Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Rover and Triumph, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the second part, we track the […]
A few months ago in Warwickshire, Roverfest celebrated 50 years of the Rover V8 engine. John Clancy attended the event and has subsequently produced yet another high quality DVD filmed over […]
Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Rover and Triumph, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the first part, we recount the […]
Here’s a nice one. In selling Rover’s wide range of products in the late 1980s, Kevin Morley’s Marketing Department came up with this gem. The idea that Nigel Mansell would […]
I have an interesting commute into work. It’s not exactly terrible as, apart from once I get into the paradise that is also known as Peterborough, there’s little in the […]
Andrew Elphick on the dearth of Dad’s cars on today’s new car market… When I was young my Dad drove the kind of car money just cannot buy any more […]
AROnline Contributor and former BMC manufacturing apprentice turned British Leyland retailer Richard Williams recalls the launch of the miniMetro aboard a cruise ship on the Irish Sea – what could possibly […]
BL urban myths: there are lies and there are damned lies… Okay, so the products of BMC>MGR have not always been built or designed as well as they could have […]
What’s left to be said about the Allegro – it never met sales predictions, earned a terrible reputation in the press and with buyers, and its fame far exceeded its influence in the automotive industry. British Leyland threw everything into making it a success, and yet failed dismally… […]
The BMC A-Series engine did service in a variety of cars for almost 50 years, during which time it was available in a bewildering variety of capacities and states of […]
In an exclusive and far-reaching interview published in Motor Transport, Lord Stokes, Chairman of British Leyland, has spoken his mind on many topics vitally affecting the future of his company, and of the country. This summary first appeared in Autocar, 28 September 1972. […]
Keith Adams gets emotional in Birmingham at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show. It’s a nostalgia thing, isn’t it… […]
The Vanden Plas 1800 prototype is one of the better-known near-misses in BMC and BL history, and it proved to be something of a showstopper in one of its rare pubic […]
The NEC once again plays host to the season-ending UK classic car event – with 2500 cars hosted by more than 200 clubs, there’s something for everyone. But as Keith Adams reports, it does come at a cost… […]
In February 2011, Steven Ward uncovered and recounted the story of MG ZT-T VX08 OBW, an interesting post-MG Rover EU4 prototype. It has a fair amount of bespoke kit under the bonnet – not just that new grille… […]
Last of the traditional sports car line, the Triumph TR6 was unveiled to the press in January 1968. Ian Nicholls recalls the press launch. […]
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, British Leyland tried unsuccessfully to produce a viable replacement for the Mini. A number of interesting proposals emerged – none of which made it into production. […]
Based on the Mini, the Austin Metro shared its A-Series engine, and when launched in 1980, it was hailed as the car to save British Leyland. It did, too… […]
The automotive world might be going electrification mad right now, but the MG TF 200 HPD concept of 2003 shows that MG Rover was investigating in this technology. […]
The news that Derek Robinson has died will no doubt relight old debates about how the unions killed BL. Ian Nicholls takes a more even-handed view… […]
Four decades ago today, Michael Edwardes officially became Chairman of British Leyland. It was 9.25am when the new Chairman arrived in a chauffeur-driven car outside his new office at Nuffield […]
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