AROnline News
Obituary : Derek Robinson 1927-2017
Derek ‘Red Robbo’ dies, aged 90, and with him ends a chapter of British automotive history that many would like to forget. […]
Month: October 2017
Essays
Essay : The British Leyland (Motor Corporation Combined) Trade Union Committee – Part One
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 […]
Essays
Essay : The British Leyland (Motor Corporation Combined) Trade Union Committee – Part Two
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 […]
Keith's Honda Civic Type R
Our Cars : Keith’s Honda Civic – 1000 miles on
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 […]
1000
The cars : Simca 1000 development story
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. […]
Development story
The cars : Reliant Scimitar GTE development story
The Scimitar started out as a two-door coupe, but soon evolved into something far more innovative. We pull together the brief, but fascinating story of one of Britain’s most underrated […]
AROnline News
Events : Canadian British Car Day 2017
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… […]
Engines
Engines : Rover V8
The full story of the Rover V8 – and how it found its way from the USA to Solihull, and then become an unlikely hero… […]
AROnline
Around the world : South Africa in the 1970s
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. […]
AROnline Blogs
Blog : So, what did Honda get from Rover…?
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, […]
Bertone
Concepts and prototypes : Bertone Jaguar proposals
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. […]
Carrozzeria designs
Concepts and prototypes : Pininfarina Jaguar proposals
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… […]
Development story
The cars : Ford Mondeo development story
The Mondeo will soon hit its quarter century, meaning it gains access to the classic car world and, to mark the occasion, Andrew Elphick recounts the story of its design, […]
Austin 3 Litre (ADO61)
In-house designs : The Vanden Plas proposals
Vanden Plas designed and prototyped a number of interesting models that never made it into production. Declan Berridge tells their story. […]
Development story
The cars : Rover 200/25/MG ZR development story
The Rover 200 (R3) started out as a Metro replacement, but was soon marketed into something far more grandiose. […]
Concepts
Concepts and prototypes : Jaguar XJ40, part 1
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 […]