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Month: June 2021

Capri

Essay : Policing from behind the wheel

29 June 2021 Roger Blaxall 28

Ever wondered what it was like running a police fleet back in the day? What’s the inside story of how good (or bad) ‘firm’ cars were on patrol? Well, wonder […]

Yue Long Feeling
Opinion

Opinion : The Far East’s first Montego?

28 June 2021 Keith Adams 11

Jesse Kraal Firstly, my compliments on your very informative site. I end up spending hours here, losing myself reading stories and looking at pictures. I published a piece about the MG […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : BL Technology ECV3 (1982)

28 June 2021 Keith Adams 36

In the late-1970s, BL invested in its future by looking at the next step in engineering design. Under the leadership of Spen King, British Leyland Technology was created, and out of it came some fascinating projects, including the lightweight ECV3 prototype. […]

Our Cars

Our Cars : Mike’s Rover 75 2.0 KV6 – Old fart with a bright spark

27 June 2021 Mike Humble 0

Meanwhile, down in the south, AROnline’s other Rover 75 project receives some good old-fashioned fettling.  Mike Humble tells all…  Rather akin to what Keith posted recently, my own account of the […]

Nissan Qashqai design sketch
Opinion

Opinion : New Nissan Qashqai – why us Brits should get behind it

19 June 2021 Keith Adams 69

Last week, I spent a couple of highly illuminating days immersed in the world of Nissan as the company launched its new Qashqai to the UK’s media. I’m sure pretty […]

Keith's Rover 75 Tourer

Our Cars : Keith’s Rover 75 Tourer starts to take shape

19 June 2021 Keith Adams 7

Hello to the first update of my Rover 75 Tourer running reports. Firstly, I should start with an apology for not getting much updated or uploaded on to the site, […]

All the cars I've owned

All the cars I’ve owned : Austin Allegro 1500 Super

7 June 2021 Keith Adams 21

In a driving career spanning more than 30 years and 250+ cars, Keith Adams highlights some of the highs… and lows. Here, in the third of the series, it’s time […]

Car of the Month

Car of the Month : June 2021 – Stephen Wright’s Rover 75 Tourer

3 June 2021 Keith Adams 1

Stephen Wright is a proper die-hard MG Rover fan, and has been a reader of AROnline since 2005 – so it’s apt that he’s earned his Car of the Month title with […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : BMC 10X (1968)

1 June 2021 Keith Adams 50

We don’t know much about the BMC 10X, only that Sir Alec was sketching it out around the time of the formation of BLMC. It could have been very interesting […]

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