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Month: August 2012

AROnline News

News : MG launches Approved Used Programme

30 August 2012 Keith Adams 39

MG Motor UK is launching its Approved Used Car Programme with a comprehensive range of benefits for customers, including a 130 point check on every car. Currently, MG is only […]

Lotus

News : Bahar plays checkers, DRB-Hicom plays chess

29 August 2012 Christopher Sawyer 6

Christopher Sawyer Recently, I had the pleasure of regaling colleagues with stories about Lotus, Proton and DRB-Hicom during a dinner in Monterey, California. I was talking on an off-the-record basis […]

Mini

News : Mini voted the ‘greatest’ by Autocar readers

29 August 2012 Keith Adams 36

Once again, the significance and importance of the Mini has been recognised by car enthusiasts from around the world – withAutocar magazine’s poll to find the greatest British car of […]

AROnline News

News : Plato’s BTCC title hopes take a knock at Knockhill

28 August 2012 Clive Goldthorp 0

Words: Clive Goldthorp Photographs: BTCC Media Office A slightly-depleted field of 19 entries headed up to Knockhill, near Dunfermline for the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship’s (BTCC) twentieth annual […]

Trident Iceni
AROnline News

News : UK’s Trident to unveil diesel supercar

24 August 2012 Keith Adams 35

Trident, will display its all-new Iceni at Salon Privé 2012, held at West London’s Syon Park from 5-7 September. The Iceni’s uses Trident’s patented Torque Multiplication technology to deliver a […]

Our Rover 75 yesterday, not leaking its coolant yet
Keith's Rover 75

Our Cars : Rover 75 has a hissy fit! / Updated

24 August 2012 Keith Adams 36

Words: Keith Adams Photographs: Michael Hayward After a couple of weeks spent languishing in the office car park, it seemed only fair to pull the Rover 75 from under its […]

Spencer Haze
Parts and accessories

Products : Spencer Haze is back, read his story

23 August 2012 Keith Adams 2

Remember Spencer Haze, the time travelling private eye? James Ruppert’s popular creation is back, and available in book form… You might remember Spencer Haze from the brilliant 4Car website. He […]

AROnline News

News : Freelander gets a nip ‘n’ tuck for 2013

23 August 2012 Keith Adams 26

The Land Rover Freelander has received a package of updates for 2013, which its maker hopes will maintain the popularity of its core model range in the post-Evoque era. The […]

Mark's MG6

Our Cars : Mark’s MG6 takes a bow / Updated

22 August 2012 Keith Adams 74

Mark Mastrototaro has decided to take the plunge and put a new MG6 on his driveway. He’s no blind MG6 fanboy, though, and goes in with his eyes open, promising […]

Riley Kestrel and its creator, Alec Issigonis
Opinion

Blog : Remember the 1100

22 August 2012 Keith Adams 25

Keith Adams So, there we are – the BMC 1100 has now passed the magic half century. And doesn’t it still look fantastic? I’m going to go out on a […]

Beacham's gorgeous Mk2 Super V8: would it be allowed under new EU-wide MoT legislation?
AROnline News

News : EU-wide MoTs – call to action!

22 August 2012 Keith Adams 30

The Association of Car Enthusiasts is encouraging people to make themselves heard in opposing EU-wide MoT legislation that could hinder drivers who want to modify their cars. We recently broke […]

John Slavin's Austin Allegro
John's Austin Allegro

Our Cars : Say hello to John Slavin’s Allegro

22 August 2012 Keith Adams 23

The newest member of the AROnline family, John Slavin, has put his money where his mouth is, and bought an Austin Allegro. And the bonding process is already taking place… […]

Mercedes-Benz

Our Cars : One SLK, no charge

22 August 2012 Richard Kilpatrick 15

Richard Kilpatrick’s SLK decides that wet weather, rubbish tyres and motorways are far too great a risk, and becomes a little lethargic… Not long after getting the SLK, and throwing […]

Mercedes-Benz

Our Cars : Richard’s SLK and the roadster revival

20 August 2012 Richard Kilpatrick 21

Richard Kilpatrick reckons we’re in a golden age of affordable open-tops… And here’s why Back in the ‘80s, one of the photographers working at our studio was a properly keen […]

Parts and accessories

Products : Rimmer Bros now selling Jaguar parts

20 August 2012 Keith Adams 2

Keith Adams If you’re one of those very lucky people who own a 21st century Jaguar, you’ll be interested to learn that Rimmer Bros – the Rover and Triumph parts […]

Leyland Marina, South African style. Marque confusion?
Opinion

Blog : British Leyland – Chronicle of a car crash

20 August 2012 Keith Adams 18

Keith Adams I’ve just returned from a wonderful week offline. After what has been a crazy eight months of 2012, travelling all over the world (and I am certainly not […]

AROnline News

News : Kiwis smash world speed record… in a Mini

19 August 2012 Keith Adams 8

Following in the footsteps of legendary New Zealander Burt Munro, a team of Kiwis have smashed a world speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and confirmed their […]

LTI TX4 black cab
AROnline News

News : LTI loses £3.9m in IT black hole

19 August 2012 Keith Adams 22

Andrew Elphick London Taxis International’s parent company Manganeze Bronze issued a rather worrying press release signalling the loss of nearly £4m. Or in simple layman’s terms very nearly 122 complete […]

Opinion

Blog : If it was good enough for the Queen…

19 August 2012 Keith Adams 4

Warren Loveridge The phone rang late last night. It was a tip-off. A visitor from out-of-town, travelling in his latest toy. I might like to come and look in the […]

AROnline News

News : McLaren X-1 one-off unveiled in USA

19 August 2012 Keith Adams 18

McLaren has uncovered a one-off concept car called the X-1 at the The Quail – an exclusive gathering at the Monterey Auto Week. The X-1 is based on the 12C, […]

AROnline News

News : Unused 1988 Rover 213 sells for £5000

19 August 2012 Mike Humble 25

Original Story: John Coles – Sun on Sunday Rover’s little feel good saloon as we all know, was a massive success for the Austin Rover Group from 1984 through to […]

Commercials

Commercial Vehicles : Leyland Marathon

18 August 2012 Mike Humble 25

Mike Humble tells the story of the hugely influential Leyland Marathon The start of the fightback Adapting to market changes – and fast After all the trials and tribulations over […]

Opinion

Blog : The Safrane – update the first

17 August 2012 Keith Adams 29

Jemma Hawtry Would you believe it, its been just over two years since I bought my Renault Safrane for £500 and there have been a few (expensive) visits to the […]

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