We’ve been commenting on the motoring scene – and, sometimes, a little bit more, since June 2004. Read what’s on the minds of AROnline’s Contributors and see if you agree with them – as always, these are opinion pieces and do not necessarily reflect the editorial stance of the site.
I never really believed I’d be writing this – but here we go! AROnline is 20 years old in 2021, and boy have things changed since I set up the […]
I’m beginning to think that my lengthy spell of Compulsive Heap Purchasing Disorder (CHPD) is incurable. I’m not too unhappy about it for 95% of the time – it’s an […]
Ah, the dear old Morris Marina, yet another BL clunker that strikes a nostalgic chord in my heart. Yes folks, it’s birthday time again as British Leyland’s answer to the […]
It’s all well and good discussing the merits or otherwise of the Morris Marina but, in isolation, you’re only getting a slice of the story. In this article, we’re going […]
If you’ve dropped in on this site via the homepage, it won’t have escaped your notice that there are rather a lot of Morris Marina stories peppering the place. Well, […]
We often blithely talk about design classics without actually pondering about their effect on society… Well, the Marina door handles are most certainly a classic in our times and, as […]
Now widely seen as a joke car by the general public, who misunderstood the market it was aimed at, the Morris Marina sold well in comparison with its British Leyland stablemates. How successful […]
I’m on tenterhooks here. It’s coincidental that Mike publishes an article here sub-titled ‘Last-chance saloon’ today. Why, you ask? Tomorrow, at 9am, Citroën will be unveiling the first pictures and […]
AROnline’s historian-in-residence, Ian Nicholls, dusts off his archive once again and plays devil’s advocate to discuss whether the late Tony Benn’s socialist plan for BL was right all along… Call […]
Well, I never thought I’d see the day! Above, you can see what happens when you take a really nice example of a Rover SD1 off the road, and leave […]
Seems like a good time to be buying if you’re after launch-spec cars. Following on from the eBay sale of a 1987 Rover 825i which piqued my interest, this rather […]
The optimism of Austin Rover marketing in 1984/5 is in stark contrast to what’s left of the company now… AROnline Contributor Simon Weakley was a Marketing Trainee at ARG in […]
This fascinating, wonderful and rare beast has just popped up on my eBay feed, and I find myself doing some man maths in order to add it to my collection […]
For anyone who’s been vaguely following the MG story here in the UK, it’s been interesting to see parent company SAIC reinvent its most historic brand as an electric car […]
Here’s an interesting one recently brought to my attention. AROnline Contributor David Harvey got in touch to remind us that it wasn’t just BMC that had missed the boat to replace […]
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 […]
No, not that one… but this one… The launch of the Mazda MX-5 in 1989 marked a huge turning point in the history of the sports car. Until that point […]
I reckon Sir Alec Issigonis would have approved of the Peugeot 104. There, I’ve said it. If I were to ask you to come up with the car that feels […]
Inspiration can strike at any time and can come from anywhere — be it nature, our environment, or the people around us. This is also true in the automobile industry. […]
Keith Adams considers some of the earlier hatchbacks which hit the market before the Volkswagen Golf Mk1 arrived and created a legacy that’s lasting to this day. Had history been […]
An interesting conversation about retro design and potential new electric cars has been prompted by Renault’s recent announcement that it would be reintroducing the wonderful R5 supermini as an all-electric […]
I didn’t even bother to make a New Year’s resolution to cut down on buying cars. What’s the point? After all, me saying I won’t be buying any more cars […]
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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