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Month: September 2013

Escort

Video : Ford Escort Mk2 promotional film

28 September 2013 Keith Adams 31

Keith Adams Britain loved the Ford Escort Mk2. It was consistently the second best selling car in the UK (behind the Cortina) for its entire five-year production run. It was […]

Opinion

Blog : The 1930s – a decade of extremes

27 September 2013 Martyn Kelham 45

Martyn Kelham My 1934 Wolseley Nine was born into a very different world from today and drivers of that decade had vastly different expectations from their cars. While we might […]

Opinion

Blog : Time for our speed limits to be overhauled

27 September 2013 Keith Adams 71

Keith Adams Back in 2011, the Conservative Government began speaking bullishly about upping the UK motorway speed limit to 80mph. We’ve been limited to (a supposedly temporary) 70mph since 1965, […]

Events

Events : Land Rover Silk Trail 2013 reaches half-way point

26 September 2013 Keith Adams 1

Three Range Rover Hybrid prototypes have progressed from the hot deserts of Uzbekistan to the high mountains of Kyrgyzstan as the Silk Trail 2013 expedition is poised to enter China. […]

Ford Mondeo

Video : Twenty years of the Mondeo

25 September 2013 Keith Adams 33

The Ford Mondeo is celebrating its 20th anniversary and more than 4.5 million sales in Europe, including 1,400,000 in the UK. To mark the occasion, the company has released a […]

Opinion

Blog : Happy 40th birthday, What Car?

24 September 2013 Keith Adams 33

Keith Adams Last week, the November 2013 issue of What Car? hit the newsstands and that represented a bit of a landmark in magazine history. You see, that cover date […]

Somewhere in the Alps, the Bangers will rally again in 2012
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Blog : Is the age of the banger rally over?

23 September 2013 Keith Adams 55

Keith Adams Regular readers might recall that over the years, AROnline and austin-rover.co.uk has taken part in a considerable number of banger rallies over the years. Our cars have been […]

Leyland P76/P82

Leyland P76 : The estate that never was

22 September 2013 Keith Adams 14

The station wagon was a good looking addition to the Leyland P76 range, and one that didn’t see the light of day thanks to the closure of the Zetland plant […]

Opinion

Blog : There’s a new kid on the block

22 September 2013 Keith Adams 12

Keith Adams Over the years, Mike Humble has proved to be one of AROnline‘s finest assets. A fun read, with years of passion and trade knowledge behind him – and […]

Leyland P76/P82

Leyland P76 : Missed opportunity in the UK?

21 September 2013 Keith Adams 29

The P76 was thoroughly evaluated for sale in the UK, with a view to be sold under the Vanden Plas marque name, but after consideration, the plan was dropped as […]

Leyland Australia

Leyland P76 : Force 7V Coupe version

21 September 2013 Keith Adams 18

The P76 saloon look set for a successful run in Australia, and during its development programme, an estate version, pickup and this – the Force 7V coupe – were developed. […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : Land Rover Freelander SD4 HSE Lux

20 September 2013 Keith Adams 15

Keith Adams The Land Rover Freelander 2 has been with us since 2006 and yet still enjoys strong sales and a healthy following in the UK 4×4 market. However, just because […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : Jaguar XFR-S

20 September 2013 Keith Adams 11

John Slavin The Jaguar XF has been a great success and, for that to happen, it’s had to compete with the likes of the BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Both […]

Marketplace

News : Three ‘as-new’ Triumphs for auction next weekend

20 September 2013 Keith Adams 32

Keith Adams Three super-low mileage Triumphs with less than 100 miles on the clock are up for auction on 28 September at East Anglian Motor Auctions. The trio, which are […]

Opinion

Blog : We need a Revival set in the 1970s and 1980s

19 September 2013 Keith Adams 15

I loved the Goodwood Revival – every last moment of it. There, I said it. Mind you, I do have a slight confession – before I’d made the pilgrimage down to West […]

Events

Events : Jaguar at the Goodwood Revival

19 September 2013 Keith Adams 1

Jaguar continued to be one of the dominant marques at the Goodwood Revival Meeting – in 2013, the company fielded more than 30 cars the the race programme, as well […]

Commercials

Blog : Meet the Essex Boy who’s a Leyland Man

17 September 2013 Mike Humble 21

Mike Humble A good mate and contact from a Thameside based DAF dealer who is up to speed with my book project called me out of the blue recently. Bradley […]

Development story

The cars : Ford Sierra development story

17 September 2013 Keith Adams 128

Replacing the Cortina was never going to be easy – it was a British icon, and a top-seller for more years than the company’s rivals care to mention. That led […]

Richard's Triumph Stag

Our Cars : Richard Truett’s Triumph Stag – Part 3

17 September 2013 Keith Adams 23

Richard Truett Not long ago, I leaned over the wing, looked into the Stag’s engine bay and all I saw was an abyss. Nothing fit. Nothing worked. Nothing lined up. […]

AROnline News

Frankfurt Motor Show 2013 : All the news stories

11 September 2013 Keith Adams 0

The Frankfurt Motor Show is one of the key dates in the motoring calender as manufacturers get to show off their latest and greatest models. As always we will be […]

Frankfurt Motor Show 2013

Frankfurt 2013 : MINI range set to expand further

11 September 2013 Keith Adams 36

MINI may not have had anything new to show at Frankfurt, but there was certainly a buzz around it, given the impending launch of the F56. The hot topic of […]

Bentley

Frankfurt 2013 : Bentley confirms UK production for SUV

10 September 2013 Keith Adams 9

Bentley could use a diesel engine for the first time in its history in the SUV which was recently confirmed for production – but will not try to challenge Range […]

Aston Martin

Frankfurt 2013 : Aston Martin ups the model count

10 September 2013 Keith Adams 0

Aston Martin celebrates its centenary in style at the Frankfurt Motor Show – and, although there was no all-new metal to show, it came out punching with new versions of […]

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‘Loves driving… hates garages’ they said about the Citroen BX when it was launched in the UK in 1983. And how right those clever ad people would prove to be. […]

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