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Month: November 2013

Opinion

Blog : Lap of a God

30 November 2013 Keith Adams 17

Keith Adams It doesn’t happen often, but for 25 minutes last night, I was rendered speechless. What, you wonder had such an effect? I had the pleasure of watching the […]

MINI

News : MINI marks the end of the R56’s production

29 November 2013 Keith Adams 19

The last R56 MINI has driven off the production line at Cowley. No less than 1,041,412 of the outgoing MINI have been produced at the high-tech facility, which has built […]

Development story

The cars : Jaguar XJ-S development story

27 November 2013 Keith Adams 44

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

News : Lotus receives a multi-million pound boost

26 November 2013 Keith Adams 3

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 […]

People

People : The Martyn Nutland interview

22 November 2013 Robert Leitch 4

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, […]

Opinion

Blog : The 1940s – the years of war and the cars that followed

22 November 2013 Martyn Kelham 29

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 […]

Jaguar F-Type

News : Jaguar F-Type Coupe unveiled in Los Angeles

20 November 2013 Keith Adams 19

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 […]

Chrysler 160/180/2-Litre (C Car)

Blog : Chrysler 180 – were the British or French to blame?

19 November 2013 Keith Adams 27

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 […]

MINI

News : New MINI – a growing legend…

18 November 2013 Keith Adams 52

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 […]

MINI

News : Larger, lighter, faster MINI F56 breaks cover

18 November 2013 Keith Adams 63

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 […]

MINI

News : Join in with the MINI F56 launch liveblog

18 November 2013 Keith Adams 30

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 […]

2013 NEC Classic Motor Show

Events : Report – Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show

17 November 2013 Keith Adams 19

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 […]

2013 NEC Classic Motor Show

Events : Mini wins Classic Car of The Year at the NEC

17 November 2013 Keith Adams 6

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 […]

Opinion

Sales Talk : Good things come in small packages.

17 November 2013 Mike Humble 12

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 […]

AROnline News

News : British-built Transit dominates reliability survey

15 November 2013 Keith Adams 25

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 […]

MINI

News : MINI restores Dutch-built original

12 November 2013 Keith Adams 30

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 […]

Nissan

News : Nissan unveils the new Qashqai

7 November 2013 Keith Adams 56

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 […]

C-X16 Concept

News : Jaguar F-Type Coupe to be unveiled in Los Angeles

6 November 2013 Keith Adams 8

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 […]

Jaguar Land Rover

News : Jaguar Land Rover seeks 150 apprentices

6 November 2013 Keith Adams 10

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 […]

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