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Month: January 2012

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News : MG Motor UK – brand-building set to gain momentum at Brands Hatch

31 January 2012 Keith Adams 19

Words: Clive Goldthorp Photographs: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics MG Motor UK Limited’s works British Touring Car Championship team, MG KX Momentum Racing, was officially launched at MG Birmingham yesterday. Guy Jones, […]

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Austin/MG Maestro (LC10)

Essay : Not their finest hour – Austin Maestro 1.3HLE

31 January 2012 Mike Humble 104

AROnline takes a look back at some of the memorable automotive blunders in more recent times from both our own, and rival makes. This time Mike Humble offers you a treat from our […]

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Girls across Africa

Events : London-Cape Town, day 29 – the end!

30 January 2012 Keith Adams 24

Day 28, Cape Town, South Africa At last! We finally see the silhouette of Table Mountain…and roll down the long drive lined with palm trees to the Table Bay Hotel […]

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Analysis : LEZs, classic movement’s greatest threat?

30 January 2012 Keith Adams 21

Andrew Elphick delves into Low Emissions Zones (LEZs), and how their widespread introduction could affect widespread classic car usage for years to come… The future. Its scary right? Maybe. One […]

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Not Their Finest Hour

Essay : Not their finest hour – Vauxhall Sintra

30 January 2012 Mike Humble 72

AROnline takes a look back at some of the memorable automotive blunders in more recent times from both our own, and rival makes. Mike Humble feels the pain of the people carrier driver […]

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News : MG6 arrives in New Zealand

29 January 2012 Keith Adams 56

Keith Adams The first MG6s have arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, as the marque returns to the country after an absence of over five years. MG’s importer, Kerry Cheyne, long-time […]

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The Rimmer Bros team has grown in the last 30 years
AROnline News

Essay : Rimmer Bros – 30 years and counting…

29 January 2012 Keith Adams 13

Surviving 30 years in the parts specialist business these days is no mean feat, but to flourish in the way that Rimmer Bros has is a real achievement. Here’s their […]

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Jane and Gill recharge before the final run to the end of the London-Cape Town
Girls across Africa

Events : London-Cape Town, day 28

29 January 2012 Keith Adams 8

Day 28, Clanwilliam, South Africa Yesterday’s gruelling run through Namibia on 800km of gravel tracks was indeed a tough test for some crews, with tyres being the main problem. With […]

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News : More than 16,000 call for 30-year classics

28 January 2012 Keith Adams 75

Keith Adams A new online e-Petition calling for a change in government policy regarding the historic vehicle exemption. Currently, the VED ruling is that any car registered (or built) before […]

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Jane and Gillian remain a solid 8th place, ahead of numerous modern 4x4s and six-cylinder rally cars, making the Maestro famous
Girls across Africa

Events : London-Cape Town, day 26

27 January 2012 Keith Adams 4

Day 26 Windhoek, Namibia Watching the cars at the end of today’s second World Cup Section, Alastair Caldwell did well, although the four-cylinder Porsche sounds a lot noisier, and John […]

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Unsung Heroes : Rover 620ti

27 January 2012 Mike Humble 49

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, […]

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The Commercials : Leyland T45 Constructor

25 January 2012 Mike Humble 17

 AROnline gets down in the dirt as we take another look at the T45 cab system Leyland introduced back in the early 80’s. Another big seller in the commercial vehicle sector […]

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A computer rendering of the 2012 BTCC MG6
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News : MG enters BTCC for 2012

25 January 2012 admin 83

MG Motor UK has announced it will enter the 2012 BTCC Series with a two-car team of MG6 GTs, which will run in the MG KX Momentum Racing team and […]

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Girls across Africa

Events : London-Cape Town, day 21-24

25 January 2012 Keith Adams 4

Day 24 Victoria Falls It is simply not possible to drive the full length of Africa without being in someone’s rainy-season. But if you try it in line with our […]

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Drive Story

Drive Story : MINI Coupé 1.6T John Cooper Works

24 January 2012 Keith Adams 35

Coupés are cramped, impractical, noisy… and a whole lot of fun. That’s the whole point of them, yes? MINI obviously thinks so, and has introduced a crackerjack Coupé to prove […]

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Is the MG6 a worthy British car of the year for 2012?
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News : MG’s finance deals appeal

23 January 2012 Richard Kilpatrick 48

MG Motor UK has announced a new finance package for the MG6 series, finally moving closer to a competitive deal for many buyers. The offer, which runs until 31 March […]

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The commercials : Leyland T45 Freighter

23 January 2012 Mike Humble 27

Leyland’s medium weight Freighter was the company’s bright new hope of the 1980s, combining two previous ranges into one – and putting in a strong performance in what became the […]

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Essay : Not Their Finest Hour – Leyland Titan B15

22 January 2012 Mike Humble 23

Mike Humble: AROnline hops on a bus that was destined for Shattered Dreams Parkway, only to find it was actually quite good yet was a victim of it’s own technology, […]

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Launch of the MG3, MG5 and MG6 diesel (as well as BTCC) gives MG the perfect opportunity to turn things round in the UK in 2012.
Opinion

Blog : Is MG in the UK about to turn the corner?

22 January 2012 Keith Adams 62

Keith Adams I must admit that the eternal soap opera that is BMC and its descendents never ceases to amaze and impress with its capacity to turn up new and […]

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The Commercials : Leyland T45 Cruiser

22 January 2012 Mike Humble 8

Hot on the heels of the stylish Roadtrain, and replacing the Buffalo 2 range of meduim weight artics, was the T45 Cruiser launched in 1982. Differing from the Roadtrain by […]

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Girls across Africa

Events : London-Cape Town, day 18-20

22 January 2012 Keith Adams 8

Day 20 Dodoma, Tanzania The 18th day of the London to Cape Town World Cup Rally was the one and only rest day, but of course it was nothing of […]

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Commercials

The commercials : Leyland T45 Roadtrain

21 January 2012 Mike Humble 40

Many see 1980 as the start of the big product led recovery plan instigated by Sir Michael Edwardes, notably with the Austin Metro. But a few junctions up the M6 […]

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MINI Baker Street
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News : MINI Bayswater and Baker Street unveiled

20 January 2012 admin 80

Two new MINI special editions have been unveiled, and continue the marque’s obsession with London – kicked off by Austin Rover back n the 1980s, with the launch of the […]

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Keith Adams chooses 10 of the greatest cars that should have transformed the fortunes of BMC, BL and Rover. Sit back and try not to shed bitter tears. […]

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