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Ever wondered how Austin Rover ended up with its iconic green and blue chevrons? Thanks to Declan Berridge, you now know. Enjoy! Branded history Further to recent discussion of the […]
Ever wondered how Austin Rover ended up with its iconic green and blue chevrons? Thanks to Declan Berridge, you now know. Enjoy! Branded history Further to recent discussion of the […]
Next week sees a new European Car of The Year unveiled and, although there’s no Geneva Motor Show to trumpet the occasion, it’ll still be big news. To celebrate, Keith […]
Steve Harper talks through his involvement in shaping the MGF, as it was transformed from the F16 into the mid-engined PR3 in 1990-’91. Setting the mid-engined sports car template for […]
The MG Metro 6R4 was Austin Rover’s entry into Group B, the controversial rallying category that gave us a series of spectacular cars before being banned at the end of […]
Just when you think you’ve seen everything, a new (to you) image comes along and surprises you. I had the pleasure of finding the two black and white photographs (above […]
Back in the mid-1970s, the family car of the moment was very much a hatchback – but two of the most popular five doors for your money harked back to […]
Welcome to York. While the rest of your party are wandering around the Minster, taking in the shops at the Shambles, or spending a lovely day at the Railway Museum, […]
The Morris Ital development story was a case of Italian badge, British style. Although BL sold this car as being designed in Europe, it was styled in the UK by […]
No, not that one… but this one… The launch of the Mazda MX-5 in 1989 marked a huge turning point in the history of the sports car. Until that point […]
The Triumph Stag development story is a tragic missed opportunity – it had everything: looks, power, a soundtrack to die for and a market niche all to itself… Yet it […]
I reckon Sir Alec Issigonis would have approved of the Peugeot 104. There, I’ve said it. If I were to ask you to come up with the car that feels […]
Inspiration can strike at any time and can come from anywhere — be it nature, our environment, or the people around us. This is also true in the automobile industry. […]
It’s April 1978 and the doors are about to open to to the first bi-annual Salone dell’Automobile di Torino or Turin Motor Show. This is easily the most exciting time […]
Keith Adams considers some of the earlier hatchbacks which hit the market before the Volkswagen Golf Mk1 arrived and created a legacy that’s lasting to this day. Had history been […]
Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the ninth part, BLMC begins to prepare itself for […]
We lift the lid on the elegant Italian versions of the popular BMC 1100/1300 range. The Innocenti IM3, I4 and I5 were very appealing versions of this stalwart British saloon, […]
AROnline Contributor Martyn Kelham has produced this series on the great motoring men. Here, in the sixth part, he discusses Sir John Egan, the man most often credited for saving […]
If you’re in the market for an Interstyl Hustler 6, your luck is in. This wonderful one-owner model has been found after almost two decades languishing in a suburban garage […]
Lee Stott gives us a little background on why he has what surely must be the nicest Rover 220 Tomcat left, and what it’s taken to get it into that […]
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