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Month: January 2015

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News : When is a Maestro not a Maestro?

30 January 2015 Craig Cheetham 11

Craig Cheetham ANSWER: When it’s a Yema F16 SUV… Believe it or not, beneath the SUV-style exterior of this somewhat utilitarian-looking vehicle lurks the heart and soul of the Austin Maestro… […]

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eBay Find of the Week : When is a Metro not a Metro?

30 January 2015 Craig Cheetham 15

Craig Cheetham ANSWER: When it’s a Metruck… While I’d never be 100 per cent convinced of the structural integrity of such a thing, this interesting homemade venture appealed to me […]

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News : Land Rover builds replica of 1948 Series 1 production line at Solihull

27 January 2015 Clive Goldthorp 19

Land Rover has re-created history by building an authentic replica of the production line used to manufacture its first 4×4 in 1948. The ‘Defender Celebration Line’ re-creates in detail how […]

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Press Report : SAIC Motor receives order for 1,000 EVs and plug-in hybrids

27 January 2015 Clive Goldthorp 2

Automotive New China SAIC Motor (SAIC) received an order for 1,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids last week from a Shanghai supplier of battery charging equipment that plans to start […]

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Essay : Is the world ready for the Rover’s return?

23 January 2015 admin 176

Editor’s Note: Published below is an article that appeared earlier this week in the Birmingham Post, written by one of the title’s most established journalists, Enda Mullen. In the piece, […]

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Car of the Month : January 2015 – David Whitham’s 2002 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE CDT Tourer

19 January 2015 admin 17

David Whitham A little introduction first – I’ve been lurking around AROnline for a number of years now and have taken plenty out if it, so thought I would offer something […]

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News : MGLive! to mark 60th Anniversary of BMC Competitions Department

19 January 2015 Craig Cheetham 0

BMC’s legendary motorsport division will be the central theme of this year’s MG Car Club-run MGLive! 2015 gathering, which takes place at Silverstone Circuit, Northants, on the weekend of 20-21 […]

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News : More images of new MG GS SUV released in China / Updated

18 January 2015 Clive Goldthorp 40

Clive Goldthorp A number of first official images of MG’s new C-segment SUV were released by SAIC Motor in China last month (shown above and below). The production version of the CS […]

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Blog : MG about to turn the corner?

17 January 2015 Keith Adams 10

Keith Adams We’re in interesting times for MG. The rebirth of the marque in the UK has been painful, controversial and frankly embarrassing at times, but there are glimmers of […]

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Blog : When did you last see an… Austin 1800 Caravan?

17 January 2015 Keith Adams 5

Thanks to my mate Alex Scott in New Zealand, I learned something new today. Yes, fresh from the continent that brought you the Morris Nomad, Leyland P76 and BMC 1800 […]

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Blog: It’s how I (don’t) roll…

17 January 2015 Keith Adams 0

Here’s an outtake from a recent photoshoot we did with my Xantia Activa for Classic Car Weekly. The picture, taken by Richard Gunn, with Murray Scullion driving shows the boy […]

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eBay Find of the Week : MG Metro Turbo (and a rather pricey one at that)

14 January 2015 Craig Cheetham 11

Craig Cheetham Here’s an indicator of how times change – and, hopefully, for the better… Back in the day, this MG Metro Turbo would have been pretty worthless other than for […]

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News : Ex-Police SD1 makes almost £10k at auction…

14 January 2015 Craig Cheetham 14

Craig Cheetham A rare Rover SD1 specially commissioned by Grampian Police has returned home after selling at auction for £9,750 – a figure which is believed to be a world record […]

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Events : Report – InterClassics & TopMobiel Maastricht 2015

13 January 2015 Alexander Boucke 1

Just like last year, AROnline starts the new classic car show season early with a visit to Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands. The celebration of the 80th anniversary of the […]

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News : Jaguar Land Rover’s 2014 sales figures

12 January 2015 Clive Goldthorp 15

Jaguar Land Rover has reported sales of 462,678 vehicles in 2014, up 9% year-on year. Commenting on the full year performance Andy Goss, Jaguar Land Rover Group Sales Operations Director, […]

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News : Jaguar’s new SUV teaser…

12 January 2015 admin 22

The first teaser images of Jaguar’s new SUV have been revealed, along with an announcement that the new model will create 1,300 jobs at the existing Land Rover plant in […]

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Essay : The road to 2005 started in 1985…

12 January 2015 Ian Nicholls 116

Ian Nicholls In the first of our 2005-themed articles to mark the tenth anniversary of MG Rover’s demise, AROnline Contributor Ian Nicholls puts forward a well-constructed argument that the beginning of […]

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Blog: Je Suis Charlie – going to Paris to remember

12 January 2015 Keith Adams 0

The events of the past few days have been highly affecting. And I am far from alone in feeling this way. Given the year is but a week old, and […]

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News: UK sales continue to boom. Why worry?

8 January 2015 Keith Adams 0

The past few days has seen a flurry of press releases from happy car manufacturers and importers, stating that 2014 has been yet another year of record sales and growth. […]

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Keith's Renault Avantime

Blog: That new rubber feeling

8 January 2015 Keith Adams 0

Last-minute tyre fitting for the Renault Avantime in anticipation for the trip to Paris. Okay, I’d put on a cheap set of  fronts just after I bought the car in […]

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News : Last of the line Defenders – which flavour are you?

8 January 2015 Craig Cheetham 29

Craig Cheetham A trio of special edition Land Rover Defenders has been unveiled, to mark the end of production for the iconic model later on this year. Badged Autobiography, Adventure and […]

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Essay : I’m backing Britain (regardless of who owns what)

7 January 2015 Mike Humble 42

2015 promises to be a great year for Great Britain with record numbers of cars being built right here. Mike Humble shares a thought or two about getting behind the […]

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Essay : Why MG Motor has more than a fighting chance…

7 January 2015 Craig Cheetham 93

Craig Cheetham Based on the 2014 full-year sales figures, MG Motor claims that the brand’s rebirth has been ‘highly successful’, and that MG is also the fastest growing automotive brand in […]

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