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| Ad hoc updates | 06 Aug 2010 | |
AR18/R17: The missing Rover 700... | 03 July 2010 | |
Car of the month: 1960 Morris Mini Mk1... | 01 July 2010 | |
News: Land Rover Evoque... | 28 June 2010 | |
News: Spen King (1925-2010) | 17 June 2010 | |
News: MG's new Design Centre opens | 06 June 2010 | |
The cars: Ford Cortina story added | 05 June 2010 | |
The cars: Ford Sierra story updated | 01 June 2010 | |
Car of the month: A very nice Maestro Vanden Plas | 22 May 2010 | |
News: 2011 Range Rover spied on the UK roads testing |
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News: 2011 MG6 in saloon form spied on the UK roads testing | |
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Tested: Mike Humble road tests that most popular of BLs, the Leyland National | 03 May 2010 | |
The cars: Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 development story added. | 02 May 2010 | |
Engines: The story of the S-Series - a forgotten power unit... |
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Projects: Richard Truett's impressive 3.9-litre Triumph TR8 EFi | |
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Shootout: Sam Skelton compares the SD1, 800 and 75 - and comes to a surprising conclusion. | |
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Converters: The fascinating Rapport Ritz. | |
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The cars: Rover 800 story updated. | |
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The cars: Maestro/Montego story updated. | |
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The cars: Rover SD1 story updated. | |
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The cars: Rover P6 story updated. | |
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The cars: BMC 1800 story updated. | |
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The cars: Austin Maxi story updated. | |
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The cars: BMC 1100/1300 story updated. | |
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The cars: MGF/TF story updated. | |
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The cars: Rover SD1 estate page updated. | 01 May 2010 | |
Car of the Month: Range Rover VELAR... | 23 Apr 2010 | |
News: MG ZERO concept unveiled at Beijing... | 22 Apr 2010 | |
Car of The Month: Julian Nowill's Metro GTi... | 18 Apr 2010 | |
Prototypes: The missing LM10 and LM11 facelifts... | 05 Apr 2010 | |
Essays: Mike Humble on his bargain Rover 620ti... | 04 Apr 2010 | |
Essays: Geoffrey Robinson on the Leyland Tragedy | 24 Mar 2010 | |
Projects: 2010 Rover 75 replacement proposals... | 22 Mar 2010 | |
The cars: Rover's facelifted for 2006 Rover 75... |
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Projects: The MGR RDX60 story significantly updated with new images and information... | 19 Mar 2010 | |
Tested: Leyland P76... | 17 Mar 2010 | |
Sports cars: The MG X120 project... | 14 Mar 2010 | |
Car of the month: A lovely Rover 213SE... | 13 Mar 2010 | |
Essays: The Monumental Montego... | 08 Mar 2010 | |
News: Bad news for Mr Riley... | 27 Feb 2010 | |
News: A Rover 2600 with less than 400 miles on the clock has gone on sale in Switzerland... | 26 Feb 2010 | |
Buying guide: Rover R8... | 25 Feb 2010 | |
Marques: A potted history of MG... | 15 Feb 2010 | |
The cars: The Talbot Samba is given the AROnline treatment... | 14 Feb 2010 | |
The cars: Roewe 550, the story so far... | 13 Feb 2010 | |
Following on from his orginal
essay, Robert Leitch finds intriguing evidence that Borgward and BMC could have joined forces |
12 Feb 2010 | |
The cars: Mini story updated and split into four parts... | 06 Feb 2010 | |
Car of the Month: a Lamm Mini Cabrio owned by one of the people who helped build it... | 05 Feb 2010 | |
Essays: K-Series myths and facts... | 28 Jan 2010 | |
The cars: The wonderful AC 3000ME - it deserved so much more... | 24 Jan 2010 | |
Drive story: Mercedes-Benz B-Class from Stuttgart to Essex on one tank... |
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Features: Car of the decade - the MINI (2000-2006)... | 23 Jan 2010 | |
