The AROnline Facebook page is certainly proving to be an interesting off-shoot of this place, with lively conversation – and an ongoing ‘what’s that car’ thread going on. Considering you might think we’ve seen it all before, there’s still plenty to post, as a recent thread about the Anadol FW11 prototype and its similarity with [...]

Keith Adams The SD2 was the logical next step in the rejuvination of the Specialist Division’s range of cars. The plan had been kicked off in 1969/70, when Rover and Triumph produced their own big car proposals; of which the Rover version, penned by David Bache, was chosen over the Triumph Puma, as penned by [...]

TRIUMPH NEWS On this day BLMC had a product planning meeting. One of the matters discussed was the Triumph SD2. Continuing evaluation of the programme and its implications came to a head on the 16th September 1974, when the Director of Product Planning, John Bacchus held a meeting of the management team behind the SD2 [...]

ROVER TRIUMPH Rover Triumph SD2 – Minutes from the Jaguar and Rover Triumph Advisory Board “The more dramatic Rover Triumph style has been selected although final choice between this and the Farina style had been very marginal.” BLMC vice-chairman John Barber was at the meeting and said: “We should seek to maintain a relationship which [...]