Rusty Old Rubbish

2019 has been a good year for milestones in the British Leyland enthusiast community. Most famously of course the Mini is celebrating 60 yea...

The unsung heroes series seems to have become rather more occasional than I intended, but here at last is a new entry. This one has been on ...

My intention to profile an unsung hero every month has rather fallen by the wayside this year. I still have plenty of deserving candidates b...

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...

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...

One genre of car that fascinates me is the 'sleeper' or 'Q car'. I just love the concept of a subtle and understated perform...

In my most recent unsung heroes piece I suggested the Matra Rancho may have been the world's first crossover. As a production car that ...

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

I seem to have neglected this blog for rather too long due to other circumstances. Did anyone miss me? Anyway, I'm back now with another...

One aspect of the car industry that fascinates me is the 'what ifs'. So many difficult decisions have to be made and it is interesti...