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Commercials : The BMC 250 JU Coach

22 July 2021 Chris Cowin 36

Chris Cowin looks at a vehicle which used to be everywhere, but has now largely disappeared: BMC’s 250 JU Coach. It was part of British Leyland’s range in Britain until […]

Austin Allegro (ADO67)

History : BMC, BL and Rover production figures

30 September 2017 Keith Adams 29

Ever wanted a full breakdown of BMC>MGR production figures, but didn’t know where to go? Fear not – AROnline has all the numbers you’ll ever need. […]

Buses

News : BCVM Leyland secures massive grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund

14 September 2017 Mike Humble 8

The BCVM is housed in a part of the former Leyland Motors factory in King Street. It’s had some turbulent times over the past couple of decades but, thanks to […]

Commercials

Blog : Wrestling with an Octopus – the Leyland kind

3 August 2017 Mike Humble 14

Mike Humble has a close encounter with a Leyland Octopus – and its charismatic owner – and finds himself transported back to the golden era of trucking… […]

Defender

History : Rover CPS vehicles (Longbridge)

4 January 2017 Keith Adams 4

Our man Stuart Collins has been busy scanning the pictures he’s taken over the years while working at Longbridge. These photographs of Rover’s Company Protection Services (CPS) vehicles are absolutely […]

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News : The UK’s last operating Leyland tippers take a bow

24 December 2015 Mike Humble 6

Britain’s last commercially-operated fleet of Leyland Constructor tippers have been officially retired from front line duty at Tilbury ‘B’ Power Station in Essex. But wait, do we hear a curtain call of […]

LCVs

BMC Sanayi TM 30 Kapali Kamyonet

25 November 2015 Keith Adams 2

In 1964 a Turkish truck-building company (BMC Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.) was set up at Izmir (the birthplace of Alec Issigonis, incidentally) in partnership with BMC to build Austin and […]

Concepts and prototypes

Concepts and prototypes : LDV 201 and 202

24 November 2015 Keith Adams 18

The Sherpa/LDV 200/400/Pilot/Convoy was a perfect example of British industry make-do-and-mend. In an ideal world, the boxy JU/J4-based van would have been replaced sometime in the early 1980s, but it […]

LCVs

The commercials : Leyland Sherpa and descendents

23 November 2015 Keith Adams 44

We all know and love it from the James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me, but Leyland’s Sherpa had a vitally important role in life – to beat Ford’s […]

AROnline

Video of the Week : Leyland Roadrunner TV launch (1984)

22 May 2015 Mike Humble 1

Here we have another one of those nostalgic look backs on celluloid. This time, Mike Humble salutes some stunt driving and a cracking light commercial that soon became known as the toughest […]

AROnline

News : LDV Returns! Well, to Ireland at least…

8 May 2015 Craig Cheetham 36

Craig Cheetham   It may not be a name steeped in glamour, but as one of the stalwarts of the former BMC/BL empire, LDV was one of the hardiest survivors. Now […]

AROnline

Essay : Cummins in the UK – Darlington celebrates 50 years

25 February 2015 Mike Humble 18

Despite all the historical trauma of Leyland, our sole remaining builder of trucks is in American ownership but still producing plenty of vehicles for the home market and for export at […]

2014 NEC Classic Motor Show

Interview : Montego stunt driver Russ Swift talks to AROnline

20 November 2014 Mike Humble 15

To mark the 30th birthday of the Montego, Russ Swift kindly offered to help cut the cake at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show. Mike Humble spoke to the man […]

Commercials

Blog : Happy birthday – Roadrunner reaches 30!

28 October 2014 Mike Humble 4

Continuing the birthday celebrations for our beloved vehicles like the Rover 200 and Montego that both have milestone anniversaries, Mike Humble raises a glass for one of Leyland Trucks success […]

AROnline News

News : Leyland Trucks have a gas celebrating a milestone

31 August 2014 Mike Humble 15

Leyland Trucks has produced the 125,000th DAF LF at its state-of-the-art factory in Leyland, Lancashire. The vehicle was officially handed over by Ron Augustyn, Managing Director of Leyland Trucks and Ray […]

AROnline

News : Vauxhall Vivaro makes world debut in Birmingham

29 April 2014 Keith Adams 28

Vauxhall has debuted the new British-built Vivaro van at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham. The new Vivaro continues the excellent record being built-up by the UK’s most productive van plant, where nearly […]

Constructor

Blog : Lights! Cameras! AROnline!

25 April 2014 Mike Humble 19

Mike Humble As you know, here at AROnline we are not adverse to scooping the odd story here and there. Readers will be aware that I am currently mid way […]

AROnline News

News : British-built Transit dominates reliability survey

15 November 2013 Keith Adams 25

Dan Powell The British-built Ford Transit is the UK’s most reliable van, according to a survey of the 50 largest contract hire and leasing companies. The FN50 reliability survey, by […]

Commercials

Blog : Meet the Essex Boy who’s a Leyland Man

17 September 2013 Mike Humble 21

Mike Humble A good mate and contact from a Thameside based DAF dealer who is up to speed with my book project called me out of the blue recently. Bradley […]

Leyland

Unsung Heroes : Leyland Roadtrain Interstate

22 August 2013 Mike Humble 11

Mike Humble Leyland trucks had seen some revolutionary changes in the ’80s with the initial T45 Roadtrain launched in 1980. By 1986 the whole range comprised of the Roadrunner Freighter, […]

AROnline

Blog : T45 Publication – progress update

3 August 2013 Mike Humble 9

Mike Humble In my last update, I mentioned how my T45 book was now confirmed and in the pipeline – things have certainly moved on considerably since then. After putting […]

Buses

The Bus Section : Leyland Bus – 20 years since closure

10 July 2013 Mike Humble 47

Mike Humble While ploughing through my extensive archive of all things bus and coach just now, I was staggered to notice that, 20 years ago this month, in July 1993 […]

BMC, Leyland and Rover engines

Essay : Not their finest hour – AEC-Leyland 740/800 series V8 diesel

1 June 2013 Mike Humble 21

Mike Humble They say that jealousy is never the best policy for politics, a point proven when a well known former Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer was quoted as saying ‘we will tax the rich until […]

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