' motors and taking them on unfeasible adventures all across Europe.