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Month: July 2012

AROnline News

News : MoT tests – big changes, and not good for classics?

31 July 2012 Keith Adams 23

Will MoT exemption for classic cars be extended? Will your modified classic no longer be legal? There are concerns that Europe-wide legislation could make this a reality. European-wide legislation looks […]

AROnline News

News : A roaring British success!

31 July 2012 Keith Adams 24

  Donna Green grew up in the shadow of the giant Cowley car plant on the outskirts of Oxford. Her grandfather helped make Morris Minors, her father was an engineer […]

AROnline

Our Cars : Two inches makes all the difference!

29 July 2012 Mike Humble 26

Words and Photographs: Mike Humble While Keith Adams’ 75 Connoisseur seemingly continues to provide a comfy commute to work and back on a daily basis without sounding like a child’s Tommy […]

Events

Events : Brown & Gammons dealer opening

29 July 2012 Keith Adams 4

Simon Ford, www.simonscarspots.com Brown & Gammons has been synonymous with the Hertfordshire town of Baldock Since 1977. It started from humble beginnings to become one of the most respected names […]

BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16)

Events : LEJoG in a Princess 1300

27 July 2012 Alexander Boucke 12

Here at AROnline we love the ADO16 and long road trips – why not combine both? Alexander Boucke has some plans… As you will probably know the Morris 1100 was […]

Around the World

Unsung Heroes : Leyland-DAF/LDV 400 – vantastic success!

26 July 2012 Mike Humble 49

A variation on a theme of our popular Unsung Heroes section. This time we pay respect to what was once ‘The biggest selling and biggest sized van in the UK’. […]

Jaguar XJ leaves Castle Bromwich...
AROnline News

News : Jaguar is looking for 1100 new workers

25 July 2012 Keith Adams 12

Words: Enda Mullen, Birmingham Post Photography: Matt Howell, Octane magazine More than 1100 new jobs are to be created at Jaguar as the car-maker gears up for its biggest expansion […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost

25 July 2012 Keith Adams 78

Keith Adams spends a week behind the wheel of Ford’s astonishing 1.0-litre Focus EcoBoost – and wonders if this UK designed three-pot really does represent the beginning of the end […]

Dacia Duster
Opinion

Blog : The rather acceptable Dacia Duster

24 July 2012 Keith Adams 42

We love value for money purchases at AROnline, and no new car sums-up this philosophy so well as Dacia. John O’Sullivan tries one for size in Ireland, and comes away […]

LDV V80 heads for Australia
AROnline News

News : LDV ‘Maxus’ goes on sale in Oz

24 July 2012 Keith Adams 38

They say Sherpa vans don’t quit… and neither do their drivers – well, here’s the proof. Vans from China’s biggest motor manufacturer are locked and loaded for launch in Australia […]

McLaren-MP4-12c: taking the supercar fight to Ferrari
AROnline News

News : Made in Britain showcased in London

24 July 2012 Keith Adams 4

The UK’s automotive industry will be showcasing its products and talents at the Science Museum from 24 July as part of the six-week ‘Make it in Great Britain’ exhibition, celebrating the success […]

Keith's Rover 75

Our Cars : Say goodbye, tappety-tap-tap-tap

23 July 2012 admin 22

The ongoing saga of Keith Adams’ Rover 75’s K-Series engine looks set to be serialised into book form. Publishers are fighting over the rights to what promises to be a […]

Ratan Tata
AROnline News

News : Ratan Tata interviewed by the Brum Post

21 July 2012 Keith Adams 23

Graeme Brown Indian industrialist Ratan Tata has transformed the fortunes of Jaguar Land Rover since taking over the firm in 2008. He speaks to Graeme Brown about the future of […]

MG6 will be on hand at for some of 2012's Olympic Athletes
AROnline News

News : MG6 sneaks into the Olympics!

20 July 2012 Keith Adams 15

Perhaps the best piece of opportunism MG Motor UK has come up with to date – the company is gatecrashing BMW’s party by supplying some of the Olympic athletes with […]

AROnline News

News : Which? confirms hidden costs of running diesels

19 July 2012 admin 66

Which? has confirmed that the running costs of diesel cars can often outweigh their economy benefits, particularly after the cars pass three years old. Despite superior fuel economy and usually […]

Opinion

Blog : Thirty years ago this month – Morris Motors RIP

18 July 2012 Keith Adams 40

Keith Adams July 1982. It’s a long time ago now. In fact, more than a generation distant from where we are now. Back then, the talk was of recession, the […]

AROnline News

News : Man finds stolen Healey after 42 years

17 July 2012 Keith Adams 7

A Texas man can finally end his 42-year search for his stolen 1967 Austin Healey sports car thanks to his persistence, a couple detectives and eBay. The City of Brotherly […]

MG6
Ant's MG6

Our Cars : An MG6 joins the fleet

17 July 2012 admin 54

Ant McGowan has put his money where his mouth is and is backing MG Motor UK, by taking delivery of a nearly new ‘6 from Scotland’s only MG dealer. We’ll […]

Rover Essenziale article
Opinion

Essays : The sweet smell of success

16 July 2012 Keith Adams 13

Want to smell like a Rover? Back in the 1990s, Rover Italia devised a product that allowed you to do just that. Words and photography: Christian Lamb The sweet smell […]

The delectable Valerie Leon and her Austin 1300GT
Austin

Unsung Heroes : BMC 1100/1300…

16 July 2012 Keith Adams 43

…or ADO16 to the aficionados For those, like me, who absolutely adore the BMC 1100/1300, it’s actually quite tough reconciling the fact that next month will mark the 50th birthday […]

Alec Issigonis

News : Issigonis honoured in Cowley

15 July 2012 Keith Adams 22

Photography: Martin Bell One of the design team who worked on the original Mini has revealed how the revolutionary small car came about. John Sheppard spent 20 years working with […]

AROnline News

News : Ford builds 40 million engines at Dagenham

12 July 2012 Keith Adams 7

Ford Dagenham has passed the milestone of 40 million engines – enough to stretch 20,000 miles, or four fifths of the way around the globe, when placed end to end. […]

AROnline News

News : Private wheelclamping to be made illegal

12 July 2012 Keith Adams 26

Wheel clamping without lawful authority will be banned in England and Wales from 1 October 2012, with anyone breaking the law facing criminal charges and a fine. Ban on wheel […]

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