Rusty Old Rubbish

It should come as no surprise that as soon as Oxford Diecast released their model of the Austin Maxi I embarked on a repaint to represent my...

Oxford Diecast 76MX001 - 1/76 scale Austin Maxi in Tara Green Regular readers may remember that almost a year ago I expressed my delight ...

Yesterday marked exactly 50 years since the Austin Maxi was presented to the world on 24th April 1969 in Oporto, Portugal. The Maxi has had ...

It's been a while since my last blog, and there's no particular reason, just everyday life getting in the way. Today I want to start...

Modern Range Rovers leave me cold. I think they're hideous and vulgar and have absolutely no desire to own one. The original, retros...

It's been far too long since my last blog as I've been very busy and going through some tough times at work. There has been some ver...

Here is the third and final part of my alternative reality that could have seen British Leyland become the pride of Britain with a popular, ...

Into the eighties... This piece is another 'might have been' scenario concerning the British motor industry, which follows on fro...

Time flies when you're having fun, and the weekend just gone marked the first anniversary of buying the Maxi. It's hard to believe a...

British Leyland have far more than their fair share of unsung heroes, being the car company everyone loves to hate, and today's subject ...

BL's greatest missed opportunity?  I like estate cars. I don't really know why but I just have a fascination with them and often ...

British Leyland's alternative reality   As a fan and owner of the Austin Maxi, I have spent some time thinking about why it didn...

It's fair to say the dawn of the 1980s was not a great time for British Leyland. The company had managed to survive the turmoil of the s...

Last Sunday (25th September) saw the fourth annual BL Autumn Rally, billed as a celebration of British Leyland's unsung heroes and held ...

Today marks exactly two weeks since the Maxi arrived in its new home, so this is a good time for a quick progress update. My dad has spent a...

As you'll probably know from previous posts, we've been looking to buy a classic car, preferably but not necessarily an Austin Maxi,...

I'm sure all car enthusiasts have been through it many times: the excitement of a potential purchase followed by disappointment when thi...

I haven't championed an unsung hero for a very long time so a new entry is well overdue but this one may seem an odd choice: the Austin ...