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Month: March 2019

AROnline News

News : Harold Musgrove’s Mini Cooper up for auction

31 March 2019 Keith Adams 8

The 1995 Mini Cooper 1.3i owned by Harold Musgrove is going up for auction at the upcoming Brightwells’ Bicester Classic & Vintage sale on 10 April 2019. It was owned […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Ogle Triplex 10-20 Glassback (1978)

31 March 2019 Keith Adams 12

The Triplex 10-20 Glassback is an AROnline favourite, and that’s because it looks as bold today as it did when it made its debut at the 1978 British Motor Show. […]

Opinion

Blog : Matchbox cars – the powerful pull of nostalgia

24 March 2019 Keith Adams 29

There I was, in my garage, tidying up the myriad of car books and magazines that I currently have in my life, and wondering why on earth I’ve hoarded so […]

Around the World

The cars : Sipani Automobiles’ Indian Rover Montego

23 March 2019 Keith Adams 10

A couple of years after production had ceased in the UK, the Rover version of the Austin Montego was re-introduced in the Indian subcontinent in order to compete in the […]

Development story

The cars : Midas development story

23 March 2019 Andrew Elphick 11

What the 1980s needed was a new Mini-Marcos, and Harold Dermott was determined to make that happen. The car he produced, the Midas, was a sensation, and Andrew Elphick tells […]

AROnline News

Events : Preview – Practical Classics Restoration Show 2019

18 March 2019 Mike Humble 5

It’s a busy year for motoring anniversaries. The Rover 200/400 (R8), Rover 75 (R40) and Rover 213/216 (SD3) celebrate their 30th, 20th and 35th birthdays respectively. You can pay your […]

Yes, in this Innocenti Regent video, the poor Italian Allegro is being hammered up a railway…
Innocenti Regent

Video : Innocenti Regent advert (Italian TV)

17 March 2019 Keith Adams 6

The Innocenti Regent advert is a piece of TV that you really won’t want to miss. It’s absolutely horrible, and yet you can’t take your eyes off it. …a bit […]

AROnline News

News : Rover 75 DVD gets the green light!

17 March 2019 Mike Humble 7

You may recall a while ago we posted about the possibility of a DVD being produced based on the times, trials and tribulations of Rover’s swansong – the R40 – […]

Development story

The cars : Rover 800 (XX) development story

16 March 2019 Keith Adams 48

The Rover 800 development story tells an interesting tale. It relates to how the first-generation 800 emerged as the result of an ambitious programme to produce new Rover- and Honda-badged […]

Development story

The cars : Rover 800 Coupe development story

15 March 2019 Keith Adams 20

Designed for the US market, but introduced after the Sterling pull-out, the 800 Coupe was very much a car without a target audience. The Rover 800 Coupe development story tells the […]

Development story

The cars : Ford Granada Mk1 and Mk2 development story

15 March 2019 Keith Adams 58

When launched in 1972, the Ford Granada represented a bold move in Ford’s pan-European strategy. It replaced the Zephyr/Zodiac in the UK, and the P7-series in Germany with a new and stylish Anglo-German design. […]

Range Rover Evoque 2019
AROnline News

First Drive : 2019 Range Rover Evoque (L551)

14 March 2019 Keith Adams 17

The outgoing Range Rover Evoque was a huge success for Land Rover – so clearly, replacing it successfully is vitally important for the company. Does the second-generation L551 measure up? […]

Rover 75
Development story

The cars : Rover 75/MG ZT development story

9 March 2019 Keith Adams 72

Updated: The story of the Rover 75’s conception, development, and eventual launch in 1998. And how it was scuppered by events – not least the torpedoing it was given by BMW boss, Bernd Pischetsrieder. […]

Development story

The cars : Rover 600 (SK1) development story

8 March 2019 Keith Adams 37

Replacing the Montego with a new Honda-based executive car was never going to be straightforward. The Rover 600 development story, with significant input from David Morgan, tells how Rover managed […]

AROnline News

News : UK car manufacturing continues to fall back

8 March 2019 Keith Adams 47

British car factories turned out 120,649 units in January, down 18.2% on the previous year and marking the eighth successive month of decline, according to figures released today by the […]

AROnline News

Events : Report – 42nd Antwerp Classic Salon

5 March 2019 Alexander Boucke 0

The Antwerp Classic Salon is one of the most important meeting points for Belgian Classic Car Clubs since 42 years. The show has been attracting about 30,000 visitors from Belgium […]

Austin Apache
Austin Apache

The cars : Austin Apache development story

3 March 2019 Keith Adams 5

The Austin Apache was designed by Michelotti in 1970, alongside the almost identical Austin Victoria, and was produced by Leyland South Africa at its Blackheath plant from 1971 until the […]

Austin Allegro (ADO67)

Essay : BMC’s world-beaters

3 March 2019 Ian Nicholls 75

Ian Nicholls crunches numbers to show you just how successful the Mini and BMC 1100/1300 ranges were for their maker. It’s interesting to see how they literally ruled the world […]

Development story

The cars : TVR Tasmin development story

2 March 2019 Keith Adams 11

The TVR Tasmin arrived in a flurry of hype at the beginning of 1980, but only really bloomed much later in the decade once its Ford engines had been replaced by some very interesting tuned Rover V8 units… […]

BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16)

Drive Story : Vanden Plas Princess

1 March 2019 Keith Adams 53

AROnline takes a rather special ADO16 for test – after a quick spin, Keith Adams feels the need to espouse the virtues of the Vanden Plas Princess. Yet again… Vanden […]

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