Month: May 2018

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 […]

Celebrated as one of BMC’s greatest white elephants, the Austin 3 Litre emerged the way it did because circumstance was not on its side. The Austin 3 Litre development story […]

Featuring five-door supercar-aping styling, and one of the nicest engine notes ever to grace an executive car, the Rover SD1 has a place in the hearts of many car enthusiasts […]

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 1971, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry.  Here, in the thirteenth part, he recounts how the profitable part […]

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 1970, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry.  Here, in the twelfth part, he relates how the Specialist Car […]

After 12 months of continual decline, UK sales in April 2018 have increased. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported a 10.4% rise, with 167,911 new units registered. There […]

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 […]