Podcasts about British Leyland

Fr Alex's book @Our Daily Bread, Argos To The Altar can be purchased here,https://www.waterstones.com/book/our-... and you can follow him on X @alexdjfrostAndrew Pierce is a British journalist, editor, author, broadcaster and political commentator.Pierce was born in Bristol to an Irish Catholic mother and an unknown father. He spent the first two years of his life in Nazareth House, a Catholic orphanage in Cheltenham, and was adopted by a family from Swindon and brought up on a council estate there.His adoptive father worked on the assembly line at British Leyland, a formerly state-owned car factory.[6]Pierce was educated at St Joseph's Roman Catholic School,[7] now known as St Joseph's Catholic College, a state comprehensive school in Swindon. He did not go to university.[5]Career in journalismPierce is a former assistant editor of both The Daily Telegraph and The Times newspapers,[ and the former political editor of the latter. He is a columnist and consultant editor for the Daily Mail, which he joined in 2009.Pierce presented a Sunday morning political radio show on the commercial radio station LBC 97.3 from 2008 until 2012, when he left. That radio programme was in the latter years presented as a double-headed show with Kevin Maguire from the Daily Mirror. Pierce and Maguire continue their double act reviewing, previewing and dissecting the media and politics on the BBC, ITV and Sky News. From 22 March 2014, Pierce started presenting a Saturday breakfast show on LBC Radio.Pierce is currently a presenter on the GB News television channel.Finding Margaret is the moving story of journalist and broadcaster Andrew Pierce's search for his birth mother. As he was approaching fifty, Pierce decided that it was finally time to track down his biological mother. He knew that he had lived in a Roman Catholic orphanage in Cheltenham for more than two years and was adopted at the age of three by a family who loved and nurtured him. As his career in journalism flourished and despite feeling like he was betraying the adoptive parents who loved him so much, Pierce began to tentatively search for his birth mother, only to find that she had done everything she could to ensure he would never find her.When he finally managed to meet her, the mystery only deepened, leading him to Ireland in search of the man who may or may not have been his father. During his search, Pierce also realises the extent of the mistreatment he suffered at the orphanage and attempts to forge a relationship with the woman who gave him away.This candid book is a heartwarming page turner that takes the reader on an extraordinary journey. Full of amusing and arresting anecdotes, at its heart lies the inspirational story of one man's extensive search for his birth mother and what happened when he finally found her.

Hoy vamos a hablar de AUTHI, una marca a menudo olvidada… injustamente. Nos gustan las historias… y esta es una muy buena historia. Te invito a que mires el escudo: Un españolísimo toro dentro del contorno de la península ibérica… ¡más español imposible! Pero que fabricó coches ingleses… ¿A que la historia comienza bien? Pero ¿cómo crees que acabará? Esta es la historia de una marca española, pero os aseguro que resulta interesante a españoles y no españoles. Primero por la historia en sí y luego por los coches de los que vamos a hablar, coches realmente interesantes y curiosos, con una mezcla de soluciones técnicas innovadoras y anticuadas, de estilo inglés e incluso de diseño italiano… de todo eso hablaremos. Esta historia arranca en 1899 cuando el cántabro José María Quijano Fernández-Hontoria, que por sus apellidos largos y compuestos se ve que venía de buena familia, funda la empresa “Nueva Montaña Quijano S.A”. Era un visionario, emprendedor y bien relacionado. Consiguió el apoyo nada menos que del Banco de Santander… que en esos tiempos no era el gigante que es ahora, pero sí que era, no cabe duda, el Banco más importante de Santander… Y es que el Banco de Santander tenía acciones en FASA-Renault, la filial de Renault en España y consigue que la empresa NMQ fabrique motores para y otros componentes para los Renault fabricados en Valladolid… Pero comienza la década de los 60 y FASA-Renault, con otro socio industrial, rescinde el acuerdo con NMQ… la cosa pintaba mal. En España se mantenía la dictadura. A finales de los años 50 la llamada “Guerra Fría” está en su apogeo. Los EE.UU. de Norteamérica querían bases militares en el suroeste de Europa y España era un lugar clave e ideal. En este marco BMC o sea, British Motor Corporation querían expandirse por Europa. España resultaba apetecible. La mano de obra era barata y la economía estaba creciendo a un ritmo mucho más rápido que en el resto de Europa. Los ingleses venían haciendo negocio en España desde hace tiempo. Y retomamos la historia donde la dejamos, en la primera parte de los años 60 y con NMQ sin contratos relevantes. Por un lado, NMQ pensó que su única salida era fabricar automóviles ellos mismo y por otra parte BMC buscaba socio solvente en España… ¿El resultado? Que el 12 de noviembre de 1966 se constituye oficialmente la empresa “Automóviles de Turismo Hispano Ingleses” más conocida por AUTHI. Su primer presidente fue Eduardo Ruiz de Huidrobo y Alzurena… En enero de 1967 sale de la cadena el primer coche, un Austin 1.100. Os puedo decir que ese primer coche, con numero de chasis 00001 fue restaurado y presentado en el museo que VW tiene en Pamplona. A ese 1.100 se siguieron el mismo modelo con motor de 1.300 y luego los Mini, comenzando curiosamente por el tope de gama, que no fue el Cooper, sino el 1275 c.c. Pero más tarde aparecieron los Mini 1.000 y luego la versión más accesible, el 850. Y por último nace al Austin Victoria, que en su versión de Luxe, con cuatro faros redondos, tiene cierta similitud con el Triumph Dolomite… pero nada que ver. No fue fácil… las comunicaciones por carretera o ferrocarril en la España de los años 60 no era buena… en realidad, era muy mala… y lo sé en primera persona. No había mucha industria auxiliar y la fabricación en Navarra era un lio: Llegaban elementos al principio desde el Reino Unido, luego desde NMQ en Santander, desde Barcelona llegaban cristales, carburadores, bombas de gasolina y desde Madrid y Valladolid, porque allí estaban Barreiros y Renault, llegaban guarnecidos y butacas. Los coches, a pesar de ser caros frente a su competencia no dejaban mucho margen… la crisis estaba servida. En el 69 la ya entonces British Leyland, porque a los ingleses no les iba mucho mejor, se hicieron con el control de la compañía. Y ya en enero de 1970, con el lanzamiento del Mini 850, que pretendía conseguir para este modelo el éxito que no había tenido, comienzan a cambiar el nombre de AUTHI por el de Austin, Mini, Morris y MG para las berlinas de más lujo. Tenían elementos modernos, como la suspensión “Hidrolastic” que conectaba las ruedas de cada lado y que en parte funcionaba como una hidroneumática… si queréis saber más hay un video que os invito a ver, “Todos los coches con suspensión hidroneumática. ¡Muchos no son Citroën!” Los motores, básicamente eran básicamente mismo desde el 850 al 1.300 cm3, eran muy antiguos, de carrera muy larga, culata de fundición de hierro y solo tres apoyos. No subían rápido de vueltas y vibraban más, incluso tanto que había perdidas por la junta tórica del cigüeñal a su salida al embrague, que hacía que patinase… no, no me lo han contado, la fuente soy yo mismo que lo he sufrido en varios.

The Rover 200 more than ever encapsulates British Leyland as it went from Government ownership, through its Honda collaboration, to the disastrous BMW marriage, and finally its last gasp for survival as an independent company. And it was one of Rover's few big successes, having an amazing 29-year lifespan over its many and varied history. The Rover 200 had many guises, from the blue-rinse Triumph Acclaim to the hot hatch MG ZR, and it's a beloved British car. So why was it such a hit, and why did it all go wrong in the late 90's?

