Cars

Look closely at the Moskvich Aleko and you will see something of a passing resemblance between it and the Chrysler Alpine… That’s more than intentional… Aleko: full of Eastern promise […]

The Talbot Samba was another car from PSA which relied on badge engineering to take it to market… However, despite that, it was a reasonable success in its home market […]

The Talbot Sunbeam Lotus was an unexpectedly wonderful collaboration between Coventry and Hethel. With 150bhp, it was quick and exciting proto-hot hatch. […]

The Hillman Imp was the Rootes Group’s great white hope to beat the Mini at its own game. However, as Keith Adams explains, the project was riddled with setbacks and […]

An Innocenti Regent coming up for sale is worthy of holding the front pages of all the classic car press. And that’s why we’re highlighting this one, not only because it’s […]

And here is the car that the Princess should always have been: Crayford produced its own hatchback versions of the 18-22 Series/Princess, but at a time when the five-door saloon […]

The Torcars Princess Estate was sold through the franchised BL dealer network, and was covered by the BL’s Supercover warranty. The text and pictures at the bottom have been taken […]

When the Lotus Esprit burst onto the scene in October 1975, it had a similar effect on fans of the marque as that fateful storm had on the gardens of […]

Fancy a Metro in time for its 40th birthday in 2020? Here’s the AROnline guide on what to look out for… Years produced: 1980-1990 Body style: Three- and five-door ‘Supermini’ hatchback, […]

The origins of Panther date back to 1971, when Robert Jankel decided that he wanted leave the fashion industry and follow his dream of becoming a creator of exclusive cars. […]

The Owen Sedanca was an amazing coupe, based on the 1970s Jaguar XJ6 and built by Panther Westwinds. Only three were made, but they now have a cult following… […]

Some images from the projects that would ultimately result in the Rover SD1… Project P10: the final Rover This drawing was produced by David Bache in the late 1960s, while […]

Just 19 months from conception to introduction, the Sunbeam was the result of a crash development programme for Chrysler in order to secure UK government funding. It worked, too… and […]

The Land Rover Discovery Sport is hugely important to its maker’s fortunes. It’s Land Rover’s best-selling car, with 438,000 examples built since launch and, as part of the Discovery family, […]

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 […]

After Etsong gave up on the slow-selling Maestro-based Lubao, First Auto Works (FAW) took over the production rights, and gave the car a bit of a spruce-up. The FAW Lubao […]

After First Auto Works stopped selling the slow-selling Lubao and its derivatives, the production rights and tooling were sold to Sichuan Yema Automobile Co, headquartered in Chengdu.  Although the Maestro […]

The three-box ADO16, as restyled by Michelotti – it shared its basic body structure with the South African Austin Apache and, to this day, fans say that this car should […]

The Triplex 10-20 Glassback is an AROnline favourite, and that’s because it looks as bold today as it did when it made its debut at the 1978 British Motor Show. […]