The cars: The MkX and 420G, the elephantine forgotten Jaguars... | 22 Jan 2010 | |
The cars: Rover 800 development story updated... | 12 Jan 2010 | |
The cars: The story of the Sinclair C5 electric tricycle... | 10 Jan 2010 | |
Car of the month: Maestro 1.3LS looking good after a trip to Poland... | 06 Jan 2010 | |
Essays: CityRover - Longbridge's Takeaway... | 02 Jan 2010 | |
Your cars: Susan James continues to carry a torch for our ex-Staples2Naples Rover 216GTi... |
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The rivals: Take a look at the car BL was competing against during the 1970s and 1980s - this section will keep on growing... | |
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The rivals: Triumph TR7 - we look at the cars you could have instead of the wedge... | 01 Jan 2010 | |
Car of The Year 2010: Alex Sebbinger's Wolseley 2200... |
| 31 Dec 2009 | |
The cars: Morris Marina development story updated... |
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The rivals: We look at the Montego's rivals. It's not good news for the home team... | |
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The cars: Chrysler 180/2Litre/Simca 1610 section added... | |
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The cars: Rover SD1 development story updated... | |
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The cars: Maestro/Montego development story updated - read the full horror of the sales collapse... |
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The cars: Mini Clubman development story updated... | |
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The cars: Austin Maxi development story updated... | |
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The cars: Rover P6 development story updated... | |
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The cars: Princess/Ambassador development story updated... | |
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The cars: BMC 1100/1300 development story updated... | |
| 27 Dec 2009 | |
Videos: Princess chauffeur advert added... |
| 24 Dec 2009 | |
Driven: MG6... |
| 20 Dec 2009 | |
Videos: Rover SD1 - Two more for the road... |
| 19 Dec 2009 | |
Videos: Minis have feelings too... |
| 13 Dec 2009 | |
Videos: Tony Pond drives the SD1 rally car on the Welsh hillclimb in 1981... |
| 12 Dec 2009 | |
Videos: Human League's Don't You Want Me added... |
| 07 Dec 2009 | |
The cars: Ford Sierra XR4i development images added... |
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The cars: Ford Sierra projects and prototypes added... | |
| 06 Dec 2009 | |
The cars: Mini development story further updates... |
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The cars: Mini Clubman story further updated... | |
| 05 Dec 2009 | |
Videos: Ford Sierra videos added... |
| 04 Dec 2009 | |
Prototypes: The vans that could have replaced the Sherpa-based 200/400 Series in the early 1990s - but went on to become a Renault... |
| 30 Nov 2009 | |
Car of the month: A Rover SD1 goes on a very special mission... |
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Our cars: Lots more pictures and a new story segment added to the story of our SD1 restoration... | |
| 29 Nov 2009 | |
The cars: MG6... the story so far... |
| 28 Nov 2009 | |
Video: Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà - The best car chase ever? |
| 27 Nov 2009 | |
The cars: Simca 1100/Matra-Rancho development stories added... |
| 25 Nov 2009 | |
The cars: Rootes Arrow/Hillman Hunter page added... |
| 21 Nov 2009 | |
News: MG6 launched in China on the 23rd Nov 2009... |
| 17 Nov 2009 | |
Video: Rover 200 launch advert. And it was only 20 years ago... |
| 16 Nov 2009 | |
Video: Rover Metro GTi launch advert. Ridley Scott does his best... |
| 15 Nov 2009 | |
Essays: Why the Montego's styling is so wrong... |
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Development: More pictures and information about the promising AR16/17 Montego replacement... | |
| 14 Nov 2009 | |
Development: Ian Nicholls on the ill-fated Jaguar XJ21... |