Michael Dale was the President of Jaguar North America from 1990 until 2000. He was responsible for British Leyland's and Jaguar North America's racing activities, which involved joining forces with Group 44 to achieve numerous SCCA National Championships and bringing Jaguar back to its racing roots at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mike will be part of a panel on this year's Philadelphia Concours d'Elegance event discussing the racing and production history of Jaguar, the featured marque, on Sunday June 23 at the concours. The concours and discussion will take place at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia.

I talked about the Rover SD1 a few weeks ago. That was an unmitigated disaster when it came to production, but between that car and the Rover 800, British Leyland, now Austin Rover had forged a partnership with Honda that would lead to big changes in quality at the British company, and the Rover 800 was the first big partnership between the two companies. So, did it work out better than the SD1?

The Rover SD1 was so nearly a game changer. It was an amazing follow-up to the Triumph 2000 & Rover P6, but it caused so much damage to the Rover name. It was a "space age" shape that looked like it had come right off the set of Blakes 7. And this came out of old, stodgy, British Leyland - the company that had brought us the Morris Marina and Austin Allegro! So why was this amazing car do so badly? Video link: https://youtu.be/N9L7mrUj3mE

It's 1975 and British Leyland faces an enormous challenge: petrol prices are skyrocketing. BLs own Mini which created this category way back in 1959, is showing its age. It's too small and is much less practical. Britain had just entered the Common Market, a forerunner to the European Union, and what British Leyland needs is a class-leading “supermini” of its own to take on the rest of Europe. What it doesn't have is the money to develop it. Video link: https://youtu.be/kduRyHBMNsY

In this episode, we take a close look at British Leyland through the eyes of the Rover 3500 (SD1)starts a discussion about the current state of — and scary future of — Stellantis. === Click here to join the Hagerty Driver's Club: https://bit.ly/Join-HDC-Cammisa-Rev === British Leyland was the combined entity of many, many English car brands: Austin, Land Rover, Leyland, MG, Riley, Wolseley, Vanden Plas, Princess, Jaguar, Daimler, Mini, Innocenti, Morris, Rover, Triumph, and several others. This sounds remarkably similar to today's Stellantis: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, and Vauxhall. The curmudgeonly Carmudgeons look to see if history is about to repeat itself, exploring what went wrong with the development and production of the gorgeous Rover SD1. The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unipart, once an unloved division of British Leyland, has grown steadily since its buyout 37 years ago, eschewing the stock market and building a "Mittelstand" like relationship with employees, customers and suppliers. Neil and Jonathan talk to John Neill, its long standing boss, about car parts, purpose versus City short-termism and why more companies don't embrace the "Unipart Way".Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.With John Neill.Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.In association with Briefcase.News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined once more by car journalist and British Leyland historian Richard Bremner. A former BL employee, Richard has owned more than two dozen British Leyland cars. Which ones were surprisingly good to own? Which ones did he regret buying? Richard shares the highs and lows in this episode. The best writers, the finest stories and no ads, all on The Intercooler's beautiful online car magazine. Visit www.the-intercooler.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1062, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Play Faster! 1: Largo is a slow tempo of around 50 bpm, which is short for these. beats per minute. 2: At a setting of 70, you're in this tempo; Samuel Barber wrote one "for Strings". adagio. 3: A metronome setting of 100 is this tempo that includes the author of "Inferno". andante. 4: 140 bpm brings you to this word, the basic musical indication for "fast" or "lively". allegro. 5: This very fast tempo is also a word used by magicians to command the amazing to happen. presto. Round 2. Category: Royal Female Nicknames 1: Prime Minister Tony Blair dubbed her "The People's Princess". Princess Diana. 2: England's "Good Queen Bess". Elizabeth I. 3: She was "The Untamed Heifer" and "The Virgin Queen". Elizabeth I. 4: Mark Antony called her "The Queen of Queens". Cleopatra. 5: France's "The Austrian Wench". Marie Antoinette. Round 3. Category: Literary Houses 1: Harry Angstrom's house burns to the ground in this author's 1971 novel "Rabbit Redux". (John) Updike. 2: Scarlett O'Hara's plantation home. Tara. 3: In this Anne Tyler novel, a travel writer breaks his leg and moves into his siblings' home. The Accidental Tourist. 4: This title gal's Manderley, which had an "iron gate leading to the drive". Rebecca. 5: Title place where Hindley hates Heathcliff. Wuthering Heights. Round 4. Category: British Business 1: John Shepherd-Barron invented it and in 1967 Barclays Bank installed the world's first one. an ATM. 2: This art book publisher took its name from the rivers flowing through London and New York City. Thames and Hudson. 3: In the early 1700s William Fortnum, a footman who sold Queen Anne's used candles, went into retail with this partner. (Hugh) Mason. 4: Lea and Perrins of sauce fame both started their careers as these, meaning druggists or pharmacists. chemists. 5: In 1986 inefficiency and strikes did in this auto brand known as BL. British Leyland. Round 5. Category: Lousy Souvenirs 1: My aunt went to Spain and all I got were these lousy pants worn by heroes of the bullring. Toreador pants. 2: My mother went to Hawaii and all I got was this long, loose dress. Muumuu. 3: My uncle went to England and all I got was this lousy piece of a suit, which Americans call a vest. Waistcoat. 4: My brother went to Venice Beach and all I got was this lousy shirt named for what he showed off. Muscle shirt. 5: My granddad went to Ireland and all I got was this lousy overcoat named for a province there. Ulster. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by Ti contributor Richard Bremner, an expert on the British automotive industry. They discuss Britain's mass market car manufacturer – the British Motor Corporation, later British Leyland and eventually MG Rover – and how a world-beating car maker was gradually reduced to nothing.The best writers, the finest stories and no ads, all on The Intercooler's beautiful website. Visit www.the-intercooler.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In their second recording from Bicester Heritage, Jonny and Richard take audience questions and talk SAAB specialists, a new song lyrics game, useless vans, tractor choices, wild horses, ill-advised things to do while driving, a secret Jonny needs to keep from Porsche, the surprise return of British Leyland, right foot clutching, a Metro GTa disaster, strange passengers, trailers made from half a car, good cars with bad passengers, car stitch-ups, and someone's brought along a genuine no-name full suspension mountain bike. Thanks again to The Little Car Company for hosting Smith and Sniff at Bicester. patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#469 Maxus eDeliver 3. Gareth charges up to Liverpool in an electric van to test its ability to do the job it was designed for. Is SAIC's pioneering holdall up to the task? Plus On Speed music: “White Van Man” - The 2023 Remix.

