Since mentioning the Lada project to people, a lot of them have wondered why I’m using a Rover K-Series and not another engine? In this post I go through my reasoning, no matter how mad it might seem…
It’s time we start to peel back the layers and see what state the metal is on Nikita the Lada. It means removing some sound proofing using a fire extinguisher. It doesn’t go well I’m afraid…
On 15th April 2005, MG Rover collapsed. I had wanted to do an apprenticeship there but it never happened. My life could’ve been different, as would have the lives of workers of MG Rover and the supply chain. What might have been?
The Lada Zhiguli is home, so work can now get started properly! But first, we need to clean. There’s more mold on here than 12 week old bread. There is, obviously, more lurking behind the dirt though…
Finally after 14 months Nikita, my Lada 2101, finally arrives home! Watch the video tour and introduction of this beautiful Lada Zhiguli.
Nikita the Lada 2101 should be in the garage next to where I’m writing this. But it isn’t. It’s a funny story of miscommunication and a whole heap of mold. Or Coronavirus, I’m not sure.
Car Articles, The Car Chronicles
There was a time, not so long ago, I fulfilled a boyhood dream to own a Subaru. I managed to bag it for the price of a bottle of whiskey too. The dream, though, was short lived.
The Car Chronicles, Car Articles
The last Rover 800 my Dad owned was the best looking, and the quietest Rover he ever owned. You should’ve heard it, and if you were a used car salesman in deepest darkest Birmingham you probably did…
The Car Chronicles, Car Articles
This Car Chronicle is all about the second Rover 800 that my Dad owned. It was a Gold Rover 820SE Fastback, completely with fake wood trim! It’s life was fairly uneventful when my Dad owned it. The fun happened after he sold it!
This Peugeot 107 is a car that changed everything for me. It was the first brand new car I bought. This was the first car I ever took a spanner…