| 11 Nov 2009 | |
Community: Alex Sebbinger's magnificent Wolseley makes CoTM for November... |
| 10 Nov 2009 | |
Essays: Roger Blaxall recalls his time working for Greater Manchester Police as its Press Officer... |
| 03 Nov 2009 | |
Our cars: The Rover SD1 restoration is now finally complete... |
| 07 Oct 2009 | |
News: Production halted at Longbridge... |
| 06 Oct 2009 | |
Buying: All you need to know about buying a TVR Griffith... |
| 05 Oct 2009 | |
Essays: How to import a classic car into the UK... |
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Essays: Some of the cars that could have saved MG Rover and its predecessors... | |
| 01 Oct 2009 | |
News: Speculation about Jaguar's forward model plan... |
| 27 Sep 2009 | |
News: MG TF 85th Anniversary edition details revealed... |
| 26 Sep 2009 | |
News: MG6 spotted testing in China... | 25 Sep 2009 | |
News: Land Rover LRX confirmed for production, but... |
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News: ...Land Rover confirms factory closure... | |
| 19 Sep 2009 | |
Buying: Why now's the time to buy the bargain powered V8 MG ZT 260... |
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The cars: Lotus Esprit X180 story added... | |
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Drive story: Keith Adams drives the three UK MINI factories in a Cooper S... | |
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The cars: Jaguar E-type story added... | |
| 31 Aug 2009 | |
Prototypes: The MG Rexton finally breaks cover... |
| 30 Aug 2009 | |
Car of the month: Rachel Seabrook's fantastic Mini City E... |
| 29 Aug 2009 | |
Our cars: Richard Truett's latest fleet update, and it's goodbye Sterling... |
| 28 Aug 2009 | |
The cars: Richard Truett tells how we renewed the cylinder heads on his Stag... |
| 27 Aug 2009 | |
Drive story: MG Maestro conquers the UK on a 600-mile jaunt... |
| 21 Aug 2009 | |
Car of the Month: A nice MG ZS 120 takes pole position for summer... |
| 22 Jul 2009 | |
News: MOTest opens new branch in Farnham... |
| 19 Jul 2009 | |
The cars: Rover 800 drawings and prototype index page added... |
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Projects and prototypes: We unearth another LM11 styling mock-up... | |
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Projects and prototypes: More images of the AR6 added... | |
| 11 Jul 2009 | |
The cars: Talbot Horizon added into the mix... |
| 09 Jul 2009 | |
News: full details of the new Jaguar XJ... |
| 08 Jul 2009 | |
News: Phoenix Four’s £20m pay packet |
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Projects and prototypes: Maestro three-door sketches from 1983 | |
| 07 Jul 2009 | |
The cars: Another sketch of the Maestro cabriolet... |
| 06 Jul 2009 | |
The cars: Princess Special Six page added... |
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The cars: Rover SD1 estate story updated... | |
| 02 Jul 2009 | |
Community: We have a Jaguar for Car of The Month. Or do we? You decide... |
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The cars: Maestro de-scolloped for your pleasure... | |
| 29 Jun 2009 | |
News: Production of the Chinese Maestro by Yema is drying up... |
| 28 Jun 2009 | |
History: The question of whether ADO30 was a rag-top as well as a coupe has now been answered... |
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News: MG Rover inquiry updated... | |
| 26 Jun 2009 | |
The cars: Princess/Ambassador timeline added... |
| 24 Jun 2009 | |
Marques: Hillman story added to the marques section... | |
News: HMG gives MINI E greenlight for UK trial |
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The cars: Chrysler Sunbeam development story added... | |
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The cars: Chrysler/Talbot Alpine/Solara story added... | |
| 23 Jun 2009 | |
The cars: Additions to the Rover P8 story... |
| 22 Jun 2009 | |
The cars: Triumph Herald/Vitesse story added... |
| 20 Jun 2009 | |
The cars: Hillman Imp development story and galleries added... | |
The cars: Hillman Avenger development story and galleries added... | |