The Carmudgeons buy a 1980 Rover 3500, and attempt to drive it from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to San Francisco — 1600 miles, over the Rocky Mountains. = This episode of the Carmudgeon show is sponsored by Lucid Motors, who has special lease and finance offers on available 2023 models of the Lucid Air Touring and Grand Touring. Visit lucidmotors.com for offer details. = This is the kind of road trip that only the brave would attempt, especially in a 43-year-old British Leyland product that hasn't traveled that far in the previous 20 years combined. But Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott are brave, if not crazy, and flew to Canada to rescue their newly aquired Persian Aqua Metallic SD1. In this episode, the boys recount their stresses and successes, and teach us a couple things about the world's first 5-door luxury hatchback. == The Carmudgeon Show is Part of the Hagerty Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Son muchos los que piensan que el Land Rover original, porque lo de “Defender” llega en 1990, es un diseño más avanzado que el del Jeep… por ejemplo, con carrocería de aluminio, una buena idea. ¿Más avanzado? ¡Pero si es una copia del Jeep! ¿Buena idea lo del aluminio? ¡Si fue pura casualidad! Hay mucho que contar de este coche, el TT más difundido del Mundo. En la Segunda Guerra Mundial apareció en 1941 el Jeep americano, considerado el primer vehículo TT de gran éxito y difusión… porque ya antes existían los TT. Era un coche robusto, sencillo, práctico… y muchos pensaron que este tipo de coches iban a tener un hueco en Europa, pero sobre todo en otros continentes con una red viaria mucho menos desarrollada, a veces inexistente y con conductores poco avezados… Y entre estos visionarios estaban los británicos hermanos Spencer y Maurice Wilks… Siempre se ha culpado a los chinos de ser, como decían mis hijos de pequeños, unos “copiotas”. Es cierto que lo son, pero también es cierto que en el mundo del motor copiar ha sido algo muy habitual…Los hermanos Wilks en 1947 tuvieron la brillante idea de producir un 4x4 barato no solo pensado en un uso militar, sino en un vehículo sencillo para satisfacer las necesidades de una clientela rural y de las amplias colonias del Imperio Británico. ¿Y que hicieron? Ante la escasez de ideas y viendo lo bien que iban los Jeep, en su primer prototipo utilizaron directamente el chasis de un Jeep Willys. Vamos a ser sinceros: No se quebraron mucho la cabeza en el primer prototipo. Partieron de un chasis de Jeep, hicieron una carrocería prácticamente cuadrada, a la que montaron parabrisas y cristales o bien atornillados o bien articulados, caso del parabrisas. El equipamiento era prácticamente justito, por no decir nulo. No es cosa mía, es que los asientos eran de chapa con un cojín como toda muestra de confort… el concepto de “sujeción lateral” ni se conocía ni se esperaba. Fijaos si eran prácticos estos chicos y se complicaron poco la vida que para evitar el engorro de poner el volante a un lado o a otro, en función del mercado, lo pusieron en el centro… a grandes males, grandes remedios. Tampoco se complicaron en el nombre: El motor era Rover, el fabricante iba a ser Rover y como era para ir por la tierra y no por el asfalto, pues Land Rover… insisto, muy resolutivos estos hermanos… Pero había un problemilla… ¡no había acero! La guerra había supuesto un consumo de acero brutal para hacer blindajes, carros de combate, coches, camiones, barcos, que necesitan decenas de miles de toneladas de acero… el acero estaba por las nubes… Así que tenían un problema, ¿con que hacemos la carrocería de este coche? Se hizo de aluminio, porque era más barato y fácil de encontrar. Pero resultó un gran acierto, porque era más ligero y no se oxidaba… en una época en que los tratamientos anti-corrosión no eran muy allá. Y se convirtió en una de las mayores virtudes de este modelo y de su mayor rasgo de identidad… que ha llegado hasta nuestros días. Decíamos que el Land Rover ha sido el TT más extendido del Mundo y la razón es clara: Gran Bretaña era la potencia colonial más importante del Mundo a mediados del siglo pasado. Los Land Rover fueron a parar a todas las colonias y excolonias británicas y de ahí, por extensión, a los países vecinos y a medio Mundo. Recordemos que la British Comonwealth o comunidad británica de naciones, países con especial relación con el Reino Unido, aún hoy está formado por 56 países entre ellos Australia, Canadá, India y Sudáfrica por citar a los más importantes… Os voy a comentar la evolución empresarial de la marca, que ya os lo adelanto, como todo lo que tiene que ver con los ingleses, ¡¡¡ES UN LIO!!!. Land Rover nace como una marca de Rover, pero en 1967 Rover pasa a ser de Leyland Motors, que luego se llamó British Leyland y que quebró en 1975 y se nacionaliza. Rover se escinde de Leyland, luego pasa a ser Rover Group, luego en 1994 compra la marca a BMW que en el 2000 la vende a Ford… como es decía ¡que lío! Pero ya llegamos al final: En 2007 lo compra la firma hindú Tata, la actual propietaria de esta marca y de Jaguar… Bueno, casi el final, porque ahora Jaguar-Land Rover pasa a ser JLR… pero sobre esto estoy preparando otro vídeo. Hablemos de técnica. No vamos a entrar en detalles, pero vamos a dar un repasito a esta evolución… que realmente no ha sido mucha, porque el Land Rover, que pasó a llamarse Defender en 1990, siempre fue muy fiel a sí mismo. De ese primer prototipo nació el Serie I, que ya llevaba el volante a un lado y chasis propio y al que en 1957 se le monto un motor Diésel. En 1978 llega la serie II, algo más refinada y en 1971 la serie III con transmisión sincronizada entre otros avances. En 1979 llega al capó del Land Rover el motor V8 y en 1990 comienza a llamarse Defender. Desde entonces se fue “Puliendo” pero sin cambios realmente relevantes hasta su desaparición en enero de 2016… un verdadero disgusto para sus seguidores. No me quiero olvidar de los Land Rover Made in Spain. Porque El éxito del Land Rover Serie I fue de tal magnitud que la marca firmó acuerdos para fabricarlo bajo licencia en otros países. En 1958 British Leyland, propietaria de Land Rover, llega a un acuerdo con Metalúrgica Santana, una empresa de maquinaria agrícola, para fabricar en Linares, Jaén, el Land Rover serie II. Tenéis video de la “Historia de Santana”, con muchas curiosidades. Pocos coches han tenido usos tan diversos con el Land Rover. Los motivos: La enorme variedad de carrocerías y distancia entre ejes, su fiabilidad, simplicidad, internacionalización, en cualquier parte del mundo te reparan un Land Rover; sin olvidar las tomas de fuerza de su transmisión para mover sistemas accesorios. Existen todo tipo de versiones militares, de fuerzas de seguridad del estado, bomberos, ambulancias, para maquinaria agrícola, anfibio, con orugas, para hacer viajes aventura… Salvo en pruebas deportivas, donde por su carácter no encaja para nada, el Land Rover ha sido de todo lo que puedas imaginar… Y en 2012 llega el “nuevo” Defender, ¿es un auténtico Defender? Tiene carrocería monocasco, tecnología “importada” del Range Rover y mucho aluminio, pero los puristas te dirán que no es un auténtico “Defender” … que el auténtico heredero es el Ineos… hicimos un podcast sobre el Ineos.

This week we've got the tempting sale of a Toyota 2000GT which leads us on to other classic Japanese sports cars. We revisit last weeks British Leyland topic, we tackle the MG Cyberster, Tesla being silly, the tease of the new Aston Martin DB, causing embarrassment to our kids and youths clearly driving cars that don't belong to them! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we get a progress report on the Mini, information about Le Mans toilet habits, Mike's journey in a Model Y, the infamous Miami Grand Prix build-up and treats from British Leyland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, fellow Bastardo! This week we have Henry Catchpole on the show! Henry Catchpole is a legendary automotive journalist and a highly skilled test driver known for making cars dance on the edge of their limits. Catchpole is best known as a host on the Carfection YouTube channel and as an editor for Evo Magazine. Phil and Henry talk about their upbringings as car enthusiasts in the days of British Leyland, rally driving, and generally being a tall man fitting in small cars. This week's episode is sponsored by: Inbound Motorsports: https://inboundmotorsports.com/ The Viva Bastardo Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network.

