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.
For those that remember it, 1982 was the year of the Falklands War, when Britons proudly flew the flag in support of their armed forces engaged in combat in the […]
In 2006, Keith Adams and Mike Duff drove to Chernobyl in a £100 Lada Riva, to mark the 20th anniversary of the nuclear catastrophe that changed the course of history. […]
Rather like Craig Logan as the third member of pop group Bros, the Rover 800 Vitesse Sport has become something of a forgotten member of the high performance executive car […]
There I was, in my garage, tidying up the myriad of car books and magazines that I currently have in my life, and wondering why on earth I’ve hoarded so […]
Ian Nicholls crunches numbers to show you just how successful the Mini and BMC 1100/1300 ranges were for their maker. It’s interesting to see how they literally ruled the world […]
In February 1969, Roy Haynes went public about his decision to leave BLMC. It followed the decision to downscale design operations based at Pressed Steel Fisher in Oxford, and centralise […]
The news that Honda is to close its Swindon factory and that Nissan isn’t bringing production of the X-Trail SUV to the UK isn’t surprising. It’s as predictable as it is sad. […]
Keith Adams on why things could have been so different for BMC’s swansong executive car… The Austin 3 Litre… We’ve all got opinions on this car but, let’s be honest, most […]
While browsing the EPG on my Sky box I stumbled across a station called Forces TV just after 9.00pm. To my delight, the station was re-running old episodes on a […]
A constant conversation I end up having in my day job at Parkers, is naming new cars, and how we treat their URLs online. It’s vitally important to get things […]
The car Back in 2011, I visited a fair-sized barn in North Yorkshire full of Maestros, Montegos and the odd Metro. I’m a former Maestro owner, admirer and salesman, so it was […]
Rover’s ill-fated 1990s replacement for the popular mid-liner, the R8… and why it didn’t hit the spot. Alejandro Cáceres explains how, with a few little design touches, it could have […]
The automotive media loves a major anniversary, it gives it an excuse to trot out special articles on the product in question and 2019 is no exception – the BMC […]
Much has already been written about the history of the Autobiography nameplate here on AROnline and how it has helped take the price and exclusivity of Range Rovers ever further […]
It’s a question that many people asked throughout the mid-to-late 1970s, and yet we’ve never really looked too deeply into. The story of BMC, BL and Rover is littered with […]
As the sun sets on what has been an ‘interesting’ 2018, I thought I’d wish you all a Happy New Year, and hope that 2019 ends up being a good […]
In the interests of year-ending blogs and things on my mind, I think it’s time to come up with a plan to get the roads of Britain moving more effectively […]
Well, we’ve just about made it through 2018, and I thought I’d take a few minutes to wish each and every one of you warm wishes for the upcoming festivities. […]
Okay, so by 23 December 1997, the Metro name had long since died, and the car that had been launched with such a fanfare in October 1980 had mutated into […]
David Morgan raises a glass to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rover 75, a car that felt like it was in a ‘class of its own.’ You can’t help […]
Arguably, the best-known stylist from the house of BL is a Mann who needs very little introduction, and he’s to be recognised at the upcoming Classic Motor Show in November. […]
Keith Adams recalls the ill-fated Rover 75 launch, held 20 years ago this week at the NEC in Birmingham… Twenty years ago this week, Rover unveiled the Rover 75 to […]
Mike Humble shares his memories of the Rover 75, 20 years on from when it was first unveiled at the NEC Motor Show in Birmingham. Twenty years ago… can it […]
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