Memories
Memories : Port of Dover, Kent, 1973
It’s the spring of 1973, and we’re standing near the administrative and ticket offices at the Port of Dover. It’s one of the busiest thoroughfares in the UK and, at […]
Month: August 2020
The Great Motor Men
The Great Motor Men : Part Five – Vincenzo Lancia
AROnline Contributor Martyn Kelham has produced this series on the great motoring men. Here, in the fifth part, he discusses the Engineer Vincenzo Lancia – the man behind the great […]
Opinion
Blog : BBC Radio 4’s The Reunion – The Collapse of British Leyland
If you didn’t get the chance to listen to Radio 4’s The Reunion last Sunday, you missed a treat. The show focused on the collapse of British Leyland and brought […]
Concepts and prototypes
Concepts : Rover 75 Coupe
Coupe rennaissance THIS was the car that Rover fans have been waiting for since the launch of the 75 in the autumn of 1998. The coupe version of what has […]
AROnline News
News : Vauxhall Heritage goes on public display
For the first time in its 72-year history, a selection of cars from the Vauxhall Heritage collection will be on public display from next month, telling the incredible story of […]
AROnline News
News : Mini anniversary booklet, from the men who made it
If you’re after every last detail and intricacy of the BMC Mini, then this anniversary booklet will be right up your street – not because it’s comprehensive, but it adds […]
Innocenti
Memories : Meeting Alejandro de Tomaso…
In the late 1970s a television producer who worked on the weekly BBC science magazine programme Tomorrow’s World flew to Bologna. It was just another assignment. The job: make a […]
Development story
The cars : The Rover SD1 Vitesse development story
Few can doubt the enormous contribution the Vitesse name had in raising the performance profile of the Rover marque in the 1980s and ‘90s. David Morgan tells the story of […]
Car Reviews
Review : Land Rover Defender D240 S
Here it is – 2020’s most talked-about new car is now on sale. For Land Rover at least, its most important new launch since it took a punt on the […]
Opinion
Essay : The bottom line
The profitability of car manufacturing in the UK has always been a challenge for carmakers. We explore this age-old problem, examining contemporary figures aided by a healthy dose of hindsight. […]