Frances O'Grady is the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the UK's umbrella group for unions, representing millions of workers. She is the first woman in the 154 year history of the TUC to hold this post, which she took up in 2013. Frances is the youngest of five children, and was brought up in Oxford. Her family has strong links with the trade union movement: her great grandfather and grandfather were founder members of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, and her father was a shop steward at the British Leyland plant in Cowley. Thanks to strong encouragement from one of her teachers, Frances was the first of her family to go to university, studying History and Politics at Manchester. After graduation, she moved to London and worked in shops and the hospitality industry, becoming a union rep before getting a job at the Transport and General Workers Union. She joined the TUC in 1994 as Campaigns Secretary, became Deputy General Secretary in 2003 and General Secretary a decade later. In 2020, during the pandemic, she worked with the government on the furlough scheme, providing support for workers whose usual employment. In April 2022, she announced that she would step down from her post at the end of this year. DISC ONE: It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones DISC TWO: Burn It Down by Dexys Midnight Runners DISC THREE: Double Barrel by Dave & Ansell Collins DISC FOUR: Atmosphere by Joy Division DISC FIVE: Funkin' for Jamaica by Tom Browne DISC SIX: Hello Stranger by Barbara Lewis DISC SEVEN: Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron DISC EIGHT: A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke BOOK CHOICE: History by Elsa Morante LUXURY ITEM: A painting set with edible paints CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Double Barrel by Dave & Ansell Collins Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Sarah Taylor

Analizamos el paso por EuroNcap del suv eléctrico chino MG Marvel R en este Programa patrocinado por CESVIMAP, el centro de I+D de Mapfre. Hagamos un poco de historia. MG (Morris Garage) era una marca de origen inglés que se creó en los años 20 del siglo pasado . Un fabricante típicamente británico que acabó fusionándose con Austin en el año1952. Más tarde, en 1968, pasó a incorporarse al consorcio British Leyland que cambió su denominación por Rover en la década de los 90 hasta que dio en suspensión de pagos y quiebra en 2005. Ahora está en manos de una tecnológica china que apenas mantiene de la marca inglesa el nombre. El MG Marvel R Electric se trata de un SUV eléctrico de tamaño medio. Un modelo que puede incorporar dos o tres motores. Según los que lleve se puede tratar de un modelo de tracción trasera o de tracción total. Su autonomía WLTP es de hasta 402 kilómetros. La versión de acceso a la gama MG Marvel R tiene una dotación de 179 caballos y está a la venta desde 39 990 euros. Sus principales rivales por tecnología precio y equipamiento son los Volkswagen ID.4, Škoda Enyaq iV 60, Hyundai IONIQ 5... El MG Marvel R tiene 4 estrellas Euro NCAP ¿Qué quiere decir que tenga 4 estrellas? Seguridad de 4 estrellas en Euro NCAP: “Buen rendimiento general de protección en caso de colisión y a todos los niveles; posible presencia de tecnología de prevención de colisiones” ¿Para que versiones vale la valoración de EuroNCAP? Tanto para la de dos ruedas motrices como para la 4X4 Al ser un coche un poco desconocido, si te parece, lo comparamos con el C4, que también ha pasado por Euro NCAP y con versión 100% eléctrica. Seguridad ocupante adulto, ¿valoración? Tenemos una valoración global de 80%, la misma que el C4, pero en vídeo de euroncap marca un 76%, seguramente un error Impacto frontal global con una valoración de 11,8 puntos frente a 16 posibles, el C4 tiene 13,7 En el impacto frontal con 50% de solape tiene calificación baja el pecho del conductor, siendo adecuada en el caso del copiloto. En el C4 son calificación adecuados los dos dummies. Es un coche no es demasiado rígido y esto es bueno para su seguridad y la del resto de vehículos. El C4 es mucho más rígido y esto le penaliza En el impacto frontal 100% de solape tiene calificación adecuada, amarilla, en el pecho del piloto y del acompañante trasero. La cadera del ocupante trasero tiene calificación baja. En el C4 la calificación en pecho es la misma pero en cadera la calificación es buena. Los test se han realizado en el laboratorio CAERI de China y los del C4 en UTAC en Francia https://www.utac.com/ Impacto lateral global con una valoración de 13,7 frente a 16 puntos posibles. 12,1 el C4. En el impacto lateral contra barrera móvil el piloto tiene calificación buena en pecho y cabeza. También en el c4. En el impacto lateral contra mástil el piloto tiene calificación pobre en pecho. En el c4 buena. Desplazamiento del piloto al lado opuesto, calificación adecuada. En el c4 la calificación es pobre. SI tiene airbag central delantero pero no función bien, en el C4 no tiene. Alcance con puntuación 3 de 4. El c4 tiene 3,6 Alcance en asiento delantero con calificación bueno Alcance en asiento trasero con calificación deficiente Rescate y extracción con una puntuación 2 ante 2 puntos posibles. El c4 tiene 1 de dos puntos Hoja de rescate - Si eCall avanzado - Si Si dispone de sistema de freno multicolisión. ¿Qué dicen los comentarios del MG Marvel R? Durante la prueba, la pelvis se deslizó por debajo de la sección del regazo del cinturón de seguridad, un fenómeno conocido como "efecto submarino" Seguridad infantil 75% en la puntuación global y 83% el c4 Seguridad infantil en el impacto frontal es de 14 puntos y 13,9 el c4 compraten calificación baja o dificiente en el cuello del q10 pero el c4 además baja su calificación a adecuado en el cuello y cabeza del q6 Seguridad infantil en el impacto lateral es de 8 puntos, la máxima, también el c4. Se han realizado los test con sillas de coche Romer Kidfix 2r, tanto con respaldo para el dummy Q6 como sin respaldo para el dummy Q10. Características de protección y comprobación de instalación de sistemas de retención infantil con puntuación 6 de 13 y 9 de 12 posibles. En el c4 la nota es mejor con 7 y 12. La diferencia está en que el MG Marvel no se pueden poner sillas ni en el asiento central trasero ni en el del copiloto ¿Puedo poner un maxicosi con cinturón en el asiento central trasero? La plaza central trasera es una plaza completa y permite instalar casi cualquier tipo de sistema de retención infantil. “La bolsa de aire del pasajero delantero se puede desactivar para permitir que se use un sistema de sujeción para niños mirando hacia atrás en esa posición de asiento. MG no recomienda que se utilicen sistemas de sujeción para niños universales montados en el cinturón en el asiento del pasajero delantero o en el asiento central trasero, y la posición central trasera tampoco superó la verificación Euro NCAP de su idoneidad para acomodar dichos asientos.” Protección para los usuarios vulnerables de la vía: Un 55% de valoración global y 57% en el c4 Seguridad pasiva en caso de atropello con 21,8 frente a 36 puntos posibles, con capacidad de mejora en el impacto en pelvis. El c4 gana con mucho con 27,3 Seguridad activa para evitar el atropello. Asistente de frenada autónoma de emergencia para peatones 4,4 Asistente de frenada autónoma de emergencia para ciclistas 3,5 frente a 9 puntos posibles. El c4 solo tiene para peatones y califica con 3,6. Asistentes a la conducción, ¿valoración? 80% de puntuación global, frente a 63 del c4 Asistente de velocidad con 2,3 de 3 Control de estado del conductor con 3 de 3 puntos Asistente de cambio de carril 4 de 4 posibles. Asistente de frenada autónoma de emergencia coche a coche con 3,5 de 6 posibles. El c4 pierde en todos los apartados de ADAS. 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【节目简介】土澳也有汽车工业？霍顿牌的福特是什么鬼？10:1压缩比的克莱斯勒直六能在70年代做到300马力？霍顿还能装R31 Skyline GT-R的RB30直六发动机？本期《孤岛车谈》我们来聊聊澳洲的汽车工业发展史，和两位嘉宾一起回顾这一百年中这片土地上汽车业的兴盛和衰败。【话题成员】罗新雨 底盘电子（ESP、ADAS）工程师丁伯骏 汽车爱好者，汽车媒体陈萌 前泛亚汽车工程师，前澳洲通用霍顿汽车工程师罗新雨个人微博@大众风Volkswind丁伯骏个人微博@Anderson-Ding【参考链接】1. 霍顿汽车历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden2. 福特澳洲历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Australia3. 四集澳大利亚汽车工业纪录片（英文，需翻墙）： https://www.shannons.com.au/club/videos/channel/shannons-end-of-an-era/4. 澳大利亚人口统计（英文，澳洲政府网站）： https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/mar-20215. 澳大利亚机动车注册数量统计（英文，澳洲政府网站）： https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/tourism-and-transport/motor-vehicle-census-australia/latest-release6. 澳大利亚轿卡（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle)7. 2021年2月1日 HSV GTS-R W1 Maloo在澳大利亚拍卖，以105万澳币成交： https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-news/hsv-gts-r-w1-maloo-sells-for-105-million-at-auction8. British Leyland介绍（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Leyland9. 大猩猩-年度之车谁杀死了英国汽车工业Jeremy Clarkson's Car Years-Who kill British Motor Industry(英文，无需翻墙）: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1us411a7pw?from=search&seid=1856953995908695618&spm_id_from=333.337.0.0Youtube链接： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ztUlve9jc10. 英国汽车公司BMC在澳洲分公司介绍（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Motor_Corporation_(Australia)11. VH Valiant Charger（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Valiant_Charger#VH_Valiant_Charger12. 美国节能车政策和75年的CAFE标准（中文）： https://www.d1ev.com/kol/1883313. 澳洲汽车排放标准年表（英文）： https://dieselnet.com/standards/au/14. 澳洲进口关税历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tariffs_in_Australia15. VL Holden Commodore（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Commodore_(VL)16. 巴顿计划（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_car_plan17. 日本-欧盟在1991-1999年签订VER（自愿出口限制）（英文）：https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242184353_Voluntary_export_restraint_VER_without_market_restraints_The_case_study_of_the_monitoring_agreement_1991-1999_between_the_Japanese_car_manufacturers_and_the_European_Union18. 阿尔法罗密欧、日产合资的Alfa Romeo Arna： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Arna