The cars: A fascinating homemade Austin 1800 Wagon... |
| 19 Jun 2009 | |
The cars: DeLorean DMC-12 development story added... |
| 16 Jun 2009 | |
The cars: Talbot Tagora development story added... |
| 11 Jun 2009 | |
News: MG XPower : William Riley speaks to AROnline |
| 01 Jun 2009 | |
Community: Brian Gunn's excellent MGF takes the honours... |
| 26 May 2009 | |
News: Tata gains $1bn reprieve... |
| 16 May 2009 | |
The cars: ADO17 development story updated with a wonderful story regarding Issigonis' attitude to product development... | |
Our cars: Project Rover 216 Coupe receives some TLC. In the wrong area... | |
News: LDV workers' wait goes on... | |
The cars: Mini Cooper story updated... |
| 15 May 2009 | |
Our cars: Project Rover 216GTi has changed hands again... |
| 14 May 2009 | |
Essays: Steven Ward on ideas to extend Hydragas into suspending the drivetrain... | |
News: MG UK joins HMG’s Scrappage Scheme : TF 135 to start at £11,511 |
| 08 May 2009 | |
News: 621 AOK returns to Cowley for 50th Birthday celebration | |
News: LDV takeover to be completed by the end of the month... | |
News: JLR warned to stop complaining over rescue terms |
| 04 May 2009 | |
Community: Car of the Month goes to a very nice Rover SD1... |
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News: MG UK : winning over the Dealers in Windsor... | |
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News: MG : A Royal review in Windsor... | |
| 20 Apr 2009 | |
News: Roewe in Shanghai... |
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News: MG6 revealed in Shanghai... | |
| 15 Apr 2009 | |
News: Jaguar XF tops Britain’s biggest Driver Satisfaction Poll |
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News: Probe into Rover collapse has cost £14.8m | |
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News: Jaguar to build hybrid XJ | |
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News: Jaguar close to £800m loan | |
| 10 Apr 2009 | |
Car of the Month: A rather special Rover Streetwise... |
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The cars: Mini Clubman story updated... | |
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Essays: Ingvar Hallström's excellent counterfactual account of how Leyland bought Jaguar and went on to rule the world... | |
| 30 Mar 2009 | |
The cars: A stars and cars gallery for the Mini - keep 'em coming in... |
| 29 Mar 2009 | |
Essays: Robert Leitch on what might have happened in a BMC without Issigonis... |
| 26 Mar 2009 | |
News: Jaguar XF Estate to debut at Frankfurt Show? |
| 23 Mar 2009 | |
The cars: Big update of the Mini development story... |
| 22 Mar 2009 | |
Essays: Alejandro Cáceres on why a few cosmetic tweaks would radically have improved the dowdy HH-R's chances on the marketplace. |
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Driven: Andrew Elphick takes a Citroen C5 for a play in and around the Alps | |
| 20 Mar 2009 | |
News: Jaguar heads JD Power survey... |
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News: Tata scales back Nano production... | |
| 14 Mar 2009 | |
The cars: BMC 1800/2200 development story updated... |
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The cars: MINI development story updated... | |
| 12 Mar 2009 | |
News: UK Government offers grant for new Range Rover... |
| 07 Mar 2009 | |
News: Jaguar sales double in a contracting market... |
| 05 Mar 2009 | |
News: Redevelopment of former Jaguar site in Coventry begins |
| 04 Mar 2009 | |
News: Tata sets Nano's European launch date |
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News: No revival for Rover in 2010 | |
| 03 Mar 2009 | |
Community: An Austin 1300 for Car of The Month |
| 20 Feb 2009 | |
The cars: BMC 1100 story updated... |
| 19 Feb 2009 | |
History: The Ryder Report explained in fuller detail... |
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The cars: Princess development story updated... | |
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Projects and prototypes: Stephen Harper images added to the AR6 development story... | |
