Mad About Cars

I couldn’t help but show you all the dynamics of this one!

Now we don’t like accidents at all but when it turns out to be a sleepy driver on his way to Hyundai Heaven we cannot help but spread the shame – luckily everyone’s ok in this one!

This Lambo is obviously the perfect shape to be shunting SUV’s in the air as its nose dives under the rear bumper of this Hyundai Santa Fe on a freeway somewhere near Seattle, U.S.A.

The Lamborghini Murcielago holds up well considering there’s a few tonnes bursting through the windscreen…!

I wonder if he’s learnt his lesson!!! Ouch!!

The Q7, was first rolled out the shed around 3 years ago as it rocketed to the top shelf of our 4×4 stores on a grand scale as one of the most, if not the most, comfortable, sporty, high performance, business and recreational use vehicle ever to hit our market!

Now, in 2010, were set to see a bigger, better, new improved Q7 that’s more elegant in style and more efficient in all the best areas.

This version is to comprise much lower emissions. The Q7 3.0L TDI will consume only 9.1litres of fuel per 100 kilometres!

And if that wasn’t good enough for you, there’s an even better option – introducing the world’s cleanest diesel technology with fuel consumption even lower still! A mere 8.9 Lt consumption to every 100 km!

This will ensure Audi a leadership position!….

Well look whats just cropped up from the depths! A new Bugatti! Wow!!!

As a celebration of 100 years, a hot new edition Bugatti delivers the ‘Veyron Bleu Centenaire’ for its 100^th Anniversary!

And what a monster she is!

With combinations ‘SprintBlue Matt’ and ‘SprintBlue Gloss’ two-tone paint scheme exterior boasting a traditional blue engine bay, its combined with ‘Snow-White’ leather quilted interior!
Well, mmm, sounds like a hammock!

Not to mention extra’s like rear view cameras!

The car is set to be in the region of 1.35 Million Euro exclusive taxes and transportation.

So what you waiting for folks!!!

On the 20th September 1948, the Morris Minor was born. Launched at the Earls Court Motor Show and named after an earlier and named after an earlier Morris Minor car of 1928, it was the work of a team led by Alec Issigonis, who later went on to design the Mini. The prototype had been known as the Morris Mosquito[3], and some later models were called Morris 1000. The models varied from the standard saloon, to a wood-framed estate called the traveller, a convertible, plus a panel van and a pick-up truck version.

It was conceived as a vehicle to combine many of the luxuries and conveniences of a good motor car with a price suitable for the working classes. The Morris Minor, when compared with competitor products in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s, excelled as a roomy vehicle with superior cornering / handling characteristics.

In 1961 the Morris Minor became the first British car to sell over 1,000,000 units. To commemorate this event, a limited edition of 350 two-door saloons were produced with distinctive lilac paintwork and a white interior. Also the badge name on the side of the bonnet was modified to read “Minor 1,000,000″ instead of the standard “Minor 1000″.

Eventually, over 1.6 million of the light-weight were produced and exported around the world, including many variants of the origional model.

Today the Morris Minor and 1000 are amongst the best served classic family-sized cars in the old vehicle movement and continue to gain popularity. The enduring affection for the “Moggie” (”Moggie” is also a common British nickname for an undistinguished cat) is reflected in the number of restored and improved Morris Minors currently running in Britain.

The British motor industry was delivered a cruel double blow in the middle of this decade with the 2005 collapse of MG Rover, shortly followed by the closure of Peugeot’s Ryton factory near Coventry in January 2007.
It was a huge blow for the United Kingdom’s car industry, and to the Midlands also, with the two major car plants both situated in the West Midlands.
Ryton’s closure signalled the end of a proud history of car production. The plant, situated on the outskirts of Coventry was first opened in 1939 to make aeroplane engines for the war effort.
Following the end of World War II, the Rootes group took over the factory, and car production began. The factory was used to produce Sunbeam cars, with successful models such as the Hillman Minx being produced at the factory. Despite the popularity of the Minx during the 1950s, the Rootes group fell into financial difficulties and was taken over by the automotive giant Chrysler in 1964.
The Chrysler period saw the plant come into its own with production of the Hillman Hunter and Hillman Avenger being conducted primarily at Ryton (although the Hunter’s production was switched to Scotland in 1970).
The next chapter of Ryton’s history came when Chrysler sold much of its European operations to the PSA (Peugeot-Citroen) group, with Peugeot resurrecting the Talbot brand.
Talbot was not a huge success, with Peugeot quietly retiring Talbot Cars by the mid 1980s. For Ryton this led to production switching to Peugeot models, with production of the 309 commencing in 1985. This was followed by the 405 and later, the hugely successful 206, with a large proportion of cars being built at Ryton.
Sadly, Ryton was closed in early 2007 and production of the 206 switched to Slovakia with cheaper labour and logistical costs.
The site was sold to an investment company, and initially used as a distribution centre for a UK catalogue home delivery company before demolition started.