Month: April 2016

Mike Humble Ah, the dear old Morris Marina, yet another BL clunker that strikes a nostalgic chord in my heart. Yes folks, it’s birthday time again as British Leyland’s answer […]

The right kind of car for current market trends. Can MG fully capitalise on this?  The countdown is on and MG Motor UK will be unveiling its all-new crossover to […]

Let’s have a sideways look at some of our long gone, but can picked up for a song kind of cars. The Rover Metro and 100 is our first example and it’s starting to become quite collectable. Mike Humble kicks us off with Longbridge’s offering to urban transport… […]

If anyone out there thinks that car design is stagnating, and we’re living deep in the era of me-too styling, may I present you with the Lexus RX450h. Here’s a car that’s suffused with slashes, folds and creases, and although it’s a high-riding SUV, many of its design themes scream sports car at you. But here’s the thing – before I’d spent my week with this car, I could barely bring myself to look at it, but by the end of my tenure with a car I so wanted to hate, the beast had wormed its way into my affections. […]

Dodgy wiring and a language that bordered on gibberish once took the UK by storm. Mike Humble recalls the time when your handle and 10-20 made all the difference in […]

The MG EX234 prototype hits the auction scene, coming up for sale with Bonhams at its Goodwood Festival of Speed sale on 24 June. It’s one of the many fascinating ‘might have beens’ in the history of MG marque, with design kicking off in 1964 when Abingdon’s engineers’ thoughts turned to a ‘next generation’ MGB that would have better chassis dynamics: specifically, the new car would incorporate the independent rear suspension intended for the original but abandoned as too expensive. […]

Jaguar Land Rover is supporting the European Union’s plan for the standardisation and harmonisation of autonomous vehicle technology. It has demonstrated a range of autonomous vehicles, including ‘hands-free’ driving, to EU […]

Here at AROnline, we adore the HST. This year marks the 40th anniversary since the introduction of full revenue service of rail travel at more than two miles a minute. To celebrate HST-40, the St Philips Marsh depot, near Bristol Temple Meads, will be having an Open Day on 2 May, where you will be able to see these wonderful locomotive close up. […]

Keith Adams ‘My name is Keith Adams, and I am a speeder.’ Seems like a foolish thing to say online, but I guess I should qualify that before I get […]

The Japanese have had a long-standing love affair with British cars, often seeing them as offering the ultimate in style and prestige. In the late-1980s, this sparked off a craze […]

The world never stands still, and not only do fashions and technology change over the passage of time, but also our habits. Not only have traditional industries disappeared, but also the traditional British seaside holiday that gave employment to thousands of Britons. […]

Well, he’s been trundling around in her for almost a month and the V5 has now arrived in a nice brown envelope from Swansea… That’s right, the logbook is now in his name. We find out how things are shaping up for Mike Humble and his living room on wheels… […]

The origins of ADO17 can be traced back to XC9000, the first in a series of designs produced by Alec Issigonis in 1956, following his return to BMC from Alvis. […]

Chrysler’s attempted Australian invasion of the UK The history of Australian Chrysler cars in Britain has its roots in America – a truly multi-national tale!  The story starts in the […]

The 2016 Techno-Classica has opened for business. Over the weekend, around a quarter million visitors are expected to find their way into the halls. There is something for everyone with just a bit of petrol in their veins: car manufacturers present rarities from their collections, several large halls with trade stands for tools, automobilia and new or old spares, classic car dealers and last but not least the large display of car clubs. […]

Land Rover Classic has launched its ‘Reborn’ initiative for the Series I at Techno-Classica in Essen, 
Germany.
 The new programme, which showcases the products and services offered by the newly-formed division […]

Keith Adams Regular readers are no doubt getting a real sense of déjà vu when reading this post. If that’s you, then you’d be right in thinking that, because last year […]

Keith Adams takes a sideways look at one of those bangers, which once littered the streets of the UK. This one was loved and admired as a repmobile for a […]

Alexander Boucke One can, of course, drive a car that has steel springs and hydraulic dampers on all four wheels – the wheels do bob up and down when driving down […]

BL Belgium press kit: Celebration of the 500,000th car assembled in Seneffe, 10 May 1977 // Translation by Dimitri Urbain, original material supplied by André Vermeersch The Seneffe plant is […]