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The cars: Stephen Harper images Rover 800 Coupe development story... | |
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Prototypes: Stephen Harper image added to the Austin AR16/17 page... | |
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The cars: MG F/TF story updated... | |
| 17 Feb 2009 | |
News: BMW sheds 850 MINI jobs |
| 11 Feb 2009 | |
The cars: Metro development story updated |
| 01 Feb 2009 | |
Community: An XJ6 for Car of The Month |
| 28 Jan 2009 | |
News: The UK government bail-out |
| 25 Jan 2009 | |
Our cars: Keith Adams' new Rover Tomcat is added to the fleet... |
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Our cars: It's slow progress on the other Tomcat... | |
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Our cars: Our Maxi's new owner, John O'Sullivan, reflects on three months' ownership... | |
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History: We've enlarged the SD1 story to include all that industrial strife... | |
| 22 Jan 2009 | |
News: It's MG only at Longbridge |
| 21 Jan 2009 | |
Community: Michael Turner's new Rover 200vi |
| 16 Jan 2009 | |
Community: Andy Thomas' new Maxi |
| 11 Jan 2009 | |
Essays: Minis kill! |
| 06 Jan 2009 | |
Essays: Why I don't love the Rover R8... |
| 04 Jan 2009 | |
Community: A very nice Rover 800 makes the first Car of The Month in 2009... |
| 02 Jan 2009 | |
Our cars: Richard Truett's Detroit Stag is turning into a labour of love... |
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News: It's sale time at Rimmers... | |
| 01 Jan 2009 | |
Community: You've chosen a very nice R8 to be 2009's AROnline Car of The Year... |
| 29 Dec 2008 | |
The cars: Maestro/Montego development story expanded... |
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News: Jaguar XF gets an early boost... | |
| 26 Dec 2008 | |
The cars: Austin Allegro development story expanded... |
| 24 Dec 2008 | |
The cars: Rover P5 story added... |
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Around the world: Siam di Tella in Argentina - the Latin Farinas... | |
| 22 Dec 2008 | |
News: JLR bailout - latest... |
| 19 Dec 2008 | |
News: Tata told to help pay for JLR recovery... |
| 18 Dec 2008 | |
News: XPart - AutoService centre technicians train at Longbridge |
| 17 Dec 2008 | |
News: Jaguar to halt production at Castle Bromwich for three weeks at Christmas |
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News: Government pledges more support for Jaguar Land Rover | |
| 16 Dec 2008 | |
Prototypes: BL ECV3 video added, and story updated... |
| 14 Dec 2008 | |
The cars: Austin Maxi story updated... |
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Community: Links page updated - and add your own | |
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The cars: Mini production landmarks added... | |
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The cars: Maestro development index added... | 11 Dec 2008 | |
Prototypes: The Austin AR16 sketch... |
| 09 Dec 2008 | |
Community: MG Metro for Car of The Month... |
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News: Metro Owners Club goies live | |
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Community: Vote for 2009's Car of The Year... | |
| 07 Dec 2008 | |
News: MG TF LE500 Reduced in Price |
| 06 Dec 2008 | |
Prototypes: Rover P8 story updated... |
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News: Faking it - Mitsuoka's new-age Morgan | |
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The cars: Jaguar XJ40 story updated | |
| 05 Dec 2008 | |
News: Land Rover launching Freelander stop-start |
| 02 Dec 2008 | |
News: Aston Martin to cut 600 jobs at Gaydon |
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News: Land Rover launching Freelander Stop Start... | |
| 29 Nov 2008 | |
News: The new MINI Convertible: out in the open |
| 27 Nov 2008 | |
News: Chinese MG 5 production set to commence in 2009 |
| 25 Nov 2008 | |
Projects: Our R3 re-body project continues... |
| 23 Nov 2008 | |
Essays: new pics, and the acknowledgement of Detroit's part in the design process. Mann and Haynes weren't only inspired by Bauhaus radio designs, but by AMC... |
