Development story

The Austin Kimberley and Tasman, and their Morris-badged cousins, were an interesting development of the BMC 1800/2200 reserved for the Antipodean markets only. Built between 1970 and late 1972, unsold […]

On the trail of the enigmatic Argyll Who says the ‘Car Guessing Game’ is no more than a bit of pointless froth? Around twelve years ago now, in a Celtic […]

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’ […]

Keith Adams tells the little-known story of the three-seat Talbot-Matra Murena, a mid-engined sports car for the ‘masses’ that ushered its maker into a brave new world for the 1980s. Sadly, its […]

Thirty-five years ago, Austin Rover Group unveiled the MG Maestro Turbo, which at launch was the fastest accelerating MG road car ever built. David Morgan tells the story behind the […]

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 […]

Keith Adams tells the story of the DeLorean DMC-12, which was designed in America, redesigned in Norfolk, and built in Northern Ireland.   It’s an interesting tale, even without the […]

The Chrysler 180 might not have been a stellar seller in Europe, but it had enough potential to be considered as a suitable basis for a new mid-sized saloon down under. […]

What happens when you try and get unwilling British and French engineers to work together? A car that no one, it seemed, wanted – the Chrysler 180. It could have […]

It started out as an idea to produce a lifestyle vehicle at the end of the 1980s but, by the time of its announcement nearly a decade later, the Land […]

Keith Adams tells the story of the Citroën SM – the short-lived French flagship, built between 1970-1975, and which still leaves a lasting impression today. Was it too clever for its […]

Rover offered one of the fullest ranges of cabriolets on the market – starting with the Mini, through the Metro/100 and onto the R8 (as well as the convertible MGF […]

SAIC’s work on adapting the MY2007 Rover 75 for its own use (with more than a little help from its friends at Ricardo 2010) was most impressive. It appears that […]

The Rootes Arrow range was conceived as a smart-suited replacement for the Audax range of Minx/Super Minx models. Launched in 1966, the new range was spearheaded by the Hillman Hunter […]

The Triumph Herald burst on to the scene in 1959, replacing the Standard 8/10 and totally reinventing the image of its maker at a time of great change. Keith Adams […]

‘All the fives’ was the high technology tagline applied to the Austin Maxi when launched – with a five-door hatchback body and five-speed gearbox, Austin’s new mid-range fighter really did […]