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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

Let’s Go For A Drive: MG TF

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, and I’m afraid I’m really covering a lot of ground already well traversed. My first road test on this blog was of the MGF and my verdict was, unsurprisingly, positive. … Continue reading →

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

MG News Roundup

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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NOTE: If you were expecting the conclusion to my ‘Remembering Rover’ epic, then I’m sorry to disappoint but (or ‘I’m pleased to report that…’, depending on how you enjoyed the first part) I’ve decided to carry that particular entry over … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Toss | Tagged Longbridge, MG, MG6, MG6 diesel | 2 Replies

Seriously MG- Get Serious!

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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Way back in the far off days of, erm, two months ago, my first entry on this website concerned the MG6 and my worry that the company was throwing away a generally good product due to a complete lack of … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Toss | Tagged Longbridge, MG, MG6 | Leave a reply

Let’s Go For A Drive: Austin Se7en Mini

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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This review is, I feel, going to be slightly superfluous because is there anyone who hasn’t driven a Mini of some sort at least once? However this Mini is slightly special in that it’s an early one, being built in … Continue reading →

Posted in Let's Go For A Drive, Road Tests | Tagged Austin, Longbridge, MINI | 4 Replies

Let’s Go For A Drive: MGF

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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Usually the tone of my road tests are defensive, taking the tone that ‘[car’s name] may have been a sales flop and generally seen as rubbish, but it must have some redeeming features’. In this case though the subject of … Continue reading →

Posted in Let's Go For A Drive, Road Tests | Tagged Longbridge, MG | 9 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 →

Posted in BL Bulletin | Tagged Austin, BL, British Leyland, Cowley, Longbridge, MINI, Morris | Leave a reply

The MG6 – Too Little, Too Late

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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It seems that my first proper post on my blog about old cars is going to be about the future of a brand new one. None the less I follow the trials and tribulations of MG in its current form … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Toss | Tagged Longbridge, MG, MG6, MG6 diesel | 2 Replies
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