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Month: January 2017

Rover 75/MG ZT (R40)

Concepts and prototypes : Rover 75 V8 Limousine

31 January 2017 Keith Adams 14

The Rover 75 V8 Limousine was the car they weren’t going to build… When the long-wheelbase version of the 75 was unveiled in 2002, the company made it clear that […]

The converters

The converters : William Towns

30 January 2017 Keith Adams 2

William Towns is probably most closely associated with Aston Martin, having been responsible for the design of such cars as the svelte DBS and the futuristic Lagonda. However, as early […]

Mini

Mini – Classic : Stars and their cars

30 January 2017 Ian Nicholls 5

We take a look at some of the famous people who have driven Minis during its long production run… Celebrity endorsement has long been a part of car marketing. The […]

Mini

Concepts : Mini-based Towns Minissima

30 January 2017 Declan Berridge 11

At the 1973 Earls Court Motor Show, BLMC expected the new Allegro to be the centre of attention on the Austin-Morris stand. Instead, it was another car which stole the limelight… […]

Mini

The converters : Wood & Pickett Minis

27 January 2017 Declan Berridge 13

Wood & Pickett’s riposte to Radford’s upmarket de Ville… Having seen how Radford’s Mini de Ville conversions were catching on, Wood & Pickett decided that they too could take a […]

In Memoriam

In memoriam : Talbot Horizon LD

26 January 2017 Keith Adams 73

A look at some of the less likely extinct cars in the UK, according to data supplied by the brilliant How Many Left? website based on DVLA data. The Talbot […]

MG concepts

Concepts and prototypes : MGF Super Sports (EX254)

24 January 2017 Keith Adams 2

For the Geneva motor show in 1998, Rover unveiled this interesting proposal based on the MGF. The Super Sports lost its windscreen and gained a whole lot more besides. Starting with its 197bhp Janspeed supercharged K-series engine. […]

BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16)

In-house designs : The BL Safety Research Vehicles

23 January 2017 Declan Berridge 20

Safety first: A close look at the Safety Research Vehicles (SRVs) produced by British Leyland in the 1970s reveals some very prescient ideas.  There were, of course, a few blind alleys, […]

Rover 425 V6 LE
Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Rover 425 V6 LE

22 January 2017 Keith Adams 9

Arguably, the Rover 400 was viewed with disappointment by both buyers and certain elements within Rover itself. That said, the Richard Woolley-penned saloon version was a huge improvement over the five-door hatchback, […]

Videos

Video : The 1995 Rover model range

22 January 2017 Keith Adams 9

It’s hard not to shed a tear when watching this one. A little more than 20 years ago, Rover’s model line-up looked magnificent when shot in the press-launch azure world […]

AROnline News

News : MoT test exemption to be extended to four years?

22 January 2017 Keith Adams 17

New government proposals set to shake up the MoT test could see new cars going four years before having their first examination – up from the current three. […]

Morris Marina (ADO28)

Blog : Bent-Eight Marinas

20 January 2017 Ian Elliott 53

Ian Elliott In the recent thread about 2.0-litre Itals/Marinas, the subject of V8-engined Marinas was raised. If I have rambled about this in any previous AROnline submission, I apologise, but […]

AROnline

Events : Report – InterClassics & TopMobiel Maastricht 2017

18 January 2017 Alexander Boucke 5

AROnline’s first show report for 2017 comes from the beautiful town of Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands. Snowy gales, frosty temperatures and copious amounts of salt on the […]

Jaguar

News : Jaguar F-Type gets mid-life refresh

12 January 2017 Keith Adams 26

The Jaguar F-Type gets a package of improvements for 2017, with upgrades to its infotainment system, the addition of a new 400 Sport launch-edition model and a world-first ReRun app which combines vehicle […]

Alexander's Citroën XM

Blog : The view ahead…

11 January 2017 Alexander Boucke 9

Alexander Boucke While I know that about 3 per cent of the New Year have already passed, I will start with a look in the rear view mirror… Listening to a […]

Jaguar Land Rover

News : Record year for Jaguar Land Rover

10 January 2017 Keith Adams 14

Jaguar Land Rover scored its best ever global sales in 2016, with a total of 583,313 vehicles. This is an increase of 20 per cent over 2015, and almost triple the 2009 figure. Sales […]

Technician's Update

Technician’s Update : ‘GARLIC BREAD?’

9 January 2017 Mike Humble 47

The age old argument about modern cars and methods comes in for a sideways look. Mike Humble is your ringmaster. There’s a great great fondness for the Marina these days but, back in 1980, […]

Vauxhall

The cars : Sporting Vauxhalls – Part 1

9 January 2017 Ken Strachan 92

Ken Strachan recounts the rarely told story of the sporting saloons that emerged from Luton. a fine line of VX4/90s entertained generations of drivers. Now it’s your turn. […]

Longbridge

History : Rover 800 video production

9 January 2017 Keith Adams 2

Our man with the photos, Stuart Collins, pointed his camera in the direction of the production of a dealer video for the Rover 800. He tells the story to accompany the pictures – if you have the video, please get in touch. […]

Austin/MG Maestro (LC10)

History : Maestro pick-up hack from Cowley

7 January 2017 Keith Adams 14

Andrew Davis, a former worker at Cowley, sent us this fascinating image of one of those workaday hacks that never escape the factory. This one, a pick-up conversion of the Maestro, lived a long and absolutely fascinating life. […]

MG

News : Q&A with MG Concept Designer Ian Webster

6 January 2017 Keith Adams 18

Ian Webster has created this interesting-looking homage to sporting MGs past and future. AROnline spent some time talking to the freelance automotive designer and found out what made him want to […]

Defender

History : Rover CPS vehicles (Longbridge)

4 January 2017 Keith Adams 5

Our man Stuart Collins has been busy scanning the pictures he’s taken over the years while working at Longbridge. These photographs of Rover’s Company Protection Services (CPS) vehicles are absolutely […]

Best of British

Best of British : Land Rover’s Autobiography programme – Part Two

3 January 2017 David Morgan 0

In his final article looking at Land Rover’s Autobiography personalisation programme, David Morgan finds the Autobiography name being extended to the Range Rover Sport and Evoque, as well as the […]

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