Rover
News : Rover P8 breaks cover at HMC
Words: Keith Adams Photography: Eamonn Burnell and Nick Dunning Disturbing photographs taken last weekend of ‘priceless’ one-off prototypes being stored in the open at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon have been sent into AROnline. The cars – including most notably the only remaining Rover P8 prototype, booted Metro, AR6, and famous ‘pizza delivery’ mid-engined [...]
October 14, 2012
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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
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Engines : K-Series
In taking over from the venerable A-series, Rover’s hi-tech new engine had a hard act to follow. However, it went on to earn itself an enviable reputation for fragility in both four- and six-cylinder forms. KEITH ADAMS discusses this controversial engine… The light fantastic HOW to replace the irreplaceable A-series engine? Build a light, powerful [...]
August 26, 2011
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In-house designs : Rover RDX60
The last chance saloon MG Rover. It was a brave new beginning for the remants of The Rover Group, split up and sold off by BMW in May 2000. The consortium responsible for the formation of MG Rover – Phoenix – was led by John Towers, and if anyone knew the machinations of Longbridge better [...]
June 25, 2011
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RDX60 : 2005 facelift
The final remix As the RDX60 had been in development (in terms of styling) between 2000 and 2004, it came as no surprise that MG Rover had come under pressure from the Chinese to restyle the car. These images, as revealed in Autocar magazine April 2005, came from an oficial source and revealed a project [...]
June 25, 2011
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Rover RDX60 : Gallery and timeline
RDX60 timeline Images of the RDX60 project, and its evolution from 75-based mule to a range of saloon and hatchbacks for the Chinese market, presented to SAIC around Easter 2005… What can be seen is that the styling was fixed fairly early on and then refined as further parties showed an interest in MG Rover. [...]
June 25, 2011
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In-house designs : Rover TCV
The Tourer Concept Vehicle In the months following the formation of MG Rover in May 2000, many changes were quickly put in place that affected the make-up of the product range. Rover’s range was split in two, and the immediate marketing focus was shifted away from the existing brand in an attempt to establish MG [...]
June 25, 2011
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In-house designs : Rover R30
A class act BMW knew that in order to create a successful Rover for the 21st century, there needed to be a re-think of the range… a slimming down of model lines. After much consideration on how to go forwards with Rover, it was decided to continue down the road that was leading the company [...]
June 25, 2011
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Concepts : Rover P8/P9
A vital opportunity lost? In 1966, the Rover car company literally had the world at its feet: In the shape of the design team led by David Bache and engineering department headed up by Spen King, the company had arguably the strongest development team of any British car company in post-war automotive history. Rover was [...]
June 24, 2011
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Concepts : Rover P9 gallery
The supercar that never was… P9 Interior styling schemes In case you were in any doubt as to whether the P9 was investigated fully and readied for production, here’s the full-size interior mock-up for the promising mid-engined supercar. As can be seen by the detailing, it would have been a bang-up-to-date effort, and possessed plenty [...]
June 24, 2011
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Concepts : Rover P8 gallery
June 24, 2011
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Essays : P76 vs P8 vs SD1
Oh, so similar under the skin? THE conspiracy theory is a great thing, don’t you think? Usually conjured up by fertile imaginations, conspiracy theories are used to explain away conventional wisdoms, and in doing so, challenge what we hold close to our hearts as solid facts. Take for instance, the Rover 75 – for years [...]
June 24, 2011
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Concepts : Rover P7
The missing link ALTHOUGH the Rover P6 had been launched to ecstatic reviews in late-1963, the main gripe the media had about the car was the lack of refinement from its 1978cc four-cylinder engine. Existing Rover models such as the P4 and P5 had smoother six-cylinder engines, as indeed did the cars from Coventry upstart, [...]
June 24, 2011
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Engines : Rover V8
An heroic engine During the late 1950s, the US car industry turned to aluminium as a material to build their engines from. The reasons for this have been well documented, but primarily it was the quest for lighter weight and greater efficiency that led the producers to choose this route. One such manufacturer who embraced [...]
June 20, 2011
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The cars : Rover P5
Keith Adams/Ian Nicholls ONE of the most replayed television clips of former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is of her arriving at 10 Downing Street, having triumphed in the May 1979 General Election – her transport was a Rover P5B. Considering the car had been out of production for not far shy of a decade, [...]
June 14, 2011
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Blog : RDX60 ten years on
Keith Adams A recent visit to Longbridge saw me set eyes upon the RDX60 for the first time ever and I have to say that it evoked mixed emotions in me. For sure, more than anything else, it represents the embodiment of all those shattered dreams in May 2005 when MG Rover went into administration… [...]
March 22, 2011
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6th (5.6%): Rover P5/P5B
For many, the P5 and P5B epitomises everything that Rover stood for during the prosperous 1960s. Big, powerful and imposing, the P5 soon became the transport of choice for the captains of UK industry and their political leaders. Sadly, it was never replaced… Ministerial Rover THE advancement of the Rover marque was not the exactly [...]
July 25, 2004
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Archive : Rover reveals concept car
The two top dogs at the UK car maker MG Rover – chief executive Kevin Howe and chairman John Towers – both failed to turn up at the company’s press conference ahead of the 72nd International Motor Show in Geneva on Tuesday. Their conspicuous absence was believed to be due to ongoing talks about a [...]
March 5, 2002
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Archive : Rover P5B ends today
On this day the last 15 Rover P5Bs came off the production at Solihull. Rover P5 development story Rover P5 – the Greatest
June 22, 1973
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Archive : Anger over British Leyland decision to cancel P8
By Julian Mounter Our Motoring Correspondent There is considerable disappointnent and some anger at Solihull over the decision of British Leyland to cancel the P8 car, Rover’s intended successor for the 3-5 litre model. Officially, the company is restricting comment to a four line statement which only hints at rationalization; but it is clear that [...]
March 13, 1971
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