【节目简介】土澳也有汽车工业？霍顿牌的福特是什么鬼？10:1压缩比的克莱斯勒直六能在70年代做到300马力？霍顿还能装R31 Skyline GT-R的RB30直六发动机？本期《孤岛车谈》我们来聊聊澳洲的汽车工业发展史，和两位嘉宾一起回顾这一百年中这片土地上汽车业的兴盛和衰败。【话题成员】罗新雨 底盘电子（ESP、ADAS）工程师丁伯骏 汽车爱好者，汽车媒体陈萌 前泛亚汽车工程师，前澳洲通用霍顿汽车工程师罗新雨个人微博@大众风Volkswind丁伯骏个人微博@Anderson-Ding【参考链接】1. 霍顿汽车历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden2. 福特澳洲历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Australia3. 四集澳大利亚汽车工业纪录片（英文，需翻墙）： https://www.shannons.com.au/club/videos/channel/shannons-end-of-an-era/4. 澳大利亚人口统计（英文，澳洲政府网站）： https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/mar-20215. 澳大利亚机动车注册数量统计（英文，澳洲政府网站）： https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/tourism-and-transport/motor-vehicle-census-australia/latest-release6. 澳大利亚轿卡（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle)7. 2021年2月1日 HSV GTS-R W1 Maloo在澳大利亚拍卖，以105万澳币成交： https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-news/hsv-gts-r-w1-maloo-sells-for-105-million-at-auction8. British Leyland介绍（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Leyland9. 大猩猩-年度之车谁杀死了英国汽车工业Jeremy Clarkson's Car Years-Who kill British Motor Industry(英文，无需翻墙）: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1us411a7pw?from=search&seid=1856953995908695618&spm_id_from=333.337.0.0Youtube链接： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ztUlve9jc10. 英国汽车公司BMC在澳洲分公司介绍（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Motor_Corporation_(Australia)11. VH Valiant Charger（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Valiant_Charger#VH_Valiant_Charger12. 美国节能车政策和75年的CAFE标准（中文）： https://www.d1ev.com/kol/1883313. 澳洲汽车排放标准年表（英文）： https://dieselnet.com/standards/au/14. 澳洲进口关税历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tariffs_in_Australia15. VL Holden Commodore（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Commodore_(VL)16. 巴顿计划（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_car_plan17. 日本-欧盟在1991-1999年签订VER（自愿出口限制）（英文）：https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242184353_Voluntary_export_restraint_VER_without_market_restraints_The_case_study_of_the_monitoring_agreement_1991-1999_between_the_Japanese_car_manufacturers_and_the_European_Union18. 阿尔法罗密欧、日产合资的Alfa Romeo Arna： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Arna

【节目简介】土澳也有汽车工业？霍顿牌的福特是什么鬼？10:1压缩比的克莱斯勒直六能在70年代做到300马力？霍顿还能装R31 Skyline GT-R的RB30直六发动机？本期《孤岛车谈》我们来聊聊澳洲的汽车工业发展史，和两位嘉宾一起回顾这一百年中这片土地上汽车业的兴盛和衰败。【话题成员】罗新雨 底盘电子（ESP、ADAS）工程师丁伯骏 汽车爱好者，汽车媒体陈萌 前泛亚汽车工程师，前澳洲通用霍顿汽车工程师罗新雨个人微博@大众风Volkswind丁伯骏个人微博@Anderson-Ding【参考链接】1. 霍顿汽车历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden2. 福特澳洲历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Australia3. 四集澳大利亚汽车工业纪录片（英文，需翻墙）： https://www.shannons.com.au/club/videos/channel/shannons-end-of-an-era/4. 澳大利亚人口统计（英文，澳洲政府网站）： https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/mar-20215. 澳大利亚机动车注册数量统计（英文，澳洲政府网站）： https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/tourism-and-transport/motor-vehicle-census-australia/latest-release6. 澳大利亚轿卡（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle)7. 2021年2月1日 HSV GTS-R W1 Maloo在澳大利亚拍卖，以105万澳币成交： https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-news/hsv-gts-r-w1-maloo-sells-for-105-million-at-auction8. British Leyland介绍（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Leyland9. 大猩猩-年度之车谁杀死了英国汽车工业Jeremy Clarkson's Car Years-Who kill British Motor Industry(英文，无需翻墙）: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1us411a7pw?from=search&seid=1856953995908695618&spm_id_from=333.337.0.0Youtube链接： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ztUlve9jc10. 英国汽车公司BMC在澳洲分公司介绍（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Motor_Corporation_(Australia)11. VH Valiant Charger（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Valiant_Charger#VH_Valiant_Charger12. 美国节能车政策和75年的CAFE标准（中文）： https://www.d1ev.com/kol/1883313. 澳洲汽车排放标准年表（英文）： https://dieselnet.com/standards/au/14. 澳洲进口关税历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tariffs_in_Australia15. VL Holden Commodore（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Commodore_(VL)16. 巴顿计划（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_car_plan17. 日本-欧盟在1991-1999年签订VER（自愿出口限制）（英文）：https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242184353_Voluntary_export_restraint_VER_without_market_restraints_The_case_study_of_the_monitoring_agreement_1991-1999_between_the_Japanese_car_manufacturers_and_the_European_Union18. 阿尔法罗密欧、日产合资的Alfa Romeo Arna： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Arna

