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Rover P10 saloon
Opinion

Opinion : Rover P10 saloon – What does it tell us?

21 February 2021 Keith Adams 12

Just when you think you’ve seen everything, a new (to you) image comes along and surprises you. I had the pleasure of finding the two black and white  photographs (above […]

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Rover CCV
Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : Rover CCV (1984-1986)

17 January 2021 Keith Adams 14

Keith Adams tells the story of the Rover Coupe Concept Vehicle, which acted as a showcase for Austin Rover design and starred at the 1986 Turin Motor Show. It also […]

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Rover 200 (R3) five-door
Development story

The cars : Rover 200/25/MG ZR development story

3 January 2021 Keith Adams 30

The Rover 200 (R3) started out as a Metro replacement, but was soon marketed into something far more grandiose. […]

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MG ZS 180
Car of the Month

Car of the Month : January 2021 – Raphael De Serres’ MG ZS 180

1 January 2021 admin 10

Raphael De Serres tells the story of how he ended up buying an MG ZS 180, and why it now occupies a place close to his heart thanks to being […]

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Opinion

Essay : Rover SD1 – The case for the Prosecution

1 January 2021 Keith Adams 60

The year 2021 sees the 45th anniversary of the launch of the Rover SD1, the great white hope for British Leyland and all who sailed in her. After years of […]

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Rover 400 electric car
Opinion

Blog : Rover 400 electric car detailed

29 December 2020 Ben Adams 0

Years before Nissan made hippies happy with the Leaf, Warwick University stuck 24 lead acid batteries and an electric motor in a K-registered Rover 400. Later on it ended up […]

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Tony Pond's Rover Vitesse
Development story

The cars : Rover 800 Vitesse development story

28 December 2020 David Morgan 4

Following on from his excellent Rover SD1 development story, David Morgan tells the interesting story of how the 800 Series battled to emerge the shadow from its illustrious predecessor. Read on […]

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Development story

The cars : Rover 800 (R17) development story

27 December 2020 David Morgan 23

Revamping a model is never an easy task, especially when you are constrained by budget and the need to retain the underpinnings from an existing car.  However, as David Morgan […]

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Rover 416i Vitesse badge
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The cars : Rover 416i Vitesse

6 December 2020 David Morgan 42

Here’s a a lesser-known Rover Vitesse. The Australian market-only416i Vitesse was launched in 1986 as a stylish replacement for the Quintet. Good looking, too. Should they have sold it in […]

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Rover 800 Turbo
Development story

The cars : Rover 820 Turbo 16V development story

19 November 2020 Keith Adams 29

The Rover 820 Turbo 16V was a last-gasp performance variation of the XX-generation. Supplanting the V6 Vitesse, this car predicted the R17-generation’s shift to the smaller engine.  Rover Special Products […]

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Rover 216 Vitesse
Development story

The cars : Rover 216 Vitesse development story

16 November 2020 David Morgan 19

Following on from his excellent Rover SD1 development story, David Morgan tells the rarely-related story of how its little brother, the 216 Vitesse, made it into production. Read on to […]

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Zagato-styled Rover 100-based saloon
Cars

The cars : Maleo – the Indonesian Rover Metro – Updated

15 November 2020 Keith Adams 12

In the 1990s, Rover exported Maestro production to Bulgaria and Montego assembly to India. But did you know that it almost repeated the feat with the Rover Metro/100? Read on […]

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Buying Guide

Buying Guide : Rover Metro/100

18 September 2020 Keith Adams 4

Fancy a K-Series Rover Metro or 100? Here’s what to look out for… Years produced: 1990-1998 Body style: Three-door, five-door hatchback Engine options: 1120cc K-Series inline-four 1396cc K-Series inline-four 8V […]

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Concepts and prototypes

Concepts : Rover 75 Coupe

18 August 2020 Keith Adams 41

Coupe rennaissance THIS was the car that Rover fans have been waiting for since the launch of the 75 in the autumn of 1998. The coupe version of what has […]

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Rover SD1 Vitesse
Development story

The cars : The Rover SD1 Vitesse development story

10 August 2020 David Morgan 14

Few can doubt the enormous contribution the Vitesse name had in raising the performance profile of the Rover marque in the 1980s and ‘90s. David Morgan tells the story of […]

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Rover SD1
Development story

The cars : Rover SD1 development story

27 April 2020 Keith Adams 55

Featuring five-door supercar-aping styling, and one of the nicest engine notes ever to grace an executive car, the Rover SD1 has a place in the hearts of many car enthusiasts […]

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Austin 3 Litre (ADO61)

Essay : BMC and BL – the strip speedo years

22 April 2020 Chris Cowin 48

Nothing says 1960s more than a strip speedo, something all the rage at the start of that decade. Chris Cowin takes a look at some cars associated with BMC and […]

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Geneva motor show 1983
Memories

Memories : Geneva Motor Show, 1983

28 March 2020 Keith Adams 2

It’s the first major motor show of 1983, and the halls of the Palexpo in Geneva are filled from cheek to jowl with some of the most exciting new cars […]

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Standard 2000
Rover SD1

The cars : Standard 2000

6 March 2020 Keith Adams 12

The Standard 2000 was a Rover SD1 which was redeveloped and sold to in India. Standard Motor Products was responsible for production as the company’s new entry into the executive […]

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Coleman Milne

The converters : Coleman Milne Rover Vanden Plas

27 January 2020 Keith Adams 0

This subtly stretched 800 Sterling revived a name which was abandoned by the Rover Group in 2005. The styling looked rather similar to a factory-developed version of the 800, too… […]

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Rover 800 (XX/R17)

Concepts and prototypes : Rover 800 LWB (1986)

27 January 2020 Keith Adams 16

There have been plenty of stretched Rover 800s sold, but did you know that the factory developed one? The long… and short of it In 1984, Rover and Jaguar parted […]

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750

The cars : Roewe 750 (SAC528) development story

27 January 2020 Keith Adams 13

The Shanghai-enriched Rover 75-based Roewe 750 had rather a lot of British input into it. That’s because it was developed by a number of ex-MG Rover Engineers in the UK. […]

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Rover 25 and 45 were launched in 1999 as a way of keeping the 200/400 going just a little longer
Raise a glass to

Raise a glass to : 20 years of the Rover 25 and 45

18 January 2020 David Morgan 21

The Rover 25 and 45 were developed from the R3 200 and HHR 400 Series as stopgap models before the anticipated arrival of the R30 in 2002. David Morgan recalls […]

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Images of the Richard Woolley styled Rover 75… designed to look contemporary and retro at the same time, the new car was designed with an eye to looking more solid and prestigious than the 600 [...]

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