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Month: January 2018

AROnline News

News : Press-launch Ford Escort XR3 up for grabs

31 January 2018 Keith Adams 23

We make no apologies for loving the Ford Escort Mk3 – it was a sharp-looking car, and just what the doctor ordered for Ford in 1980. Of course, the fast […]

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Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Bullet and Lynx (1967-1971)

31 January 2018 Keith Adams 7

The original targa-topped Triumph Bullet and its fastback Lynx cousin were originally conceived to replace the GT6 and TR6 – it was a long-running project. However, internal post-BLMC merger politics […]

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BL50

Sports car projects : Mini-based ADO70 (1969-1970)

29 January 2018 Keith Adams 8

The ADO70 Calypso, a sporting Mini prototype, was built by Michelotti as a proposed low-cost replacement for the MG Midget. Sadly, this promising idea was canned before it was evaluated […]

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AROnline News

Events : Report – InterClassics & TopMobiel Maastricht 2018

25 January 2018 Alexander Boucke 4

Alexander Boucke brings us the the best cars from the first big European classic car show in 2018. What’s your favourite car from Maastricht? The 25th annual InterClassics show in Maastricht marked an […]

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L405

Video : Range Rover L405 TV advert

22 January 2018 Keith Adams 46

Who says that off-roaders are all about the school-run and choking up city streets? The current-generation Range Rover L405 is in the running to be one of the best all-round […]

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Innocenti
BL50

BL50 : A perspective on Europe in the 1970s

19 January 2018 Chris Cowin 10

Based largely on an interview with Jan Thoenes – formerly responsible for British Leyland International’s sales to European ‘Distributor’ markets, within Leyland International – Chris Cowin tells the oft-tragic story […]

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Triumph Lynx
BL50

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Lynx (1972-1978)

18 January 2018 Keith Adams 18

The Triumph Lynx would form the basis of another sad BL story. It was a victim of lack of funds, but also the ongoing battle between Michael Edwardes and the […]

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Triumph Broadside
BL50

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Broadside (1979-1981)

18 January 2018 Keith Adams 20

Was the Triumph Broadside one of the biggest missed opportunities of the British Leyland era? It was designed to take the best bits of the TR7 it was based on, […]

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Austin Maxi
Austin Maxi (ADO14)

Blog : Austin Maxi – the best BMC>MGR classic of them all?

17 January 2018 Keith Adams 47

Are there any reasonably-priced 1970s classic cars left? It’s a conversation I have with myself many, many times in recent months. Given it’s BL50 year, it’s apposite that the answer […]

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Land Rover Defender Works V8 - 70th Limited
AROnline News

News : Land Rover Defender 70th Edition breaks cover

17 January 2018 Keith Adams 21

Land Rover launches a year-long celebration of its 70th birthday with a limited-edition high-performance version of the Defender called the Land Rover Defender Works V8 – 70th Limited. The car, […]

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BL50

BL50 : How the great merger happened

17 January 2018 Keith Adams 10

As part of the series marking 50 years of British Leyland, Keith Adams picks through the numbers and recalls the views of the major players, to describe fully the merger […]

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The BMC Board
Austin Kimberley/Tasman (X6)

BL50 : The BMC Board Files – the model line-up analysed

8 January 2018 Chris Cowin 25

In the BMC Board Files, Chris Cowin, author of British Leyland: Chronicle of a car crash, unearths the minutes of BMC’s secret Board meetings and finds that they contain an honest view of […]

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ADC Metro Scout design sketch
Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : ADC Metro Scout

2 January 2018 Keith Adams 3

Pre-dating the Rover Streetwise by over a decade, the ADC Metro Scout could have given Rover an early foothold in the emerging soft-roader market, but it was not to be. […]

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Development story

The cars : Triumph TR7/TR8 development story

1 January 2018 Keith Adams 34

The Triumph TR7 was the last of a great sports car line – although few would have believed it to be, when designing this important car back in the optimistic […]

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Opinion

Blog : Nostalgia – it’s not what it used to be

1 January 2018 Mike Humble 46

Here’s why I enjoy bad old cars. I guess that, as a youngster, many of my hobbies, interests and pastimes were probably not those normally associated with a teenage boy […]

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