【节目简介】土澳也有汽车工业？霍顿牌的福特是什么鬼？10:1压缩比的克莱斯勒直六能在70年代做到300马力？霍顿还能装R31 Skyline GT-R的RB30直六发动机？本期《孤岛车谈》我们来聊聊澳洲的汽车工业发展史，和两位嘉宾一起回顾这一百年中这片土地上汽车业的兴盛和衰败。【话题成员】罗新雨 底盘电子（ESP、ADAS）工程师丁伯骏 汽车爱好者，汽车媒体陈萌 前泛亚汽车工程师，前澳洲通用霍顿汽车工程师罗新雨个人微博@大众风Volkswind丁伯骏个人微博@Anderson-Ding【参考链接】1. 霍顿汽车历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden2. 福特澳洲历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Australia3. 四集澳大利亚汽车工业纪录片（英文，需翻墙）： https://www.shannons.com.au/club/videos/channel/shannons-end-of-an-era/4. 澳大利亚人口统计（英文，澳洲政府网站）： https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/mar-20215. 澳大利亚机动车注册数量统计（英文，澳洲政府网站）： https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/tourism-and-transport/motor-vehicle-census-australia/latest-release6. 澳大利亚轿卡（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_(vehicle)7. 2021年2月1日 HSV GTS-R W1 Maloo在澳大利亚拍卖，以105万澳币成交： https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-news/hsv-gts-r-w1-maloo-sells-for-105-million-at-auction8. British Leyland介绍（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Leyland9. 大猩猩-年度之车谁杀死了英国汽车工业Jeremy Clarkson's Car Years-Who kill British Motor Industry(英文，无需翻墙）: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1us411a7pw?from=search&seid=1856953995908695618&spm_id_from=333.337.0.0Youtube链接： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ztUlve9jc10. 英国汽车公司BMC在澳洲分公司介绍（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Motor_Corporation_(Australia)11. VH Valiant Charger（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Valiant_Charger#VH_Valiant_Charger12. 美国节能车政策和75年的CAFE标准（中文）： https://www.d1ev.com/kol/1883313. 澳洲汽车排放标准年表（英文）： https://dieselnet.com/standards/au/14. 澳洲进口关税历史（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tariffs_in_Australia15. VL Holden Commodore（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Commodore_(VL)16. 巴顿计划（英文）： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_car_plan17. 日本-欧盟在1991-1999年签订VER（自愿出口限制）（英文）：https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242184353_Voluntary_export_restraint_VER_without_market_restraints_The_case_study_of_the_monitoring_agreement_1991-1999_between_the_Japanese_car_manufacturers_and_the_European_Union18. 阿尔法罗密欧、日产合资的Alfa Romeo Arna： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Arna

In this, the 25th edition of Bangers & Classics (a fact somehow overlooked by the lads when recording it...), David eyes a life on the boating pond waves, James's ancestral pile is infested by Morgans, British Leyland manage to mess things up on the other side of the world, and classic American station wagons are discussed, which gives James the chance to dust off his favourite book. Oh, and the Peugeot 405 strides into the Banger or Classic courtroom, but will the lads notice its presence?

Sir John Egan is widely credited with saving Jaguar during the 1980s. He trained as a petroleum engineer at the Imperial College London and worked for Shell in the Middle East before joining AC Delco. He joined British Leyland in 1971 and brought together the company's parts under the single Unipart brand. Sir John was chief executive and chairman of Jaguar Cars from 1980 to 1990 and during that time, invested heavily in motorsport, won Le Mans with TWR, separated Jaguar from British Leyland and launched the XJ40 before the business , despite his protests, was sold to Ford. When he took over, Jaguar was facing losses of £50million a year and so he set about improving the quality of the processes within the plants, starting with Browns Lane. Recorded live at the Summer Jaguar Festival, we interview Sir John Egan in front of a live audience to gain an insight into this amazing part of Jaguar's history. Plus, we induct another motor racing hero into our Hall of Fame, this week it is Carlos Reutemann, who sadly passed away last week. Tom Robinson explains how he got on at Castle Combe with Matthew Davis joining him to share the race from his viewpoint as well.

Rich gets angry about British Leyland, the boys (boys?) discuss the Marina and Ital, & Jaguar XK8More old ads, a rare Jaguar handover video... go on - waste another valuable bit of your precious life on this nonsense!

Malgré les espérances placées en elle par son constructeur et la mission qui lui a été confiée (à savoir ramener la marque Austin, ainsi que le groupe British Leyland, sur la voie du succès), la nouvelle citadine anglaise aura fort à faire, tant la concurrence (qui a rapidement profiter de l'affaiblissement du groupe BL/BMC) est rude, tant sur le marché britannique qu'à l'étranger (avec des rivales comme la Fiat 127, la Renault 5, la Peugeot 104, les Citroën LN et Visa ou la Ford Fiesta)

Malgré les espérances placées en elle par son constructeur et la mission qui lui a été confiée (à savoir ramener la marque Austin, ainsi que le groupe British Leyland, sur la voie du succès), la nouvelle citadine anglaise aura fort à faire, tant la concurrence (qui a rapidement profiter de l'affaiblissement du groupe BL/BMC) est rude, tant sur le marché britannique qu'à l'étranger (avec des rivales comme la Fiat 127, la Renault 5, la Peugeot 104, les Citroën LN et Visa ou la Ford Fiesta)

What can we learn from the defeat of the Industrial Relations Act 1971? Capitalist commentators often refer to the 1970s as a kind of dark age, and accuse socialists of wanting to return to it. What they’re frightened of is the huge power of a working class that fought and often won during that decade. One major victory was the defeat of the Tories’ 1971 Industrial Relations Act, an attempt to smash the power of shopfloor union reps. Unofficial strikes and mass resistance made the act unenforceable. Why did workers have such power in the 1970s? Can that be replicated? What was behind the bosses’ attacks on their wages and conditions? And can the anti-union laws that shackle workers today be overcome? This episode of Socialism looks at the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Industrial Relations Act: how workers beat anti-union laws. Further reading How militant trade unionism defeated the 1971 Industrial Relations Act: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/32086/24-02-2021/how-militant-trade-unionism-defeated-the-1971-industrial-relations-act On The Track: an account of trade union struggles at British Leyland: http://leftbooks.co.uk/epages/950002679.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=31445290 Workers' Control & Workers' Management: http://leftbooks.co.uk/epages/950002679.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=42068461 How to fight the anti-union laws (2015): https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/20994/01-07-2015/how-to-fight-the-anti-union-laws

Dernière représentante de la lignée des TR (pour Triumph Roadster, comme le laissait deviner ces initiales), la Triumph TR7 est pourtant dévoilée au public au pire moment de l'histoire du groupe British Leyland et durant la période la plus sombre de l'industrie automobile britannique.

This week on The Piston Podcast, presenter Daniel Achterhuis is joined by special guest Lewis Mackland to chat all things detailing, British Leyland and about his MG3. They also chat about the wonderful Seat Mii Electric.Follow Lewis on Instagram @MG3_Mackland and follow his detailing page - 'LM Valeting Aberdeenshire' - an excellent mobile detailing service.Don't forget to also follow @DanielCars05 on social media and @PistonPodcast on Twitter.Thank you for listening!

