The Austin Ambassador was a late-life facelift of the Princess, which added the versatility of a hatchback. In addition to this, it gained new styling and a fresh, 1980s-style interior. […]
The Jaguar E-type redefined people’s expectations of what could be expected from a relatively affordable sports car – race-car handling and a potential 150mph. It rightly defined a generation, and […]
The BMC 1100/1300 was a world-beater from the get go. At the very least, it became a British institution, becoming the country’s best-selling car for much of the 1960s and […]
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 seventeenth part, he tells the story of the lead […]
All the important dates, events and launches from the BMC>MG era (1952-2005). If there’s anything you need to know about BMC, British Leyland or Rover, you’ll find it here… […]
The handsome Lynx Eventer filled a gap in the market for a top-notch sporting estate, and examples could often be seen at the smarter sporting events. Step forward Lynx Engineering‘s […]
Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled the next phase in a major restructuring of the model line-up and manufacturing set-up, called Charge and Accelerate. The UK’s largest carmaker’s ambition is to […]
Shortly after the formation of Talbot in 1979, PSA decided to go on all-out attack; setting aside the brand as the company’s premier motor sports division. In 1981, the Talbot […]
Robert Leitch tells the story of the amazing ADO30 – a grand tourer that sprung out of a design competition before coming close to replacing the Austin-Healey 3000. The ‘Fireball XL-5’ proved to be a victim of internal politics, tight budgets, and more pressing problems for parent company BMC. But still, it would have been wonderful… […]
Much has already been written about the history of the Autobiography nameplate here on AROnline and how it has helped take the price and exclusivity of Range Rovers ever further […]
It’s a question that many people asked throughout the mid-to-late 1970s, and yet we’ve never really looked too deeply into. The story of BMC, BL and Rover is littered with […]
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… […]
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 […]
Keith Adams links back to the 10 most-read pages on AROnline over the past year. There’s been some interesting changes in what we’re all reading – and it seems a […]
As the sun sets on what has been an ‘interesting’ 2018, I thought I’d wish you all a Happy New Year, and hope that 2019 ends up being a good […]
AROnline © Keith Adams 2001-2019 - please refer to the 'Terms of use' pages.