Rover
Sales Talk : Treading carefully with over-inflated egos
Mike Humble I used to work for one of the biggest dealer chains in the country, and before it was taken over by another equally huge group, it was a pleasant outfit to work for – providing you pulled your weight. I transferred over to a nearby Vauxhall site eventually, but at first, my role involved selling new [...]
May 16, 2013
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Our cars : Rover 216GSi’s second Life
Today, our old Rover 216GSi starts into a new lease of life – hopefully a successful one… Words and photography: Alexander Boucke Three years and almost two months ago, the useful life seemed over for our beautiful 1991 Rover 216, not without reason – although reliable, the Honda engine used rather inconvenient amounts of oil, [...]
February 16, 2013
· Alexander Boucke · 21 Comments
Technical : Hydragas explained
Hydragas suspension was one of the quiet achievements pioneered and refined by British Leyland – and yet, it never received the praise it deserved. KEITH ADAMS briefly explains how the system works. Pioneer that led nowhere… SINCE the introduction of the Mini in 1959, BL’s predecessor, the British Motor Corporation (BMC), had been right at [...]
December 11, 2012
· Keith Adams · 10 Comments
Blog : Living the dream
Steven Ward Exactly a decade ago this week, I had the opportunity to live out a childhood dream; that is to buy a brand new car at an International motor show. Naturally, the car came from our dear old MG-Rover Group and the show was Birmingham’s Motor Fair. The location was of course in the [...]
November 12, 2012
· Keith Adams · 12 Comments
Blog : Rover 75 V8 – the modern classic?
Keith Adams I still vividly remember the 2004 Geneva Motor Show. The extent of MG Rover’s troubles following the November 2003 expose about ‘irregularities’ in its directors’ pay packets had yet to become too widespread, and there was still a degree of optimism for the company’s future. At the show, the wraps came off the [...]
November 4, 2012
· Keith Adams · 43 Comments
Blog : The Rover 100 still rules the roost
Ben Adams The Rover Metro/100-the best (spare) car in the real world? I write this after completing a 200 mile journey from West Sussex back up to my home in Staffordshire. Its 10.35 at night yet I am not tired nor am I suffering from any backache whatsoever. For the past three weeks and 1200 [...]
September 5, 2012
· Keith Adams · 36 Comments
Buy parts with AROnline and Rimmer Bros
KEITH ADAMS Rimmer Bros sponsored AROnline‘s Polish SD1 restoration… Buying parts for your Jaguar, Rover, Lands Rover, Triumph or MG has never been easier through AROnline… HERE at AROnline, we receive a large numbers of emails from people all over the world looking for parts for their cars MGs, Rovers, Landies and all manner of [...]
August 20, 2012
· Keith Adams · 3 Comments
News : Unused 1988 Rover 213 sells for £5000
Original Story: John Coles – Sun on Sunday Rover’s little feel good saloon as we all know, was a massive success for the Austin Rover Group from 1984 through to 1990. The first of the proper collaborations between ARG and Honda, the 200 range not only looked posh, but for the first time in a [...]
August 19, 2012
· Mike Humble · 25 Comments
Concepts : 1991 Rover Metro SP
Rover Special Products wanted to recreate the magic of the early-’80s by producing a spiritual successor to the MG Metro Turbo. The Metro SP was that car, and it made it to full-sized styling prototype. Keith Adams Special K While Rover Special Products had handed out the Montego Lifestyle and Maestro-based Tarka to Steve Harper [...]
August 1, 2012
· Keith Adams · 34 Comments
Blog : Rover 75 – Dream or nightmare?
Warren Loveridge, New Zealand What’s with the Rover 75? It has plagued my dreams for years. Those sweeping lines, that unparalleled interior, the element of tragedy about what must surely be one of the best saloons the British have ever built. I’ve gazed at them admiringly ever since they first appeared. I sat in them [...]
May 12, 2012
· Keith Adams · 39 Comments
For sale : SD3 with 12, yes 12 miles on the clock!
Keith Adams If you’re in the market to re-live a prime slice of 1980s motoring (or indeed 1990s BBC sitcoms), then this Rover 213S, which has just popped up for sale on Car and Classic will be right up your street. Claimed by the seller to have a mere 12 miles on the clock, it’s [...]
May 10, 2012
· Keith Adams · 28 Comments
Unsung Heroes : Rover 420 Tourer
AROnline takes a another look at the decent metal which once adorned the highways and by-ways of our green and pleasant land. Mike Humble again, snatches the keys to one of Rovers finer cars. Far from being the most spacious or cheapest hold all on the market, this one had that vital ingredient that placed [...]
February 18, 2012
· Mike Humble · 50 Comments
Unsung heroes : Rover 2300 and 2600
Mike Humble once again, casts a spotlight onto the many cars that seemed commonplace on the UK roads in this ever popular section. The Rover 3500 SD1 is without a doubt, a legend and even today, still held in high regard, but what about the six pot siblings of the 2300 and 2600? has time been a healer for the lesser [...]
February 13, 2012
· Mike Humble · 68 Comments
Unsung Heroes : Rover Metro/114 GTa
AROnline takes a another look at the cars which once littered the streets of blighty which now are vanishing fast. We love the Rover Metro/100 and the mildy-sporting GTa proved that power isn’t everything when cheeky charm is in abundance. Mike Humble grabs the keys… The little bounder As cute as a Labrador puppy yet [...]
February 6, 2012
· Mike Humble · 83 Comments
Unsung heroes : Rover 620ti
We take yet another look at the cars which once littered the highways and by-ways of the UK. This one is often regarded as a talented machine which was handsome, refined, well built and astonishingly capable when driven hard. Mike Humble explains all – and gets emotional. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury… The Rover 620ti The quiet [...]
January 27, 2012
· Mike Humble · 42 Comments
Why we love the… Rover 200BRM LE
Kevin Davis explains the reasons why the Rover BRM lights his fire. Mention the words Limited Edition and instantly, visions of a poverty spec supermini spring to mind with snazzy wheel trims, an aftermarket sunroof, a silly stripe down the sides and a stupid name (Renault 19 Be Bop springs to mind). Thankfully, the Rover [...]
January 8, 2012
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Unsung Heroes : Rover 213/216
One car that marked a milestone in the long and chequered history of BL Cars Ltd was the Rover 200 range of 1984. Another collaboration with Honda akin to the Acclaim, but with much more British input and proving to the world that we could screw a car together. Nimble, compact and with svelte interiors [...]
December 20, 2011
· Mike Humble · 79 Comments
Essay: does going topless lose its appeal?
Richard Kilptrick Back in 1992, when I gained that hugely valuable slip of paper allowing me to drive anything, anywhere (within reason), I had one thing on my mind. Well, two. Only one’s relevant to this article though. I was utterly obsessed with topless models. Yes, the glorious red four-door Chevette that gave me those [...]
September 30, 2011
· Richard Kilpatrick · 29 Comments
Rover 800 LWB
There have been plenty of stretched Rover 800s sold, but did you know that the factory developed one? The long… and short of it IN 1984, Rover and Jaguar parted company in a government-backed privatisation. It left Rover with a real dilemma – to surrender the director’s car market, or try and go head-to-head with [...]
September 27, 2011
· Keith Adams · 16 Comments
The cars : Rover 600 development history
Replacing the Montego with a Honda-based product was never going to be straightforward… …and in the end, the Rover 600 never replaced it at all. A new era begins THE fifth major Honda collaboration with Rover was a project to replace the upper Montego models, whilst opening up new markets for Rover – to produce [...]
September 25, 2011
· Keith Adams · 17 Comments
