Opinion

The Triumph Stag might have looked like an absolute winner in the American market – it had glamour, style and panache, and yet it failed miserably. Chris Cowin recalls the […]

To celebrate the joint fiftieth anniversaries of the Leyland National and the Lillyhall factory, the Workington Transport Heritage Trust are organising a unique free event, LN50, to take place in […]

When it comes to customising cars, especially my own, I tend to not bother these days, nor did I when I was younger. I say that, but not in the […]

Now widely seen as a joke car by the general public, who misunderstood the market it was aimed at, the Morris Marina sold well in comparison with its British Leyland stablemates. How successful […]

Keith Adams ruminates about some of the cars sold by British Leyland’s competitors – and wonders why it’s still so fashionable to knock our once-great nationalised carmaker even though its mistakes […]

I can’t pretend it’s not been a long, dark winter – what with a bout of COVID-19 over Christmas, various family isolation periods, and a sense that those long nights […]

Last week the publication I edit, Parkers, celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Back then, it was called Parker’s New, Used & Trade Car Price Guide and its cover proudly proclaimed that […]

In a week when we’ve been marking the 40th anniversary of the Austin Ambassador, it seems natural to ask the question: why was it in production for such a short […]

The wonderful world of BMC-to-Rover has given us a vast array of shared components found in many different vehicles, often with differing marques too. Mike Humble has been pondering about […]

Keith Adams recalls his friend Julian Nowill, adventurer, car collector, saviour of many a hopeless automotive case and self-confessed ‘crap car Svengali’. His passion for adventuring and East European cars […]

It seems odd sitting here at the end of January 2022 looking at the a Top Ten list of last year’s UK bestsellers and seeing that’s not headed by a […]

Education and social conscience have improved a lot since us ‘old boys’ were at school. When my careers teacher asked me what I wanted to do, I’d said, ‘be a […]

Keith Adams ruminates about some of the not-so-great cars sold by British Leyland’s competitors – and wonders why it’s still so fashionable to knock our once-great nationalised carmaker even though its mistakes […]

Keith Adams takes a sideways look at one of those bangers, which once littered the streets of the UK. This one was loved and admired as a repmobile for a […]

One of the joys of being stuck at home is that there’s always a chance to go through the library and revisit some of those old books, magazines and other […]

Ah, saloons… Remember those? Back in the 1970s saloons were the body style of choice, with the king of the hill being the Ford Cortina. Three-box cars were everywhere, with […]

So that’s it then… another one behind us, and despite the misery of COVID, 2021 has been one hell of a busy year. Mike Humble and Keith Adams Well, it […]

Our man in the USA, Richard Truett, has picked up a new car – it’s a Rover 220 Tomcat that’s a former AROnline Car of The Month. Here’s the story […]

Driving a pre-War or a classic car, we inevitably get comments like ‘my dad had one of those’. But very occasionally we get something far more satisfying. Someone says: ‘I […]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here we are – bruised, embattled and confused by the past 20 months of lockdowns, restrictions, fear and a series of highs and […]

Keith Adams ruminates about some of the not-so-great cars sold by British Leyland’s competitors – and wonders why it’s still so fashionable to knock our once-great nationalised carmaker even though its mistakes […]