Today's This Is Our Everest brings you sporting entertainment courtesy of Junior Kickstart. Watching teenagers fall off motorcycles, however, had limited appeal for Ian, who spent most of his time worrying about safety and wondering how they got the bikes in the first place. There are also thoughts on watching television at school, British Leyland cars, scrap metal yards, the dark art of holiday time TV scheduling and a perhaps slightly overstated claim in an obituary. As ever, you can watch what we're on about here.There’s a bunch of different ways in which you can subscribe to the 200% podcast. You can do so through Spotify, which you can find right here, whilst the podcast RSS feed is here and you can subscribe through Itunes here.And finally, a humble request. These podcasts take a lot of effort to write, record and release, and we would be extremely grateful for your financial support, in whatever way you can manage. We have our Redbubble shop, for the sartorially minded amongst you, and subscribe through joining us on Patreon. We even now have a Kofi button on the site, so do feel free to send us whatever you’re able to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There are so many things to appreciate when it comes to rural living. Joining me on the show today is someone who has taken in those wonders first hand, Peter Kinnaird! Peter is a long time Managing Director and Marketing Director within the car manufacturing industry and made the move to greener pastures, now residing comfortably in the English countryside. In this episode, we dive into his background within the vehicle industry, having worked at many notable companies such as, ‘British Leyland’ , ‘BMW’, ‘Alfa Romeo’ and Landrover, the contrast of his life now having disconnected from the hustle and bustle of city life, as well as the many benefits that living close to nature has brought both of us. To hear more, tune in to Episode 12 of Flowerhood!Some Questions I Ask:Where did you grow up as a child? (4:53)What were your holidays like living in England? (9:02)What did you do after you left school? (13:03)What is one of the business techniques you’ve carried over from your more difficult days in the car industry? (18:00)When did you move towards the English countryside? (21:59)When did you buy, Moat Farm? (29:19)Do you ever think about the contrast of your Essex upbringing to the life you have now in the countryside? (36:11)What do you love about where you’re living currently? (45:50)Does Worcestershire sauce really originate in Worcestershire? (52:00)In This Episode You Will Learn:The relationship England has had historically with France and Spain (10:44)Some background on ‘British Leyland’ & what Peter learned from his tenure at the company (14:13)What Peter’s transition to ‘BMW’ was like after working for ‘British Leyland’ (19:00)Peter’s take on the architectural and aesthetic aspects of rural England (24:16)Peter’s proximity to the farm connected to J.R.R. Tolkein (26:16)How rural living detaches us from materialism (39:54)Resources:The Only Way is EssexDovecote Barn on AirBNBDents Glove FactoryThe Archers - Radio Show - BBCThe Good Life - TV Show - BBCLet’s Connect!WebsiteFacebook Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#401 Audi TT RS. Gareth spends a week thrashing around north Wales in an Audi TT RS Coupé 400PS Audi Sport Edition S tronic, a short car with a long name. Just how much fun do you think a ground-hugging 400 BHP quattro drive sports car could be?

On this episode of the MG Car Club Podcast, we have a truly fascinating insight into the heyday of MG production in the 1960s from the Former Chief Quality Engineer at that time, Michael Allison. Michael has been a life-long MG fan and also founded the Triple M Register within the MG Car Club. Here, he talks about what it was like to work at MG under John Thornley, the changes he saw during the transition to British Leyland and some memories of his own MGs and the early days of the Triple M Register. Also, Wayne Scott has been to his first show of the year, hear how that went and Adam describes what the line up of cars from MG looks like at the Beijing Motor Show this week. Plus, from the Kimber House archives, an amusing guide to piston removal!

The journey through England begins, starting in a wet and weary Berwick-Upon-Tweed, a town whose nationality is still uncertain and unimportant.In Darlington, Tom encounters a busker whose performance cannot be explained purely by earthly powers, and in Erpingham, (Norfolk) he finds a society whose unwritten and unspoken constitution can only be described as anarchy in its truest form.You will hear a Pacer train arriving and departing Redcar central station, the iconic sound of the now condemned British Leyland bus on rails drawing away with the evening commuter train to Saltburn.Book and CD available at http://www.tomkitching.co.uk/shop/CreditsTom Kitching - Storyteller and fiddle/mandolin. Author and recorder of the field recordings.Marit Fält - Mandola, Cittern.Jude Rees - English Border BagpipesFreya Rae - FluteJim Molyneux - PercussionMichelle Holding - AnnouncerJon Loomes - Producer and engineerPeter Crowther - Live engineer

The British have always been good at sports cars. While high volume car brands like British Leyland and Austin Rover have been consigned to the history books, names like Morgan, Lotus, Caterham and Lister hold a global reputation for well-built, British, two-seated driving heaven.

Look deeper into the niche vehicle industry and you will find far more than a handful of car makers with a racing pedigree, however. From the micro, carbon fibre-framed Axon Automotive concept car to Jaguar Classic Works, the spin-off firm rebuilding classic Jaguars from the 1960s onwards. These include the X-K-S-S and E-types, and some new electric sports car models, UK niche automotive is an inventive, fluid and exciting sub-sector of manufacturing. Automotive body SMMT, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says the specialist car manufacturing sector is worth £3.6 billion p/a and employs over 11,000 people.

The segment is also both preserving craft skills and investing in new technology, such as the switch to electrification and new methods of forming and bonding metal alloys and wood to keep weight down and allow higher speeds. Racing car company Lister manufactures replication two-seater sports cars using the same machines, tooling and even some of the same people as the original company founded by Brian Lister in 1954. Who said engineers want to retire?

David Brown Automotive or D-A-B in Silverstone hand-builds exquisite and throaty coupés, with an Aston Martin pedigree but with US-Chevvy Corvette style grunt. The Speedback GT Silverstone has a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 that can produce 601bhp.

Each car is built using thousands of man-hours of labour and prices start from an eyebrow-raising £600,000, reaching north of £750,000 for the fully specced Speedback GT Silverstone Edition. D-A-B also makes reproduction original Minis, and the new Mini Remastered O-selli Edition is its latest model. The Minis cost around £75,000 and are currently popular with Japanese and Hong Kong buyers, who the company says “have a fondness for high quality British, especially English, products,” There are no public plans for an electric powertrain version.

Cars made by Morgan Motor Company are the quintessential English two-seater classic sports car. Morgan is 110-years old and still builds its cars from the same workshops, built on a hill, in The Malvern Hills in Worcestershire. It currently produces five models, from the £82,000 flagship Morgan Plus Six with a CX-Generation aluminium platform, 3.0 litre turbocharged BMW engine / eight-speed automatic, to the 3-wheeler with 2.0 litre V-twin S&S engine, which sells for around £40,000. Production in 2020 is forecast for between 900 and 1,000 units.

Morgan has developed bonding technology to house powerful engines in the strongest but lightest chassis. The aluminium platform is bonded and riveted in a method perfected over decades, then the ash wood frame is bonded to this and finally “superformed” panels are placed over the frame. The aluminium chassis has double the stiffness of the Aero 8 model but is much thinner, reducing weight to a tiny 97kg.

The head of marketing Toby Blythe, says, “At Morgan skilled craftspeople apply time-honoured techniques, and natural materials such as ash wood and leather, but at the same time, you’ll find bonded aluminium platforms, superformed panels, BMW powertrains and 3D printing. The Plus Six, launched in 2019, represented a new era for Morgan, and has received a glowing reception and increased demand. 2020 marks a very important year for Morgan too – it sees the end of our steel chassis, as well as the launch of an all-new model.” Electric switch

A large stake in Morgan was sold to Italian investor Investindustrial in 2019. Ownership by big foreigners, while taking these classic marques out of all-British ownerships, means they have cash to invest in new technology, electrification and marketing for growth. 

A majority stake in Lotus by Chinese automotive Geely in 2018, which also owns the London Electric Vehicle Company that recently announced 100 new jobs to meet demand, meant investment in the iconic brand. Lotus claims “the newest car facility in the world” to produce the firm’s latest model, an all-electric “hypercar” the Evija, which as of late February was in final prototype production to prepare for series production this summer. Evija is part of Lotus’s Vision80 growth plan. With production limited to 130 cars, the Evija is priced at a jaw-dropping £1.7m plus duties and taxes. 

CEO Phil Popham says, “Evija means ‘the first in existence’ and is the perfect name for our new car – it’s the first British all-electric hypercar, it’s our first electric offering and it’s the first new model under the stewardship of Geely.”

