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Vauxhall Vectra B
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Essay : Vauxhall Vectra B – The case for the Defence

16 January 2021 Mike Humble 113

Mike Humble sticks his head above the parapet to come to the defence of the Vauxhall Vectra B, the car that Jeremy Clarkson famously slated on Top Gear. After running three […]

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News : Top 10 stories on AROnline in 2020

31 December 2020 Keith Adams 5

It’s that time of the year again, so we’re looking back at the Top 10 most popular stories on AROnline in 2020 according to Google Analytics data. As we’ve done […]

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Review : Secret Fords

27 December 2020 Keith Adams 24

We were late to the The Cars You Always Promised Yourself party, reviewing it earlier in 2020, and pronouncing, ‘there is lots of inside information… definitely enough to make this […]

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Review : Codename R40 – Rover 75/MG ZT DVD/Blu-ray

13 December 2020 Keith Adams 7

If you’ve read all there is to read about the Rover 75 here and elsewhere, and think you know all there is to know about Britain’s last chance saloon, here’s […]

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News : Vauxhall Heritage collection set to go public

29 November 2020 Keith Adams 12

Vauxhall’s Heritage Collection and Archive are set to move from Griffin House in Luton next month, as plans develop to create an all-new public-facing Heritage Centre in the future. The […]

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Rover 200 (R3)
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Review : The Real R3 Story

29 October 2020 Keith Adams 10

Time can be cruel – well the passage of it can be – but it doesn’t need to be. It’s a quarter of a century since the third-generation Rover 200 […]

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History : Final MG Rover chassis numbers

29 October 2020 Keith Adams 8

Production records are a vital historian’s tool – from these, you can ascertain what were the most popular variations of any given model range, what colours sailed out of the […]

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News : ‘As new’ MG ZT with six miles on clock goes on sale

26 October 2020 Keith Adams 23

If you’re missing being able to buy a new MG Rover product, Classic Car Auctions has just what you’re looking for. Up for grabs at its December Online Auction is […]

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Review : Austin and Rover Metro – The Full Story

17 October 2020 Mike Humble 2

Can it really be 40 years ago when the new baby from Austin-Morris was born at Longbridge? Even though I hate to remind people who remember it well and make […]

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News : Vauxhall Heritage goes on public display

17 August 2020 Keith Adams 7

For the first time in its 72-year history, a selection of cars from the Vauxhall Heritage collection will be on public display from next month, telling the incredible story of […]

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News : Mini anniversary booklet, from the men who made it

16 August 2020 Ian Elliott 1

If you’re after every last detail and intricacy of the BMC Mini, then this anniversary booklet will be right up your street – not because it’s comprehensive, but it adds […]

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News : JLR racks up 1.5 million Ingenium engines

18 July 2020 Keith Adams 22

Jaguar Land Rover has marked the production of more than 1.5 million Ingenium engines. The family of engines, introduced in 2015 to power the model range in the wake of […]

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Aston Martin DBX assembly in Wales
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News : First Aston Martin DBX rolls off the line in Wales

10 July 2020 Keith Adams 8

The first Aston Martin to be ‘Made in Wales’ has been driven off the production line. It’s the final step in an exciting project that commenced in 2015, and is […]

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CityRover restoration for CALM charity
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News : Sponsor a CityRover restoration in aid of CALM

8 July 2020 Craig Cheetham 2

A group of classic car enthusiasts who became friends via a Facebook group have clubbed together to crowdfund the restoration of a rare Rover CityRover, with the finished car set […]

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News : INEOS Automotive set to move production overseas

8 July 2020 Keith Adams 81

INEOS Automotive looks set to abandon its plans to build the new Grenadier (above) at a new production facility in Bridgend, Wales. The favoured location looks likely to be the […]

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News : Land Rover Defender Hard Top breaks cover

30 June 2020 Keith Adams 19

The van version of the Land Rover Defender 90 and 110 will be officially called the Land Rover Defender Hard Top when it goes on sale later in 2020. Described […]

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Range Rover 50
AROnline News

News : Special edition Range Rover Fifty unveiled

17 June 2020 Keith Adams 3

To celebrate 50 years of a motoring icon, the limited-run Range Rover Fifty will be restricted to just 1970 vehicles globally, in recognition of the year the original Range Rover […]

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News : Millbrook Proving Ground hits 50

1 June 2020 Keith Adams 20

In 2020, the iconic Millbrook Proving Ground celebrates 50 years since opening as the Bedfordshire Proving Ground. The facility was originally built by General Motors as a dedicated testing and […]

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News : Nissan secures Sunderland’s future

28 May 2020 Keith Adams 51

Nissan’s highly-successful Sunderland factory, located in Washington, will remain open following a wide-ranging global re-organisation of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. With partner Renault aiming to move more production to France, news […]

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Steve Saxty The Cars You Always Promised Yourself
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Review : The cars you always promised yourself

8 May 2020 Keith Adams 49

Although it’s not Steve Saxty’s first book, The Cars You Always Promised Yourself is certainly his first serious effort after penning a guide to the Ford Capri III back in the […]

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News : Aston Martin Bulldog restoration begins

30 April 2020 Keith Adams 12

In February, before the current shutdown due to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Classic Motor Cars (CMC) based in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, started work on restoring one of the world’s most […]

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News : AROnline and The Baim Collection bring you a Telly treat… literally

5 April 2020 Mike Humble 13

You’ve heard it mentioned a dozen times and some will be bemused, amused or aghast with horror by the wonderfully naff Telly Savalas Visits Birmingham, but we have really got […]

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Memories : Darlington Town Hall, August 1979 / Updated

29 March 2020 Mike Humble 11

Well, I thought, if Keith can do some, then why the hell not. So relax in mayoral pomp and ceremony… The place is Darlington in August 1979 and the newly-elected […]

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In the first of this brand new section which gives us (and you, if you want to tell us your memories) chance to reminisce and stuff that isn’t solely about BMC>MG cars, Mike Humble shares a nostalgic tale about teachers and their cars… […]

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