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Month: September 2012

The two cars imported to Britain in 1973, photographed together in the grounds of Blenheim Palace for UK press release purposes. They are now together again after nearly 40 years!
Leyland P76/P82

Essays : A tale of two Leyland P76s

28 September 2012 Keith Adams 33

Alan Firth tells how he acquired two of these large Ozzie saloons For those that do not know me, I undertook a Rover Staff Apprenticeship from August 1959 ’til 1963, […]

ADAM

News : Vauxhall ADAM underpins GM’s UK strength

28 September 2012 Keith Adams 8

The UK is a shining light in an otherwise bleak European car market, according to Vauxhall Chairman and Managing Director, Duncan Aldred. Speaking after the unveiling of the new ADAM […]

Opinion

Blog : Throwing down the ‘Swiss’ gauntlet… / Updated

28 September 2012 Mike Humble 74

Mike Humble Well, there I was wandering out of Sainsburys* in Godalming when I spotted something rarer than a four-leaf clover – an MG6 was swinging into the car park, looking […]

MG TF
MG

Essays : The bitter sting in the TF tail

28 September 2012 admin 55

Simon Brown tells the unfortunate story of his fault-prone, badly-built TF and MG’s resolute inability to honour its warranty. My MG TF was number 790 built 20 May 2009. I […]

AROnline News

News : Our friends Electric – Nemesis’ new record

28 September 2012 admin 0

Andrew Elphick As you may have noticed on AROnline, were proud of Britain and British engineering. Staunch supporters of the underdog too. So when a British team of engineers breaks […]

AROnline News

Paris 2012 : The Brits on show

27 September 2012 Keith Adams 3

Keith Adams The Paris motor show has been a bi-annual affair for some time, so it’s a very special event on the calendar for the major manufacturers, even if the […]

AROnline News

News : Jaguar F-type breaks cover

26 September 2012 Keith Adams 30

The much-previewed Jaguar F-type has finally been unveiled, and it’s hoped it will bring a new and younger customer into the fold. The gorgeous styling was previewed by last year’s […]

AROnline News

News : Plato’s podium hat-trick at Rockingham

26 September 2012 Clive Goldthorp 1

Words: Clive Goldthorp Photographs: BTCC Media Office A 20-car Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) grid rolled into Northamptonshire’s Rockingham Motor Speedway last weekend for Rounds 22, 23 and […]

AROnline News

Video : Jaguar F-type goes testing

25 September 2012 Keith Adams 11

Keith Adams Although the F-type isn’t revealed officially until the Paris Motor Show, it already feels as though we know all there is to know about Jaguar’s exciting new two-seater. […]

AROnline News

News : Cortina’s 50th celebrated on the Beeb

25 September 2012 Keith Adams 18

The Ford Cortina celebrated its launch 50 years ago on prime-time TV with a feature on the BBC’s One Show. Presented by comedian and actor Alexei Sayle (above), the feature […]

Mike Lewis, David Bache, Spen King and Gordon Bashford
Opinion

Blog : That photograph…

23 September 2012 Ian Elliott 8

Ian Elliott Seeing that photograph on the new ‘cycle-heading’ that you have on the AROnline Home page of the four luminaries associated with SD1 is a bit poignant now, because […]

Ant McGowan's MG6
Ant's MG6

Our Cars : Is the MG6 honeymoon over?

23 September 2012 Keith Adams 101

Ant McGowan’s MG6 is piling on the miles, and it’s still going strong. However, one or two niggles are eroding his confidence in the car. Is the honeymoon over? MG6 […]

We're all stll learners
Opinion

Blog : Driving in the UK – we’re all still learners

21 September 2012 Keith Adams 53

Keith Adams Mike Humble’s recent rant about his brush with incompetent drivers, and attitudes on the roads in the UK, was certainly food for thought – and it asks more […]

Martin Uhlarik
AROnline News

News : New MG styling chief breezes in from Nissan

20 September 2012 Keith Adams 25

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) said it has appointed former Nissan designer Martin Uhlarik as head of its European design centre. SAIC also said it is investing £1.5m ($2.42m, €1.9m) […]

Advert of the Week

Video : Morris Marina advert (1971)

20 September 2012 Keith Adams 17

Beauty with brains behind it… The Morris Marina was to be the bright white Knight of the recently created British Leyland Motor Corporation when it hit the market in 1971 […]

Events

Events : Paris – the punter’s view…

20 September 2012 Keith Adams 3

Steven Ward and Andrew Elphick cordially invite you to join them at the 2012 Paris Motor Show… Bonjour Paris! Bursting with confidence following the success of Andrew Elphick’s and my […]

Best of British

Best of British : Sir Herbert ‘Nigel’ Gresley CBE DSc

20 September 2012 Mike Humble 9

Mike Humble The terminology of ‘legend’ is often thrown around ‘willy nilly’, as ‘twer, with little thought towards the true meaning of he word. Family and friends, who know me […]

Jaguar F-type
AROnline News

News : F-type – pre-Paris leak season in full swing

20 September 2012 Mike Humble 19

Nigel Garton Of course, this ‘leaked’ image of the Jaguar F-type is probably not leaked at all – and the nearer we get to the Paris Motor Show, the more […]

Opinion

Blog : Compulsory tests? Please, please, please!

19 September 2012 Mike Humble 56

Mike Humble My daily commute to work should, in theory, be a stress free and enjoyable trek and to be fair, most of the time it is. Residing in leafy […]

AROnline News

News : McLaren P1 is previewed before Paris reveal

18 September 2012 Keith Adams 2

The first pictures of the new McLaren P1 have been revealed. While officially a design study, it’s a thoroughly good preview of what the British company’s new hypercar will look […]

LCVs

Unsung Heroes : Commer/Dodge Spacevan

18 September 2012 Mike Humble 71

Mike Humble Once upon a time, life was so much simpler wasn’t it? You got your electric from the electric board, your gas from the gas board and yes… you […]

Best of British

Best of British : Gardner 6LX diesel engine

17 September 2012 Mike Humble 74

Mike Humble Ask many a seasoned truck or bus engineer the simple question ‘who made the best large diesel engine?’ and more than likely the answer without delay would be […]

Best of British

Rail projects : Class 91 – a potential never fulfilled

16 September 2012 Mike Humble 67

Mike Humble The East Coast Main Line (ECML) has been for many years, England ’s rail gateway to the North starting from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh some 392.7 miles […]

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