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Month: October 2019

David Bache
Opinion

Blog : Was David Bache right to go skeletal?

30 October 2019 Ian Elliott 20

If David Bache was still alive, I’m sure he would respond to criticism of the so-called ‘Skeletal’ badge on the front of the first Rover SD1s. When I interviewed him […]

Lotus Esprit James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me
Development story

The cars : Lotus Esprit development story

30 October 2019 Keith Adams 39

When the Lotus Esprit burst onto the scene in October 1975, it had a similar effect on fans of the marque as that fateful storm had on the gardens of […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Puma (1967-1970)

29 October 2019 Keith Adams 9

The Triumph Puma was in development before the formation of British Leyland, and is an interesting insight into how Triumph saw its development as a premium carmaker going into the […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Rover P10 (1969-1971)

29 October 2019 Keith Adams 3

In March 1969, Rover embarked on a new project to replace the P6. The Rover P10 would last until 1971, but its influence would be far greater than its ‘cancelled’ […]

The Austin A60 - not as neat as the A55, but still a looker
Opinion

Blog : Why didn’t BMC imitate the Europeans?

24 October 2019 Keith Adams 37

Badge-engineering. Good or bad? For BMC, the first extensively badge-engineered model was the Morris Oxford/Austin Cambridge Pininfarina saloon. Comparing the Farina saloons with lookalikes from overseas gives one a good […]

Australia

The cars : Morris Nomad and 1500

23 October 2019 Keith Adams 30

The Australian market featured a number of interesting variations on the BMC 1100/1300 theme which we didn’t get on the home market. The Morris Nomad and 1500 OHC had the […]

Australian Morris Marina
Leyland Australia

The cars : Leyland Marina development story

23 October 2019 Keith Adams 8

A question that is often asked by Marina enthusiasts is why-oh-why did the Australian version of the car use the Maxi E-Series engine, instead of the B-Series, as used in […]

Austin/MG Metro (LC8)

The Converters : Wood & Pickett Laser Metro

22 October 2019 Keith Adams 8

Another name from the Mini’s heyday returned to the mainstream in 1980, turning its attention to the Austin Metro. They were extraordinary vehicles, the Wood & Pickett Laser Metro and […]

Development story

The cars : Rover P6 development story

20 October 2019 Keith Adams 39

The Rover P6 was a radical new product for its maker – and proof it was trying to move away from the stuffy ‘Auntie’ image that it had been landed […]

Morris Marina development story
Opinion

Blog : Morris Marina – BLMC’s Q Ship

18 October 2019 Ken Strachan 26

Many people think of the Morris Marina as a perfectly named car, as it flopped about on the road like a small boat on big waves. It has to be […]

Development story

The cars : Rover P5 development story

10 October 2019 Keith Adams 34

One of the most replayed television clips of former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is of her arriving at 10 Downing Street, having triumphed in the May 1979 General Election […]

Opinion

Opinion : Is the sun setting on the age of the car?

9 October 2019 Ian Nicholls 51

The latest edition of Jaguar World Monthly magazine has an excellent article by the Editor, Paul Walton, about a road trip he made from Toronto in County Durham to Moscow […]

Marques

Marques : Morris

8 October 2019 Keith Adams 1

Morris vied with Austin to become one of Britain’s largest carmakers. It produced a number of iconic cars such as the ‘Bull Nose’ and the Issigonis-created Minor before becoming a […]

Opinion

Opinion : MG6 – the future classic, now? Or when?

4 October 2019 Keith Adams 43

The MG6 is a car that AROnline tracked from conception to its withdrawal from the UK market in 2016. It started out as a development of the Rover 75 or SAIC’s version […]

AROnline News

News : Rover 75/MG ZT DVD filming makes excellent progress

1 October 2019 Mike Humble 3

To say that progress has been good on the Rover 75 DVD project would best be described as an understatement. Since our last update, filming has taken place in Essex, […]

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