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Metro Cooper - 1981
Austin/MG Metro (LC8)

The cars : Metro Cooper (AKA Monaco) development story

17 May 2022 Keith Adams 8

Unbelievably, the Metro Cooper was not offered as a ‘factory-backed’ conversion, even though it came with a blue-chip pedigree. However, there was a good reason why John Cooper Garages ended […]

Austin/MG Metro (LC8)

The converters : Frazer-Tickford Metro

15 May 2022 Keith Adams 9

Frazer established itself as a new car company in 1981, offering this fabulous-looking Tickford Metro, which was first shown at that year’s London Motorfair. The Tickford name was owned by […]

MG Metro 1300
Austin/MG Metro (LC8)

Raise a glass to : 40 years of the MG Metro

11 May 2022 Keith Adams 36

Well, here we are. Would you believe that it’s four decades since the MG Metro 1300 was launched, and enthusiasts of the marque were getting all hot and bothered? But […]

Austin Maxi (ADO14)

Tested : Maxi, Marina and rivals

7 May 2022 Keith Adams 19

Taken from the first-ever issue of What Car? magazine in November 1973, this test makes for a fascinating read and is a great insight into how road tests used to […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Land Rover LRX (2006-2008)

1 May 2022 Keith Adams 35

The second ever Land Rover concept was revealed at the 2008 Detroit Motor Show, after being previewed to the press in December 2007. It was a design masterpiece, and few […]

Triumph Stag in the USA
Opinion

Opinion : The Triumph Stag and its US misadventure

25 April 2022 Chris Cowin 32

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 […]

Austin Allegro
AROnline News

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

21 April 2022 Keith Adams 16

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 – […]

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 […]

AROnline News

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 […]

Valmet Talbot Horizon
Chrysler/Talbot Horizon (C2)

In production : Valmet-built Talbot Horizon and Solara

21 March 2022 Keith Adams 17

Would you believe Lada Samaras, Porsche Boxsters, Saab 96s, 99s and 900s, Talbot Horizons, Talbot Solaras, Vauxhall Calibras and Mercedes-Benz GLCs amongst others were all built by Valmet in Finland? […]

Standard 2000
Rover SD1

The cars : Standard 2000 (née Rover SD1)

20 March 2022 Keith Adams 20

The Rover SD1 was sold in India as the Standard 2000 and was that company’s new entry into the executive car market. There were one or two changes which rather […]

Concepts and prototypes

Projects and prototypes : Rootes B Car (1966-1970)

20 March 2022 Keith Adams 9

The new Rootes B Car programme would prove to be a departure from the model that preceded it, the Hillman Hunter. The main difference between the Hillman Avenger and Hunter […]

Vanden Plas 1500
DS420

In production : Vanden Plas Kingsbury Works

19 March 2022 Declan Berridge 29

Between the two World Wars, the Vanden Plas Kingsbury Works produced some very prestigious motor vehicles indeed – particularly Bentley, but also Alvis, Lagonda, Rolls Royce and others. Here’s the […]

Austin Ambassador managed to look different to the Princess, but like just about all end-of-term facelifts of aging cars, it did not improve on the original. The addition of a hatchback made a vast difference to the practicality of the car and, overall, the Ambassador was a useful improvement over the Princess. But by 1982, did anyone care?
Austin Ambassador (LM19)

Raise a glass to : 40 years of the Austin Ambassador

16 February 2022 Keith Adams 37

Well, the passage of time has played its cruel hand once more, and serves to remind us that we’re all getting older. And this time it’s the Austin Ambassador to […]

Triumph Broadside
Triumph

Concepts and prototypes : Triumph Broadside (1979-1981)

2 February 2022 Keith Adams 22

Was the Triumph Broadside one of the biggest missed opportunities of the British Leyland era? It was designed to take the best bits of the TR7 it was based on, […]

Around the World

The cars : Etsong Lubao QE6400/QE6440 (2001-2003)

1 February 2022 Keith Adams 3

The first in a three-part story about the continuation of the Maestro’s afterlife in China. The acquisition of production rights for the Maestro in the late-1990s by Etsong was intended […]

Cavalier

The cars : Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 development story

14 January 2022 Keith Adams 69

The full story of how the front-wheel drive Vauxhall Cavalier overturned the Ford Sierra and Austin Montego in the UK fleet market during the 1980s. […]

Rover 75
Opinion

Blog : Pre-launch Rover 75 marketing

9 January 2022 Keith Adams 8

One of the joys of being stuck at home is that there’s always a chance to go through the library and revisit some of those old books, magazines and other […]

Peugeot 205 GR at the press launch in Morocco
205

The cars : Peugeot 205 (M24) development story

5 January 2022 Keith Adams 64

Keith Adams tells the story of one of the most influential small cars of all time – the Peugeot 205. Launched in 1983 to reinvigorate its maker’s fortunes in the […]

Moss International Rover 600
Rover 600 (SK1)

The cars : Moss-converted Rover 600

4 January 2022 Keith Adams 7

We all know just how much of an underrated sporting saloon the Rover 620ti is. But back in the 1990s, Moss International tried to raise its profile by starting a […]

Rover 214 Si
Development story

The cars : Rover 200/400 (R8) development story

25 December 2021 Keith Adams 89

The Rover 200/400 (R8) was good enough to turn around the fortunes of its embattled maker. Here you can read the Internet’s fullest account of its development; a vehicle that […]

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Raise a glass to : 40 years of the Citroen BX

23 May 2022 0

‘Loves driving… hates garages’ they said about the Citroen BX when it was launched in the UK in 1983. And how right those clever ad people would prove to be. […]

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