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Month: October 2017

AROnline News

Obituary : Derek Robinson 1927-2017

31 October 2017 Mike Humble 5

Derek ‘Red Robbo’ dies, aged 90, and with him ends a chapter of British automotive history that many would like to forget. […]

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History : The British Leyland (Motor Corporation Combined) Trade Union Committee – Part One

31 October 2017 Ian Nicholls 13

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, delivers a fantastic insight into BL’s industrial relations, and how they changed over the years… Say hello to what became known as the British Leyland (Motor […]

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History : The British Leyland (Motor Corporation Combined) Trade Union Committee – Part Two

31 October 2017 Ian Nicholls 12

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s own historian-in-residence, delivers a fantastic insight into BL’s industrial relations, and how they changed over the years… The British Leyland (Motor Corporation Combined) Trade Union Committee had some […]

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Our Cars : Keith’s Honda Civic – 1000 miles on

28 October 2017 Keith Adams 4

Well, this one’s been easy. Back in August, I picked up this tidy British-built Honda Civic Type R from long-time AROnline reader, Russell Gowers. My intention was to lightly use it […]

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The cars : Simca 1000 development story

25 October 2017 Keith Adams 24

The heart of the Simca 1000 lay in Italy, but it was the French that built it – and proved that a small, rear-engned didn’t necessarily have to have a Renault badge on its nose to sell in its millions. […]

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Events : Canadian British Car Day 2017

22 October 2017 admin 4

All-round good egg and site fan Neil Rapsey certainly enjoyed his recent holiday to Canada. He even took the time to visit a car show, as he explains to us… […]

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Engines : Rover V8

15 October 2017 Keith Adams 46

The full story of the Rover V8 – and how it found its way from the USA to Solihull, and then become an unlikely hero… […]

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Around the World

Around the World : South Africa in the 1970s

14 October 2017 Keith Adams 11

Forty years ago, the world’s car markets looked a very different place – nowhere is this more the case than in South Africa, which managed to create a number of strange and interesting hybrids. Keith Adams leads you through some of the more interesting ones. […]

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Blog : So, what did Honda get from Rover…?

8 October 2017 Martin Halliwell 40

Martin Halliwell worked for the Rover Group in Cowley during the 1990s, and saw some interesting changes at the company. Sparked by our recent update of the Rover R3 development story, […]

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Concepts and prototypes : Bertone Jaguar proposals

8 October 2017 Keith Adams 9

The Italian design house of Bertone had a number of BL proposals over the years, but they were never taken up. Here are four Jaguar concepts that failed to make the grade. […]

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Concepts and prototypes : Pininfarina Jaguar proposals

8 October 2017 Declan Berridge 9

The Italian design house of Pininfarina worked closely with the British over the years. Here are two Jaguar concepts that failed to make the grade,but clearly had quite an influence… […]

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In-house designs : The Vanden Plas proposals

5 October 2017 Declan Berridge 20

Vanden Plas designed and prototyped a number of interesting models that never made it into production. Declan Berridge tells their story. […]

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Concepts and prototypes : Jaguar XJ40, part 1

1 October 2017 Keith Adams 4

The first full-sized XJ40 prototype appeared in 1973, yet it wasn’t until 1986 that it actually went on sale – is this the longest gestation period in BL’s history? Ian […]

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