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Month: October 2013

Morgan

News : Charles Morgan loses fight against dismissal

31 October 2013 Keith Adams 10

Dan Powell Charles Morgan has been officially dismissed from the Morgan Motor Company. The news was confirmed by Charles on his personal blog following an unsuccessful appeal against the decision […]

MG3

Blog : MG gets serious… or is that fun?

30 October 2013 Keith Adams 100

Keith Adams Back in September, when I first drove the MG3, I came away feeling cautiously optimistic about this little car’s chances. The conclusion reflected these emotions – or, at […]

Opinion

Blog : Is Rover bouncing back?

29 October 2013 Keith Adams 43

Sam Frank Manflu – it always strikes me at this time of year and, last week, it duly struck. Remember those good old-fashioned colds which used to make you a […]

L405

News : LWB and luxury Rangies put on the style

28 October 2013 Keith Adams 6

Land Rover is extending the customer appeal of its family of luxury vehicles with the launch of a new long-wheelbase Range Rover (above) and the addition of an exclusive specification […]

Nissan

News : New Qashqai teased ahead of November launch

28 October 2013 Keith Adams 15

Britain’s largest car producer, Nissan, has teased the 2014 Qashqai ahead of its launch in little over a week’s time. Nissan says the launch of the car that it describes […]

MINI

News : David Cameron unveils apprentice scheme at Cowley

28 October 2013 Keith Adams 6

Prime Minister David Cameron joined 600 apprentices and employers from a wide range of UK businesses at MINI’s factory in Cowley to unveil an initiative to reform the way apprenticeships […]

AROnline News

News : Classic apprenticeships unveiled

27 October 2013 Keith Adams 6

The Guild of Specialist Engineers has set up a new apprenticeship programme, which will see many more young people in the UK working with historic transport. The Guild has recently […]

Caterham

News : Caterham introduces new entry-level Seven

23 October 2013 Keith Adams 23

John Slavin Caterham has opened the order books for its latest take on the classic Seven sports car. Powered by a 660cc three-cylinder Suzuki turbo engine with 79bhp, the emphasis […]

Opinion

Blog : Whatever happened to the British Motor Show?

22 October 2013 Keith Adams 56

Keith Adams Fifteen years ago this week, car show fever was sweeping across the land. Birmingham’s NEC played host to the British International Motor Show, and it was an absolute […]

AROnline News

News : Charles Morgan will fight for the company

18 October 2013 Keith Adams 38

Dan Powell Charles Morgan has vowed to appeal a decision to remove him from the board of the Morgan Motor Company Limited. Issuing a statement on his personal blog, Charles […]

Events

Events : Land Rover’s Mumbai Silk Trail Run completed

14 October 2013 Keith Adams 6

Three Range Rover Diesel Hybrid prototypes have traversed 13 countries over 53 days from Solihull to Mumbai. It is the world’s first ever hybrid expedition along the Silk Trail. Hostile […]

BMC 1100/1300 international variations

Events : LeMons racing in Austin Americas – sane or not?

13 October 2013 Keith Adams 16

Peter Barratt and the Team United America Wrenchers had just two days to turn four barn find wrecks into at least one race car for the LeMons race in Houston. […]

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Blog : Now definitely is the time to buy

13 October 2013 Keith Adams 85

Keith Adams Love-it-or-hate-it, Christmas is fast approaching, and that means most of us are thinking of anything but buying a new car. Well, I say ‘most of us’ – if […]

Ford Granada (1972-1985)

Blog : Round Britain Drive – Easter 1982

13 October 2013 Martyn Kelham 15

Martyn Kelham As a kid I always dreamed of adventures in cars – I had a little Post Office Telephone Dinky Morris Series E van that I imagined I travelled […]

Opinion

Blog : The Rover P6 – can it really be 50 years old?

10 October 2013 Keith Adams 46

Keith Adams According to our archive, it’s 50 years since the Rover P6 was first launched. Again, it’s another of those birthdays that catches the more casual car enthusiast by […]

Defender

News : Land Rover Defender reaches the end of the line

10 October 2013 Keith Adams 64

The Land Rover Defender – one of the few genuinely classic cars you can still buy new – is to go out of production in 2015. The iconic off-roader, which […]

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News : Pump prices tipped to hit two year low

9 October 2013 Keith Adams 17

Dan Powell The RAC believes that the average price of petrol and diesel will drop by as much as 4p per litre in the coming weeks, following a fall in […]

Opinion

Sales Talk : How the mighty fall!

9 October 2013 Mike Humble 42

Mike Humble A few years back, when I was buying and selling buses and coaches, I got itchy feet and missed the frantic bustling environment of a proper car showroom. […]

Toyota

News : Toyota on the hunt for UK talent

8 October 2013 Keith Adams 14

Toyota has launched a search for Britain’s most promising young talent to join its UK operations. Recruitment is under way for its student placement scheme, giving undergraduates a great opportunity […]

MG Motor UK

News : MG6, now with lower tax and emissions

7 October 2013 Keith Adams 49

MG has improved its MG6 GT and Magnette diesel range by cutting CO2 levels to 129g/km. The improvements mean both MGs are an attractive proposition for fleet managers, with tax […]

AROnline News

News : London Taxis head down under… and turn white

7 October 2013 Keith Adams 23

Keith Adams The London Taxi is heading down under, thanks to a deal struck with the authorities in Perth, Western Australia. A test sample of 98 used white factory demonstrator […]

AROnline

Our Cars : Mike’s Rover 214SLi – racking up the miles

7 October 2013 Mike Humble 20

Mike Humble I simply adore a car that requires a squirt of juice and a dab of throttle to operate. It is, after all, what we all need in a […]

2013 NEC Classic Motor Show

News : Pre-production Princess to star at NEC Classic Motor Show

1 October 2013 Keith Adams 64

The Leyland Princess website, which is celebrating its 10th birthday, has pulled off quite a coup for its stand at the 2013 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show held at the […]

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