Lotus had made a loss for several years until 2017 and had changed its chief executive several times. Today it’s looking up. Richard Yarrow, the communications at Lotus, says “2019 also saw further investment in future product plans and new facilities at Hethel in Norfolk and around the world; the development of a global dealer support strategy, and a sponsorship deal with Norwich City Football Club.” 

Fast, furious and FUN

For pure fun, look no further than Ariel. What’s not to like about this company? It has stripped down car making to great engineering, and simple design, with no frills and fuss in excess bodywork, to achieve high speeds for the race-car Atom 4 and the on-road off road buggy, Nomad. They also make a motorcycle, the Ace. Employing 32 people, including nine in R&D, in Somerset, the company makes 100 cars a year and 25 motorbikes. For a small business, all models have rave reviews from both auto and bike magazines; Auto Car gave the Atom a very rare 5-star score.

All cars can be customer-specced around a fixed engine with big list of options. The superfast Atom – which does 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds! – uses a 2-point-0 K-twenty-C Honda 4-cylinder i-V-TEC, turbocharged engine while the Nomad uses a 2.4 K-twenty-four Honda i-V-TEC. The company is always looking to retain strength in the frame but reduce weight. Ariel’s Tom Siebert says “Cars are typically getting heavier and duller; our ethos is to move right away from that, strip the car back and keep them light and basic but most of all, fun.” Prices for the Nomad start from £36,000 inc VAT, while the Atom 4 is nearly £40,000 and about 20% of product is exported.

Several factors make this a strong time for UK niche vehicle companies. These include the decline of diesel and the rise of electric, with new market entrants with electric power expertise, low interest rates, overseas demand for British-made cars and pockets of funding to develop lighter, greener cars from Innovate UK and others. As well as the sportscar brands covered here, in the niche segment consider the new Land Rover Defender to be manufactured soon by chemicals group IN-E-OS. London-electric van company Arrival’s £85m investment from Hyundai and Kia. Volta Trucks 7.5 and 8.5 tonne electric good vehicles, BAC in Liverpool which makes about 40, single-seat Formula-3 style road cars a year, among others sitting up and down the volume and technology curves.

Pictured: Jacques Chirac Julian Worricker on: Jacques Chirac, mayor of Paris for eighteen years, who served twice as French Prime Minister and twice as French president.... The man who took on the toughest of managerial assignments - running British Leyland in the late 1970s - Sir Michael Edwardes.... US television journalist and presenter, Cokie Roberts, credited with changing the role of women in the newsroom.... Pat Cavendish O'Neill, the racehorse trainer and breeder, who built up a menagerie of rescue animals in Kenya and South Africa. Interviewed guest: Agnes Poirier Interviewed guest: Nick Jones Interviewed guest: Michael Goldfarb Interviewed guest: Mark McGinness Producer: Neil George Archive clips from:

Tonight’s segments – A surprisingly objective review of the Aston Martin DBS, the 1200 pound classic British Leyland challenge, and star in a reasonably priced car Jennifer Saunders. You’re on your own for episodes for now!  $2-3/each on Amazon or iTunes.  Episodes are coming to Motor Trend in June! – https://www.motortrendondemand.com/topgear The story behind the fake DBS in Casino Royale – https://www.evo.co.uk/aston-martin/db9/8373/aston-martin-dbs-how-james-bond-crashed-his-aston The confusing world of Aston Martin – https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/03/the-confusing-world-of-aston-martin/ Bristol – http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/#sales The doomed merger – https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/business/2018/01/17/merger-that-killed-our-car-industry/ Greatest BL cars – https://www.autocar.co.uk/slideshow/british-leyland-50-its-greatest-cars British Leyland challenge highlights – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf7q8lWEd-o 1100 SD1’s made it to the US – https://autoweek.com/article/car-life/we-take-ride-one-few-rover-sd1s-left-america Dolly Sprint vs. BMW 2002 – https://www.automobilemag.com/news/triumph-dolomite-sprint-vs-bmw-2002tii/ John Lennon drove a prettier Austin Princess – https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/4581/you-can-buy-john-lennons-1956-austin-princess-hearse Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Some cars are rare because their incredibly advanced manufacturing techniques mean they can only be made in low numbers. Some are rare because of their immense price.....Others used to be everywhere and you hadn't even noticed that they had all but died an disappeared from our roads. Some where undesirable, some were too odd to market, many rotted, rusted and broke down one too many times! These are the cars of todays episode.We have Talbots, rusty Lancia's, miserable British Leyland cars and a bizarre story from Australia. 

"Auf der Landstraße" fühlt sich Franks quietsch-orangener "Spiti" von 1972 "am wohlsten". Der Triumph Spitfire MK4 ist eine leichte Rennsemmel, die mit seinem italienischen Design das Vorbild für Erfolgsroadster, wie den Mazda MX5 oder den Fiat Barchetta war. In dieser Folge unseres Oldtimer-Podcasts sprechen wir über einen spannenden Einsteiger-Oldie mit Kultcharakter und beherrschbarer Technik. Der in den 60er und 70er Jahren von British Leyland gebaute Zweisitzer verspricht viel Fahr-Spaß, wenn man ein paar Dinge beachtet. Deshalb informieren wir, was es beim Kauf des kleinen briten zu beachten gibt, was die bekannten Pros- und Cons. sind und welche Erfahrungen unser Spitit-Fan Frank in den letzten 20 Jahren mit seiner . hier geht es zu den im Podcast erwähnten Links: Franks Artikel im Blog "Sleeping Beauties" https://www.sleeping-beauties.de/2012/05/05/2-x-20-jahre-triumph-spitfire/ Franks Artikel bei SpiegelOnline: http://www.spiegel.de/auto/fahrberichte/triumph-spitfire-baujahr-1972-feuerspuckender-charmeur-a-468902.html Spitfire Clubs in Deutschland: https://www.triumph-spitfire.de/ http://spitfire-club-deutschland.de/

In this podcast we visit the MINI plant in Cowley to interview Jason and Tanya Field. Jason started as an apprentice on the plant thirty years ago and still works there as an IT/Telecoms engineer. It was here he met Tanya and both share a passion for the MINI brand, not to mention other classic cars. Here we learn about the history of the factory, Tanya’s love of British Leyland and her family connections to William Morris, not to mention The Italian Job. Special thanks to Steve Wrelton for facilitating this interview.

Harvey will take part in the Gerry Marshall Trophy for Group 1 saloons, competing against other notable racers including Anthony Reid, Darren Turner and Stuart Graham. Harvey, whose BTCC crown came in 1992, and makes his Members’ Meeting debut, will race an ex-works Triumph Dolomite Sprint that was the first version of the car to be converted for racing in 1973, and still bears the British Leyland livery, sharing with owner Anthony Robinson.

Harvey will take part in the Gerry Marshall Trophy for Group 1 saloons, competing against other notable racers including Anthony Reid, Darren Turner and Stuart Graham. Harvey, whose BTCC crown came in 1992, and makes his Members’ Meeting debut, will race an ex-works Triumph Dolomite Sprint that was the first version of the car to be converted for racing in 1973, and still bears the British Leyland livery, sharing with owner Anthony Robinson.

Harvey will take part in the Gerry Marshall Trophy for Group 1 saloons, competing against other notable racers including Anthony Reid, Darren Turner and Stuart Graham. Harvey, whose BTCC crown came in 1992, and makes his Members’ Meeting debut, will race an ex-works Triumph Dolomite Sprint that was the first version of the car to be converted for racing in 1973, and still bears the British Leyland livery, sharing with owner Anthony Robinson.