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Month: May 2020

Triumph 2500
2000/2500

The cars : Triumph 2000/2500 development story

31 May 2020 Keith Adams 75

Triumph’s early 1960s future looked far from assured but, thanks to the launch of the Herald in 1959, it looked a whole lot brigher than once-dominant Standard’s. So it’s no […]

People

People : Peter Wilks, Rover designer

31 May 2020 Ian Nicholls 2

Ian Nicholls recounts the life and achievements of Rover engineering genius, Peter Wilks. […]

Vanden Plas !300 (ADO16) in Scotland
Opinion

Blog : What are you going to do when the lockdown is lifted?

31 May 2020 Keith Adams 10

The matter of how close we are to the end of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is clearly still open to debate right now. However, one thing we can all agree […]

Around the World

The cars : Austin/Morris 2200 in Europe

29 May 2020 Chris Cowin 49

The smooth six-cylinder version of the BMC 1800 (ADO17) could have been a hit across Europe. It was a great long-distance cruiser. However, held back by a body changed little […]

Vanden Plas
Austin Ambassador (LM19)

Marques : Vanden Plas

28 May 2020 Declan Berridge 46

Vanden Plas is one of the most famous names the BMC portfolio of names. Declan Berridge tells the fascinating story of this London-based producer of luxury cars. […]

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Opinion

Memories : Mortlake, Greater London, 1969

28 May 2020 Keith Adams 5

It’s May 1969, and we’re inside the Austin-Morris showroom of Impact Garage of Mortlake near the leafy suburb of Richmond, Greater London. It’s literally a few days since the launch […]

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News : Nissan secures Sunderland’s future

28 May 2020 Keith Adams 51

Nissan’s highly-successful Sunderland factory, located in Washington, will remain open following a wide-ranging global re-organisation of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. With partner Renault aiming to move more production to France, news […]

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Memories

Memories : Carlisle Railway Station, 1988

25 May 2020 Keith Adams 21

It’s July 1988 and we’re standing on Platform 3 at Carlisle Railway Station. Alongside is the Kensington to Stirling InterCity service, which, as well as pulling the passenger carriages packed […]

Jaguar Land Rover now building cars with social distancing
Opinion

Opinion : Time to start looking ahead?

25 May 2020 Keith Adams 31

Back at the beginning of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, I made the decision that, as the lights went out in the car industry across the UK, we’d shift the emphasis […]

Michael Edwardes
The Great Motor Men

The Great Motor Men : Part Three – Sir Michael Edwardes

24 May 2020 Martyn Kelham 19

AROnline contributor Martyn Kelham has produced this series on the great motoring men. Here, in third part, he discusses the Sir Michael Edwardes, the man who could have saved British […]

MG Rover dealer
Opinion

Opinion : MG Rovers – how many left, now and later?

21 May 2020 Keith Adams 38

In the comments section of David Morgan’s recent feature marking the 20th anniversary of the formation of MG Rover, I noted that the number of cars on UK roads seems […]

Harry Lawson
The Great Motor Men

The Great Motor Men : Part Two – Harry Lawson

21 May 2020 Martyn Kelham 8

AROnline Contributor Martyn Kelham has produced this series on the great motoring men. Here, in the second part, he discusses the great businessman, Harry Lawson, who sailed too close to […]

Austin Allegro hatchback
Opinion

Blog : Hatching out the Austin Allegro

17 May 2020 Keith Adams 51

In a parallel universe, it’s May 1973 and British Leyland has proudly introduced the new Austin Allegro three- and five-door. It’s an exciting new small family car, which is being […]

Austin FX4 Black Cab
Austin FX4/FL2 'Black Cab' (ADO6)

The cars : Austin FX4 development story

16 May 2020 Declan Berridge 26

Between 1958 and 1997, the Austin FX4, FL2 and the Carbodies versions were an icon you could buy new and off the shelf. The history and development of the famous […]

LEVC TX eCity
LEVC

Review : LEVC TX eCity taxi

16 May 2020 Keith Adams 4

  After years of change, competition and confusion, the choice of vehicle for the London cabbie seems a straightforward one these days. Well, it is if they want to drive […]

Frederick Lanchester illustration
The Great Motor Men

The Great Motor Men : Part One – Frederick Lanchester

15 May 2020 Martyn Kelham 15

AROnline Contributor Martyn Kelham has produced this series on the great motoring men. Here, in the first part, he discusses the great pioneer, Frederick Lanchester. If you are reading this, […]

BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16)

Our Cars : MG 1100 or MG 1300 MkII?

10 May 2020 Martin Williamson 26

AROnline Contributor Martin Williamson says that MG is a given for him – like several other members of our Editorial Team, he has a soft spot for the ADO16 range, […]

Vauxhall concepts

Concepts and prototypes : Vauxhall Scamp (1974)

10 May 2020 Keith Adams 30

Vauxhall’s first front-wheel-drive supermini was the 1983 Nova. It could have hit the market with something a whole lot earlier, had this exciting 1974 prototype been given the go ahead […]

Melville Street, Edinburgh, 1978
Memories

Memories : Edinburgh, 1978

9 May 2020 Keith Adams 5

It’s May 1978 and we’re on Melville Street in the heart of Edinburgh, literally a hop, skip and a jump away from the Castle, Princes Street and all of those […]

John Towers
Opinion

Blog : 20 years of MG Rover

9 May 2020 David Morgan 18

David Morgan looks back to May 2000 when the remains of the Rover Group were sold by BMW to the Phoenix Consortium for a token £10 and MG Rover was […]

Steve Saxty The Cars You Always Promised Yourself
Book reviews

Review : The cars you always promised yourself

8 May 2020 Keith Adams 49

Although it’s not Steve Saxty’s first book, The Cars You Always Promised Yourself is certainly his first serious effort after penning a guide to the Ford Capri III back in the […]

Autocar-ADO74
Concepts and prototypes

Opinion : Leyland ADO74 – the contemporary perspective

8 May 2020 Keith Adams 20

It’s interesting comparing what we think now with contemporary consensus. I like to think that, in my historic writing, I tend to err on the side of reporting the contemporary […]

Liverpool-1973
Memories

Memories : Liverpool, 1973

6 May 2020 Keith Adams 15

It’s May 1973, and we’re looking at the petrol forecourt of B&K Motors in the Kensington area of Liverpool. Judging by the crowds, there’s something interesting going on, but we’re […]

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