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Month: January 2013

Car Reviews

First Drive : MINI John Cooper Works GP

31 January 2013 Keith Adams 66

Considering the MINI is due for replacement in 2014, the number of new variants rolling out of Cowley in its final few months shows that the brand is keen to […]

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Events

Events : Group B cars to star at Donington

31 January 2013 Keith Adams 2

Rallying with Group B and the Historic Rally Car Register (HRCR) are joining forces to stage live demonstrations at this year’s Donington Historic Festival (3-5 May), bringing added excitement of […]

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AROnline News

News : Classics to get a new TV show

30 January 2013 Keith Adams 33

A new classic car show is about to hit TV screens in the UK. It will show the restoration of neglected classics, charting their return to former glory. It’s called […]

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Auction Watch

News : World Cup Maxi goes under the hammer

29 January 2013 Keith Adams 11

Historics of Brooklands is offering one of the more unlikely competitors in the 1970 World Cup Rally, an Austin Maxi. The car, which goes on sale on 9 March in […]

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Opinion

Blog : What is Jaguar Land Rover’s future?

25 January 2013 Keith Adams 85

Christopher A Sawyer Another Detroit show come and gone, but one thought remains rattling around in my head: what about Jaguar? Despite what everyone might believe, even though it was […]

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Transit

The commercials : 1986 Ford Transit

25 January 2013 Keith Adams 59

On the eve of the end of UK Transit production, James Godwin tells the story of the design process at Ford’s Dunton facility in Essex. It was an interesting process […]

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Opinion

Sales Talk : Managing the expectations

25 January 2013 Mike Humble 42

Mike Humble In a previous muttering, I explained how ‘messers’ are the most universally loathed folk in the motor trade. Too often I hear people bemoaning about the shark infested […]

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MINI

News : MINI Bond Street unveiled

24 January 2013 Keith Adams 46

John Slavin, Honest John MINI has announced its latest London inspired model, called the Clubman Bond Street. Named after the famous and busy London shopping street, it’s to go on […]

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Advertorial

Advertorial : 10 essential items to pack ahead of a road trip

24 January 2013 Keith Adams 9

Millions of motorists agree that taking a road trip is one of the most liberating and exciting ways to travel. Jack Kerouac even went as far as to proclaim that […]

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Mike's Rover 75

Our Cars : Mike’s Rover 75 relocates

24 January 2013 Mike Humble 3

Mike Humble Well, that’s it folks, after just over one year of enjoyable ownership, the project Rover 75 has moved on to pastures new and from leafy Sussex to deepest Essex. The proud […]

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Cavalier

Video : Three generations of Vauxhall Cavalier

22 January 2013 Keith Adams 33

Between 1975 and 1995, the Vauxhall Cavalier was one of the UK’s favourite family cars. Watch three generations of TV advertising to see just how the Cavalier moved with the […]

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Archive

From the archive : January 1983

21 January 2013 Keith Adams 49

Thirty years ago, British Leyland was on the cusp of launching its most important car in a decade – the Austin Maestro. And the company management was already beginning the […]

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Austin Allegro

Brochure : Austin Allegro Series 3

20 January 2013 Keith Adams 1

Austin Allegro Series 3 brochure – Publication number 3331, September 1979.

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Jaguar Land Rover

News : JLR needs to invest in the future

20 January 2013 Keith Adams 74

Jaguar Land Rover has returned to health in the four years since it was bought by Tata Motors, but now comes the hard part for the luxury British automaker: proving […]

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India

Around the World : Sipani Automobiles

19 January 2013 Keith Adams 5

Every car company is allowed at least one or two failures, but for the unfortunate Indian car company Sipani this would prove to be the fate of every model they […]

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Opinion

Blog : Designing a new MG

18 January 2013 Keith Adams 32

Ben Richards has MG running through his veins. He’s also a very talented design graduate who decided it was time to design a new one of his own. Here’s his story, […]

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MG Motor UK

News : SAIC posts a record 2012

17 January 2013 Keith Adams 39

MG Motor UK’s parent company, SAIC Motor, has enjoyed a record year of production, with 4.49 million vehicles sold in 2012. The company is now China’s largest car company, and […]

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AROnline News

News : UK car manufacture and exports at an all-time high

17 January 2013 Keith Adams 23

Car manufacturing and export figures for 2012 have been released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have been released, and it’s been a bumper year, with records […]

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Jaguar Land Rover

News : More apprentices at MINI and Jaguar Land Rover

16 January 2013 Keith Adams 7

MINI and Jaguar Land Rover are looking for apprentices to work a their Oxford and Birmingham factories. MINI needs 32 new recruits to take up places at the Oxford Plant […]

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Opinion

Blog : The joy of classics

15 January 2013 Keith Adams 24

Keith Adams Seems silly doesn’t it. I’ve had this little old Saab 900 T16S for seven years, and as yet, have not even come close to selling it. For a […]

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Mike's Rover 75

Our Cars : Project 75 – it’s time to move on

14 January 2013 Mike Humble 21

Mike Humble Well, after over one year of thoroughly enjoyable ownership, the 75 is to be moved on to – hopefully – someone who will continue to pour in the love […]

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Jaguar Land Rover

News : Jaguar Land Rover creates 800 new jobs

13 January 2013 Keith Adams 22

Jaguar Land Rover has announced the creation of 800 at its Solihull factory. The company’s growth in production numbers is a reflection of booming global sales, and the new jobs […]

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AROnline News

News : Honda to shed 800 jobs

11 January 2013 Keith Adams 58

Honda is preparing to downsize the workforce at its Swindon factory by 800, citing poor demand for its British-built models in Europe. This is the first bad news to affect […]

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