The cars : Mini (ADO15) development story – Part One
The Mini development story tells the tale of how this small car changed the way we looked at economy cars almost overnight. It sent designers from rival carmakers scurrying back […]
The Mini development story tells the tale of how this small car changed the way we looked at economy cars almost overnight. It sent designers from rival carmakers scurrying back […]
William Martin-Hurst was a very important figure in the story of the Rover Company. He was the Managing Director and is probably best known for securing the Buick V8 engine […]
Keith Adams gives the Internet’s most detailed account of the Triumph SD2. What it should have looked like, what lay under the skin and, ultimately, why it was cancelled so late […]
The Rover 75 is often described as being a retro design, harking back to the P4 and P6 inside and out. However, its lead Designer, Richard Woolley, reckons it is […]
On this day in 1973, Sir George Harriman, former President of the British Leyland Motor Corporation passed away after a short illness, aged 65. Here we rewind to his 13 […]
What’s left to be said about the Austin Allegro? It never met sales predictions, earned a terrible reputation in the press and with buyers, and its fame far exceeded its influence […]
Anything but an average company? I rarely have much reason to be grateful to my 14 year old self, but searching through some old papers at the weekend, I was […]
On this day in 1975, and to coincide with the launch of the Austin-Morris 18-22 Series, the Daily Express profiled its designer Harris Mann – the firm’s new head of […]
Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of George Turnbull, who without doubt, was one of the UK’s most successful motor industry executives. Okay, so his greatest achievements […]
I first saw Alec Issigonis in the mid-1960s, when I was assigned to South Experimental as an Apprentice in my final year. However, I first became aware of the name […]
The Range Rover’s launch in 1970 came after a long lead-up as the company grappled with the issue of building an additional model that was more-road focused than the agricultural […]
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 […]
In the late-1970s, BL invested in its future by looking at the next step in engineering design. Under the leadership of Spen King, British Leyland Technology was created, and out of it came some fascinating projects, including the lightweight ECV3 prototype. […]
It’s the 20th anniversary of the MINI (R50) going on sale – how time flies – and, to mark the occasion, Keith Adams takes out 30 minutes to chat to […]
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 […]
Bill McWilliam, a former Nissan UK and Nissan Motor GB employee, recounts the interesting and sometimes turbulent story of Octav Botnar’s reign at the top of the British motor industry. […]
The most comprehensive story you’ll ever read about the aborted 9X programme – the ill-fated Mini replacement, engineered by the man who created the original. […]
Into the future, with Spen King ‘The next Rover model will be very much a Rover car. It will be better than previous Rovers. A lot better, actually.’ Rover-Triumph head […]
An interview with the man behind many of the company’s greatest cars – and a few that you might not immediately associate with him…. Interviewed by Keith Adams, 13th December […]
Ian Nicholls recounts the life and achievements of Rover engineering genius, Peter Wilks. […]
Keith Adams recalls Sir Michael Edwardes, the Chairman and Chief Executive of British Leyland’s turbulent ride at the top of the company. It might have been a rough ride for […]
George Turnbull was a key player in the British Leyland story following its formation in 1968, but was never given the top job which he so richly deserved. His was […]
In this article dated 21 June 1971 from The Guardian, Lord Stokes gives vent about the present and future of British Leyland Motor Corporation. It’s more of a stream of consciousness […]
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