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Sportscar projects: Meet ADO76... or at least on of many... | |
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The converters: Clarifications and additions made to the Rapport story... | |
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Engines: More information on the proposed tie-up between Powertrain and SAIPA in Iran... | |
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The cars: More pictures added to the Rover 75 projects and prototypes page... | |
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The cars: Pictures and recollections added to the Rover Quintet page... | |
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The cars: Triumph Stag projects and prototypes page added... | |
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The converters: Castagna bodied MINIs - including a Clubman-predicting Wagon... | |
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Around the world: Amendments made to the New Zealand story... | |
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Around the world: Amendments made and pictures added to Leyland P76 Force 7 story... | 22 Nov 2008 | |
The converters: New images added to the ADO16 Crayford gallery |
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The cars: MGC story updated with new images... | |
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The converters: Chris Humberstone's pretty Alfa-based Triplex 10-20 Special... | |
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Also known as: The Landcrab was sold in New Zealand as the Austin Freeway... | |
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Authi Victoria: More pictures added to the Austin Victoria page... | |
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The cars: Triumph 2000 development story updated... | |
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The converters: The Owen Sedanca page updated with new images... | 20 Nov 2008 | |
News: Get involved with the production of a Mini film next year... | 19 Nov 2008 | |
News: Your chance to buy The Spy Who Loved Me Lotus Esprit... | 17 Nov 2008 | |
News: The IPO’s Hearing Officer has now delivered his decision in the MG XPower proceedings | 16 Nov 2008 | |
News: News digest | 15 Nov 2008 | |
News feature: Honda - taking a lead from MG UK? |
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The cars: Roewe 550 index page updated, with new sections and pictures added... | 14 Nov 2008 | |
News: 90% of former Rover staff back in work | 12 Nov 2008 | |
News: Jaguar Land Rover boss David Smith attacks foreign cars | 10 Nov 2008 | |
News: Parts discounts at Rimmer Bros |
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Codenames: ADO numbers page updated... | 09 Nov 2008 | |
News: News digest | 07 Nov 2008 | |
Community: Car of the month for November - and it's another R8! |
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News: Rumour - Roewe 550-MG model confirmed for 2010 | 06 Nov 2008 | |
Drive story: We drive to the four extremities of mainland Britain in 24 hours... | 03 Nov 2008 | |
Drive story: Flat-four delight - we take in eight countries on one tank of diesel... |
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News: 75th Anniversary Appeal to Austin Ex Apprentices Everywhere | 02 Nov 2008 | |
News: News digest | 01 Nov 2008 | |
News: MG Metro 6R4 takes British Rallycross Championship | 26 Oct 2008 | |
Our cars: Truett's Triumphs - Richard buys a Stag... | 25 Oct 2008 | |
News: News digest | 20 Oct 2008 | |
News: MINI all volts, and quite a bit of spark | 19 Oct 2008 | |
News: News digest | 18 Oct 2008 | |
News: British Leyland’s legacy brands - the British public speaks! | 12 Oct 2008 | |
News: News digest | 11 Oct 2008 | |
Projects and prototypes: AR6 development story updated with new pictures. | 10 Oct 2008 | |
Projects and prototypes: the aluminium Metros. | 09 Oct 2008 | |
Road test: Alfa 156 JTD v MG ZT CDTi | 07 Oct 2008 | |
News: SAIC-MGs going on sale in Chile... | 05 Oct 2008 | |
