Tag: BMC
1967 Mini Cooper S
‘A small car makes small roads bigger’ We reunite Paddy Hopkirk with a rally Mini Cooper more important than his 1964 Monte winner. 1967...
1966 Austin Cooper S
Mini: The Trendsetter The Mini is seen as shorthand for Swinging Sixties London, right? We explore the truth of its iconic status with the...
John Sprinzel on speedwell
John Sprinzel co-founded Speedwell in 1957 to race-prepare BMC A-series-engined cars. He recalls tuning by pipe smoke, working with Graham Hill and giving BMC...
1968 Speedwell Executive Riley Elf
Speedwell’s Executive Riley Elf had Mini Cooper-eclipsing performance, a luxury interior and F1-driver kudos. We try out a rare example to see if it...
Austin 3 Litre vs. Ford Executive and Vauxhall Viscount
Managerial motoring: we sample big ‘sixes’ from Ford Austin and Vauxhall. Battle for the boardroom. Austin 3 Litre goes head to head with Ford...
Inside British Leyland – Stories from those at the coalface
“We all worked like hell to make it work” Inside British Leyland. Stories from those at the coalface. So says Simon Pearson of his...
Simca 1204 Special vs. Morris 1300GT
Who says racy Tintops were an ’80s thing? Simca takes on Morris France’s 1204 vs all-Brit 1300GT Fizzbomb showdown Simca battles Morris. 1204 vs...
DS-inspired prototype that spawned the Mini 1 ½-litre saloon BMC XC9001
The DS-inspired prototype that spawned the Mini. BMC’s abandoned future Issigonis’ forgotten XC9001 project. After the stillborn V8 he had designed for Alvis, and...
The Real William Morris
Morris: the man Lord Nuffield’s recipes for success. The Real William Morris. He was Britain’s first and only motor-industry tycoon. In the year the...
Buyer’s Guide BMC 1100 & 1300 / ADO16 Britain’s best-selling
How to buy a best-seller Full guide to the ADO16. BMC’s best-seller: Buyer’s guide to the 1100/1300. Arguably the finest fruit of Issigonis’ reign...
