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Month: July 2014

AROnline

Our Cars : Meet the Fleet No.2 – Rover 25 GTi

31 July 2014 Craig Cheetham 18

Craig Cheetham Sometimes, a car can come along that really surprises you. And that’s the case with my 25 GTi, which I acquired back in April in the knowledge I […]

AROnline

News : Early low-mileage 800 Fastback at Anglia Car Auctions

30 July 2014 Craig Cheetham 30

Craig Cheetham What must be one of the oldest surviving Rover 800 Fastbacks is set to go under the hammer at Anglia Car Auctions’ summer sale later this month. Among […]

Lesser-spotted German Rover 75
Opinion

Blog: Europeans! Save your 75s!

29 July 2014 Keith Adams 61

I’ve spent lots of time on European soil over the last 20-or so years, and one of the saddest phenomenon I’ve borne witness to is the disappearance of Rovers from […]

Rover 75
Opinion

Blog : Europeans! Save your 75s!

29 July 2014 Keith Adams 62

I’ve spent lots of time on European soil over the last 20-or so years, and one of the saddest phenomenon I’ve borne witness to is the disappearance of Rovers from […]

AROnline News

News : Aluminium-intensive XE to be most fuel-efficient Jaguar ever

29 July 2014 Clive Goldthorp 24

The innovative new Jaguar XE redefines the standard in its segment. Designed around Jaguar’s modular vehicle architecture, the XE is the only car in the class to use an aluminium-intensive […]

AROnline

Buses : The 2014 Worthing Seafront Gathering

28 July 2014 Mike Humble 7

Mike Humble   It all started off with a phone call with a few days notice – would I be interested in driving a Daimler down to Worthing to take […]

AROnline News

News : Unipart Automotive enters administration

24 July 2014 Craig Cheetham 17

Parts supplier Unipart Automotive has gone into administration, putting around 1,300 jobs at risk and seeing yet another of the former elements of the BMC/BL/Austin Rover Group slide into the […]

AROnline News

News : UK car production rises 3.5% during H1 2014

24 July 2014 Clive Goldthorp 4

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has today released details of the UK’s car production figures for the first six months of 2014 – key points are: – […]

Our Cars

Our Cars : Meet the Fleet No.1 – Rover 827 Sterling

22 July 2014 Craig Cheetham 4

Craig Cheetham As I mentioned in my introductory post last week, I have quite a collection of cars. Over the next few weeks, then, I’ll be introducing them at a […]

AROnline News

News : Motoring Classics launch MeisterSinger MG watches

21 July 2014 Clive Goldthorp 9

The foresight and determination of an ardent German MG enthusiast, Ernst Graaf, have resulted in a unique trio of quality timepieces, the design of which echoes the distinctive shape and […]

AROnline News

News : BMH launches replacement wings for the MGF

21 July 2014 Clive Goldthorp 1

British Motor Heritage (BMH) is pleased to announce the availability of replacement rear wings for the MGF. They are pressed on the original tooling and consequently of the highest quality. […]

AROnline

Events : Preview – BMC/BL Rally & Spares Day 2014

21 July 2014 Mike Humble 7

Mike Humble Once again, it’s event time.  3 August 2014 is the 21st BMC/BL Rally and, hopefully, the weather will be a little bit better than last year. The event is held […]

AROnline

Our Cars : The Welsh takeover bid goes ahead!

21 July 2014 Mike Humble 10

Mike Humble   I have said it before so… I`ll say it again, without a shadow of doubt, the R8 and R40 models are possibly the highest watermarks that Rover Group ever […]

AROnline

Blog : DVLA shenanigans – guilty until proven innocent?

16 July 2014 Craig Cheetham 46

Craig Cheetham I am not, by nature, an angry person. Indeed, I pass most days with a fairly cheery demeanour because I’m a very lucky individual who has a reasonably […]

AROnline

News : Mini Beach car going to auction

16 July 2014 Alexander Boucke 6

One of the most rare Mini variations is coming up for sale at Bonhams Auto Auction at the Quail Lodge in California on 15th August. Most of these were sent to the […]

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Buses : Happy Birthday to the AEC Routemaster!

15 July 2014 Mike Humble 17

Mike Humble   London – a place that Alan Partridge avoided like the plague, unless being summoned to television centre by his BBC Controller nemesis Tony Hayers. Alan claimed that […]

AROnline

Blog : Bye Bye Bertone…

15 July 2014 Alexander Boucke 12

Ben Adams So we woke up last weekend to the sad news that Bertone has been declared bankrupt. Earlier this year the group ceased trading but I think we all […]

AROnline News

News : Jaguar XE set for London launch in early September

15 July 2014 Clive Goldthorp 22

Jaguar will unveil the latest addition to its sports saloon car family, the Jaguar XE, at a star-studded event in London on 8th September. The event will mark the unveiling […]

AROnline

Blog : Big shoes to fill (or hello, from the new Editor)

13 July 2014 Craig Cheetham 18

In a world of hard acts to follow, there are few harder than the man himself, Mr Keith Adams. It is, therefore, both a real honour and also something of […]

AROnline News

News : Jaguar Land Rover reports strongest ever H1 sales

10 July 2014 Clive Goldthorp 5

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s leading manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles, delivered its strongest ever half year sales performance, retailing 240,372 vehicles January to June 2014, up 14% versus the […]

AROnline News

News : Jaguar Land Rover powers up new Ingenium engine family

10 July 2014 Clive Goldthorp 21

Ingenium, the new family of premium diesel and petrol engines designed, engineered and manufactured by Jaguar Land Rover, delivers class-leading levels of torque, horsepower and refinement while reducing emissions and […]

AROnline

Events : Over 50 Landcrabs star at the BMC and Leyland Show

9 July 2014 Alexander Boucke 14

The Austin 1800, generally known as the Landcrab, celebrated its 50th birthday in style. The call for them to attend was heard and over 50 assembled in front of the Heritage Motor […]

Buses

Blog : The school bus home – an Olympian task…

8 July 2014 Mike Humble 9

Mike Humble At AROnline, we like the bigger Leylands too. This fact was re-enforced when I took a ‘phone call on a recent day off asking If I could do […]

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