Month: November 2013

South Africa produced the Mini in an interesting variety of body combinations not seen elsewhere… Wolseley 1000 The Wolseley 1000 was South Africa’s first mix-and-match Mini, mating the glitzy Wolseley […]

After the Princess received its O-Series engine in 1978, it was finally capable of battling with the rest of the best of the full-sized European opposition. The main target was […]

Replacing the legendary E-type was never going to be easy for Jaguar – and radical thinking was going to be needed. Ian Nicholls charts the development of the car that […]

Lotus has secured a £10m Government grant which will see the firm create more than 300 new jobs. The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has awarded the automotive firm £10.44m, which […]

It seems that few – if any – of these Crayford convertibles actually reached customers before the company decided to concentrate on its Fiesta conversions. And it had a Dr […]

In July AROnline reviewed Martyn Nutland’s Brick by Brick, a biography of Sir Leonard Lord. It is an extraordinary and important work, the product of over 25 years of research, […]

Following on from his popular The 1930s – a decade of extremes blog, AROnline‘s very own Wolseley Man, Martyn Kelham, moves forward a decade to tell us all about motoring […]

Keith Adams The Jaguar F-Type Coupe finally breaks cover at the Los Angeles Auto show. It’s probably the most anticipated sports car launch of 2013 and easily one of the most scooped […]

Graham Ariss I have reached the conclusion that, although the French are generally blamed for messing up the 160/180/2 Litre, this is a little unfair. I’ve arrived at this after […]

Keith Adams MINI has produced a series of interesting images which, by way of introduction, put the new F56 alongside the previous three generations of cars to wear the Mini […]

Keith Adams MINI has unveiled its all-new, fourth-generation hatchback in Cooper and Cooper S form and both versions are scheduled to go on sale early in 2014. The new car […]

Keith Adams Ahead of its arrival here next year, we’re reporting LIVE from the official unveiling of the next-generation MINI at Cowley today, bringing you all the key information about […]

Words: Keith Adams Photography: Richard Kilpatrick, with additional images by James Tibbs, Jason Maycock, Callum Collie, Paul Whitehead, Martyn Kelham and Keith Adams The Classic Motor Show has been running […]

Jason Field has won this year’s Classic car of The Year at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor show at the NEC in Birmingham. The 1960 Austin Se7en was built in […]

Mike Humble It really is so nice to see things done correctly in a world of slapdash practices and throat cutting rivalry. I know I have said it before, but […]

Dan Powell The British-built Ford Transit is the UK’s most reliable van, according to a survey of the 50 largest contract hire and leasing companies. The FN50 reliability survey, by […]

Keith Adams MINI has completed the full restoration of a 1959 Austin Seven at the company’s soon-to-be-opened assembly plant, VDL NEDcar, in the Netherlands. It’s here that MINIs will roll off the […]

Dan Powell Nissan has unveiled its second-generation British-made, designed and engineered Nissan Qashqai, with new engines, improved refinement and a larger interior. Order books are now open, with deliveries expected […]

Keith Adams The long-awaited and far from unexpected Jaguar F-Type Coupe will make its global debut on at a Los Angeles VIP customer and media event on 19 November. It’s […]

Dan Powell Jaguar Land Rover has launched its 2014 apprenticeship campaign. There are 150 places available on the award-winning programmes, with opportunities for both school leavers and A-Level graduates. Jaguar […]