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Month: August 2017

MINI

News : MINI Electric Concept hints at F56 facelift

29 August 2017 Keith Adams 5

MINI has previewed its 2019 electric car with this heavily-modified F56-based concept. You’ll be able to get a closer look at the 2017 Frankfurt motor show. […]

The Citroen SM would end up being the donor car for the Lotus' transmission issues
Citroën

The cars : Citroën SM development story

27 August 2017 Keith Adams 44

Keith Adams tells the story of the Citroën SM – the short-lived French flagship, built between 1970-1975, and which still leaves a lasting impression today. There’s a link with AR – but, can you find it? […]

Austin 1800
Archive

Archive : 50 years ago – Filmer Paradise on BMC in Europe

26 August 2017 Keith Adams 3

In September 1967, The Times talked to ex-Ford man Filmer Paradise and got him to spell out BMC’s plans for European sales and production. It’s an interesting snapshot of BMC’s huge market ambitions on the eve of its takeover by the Leyland Motor Corporation. […]

Austin/MG Maestro (LC10)

Concepts and prototypes : Meet the LM family

25 August 2017 Keith Adams 22

Sometime in 1979, the Austin-Morris product planners would have met with BL’s upper management to explain the LM10 strategy. This model set perfectly demonstrates how the Montego saloon and estate […]

Opinion

Blog : AROnline Mk5 – our latest facelift

24 August 2017 Keith Adams 28

Explaining why we’ve revamped AROnline. It wasn’t all about fixing existing bugs and issues (but mainly was), but was as much about making the experience of being here better for the reader. Do let us know what you think. […]

AROnline News

News : UK manufacturing up, despite recession fears

24 August 2017 Keith Adams 0

Despite fears of an impending recession, UK car manufacturing rose 7.8% in July, with 136,397 new units rolling off UK production lines, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). […]

Opinion

Video : Everything we do is driven by you

22 August 2017 Keith Adams 10

As much as it’s good to celebrate all that’s good in the world of cars, it’s nice to share some of the cringeworthy moments, too. Back in 1992, Ford dominated […]

Opinion

Blog : Deserting Doctor Moulton

11 August 2017 Ian Nicholls 27

Here, at AROnline, it’s no secret that we are fans of the late Dr Alex Moulton’s suspension systems, whether it be the Hydrolastic installation on the BMC ADO16 1100/1300 series […]

Keith's Ford Mondeo

Our Cars : Keith’s Civic – and out with the Mondeo

5 August 2017 Keith Adams 15

Keith Adams moves his Bangernomics Mondeo on to pastures new and replaces it with something a little more British-built. It’s a tad nicer to drive, too… […]

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People : Sir Alec Issigonis

4 August 2017 Ian Nicholls 5

Sir Alec Issigonis: an insight into the great man, from an interview originally published in Autocar magazine to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Mini. […]

Commercials

Blog : Wrestling with an Octopus – the Leyland kind

3 August 2017 Mike Humble 14

Mike Humble has a close encounter with a Leyland Octopus – and its charismatic owner – and finds himself transported back to the golden era of trucking… […]

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