Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the Rover-Triumph story, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the fourteenth part, he recounts how Rover-Triumph raced towards a […]
Dealer special editions: Mike Humble takes a sideways look at the once mind-blowing array of Limited or ‘Special’ edition cars and wonders if makers could have stooped any lower for […]
The Thames TV ‘Drive In’ programme reviews the Chrysler Alpine in 1976, and comes up with some interesting conclusions, treating it as an imported car. Enjoy this retrospective about this […]
Craig Cheetham introduces the curious hybrid Rover-Hondas sold in Australia in the 1980s. Meet the Rover Quintet and 416 – and the R8 that was never sold by JRA. Rondas […]
The first Honda to wear a Rover badge wasn’t the 213… but the Rover Quintet, an intriguing Far Eastern offering. Paul Guinness tells us what he knows. Rover Quintet: the […]
The star of the 1977 Motorfair at Earls Court in London was the sensational six-wheeled Panther supercar. For a while it looked like it was going into production, too, but […]
The MGB development story is an interesting one. It is probably the world’s best-loved classic car – and, if you’re looking for a weekend toy, you’ve probably already considered one. […]
Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the Rover-Triumph story, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the thirteenth part, he recounts how the profitable part of […]
Work on the promising MG ADO21 began in Abingdon in 1968, following the formation of BLMC. The E-Series powered mid-engined sports car had the looks of a Ferrari, but was […]
Ever wondered how many factories there were in the BLMC empire when it was created in 1968? Here’s the definitive list of all the UK operations at the turn of […]
Keith Adams shares the juiciest bits of an Austin Rover internal planning document that spills the beans on the Rover 200’s performance in one of the company’s regular internal quality […]
Chris Haining’s Rover 800 is an illogical daily driver in this day and age. The gearbox is sulkier than a sugar-deprived toddler, and its handling lacks a little in precision or […]
Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the Rover-Triumph story, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the twelfth part, he relates how the Specialist Car Division […]
Welcome back to the AROnline Car of the Month. For May 2018, it’s a pre-launch MINI One, which has been given a great deal of love and attention by its […]
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