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Month: April 2022

Triumph Stag in the USA
Opinion

Opinion : The Triumph Stag and its US misadventure

25 April 2022 Chris Cowin 33

The Triumph Stag might have looked like an absolute winner in the American market – it had glamour, style and panache, and yet it failed miserably. Chris Cowin recalls the […]

AROnline

Events : Preview – Leyland National 50

25 April 2022 Mike Humble 8

To celebrate the joint fiftieth anniversaries of the Leyland National and the Lillyhall factory, the Workington Transport Heritage Trust are organising a unique free event, LN50, to take place in […]

Pride of Longbridge 2022
Events

Events : Report – Pride of Longbridge 2022

24 April 2022 Keith Adams 10

After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the Pride of Longbridge (POL) rally made a return to Cofton Park in Birmingham. It’s a poignant place to hold this rally, as not only […]

Austin Allegro
AROnline News

News : 1981 220-mile Austin Allegro goes up for sale

21 April 2022 Keith Adams 17

A 354km (220 mile), unregistered Austin Allegro Series 3 has come up for sale, some 41 years after leaving the production line at Longbridge… but there is a catch – […]

Rover 75 airbag light
Opinion

Technician’s Update : Don’t get in a mess with SRS!

18 April 2022 Mike Humble 6

When it comes to customising cars, especially my own, I tend to not bother these days, nor did I when I was younger. I say that, but not in the […]

Ford Mondeo Vignale
Ford

History : The end of Ford’s saloon line (1962-2022)

18 April 2022 Keith Adams 53

Last week, the Mondeo reached the end of the road and, with it, an unbroken 60-year line of popular Ford saloons which began in 1962. Keith Adams looks back on […]

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News : Rover Tomcat record-breaking run to be re-enacted

17 April 2022 Mike Humble 4

The Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club and Rover Coupe Owners Club are teaming up to  commemorate a historic event that took place 30 years ago at Millbrook. You could […]

George Turnbull

Essay : Morris Marina – How well did it sell?

12 April 2022 Ian Nicholls 109

Now widely seen as a joke car by the general public, who misunderstood the market it was aimed at, the Morris Marina sold well in comparison with its British Leyland stablemates. How successful […]

Austin A30/A35/A40

The cars : Austin A30/A35 development story

11 April 2022 Keith Adams 48

Keith Adams tells the story of the Austin A30 and A35. Here we had a surprising technological leader and one of Britain’s most popular baby cars before the Mini’s arrival […]

Range Rover 2022
Land Rover

First Drive : 2022 Range Rover

10 April 2022 Keith Adams 13

The new Range Rover wins over Bentley on size, price, features, technology, quality of materials.  We’ve driven it in Napa Valley, California – here’s what you need to know. Range […]

Austin 1300
Our Cars

Our Cars : Keith’s Austin 1300 – 1000 miles on

5 April 2022 Keith Adams 12

Keith’s Austin 1300 is soldiering on, but the desire to improve it is starting to surface… A change in the weather allowed me to grab the Austin 1300’s keys, pull […]

Rover 216 GTI
Car of the Month

Car of the Month : April 2022 – John Anfield’s 1990 Rover 216 GTI

2 April 2022 Keith Adams 12

John Anfield is an Aero Engineer who you would definitely want to buy a car off. The Rover 216 GTI is a long-standing AROnline favourite, and this one is immaculate […]

Audi 80
Opinion

Opinion : Anything we can do… they can do worse? – Audi 80

2 April 2022 Keith Adams 53

Keith Adams ruminates about some of the cars sold by British Leyland’s competitors – and wonders why it’s still so fashionable to knock our once-great nationalised carmaker even though its mistakes […]

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Ah, the Innocenti Regent. The Italian-built and modified Austin Allegro, which lasted just 18 months in production and 11,213 examples built is well known around these parts for being a […]

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