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Month: March 2014

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European Events

Events : Report – Techno-Classica Essen 2014 / Updated

31 March 2014 Keith Adams 1

Keith Adams and Alexander Boucke The Techno-Classica Essen once again cemented its postion as the biggest and best European indoor car show by continuing to grow in 2014. As well as offering […]

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Marques

Marques : Sterling

27 March 2014 Keith Adams 35

Sterling was created by Austin-Rover in the mid 1980s in order to ease Rover’s return to the USA. There might have been a sound reasoning behind the decision to create […]

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Chevette

Unsung Heroes : Vauxhall Chevette

26 March 2014 Keith Adams 136

Keith Adams takes a sideways look at one of the sheds that littered the highways and by-ways of the UK. Forgotten today, the Vauxhall Chevette was once the apple of […]

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Mike's Rover 75

Blog : Rover 75 to come back home limping

25 March 2014 Mike Humble 30

Mike Humble Me and my big mouth. A couple of weeks ago, I got in touch with Richard Fernadez, the nice chap who bought my project Rover 75 in 2012. […]

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AROnline News

News : ‘New’ Metro Cabrio unearthed in Germany

24 March 2014 Keith Adams 23

Keith Adams AROnline‘s Deputy Editor, Alexander Boucke, has just spotted this beauty for sale not far from his home in Germany. The car, a 1995 Rover 114 Cabriolet is unusual […]

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European Events

Events : Preview – Techno Classica Essen 2014

22 March 2014 Alexander Boucke 8

Words : Alexander Boucke Photography: S.I.H.A., AROnline archive Trying to avoid superlatives is difficult when talking about one of the world’s largest classic car shows but, with more than 220 club […]

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Buying Guide : Rover 800

22 March 2014 Keith Adams 15

Fancy a Rover 800? Here’s what to look out for… Availability Years produced: 1986-1998 Body style: 4 door saloon, 5 door fastback, 2 door coupe Engine options: 1994cc O-Series inline-four […]

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Rover 800 production at Cowley.
Cowley

In production : Cowley timeline

21 March 2014 Ian Elliott 9

Early last century, amidst the green meadows to the south of the dreaming spires of Oxford City, there was a village called Temple Cowley. In one corner of this village there […]

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Princess 1800HL - also offered (to a select few) in diesel form.
AROnline News

News : Classic car rolling tax exemption re-introduced at 40 years

19 March 2014 Keith Adams 28

Keith Adams From April 2014, the classic car exemption from VED will start rolling from 40 years and that means all cars manufactured in 1973 and into 1974 – previously […]

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Nissan Bluebird
Nissan

Unsung Heroes : Nissan Bluebird

18 March 2014 Mike Humble 81

We once again ponder while taking a sideways look at cars which once littered the streets of the UK. This one was solid, dependable, reliable and the favoured choice of […]

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Opinion

Technician’s Update : Mutton dressed as lamb

17 March 2014 Mike Humble 35

Mike Humble When I went from the busy world of High Street retail motor parts to a small and remote Rover dealer, the customer base couldn’t have been more different between he […]

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News : Tony Benn (1925-2014)

16 March 2014 Keith Adams 54

Keith Adams Tony Benn, lifelong supporter of the empowerment of the working class and architect for industrial change as part of the Harold Wilson-led Labour Government between 1964 and 1970, […]

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European Events

Events : Report – Retro Classics Stuttgart Show

16 March 2014 Keith Adams 2

Words and photography: Keith Adams The British cars might have been thin on the ground at the Retro Classics Stuttgart Show, but it’s still a fantastic event. This year, the show looks like […]

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Opinion

Blog: Now is the time to secure the future of classic cars

15 March 2014 Keith Adams 28

I’m currently at the Retro Classics Show in Stuttgart and am surrounded by more than 3000 mostly wonderfully-presented classic cars. However, the buzz from the assembled media was actually about […]

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Opinion

Blog : Now is the time to secure the future of classic cars

15 March 2014 Keith Adams 28

Keith Adams I’m currently at the Retro Classics Show in Stuttgart and am surrounded by more than 3000 mostly wonderfully-presented classic cars. However, the buzz from the assembled media was […]

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European Events

Events : Report – British Cars & Lifestyle Show 2014

15 March 2014 Alexander Boucke 10

Words and photography: Alexander Boucke Cars and Lifestyle in one show? For a show running well into its third decade it seems to be a winning combination. However, it is […]

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Car Reviews

First Drive : Metrocab

14 March 2014 Andrew Elphick 15

Andrew Elphick gets an early first drive of the exciting new hybrid taxi, which promises to change the way we view Hackney Carriages in London. The new Metrocab isn’t just […]

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Car Reviews

First Drive : MINI Cooper D

12 March 2014 Keith Adams 18

The MINI evolves into its fourth generation and is bigger, more efficient and driver-focused than ever. Question is, will it be good enough to continue the success story? Keith Adams […]

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Parts and accessories

News : British Motor Heritage’s 2014 catalogue is out now

11 March 2014 Keith Adams 0

For anyone restoring or running a British classic car, this catalogue will be right up your street. The ever-increasing array of replacement bodyshells and panels, and complementary parts and accessories offered […]

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Opinion

Blog : New MINI, too big for its boots?

11 March 2014 Keith Adams 54

Keith Adams Okay, so it’s not often that I’ll sit down halfway through a new car launch and commit my thoughts on it so early in the proceedings but, in […]

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MINI (F56)

Blog : New MINI, too big for its boots?

11 March 2014 Keith Adams 55

Keith Adams Okay, so it’s not often that I’ll sit down halfway through a new car launch and commit my thoughts on it so early in the proceedings but, in […]

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AROnline News

Events : Post-Geneva round-up – what’s hot, or not?

9 March 2014 Keith Adams 11

Andrew Elphick Had I told you a year ago that the star of the premier European motor show would be a rear-engined Renault, you might have been, to put it mildly, […]

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Our Cars : Mike’s Rover 214SLi

8 March 2014 Mike Humble 13

Mike Humble enjoys another year’s trouble-free motoring with his early Rover 214. …with the added bonus of an MoT pass. Another year with my mate, R8 I may be many […]

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