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Month: June 2011

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts : Rover 75 2005 facelift

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 27

It lives on: MGR’s secret Rover facelift The farce that was the arrival of the 2004 facelifts of the Rover 25/MG ZR, 45/ZS and 75/ZT will probably haunt anyone who […]

Concepts and prototypes

RDX60 : 2005 facelift

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 5

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 […]

Concepts and prototypes

Rover RDX60 : Gallery and timeline

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 5

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… […]

Concepts and prototypes

In-house designs : Rover TCV

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 23

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 […]

Carrozzeria designs

Carrozzeria designs : Zagato

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 7

Zagato Better known for their work for marques such as Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Aston Martin and Bristol, Zagato only ever produced a handful of prototypes based on BMC/BLMC models. In […]

Alfa Romeo Spider

Carrozzeria designs : Pininfarina – other

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 3

Pininfarina A common theme running through the reasons why various Pininfarina proposals were not adopted by BLMC was the thorny issue of production costs. Whatever the other merits of their […]

Carrozzeria designs

Carrozzeria designs : Michelotti

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 6

Michelotti Michelotti’s long standing association with Triumph started in 1956 when, during the development of their new small car (at the time, known as Zobo), they were approached by a […]

Carrozzeria designs

Carrozzeria designs : Italsuisse

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 2

Italsuisse Unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Motorshow, the Italsuisse Jaguar E-Type was aimed at the customer who wanted an E-Type, but craved more exclusivity. The results were a mixed success… […]

Carrozzeria designs

Carrozzeria designs : Frua

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 0

Frua Unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Motorshow, the Frua Jaguar 3.8 S-Type was an attempt to give the British sports saloon a touch of continental elegance – Jaguar-like, it was […]

AR6

Gallery : AR6 running prototype

25 June 2011 Keith Adams 1

The one that got away THE AR6 running prototype was spotted at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon in 2007 looking a little bedraggled, but still very much in one […]

The Rover P8 was to be a joint replacement for the P5 and P6...
Concepts and prototypes

Concepts : Rover P8 gallery

24 June 2011 Keith Adams 14

Styling models Styling sketches

Leyland P76/P82

Essays : P76 vs P8 vs SD1

24 June 2011 Keith Adams 15

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 […]

Rover 75
Opinion

Blog : The Rover 75 – an endangered species…

24 June 2011 Keith Adams 84

Keith Adams It seems hard to believe that it’s coming up to 13 years since the Rover 75’s fateful launch at the 1998 Birmingham Motor Show. Anyone who was at […]

AROnline

Silence is golden? Well, British Racing Green actually!

24 June 2011 Mike Humble 3

All the bugs have been banished on the bargain Project HHR 420 following a delivery of a large bent metal pipe. Summer is here – time to enjoy! Words and Photographs: […]

AROnline's bandwith use might be on the way down
AROnline

Bandwidth : The bane of our life…

24 June 2011 Keith Adams 2

Keith Adams Regular followers of AROnline‘s social media feeds will know that, once again, we’ve had a few battles with our site’s host thanks to the old bandwidth issue which eventually […]

MINI Coupe
AROnline News

MINI : Dates announced for Coupé’s race and showroom debuts

23 June 2011 Clive Goldthorp 48

Clive Goldthorp MINI UK has this week announced that the Plant Oxford-built MINI Coupé will be going on sale in the UK on 1 October 2011. The new model is […]

Cortina

The cars : Ford Cortina development story

20 June 2011 Keith Adams 47

The one to beat… IN the brave new world of 1960s Britain, there was an admirable back-to-the-wall can-do mentality, it must have seemed that anything was possible. Ford certainly thought […]

Some diversions ahead for AROnline
AROnline

AROnline : Roadworks ahead

20 June 2011 Keith Adams 5

Keith Adams Regular readers can’t have failed to notice that AROnline‘s design is slowly changing. We’ve been fiddling with the WordPress element of the site to improve functionality with the […]

Bond Equipe

The cars : Bond Equipe development story

20 June 2011 Andrew Elphick 26

Bond Equipe – From Preston with love Andrew Elphick MENTION the name ‘Bond Cars’ to the average man in the street, and more than likely the conversation will spiral in […]

Crayford

Crayford Estoura : Rover P6 five-door

20 June 2011 Keith Adams 3

While Triumph enjoyed considerable success with the estate version of the 2000 saloon, Rover seemed happy to leave that sector of the market entirely open to their old rival. However, […]

Driving the MGF to its new owner
Opinion

MGF : Farewell my lovely

19 June 2011 Keith Adams 11

Keith Adams Well, it didn’t last long. My period of MGF ownership lasted a matter of weeks and, if I’m honest, I’m pretty sad to see the old girl go. […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : Lotus Evora IPS

19 June 2011 Keith Adams 3

Keith Adams An amazing thing happened back in 2008  – global sales of two-pedal cars overtook their three-pedal counterparts. Roads have become more congested and so fewer people want the bother of a clutch. […]

Alfa Romeo ARNA
In Memoriam

In memoriam : Alfa Romeo Arna

19 June 2011 Keith Adams 79

Keith Adams The first in a series of features about extinct cars in the UK, according to data supplied by the brilliant How Many Left? website based on DVLA data. […]

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