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Endangered or Orphaned?

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for those of us interested in ‘crap’ old cars, because they made a rare appearance in the public eye that didn’t involve being cretinously mocked on Top Gear. Last week no less a … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion Overload | Tagged Austin, Ford, Vauxhall | 3 Replies

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Trip Report: Austin Allegro 40th

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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Forty years ago today the Austin Allegro was unveiled to the world. A replacement for the internationally successful, innovative and very well-regarded ADO16 range from BMC, the Allegro was to be British Leyland’s wonder-product for the ‘Seventies. The world held … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged Allegro, Austin, Gaydon | Leave a reply

Five Cars I Wouldn’t Mind Owning One Day

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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I tend to worry that this blog gets a little too much heavy on the facts and not enough on the opinion- by that I don’t mean ill-informed ramblings (although I’m sure there are plenty of those) but just lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars I Wouldn't Mind Owning | Tagged Austin, Citroen, MG, Vauxhall, Volkswagen | 1 Reply

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Trip Report: Pride of Longbridge 2013

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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Pride. Longbridge. Two words (or an emotion and a location) that are rarely associated with each other. None the less the Pride of Longbridge event is now in its eighth year and is going from strength to strength. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged Austin, BL, British Leyland, Longbridge, show | 2 Replies

The Halo Effect

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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It’s strange the effect that time and fate can have on a car’s reputation. I happen to believe that a few decades can absolve a car of pretty much any failing simply because by the time a car is 20 … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion Overload | Tagged Austin, Metro, MG, Talbot, Vauxhall, Volkswagen | Leave a reply

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Trip Report: Brooklands Austin-Morris Day

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
It seems only right on an Austin-Morris day to start off with two identical cars with both brands on the grille

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There is an obvious problem with owning three cars but only two parking spaces (actually only one, but my neighbours and landlord are tolerant people…). This means that I generally rotate which of my cars are ‘active’ here in Peterborough … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged Austin, British Leyland, brooklands, Morris | Leave a reply

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 →

Posted in BL Bulletin | Tagged Austin, British Leyland, Metro | Leave a reply

Let’s Go For A Drive: Metro 1.3L

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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As detailed in last weekend’s Trip Report I am now the owner of a very low-mileage 1987 Metro 5-door. Aside from it’s numerous good qualities which should be obvious (if they’re not, they should be by the end of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Let's Go For A Drive, Road Tests | Tagged Austin, Metro | Leave a reply

Trip Report: Metro Collection

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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Confession time- for all my talk about how bad cars are interesting and, particularly, how most British Leyland products aren’t anywhere near as rubbish as most people say, I have never actually owned a BL car. Yes, my old Series … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged Austin, Metro | 2 Replies

Five Facelifts That Made Things Worse

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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I’ll admit that I’ve been caught short this particular Friday, being unexpectedly detained in deepest Kent and being forced, at no pleasure to myself, to poke around a classic car storage warehouse the contents of which included a Ferrari Daytona, … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion Overload | Tagged Austin, Hillman, lists, Metro, Volkswagen | Leave a reply

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