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Month: July 2019

LEVC's 2500th TX black cab
AROnline News

News : LEVC confirms 2500 black cabs now built

31 July 2019 Keith Adams 6

The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has now built 2500 examples of its all-new TX electric taxi. Marking this milestone at an event in Trafalgar Square, LEVC displayed the 2500th […]

Opinion

Events : Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional 2019

22 July 2019 Keith Adams 32

Fifty unexceptional cars graced the lawns of Claydon House for the sixth annual Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional. Highlights of once-common-but-now-rare family cars included a 1987 Rover 820E, thought to […]

Opinion

Opinion : Lotus Evija – no thanks, we need a new Elise

21 July 2019 Keith Adams 6

Kudos to Lotus for finally launching a new car after what feels like decades of turmoil. Following on from endless (and still brilliant) servings of Elise- and Evora-based remixes, and […]

BMC 1100/1300
Austin Apache

The cars : BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16) development story

16 July 2019 Keith Adams 60

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 […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Rover SD1 Estate (1976-1978)

16 July 2019 Declan Berridge 25

The Rover SD1 Estate is a fascinating study into how it is possible to convert a sporting fastback into a usable estate car. It was deemed so successful in terms […]

Opinion

Opinion : MG’s prototypes secured. But where?

16 July 2019 Keith Adams 11

Remember those prototype MGs and Rovers that looked like they were about to be confined to oblivion? Remember the kerfuffle about how they were going to be scrapped, and never […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : ADO15 Mini (1956-1959)

16 July 2019 Declan Berridge 20

A brief look at how the ground-breaking Mini made it from sketch pad to showroom in little more than two years, a remarkable achievement for a car that completely threw […]

Archive

Archive : Anyone for tennis?

15 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 10

With the Mini celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2019, it gives us an excuse here at AROnline to scour our picture archives for images that could not be used elsewhere […]

AROnline News

Events : Cummins Centenary Party – display vehicles invited

14 July 2019 Mike Humble 0

Mike Humble / Cummins Engine Co Cummins Engines supplies to the UK’s sole remaining UK commercial manufacturer, Leyland Trucks, as well as various bus and coach builders. The company marks […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part One : 1959

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 8

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Rover and Triumph, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the first part, we recount the […]

Triumph TR3
The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Two : 1960

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 9

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Rover and Triumph, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the second part, we track the […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Three : 1961

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 0

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Rover and Triumph, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry.  Here, in the third part, we herald the […]

Rover-Triumph story 1962:Triumph Vitesse
The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Four : 1962

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 6

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Rover and Triumph, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry.  Here, in the fourth part, a new Land […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Five : 1963

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 8

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 fifth part, the year is dominated by the arrival […]

Triumph Fury
2000/2500

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Six : 1964

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 7

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 sixth part, the year is marked by the expansion […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Seven : 1965

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 2

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 seventh part, Rover and Triumph continue their expansion, and […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Eight : 1966

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 8

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 eighth part, Rover and Triumph start considering tying the […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Nine : 1967

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 24

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 ninth part, Rover and Triumph become bedfellows within the […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Ten : 1968

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 13

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 tenth part, the Leyland Motor Corporation becomes bedfellows with […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Eleven : 1969

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 12

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 eleventh part, he relates how the Specialist Car Division […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Twelve : 1970

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 14

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 […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Thirteen : 1971

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 1

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 […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Fourteen : 1972

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 19

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 […]

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