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In the mid-1980s and following the opening of Roy Axe’s new Canley Design Studio, Austin Rover Design began to rediscover its mojo after some lean years. The AR6-based MG Midget […]
At first glance, a comparison between the brilliant Nissan Primera and the highly-developed Montego looks like a one-horse race. However, as the owner of these two cars, Neil Turner, explains […]
The development story of Alfa Romeo’s ground-breaking small family car of the 1970s. How differently would history have judged the Alfa Romeo Alfasud, had its rustproofing been better and it […]
Keith Adams tells the story of the Princess Special Six Automatic. It was a perfect range-topper, opulently trimmed and looking sleek and timeless in black. And thanks to Stephen Harper, […]
AROnline reader Jorge Santos has a thing for Rover 200/400s (R8s) and wanted to use his handsome Tourer as his daily driver. But unreliability drove him into the arms of […]
Keith Adams tells the story of the first of what would end up being a run of more than 40 limited editions – the Austin-Morris Mini 1100 Special. Introduced to […]
The Austin Allegro was almost universally lambasted for being ugly, frumpy and undesirable looking. But the company never set out to build a willfully ugly car, as these images clearly […]
Keith Adams tells the short-and-sweet story of the Austin Allegro Equipe – a go-faster saloon that its maker sold as a homegrown alternative to the Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti or […]
Mark McGrady is a die-hard MG Rover enthusiast and has owned some of the marque’s finest cars over the years. His Mini Cooper is rather special with a lovely continuous […]
Chris Cowin looks at a rare and half-forgotten Austin Allegro: the twin-carb Allegro 1750 Sport which was only available for one year. It’s the Allegro that ‘catches that sporting feeling’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
In a driving career spanning more than 30 years and 250+ cars, Keith Adams highlights some of the highs… and lows. In the third of the series, it’s time to […]
Keith Adams lifts the lid on the little-known ADO76 project – Cowley’s early look at replacing the MGB. This styling sketch is all we’ve uncovered so far, but it offers […]
Ever wondered what all those ADO, YDO and LC numbers mean when we’re discussing the history of BMC, BL and Rover cars? […]
On the trail of the enigmatic Argyll Who says the ‘Car Guessing Game’ is no more than a bit of pointless froth? Almost ten years ago now, in a Celtic […]
It’s the 20th anniversary of the MINI (R50) going on sale – how time flies – and, to mark the occasion, Keith Adams takes out 30 minutes to chat to […]
Serious investigation into replacing the Mini begun in earnest during 1993, when Design Director Gordon Sked asked his Design Team to come up with some concept ideas for a new […]
The year 1997 saw the arrival of not one but three new MINI concept cars – the first was the ACV30 (for Anniversary Concept Vehicle – 30 years on from […]
The MINI’s development story is a tale of politics, Anglo-German disagreements, and a brilliant end product. […]
It’s all well and good discussing the merits or otherwise of the Morris Marina but, in isolation, you’re only getting a slice of the story. In this article, we’re going […]
If you’ve dropped in on this site via the homepage, it won’t have escaped your notice that there are rather a lot of Morris Marina stories peppering the place. Well, […]
The Morris Marina was conceived in a hurry, but its Designers consoled themselves in the fact that it was only going to last five or six years… Here we reveal […]
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