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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. […]

The Tomcat Affair
History

History : The Tomcat Affair

24 July 2022 John Batchelor 11

Following on from our recent story on record-breaking MGs, we take a closer look at The Tomcat Affair – Rover’s speed-endurance run in the 220 Coupe Turbo. John Batchelor has […]

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 […]

Austin Allegro 1100
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Fourteen : Conclusion

15 December 2021 Ian Nicholls 47

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the fourteenth part, the horrible story comes to its […]

The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Thirteen : October 1974 to January 1975

14 December 2021 Ian Nicholls 0

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the thirteenth part, BLMC continues to endure its annus […]

Morris Marina production
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Twelve : April to October 1974

27 September 2021 Ian Nicholls 37

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the twelfth part, BLMC continues to endure its annus horribilis […]

Austin Allegro
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Eleven : January to April 1974

23 August 2021 Ian Nicholls 27

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the eleventh part, BLMC starts to the feel the […]

Austin Allegro 1100
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Ten : 1973

19 July 2021 Ian Nicholls 31

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the tenth part, BLMC rolls out its most important […]

History

History : Some surprises sold under the British Leyland banner

16 May 2021 Chris Cowin 69

With May marking the 53rd anniversary of the creation of British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC) in 1968, we thought it would be fun to look at a few models inherited […]

Morris Marina Estate
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Nine : 1972

6 February 2021 Ian Nicholls 6

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the ninth part, BLMC begins to prepare itself for […]

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British Motor Holdings - the joining of BMC and Jaguar

Essay : Counterfactual British Motor Holdings

23 January 2021 Simon Weakley 76

Simon Weakley, a former Austin Rover marketing man, steps into the realms of counterfactual history by probing a scenario in which Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings did not merge to become British […]

Morris Marina at launch in 1971
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Eight : 1971

14 December 2020 Ian Nicholls 11

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the eighth part, BLMC finally unveils its first new […]

Austin Metro dealer launch aboard the MS Vistafjord
Austin/MG Metro (LC8)

History : The Austin Metro dealer launch

20 September 2020 Keith Adams 28

AROnline tells the tale of the Austin Metro dealer launch – an unforgettable event for anyone lucky enough to be there. Ken Clayton – the mastermind behind the event – […]

Testing at MIRA – chassis tuning concentrated the minds of development engineers
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Seven : 1970-1971

26 July 2020 Ian Nicholls 26

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the seventh part, BLMC knuckles down to the job […]

Morris Marina (ADO28)
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Six : 1970

5 July 2020 Ian Nicholls 18

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the sixth part, the BLMC honeymoon comes undone as […]

Range Rover In Vogue Automatic_03
History

History : Range Rover timeline

17 June 2020 David Morgan 2

To commemorate 50 years of the Range Rover, David Morgan has compiled this definitive timeline highlighting many of its milestones. It starts with the first model and progresses to the […]

History

History : BMC/BL/MG Rover/JLR/MINI/MG timeline

13 June 2020 Keith Adams 19

Here is the definitive BMC/BL/MG Rover/JLR/MINI/MG timeline – now fully updated. This page covers all the major events during the period from 1952 through to 2019 and includes many links […]

The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part One : January to April 1968

1 January 2020 Ian Nicholls 20

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the first part, we track the progress of […]

Lord Stokes
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Two : May to October 1968

1 January 2020 Ian Nicholls 40

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the second part, we track the progress of the […]

The Austin-Morris story part three: ADO14 (Austin Maxi) undergoing testing
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Three : October to December 1968

1 January 2020 Ian Nicholls 31

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the third part, we track the creation of the […]

George Turnbull
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Four : January to April 1969

1 January 2020 Ian Nicholls 21

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the fourth part, we track the events which occurred […]

Austin Maxi 1969
The Austin-Morris Story

History : The Austin-Morris story – Part Five : April to December 1969

1 January 2020 Ian Nicholls 43

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Austin-Morris, and its part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the fifth part, we recall the launch of the […]

The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part One : 1959

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 8

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Rover and Triumph, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the first part, we recount the […]

Triumph TR3
The Rover-Triumph Story

History : The Rover-Triumph story – Part Two : 1960

7 July 2019 Ian Nicholls 9

Ian Nicholls, AROnline‘s historian-in-residence, tells the story of Rover and Triumph, and their part in the downfall of the British motor industry. Here, in the second part, we track the […]

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