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Grand Theft Metro

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Balloon_Fish
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As lessons in keeping a decent update schedule go, this one’s pretty severe, because my last post was back in February and it was a hymn of praise to a slightly rusty blue Metro (which, I have just noticed, was … Continue reading →

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Metro Musings

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Balloon_Fish
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This wasn’t supposed to happen. It really wasn’t. But the Metro has really got under my skin. My name’s Jack and I’m a Metro fancier. It was supposed to be something of a check-box exercise. I had plenty of second-hand … Continue reading →

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Four BL Excuses That Need To Stop

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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I make no bones about being an enthusiast of British Leyland cars. Been there, done, that, literally got the T-shirt. Being a BL fan is one of those things that society at large generally treats with a certain element of … Continue reading →

Posted in BL Bulletin, Opinion Overload | Tagged British Leyland | 2 Replies

Metro @ 1,700 Miles

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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The Metro has now been on the fleet for almost exactly three months. I did a Trip Report on going to pick it up and a review of my first impressions, so I thought it would be a good idea … Continue reading →

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Dr Alex Moulton 1920-2012

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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Today brought sad news for all followers of British Leyland and its products, with the announcement of the death of Dr. Alex Moulton. Dr. Moulton passed away yesterday at his home in Bradford-on-Avon at the age of 92. Dr. Moulton … Continue reading →

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Remembering Rover, Part 2: The Fall

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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In Part One of this retrospective we left Rover in 1967 at the dawn of the British Leyland era. To get there I had to do an awful lot of ‘history’ and not a lot of ‘opinion’ and if you … Continue reading →

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Remembering Rover, Part 1: The Rise

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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When it was founded in 1967 British Leyland became the proud owner of approximately 35 manufacturing brands covering cars, vans, commercial vehicles, fork-lift trucks, fridges, body pressings manufacturers and carburettor makers. As of 2012 half a dozen are still in … Continue reading →

Posted in BL Bulletin | Tagged British Leyland, Rover | 1 Reply

The French Dimension

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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It had to happen. As an enthusiast of all things Leyland and an almost equally hopeless admirer of old French cars the time has come to combine the two. You see, I’ve long had this sneaking suspicion that British Leyland … Continue reading →

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Seven Things You Didn’t Know British Leyland Made

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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British Leyland is best known as a chaotic company that build shoddy cars. That can be debated at length in itself but what is often forgotten is that BL was a huge corporate empire that including several other huge corporate … Continue reading →

Posted in BL Bulletin | Tagged British Leyland, lists | 2 Replies

Mourning Morris

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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It has just come to my attention that this month marks 30 years since the Morris brand was axed* by British Leyland. In a pleasing historical quirk this year is also the centenary of Morris Motors and I couldn’t let … Continue reading →

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