News: News digest |
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Road test: The TVR Griffith v MG RV8 | 04 Oct 2008 | |
Community: MGB for Car of The Month | 01 Oct 2008 | |
News: Sherpa van alive, well, and refreshed | 24 Sep 2008 | |
News: Details of the Rover 75/MG ZT's tenth anniversary gathering... | 23 Sep 2008 | |
News: MG dealer launch feedback | 22 Sep 2008 | |
Projects: The 3D creation of our new-age MG ZR continues... | 21 Sep 2008 | |
Drives: Convoy! Well, sort of... |
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The cars: Roewe 550 gets its own index page with videos added... | 20 Sep 2008 | |
News: Credit crunch forces Jaguar to cut production | 17 Sep 2008 | |
News: Roewe's first special edition 750 | 16 Sep 2008 | |
News: MG's success in Le Mans series | 14 Sep 2008 | |
Essays: Borgward and BMC - what might been? | 12 Sep 2008 | |
News: News digest. | 11 Sep 2008 | |
News: MINI Crossover concept unveiled. | 10 Sep 2008 | |
News analysis: Porsche - a business model for JLR? | 07 Sep 2008 | |
Events: CzechWrecks 2008 - we made it back in one piece. | 06 Sep 2008 | |
Community: An Austin 3 Litre for Car of The Month... | 01 Sep 2008 | |
News: news digest | 31 Aug 2008 | |
In production: Maestros roll of the production line again in China |
| 26 Aug 2008 | |
Tested: MG TF LE500 |
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The cars: Comparing the TF LE500 with a 2005 TF 135 | |
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Our cars: The tale of our News Editor's MG TF 135 | 22 Aug 2008 | |
In production: Keith Adams takes a look inside Longbridge |
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News: We interview Gary Hagen, NAC MG UK's director of sales and marketing | 21 Aug 2008 | |
News: Fun is Back: NAC MG UK launches new website | 20 Aug 2008 | |
News: Caroll Shelby's first racer, an MG TC, is up for sale | 17 Aug 2008 | |
Engines: We've updated our Powertrain in the 2000s story... | 15 Aug 2008 | |
News: NAC MG UK and XPart: parts supply and distribution agreement announced | 11 Aug 2008 | |
News: News digest | 10 Aug 2008 | |
Tested: MINI Clubman Cooper D | 01 Aug 2008 | |
News: Tata plans to revive the Daimler marque |
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Community: Another tidy R8 saved from the crusher | |
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News: MG TF production commences at Longbridge | 31 Jul 2008 | |
News: JLR and FGA announce financing partnership | 28 Jul 2008 | |
Projects: Updated - AROnline's new MG ZR is in 3D. |
| 27 Jul 2008 | |
News: News digest... |
| 26 Jul 2008 | |
Community: Your Cars page added... time to get in touch with your projects... |
| 25 Jul 2008 | |
Your Cars: Mark Gomer's project Tomcat added... it has taken him four years so far. |
| 21 Jul 2008 | |
News: Donald Stokes, 1914-2008 |
| 20 Jul 2008 | |
Car of The Month: An unusual Honda-powered Rover 416SLi Auto... |
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Projects: Say hello to AR's new project car - a Tomcat we've rescued from the jaws of the crusher... | |
| 18 Jul 2008 | |
News: MINI: exports from Plant Oxford exceed a million units |
| 17 Jul 2008 | |
News: News digest |
| 16 Jul 2008 | |
News: Lotus 'Eagle' is unveiled... |
| 15 Jul 2008 | |
News: AROnline joins forces with Rimmer Bros... | 14 Jul 2008 | |
Projects: Updated - AROnline's new MG ZR design is now in schematic form... |
| 13 Jul 2008 | |
Engines: We take a look at the K-Series powered Saipa Saba, discuss
the Iranian production deal, as well as overview some of the more exciting failed MG Rover collaborations... |
| 10 Jul 2008 | |
News: News digest |
| 07 Jul 2008 | |
News: MINI: why JLR needs Rover in America. |
| 04 Jul 2008 | |
New cars: Range Rover Autobiography unveiled in time for the British Motor Show |
| 03 Jul 2008 | |
News: New repair service for MGF/TF steering |
| 02 Jul 2008 | |
News: MG TF LE 500 priced at £16,399 OTR |
| 01 Jul 2008 | |
News: Your chance to buy MG Rover's DTM prototype. |
| 30 Jun 2008 | |
News: News digest |
| 28 Jun 2008 | |
News: News digest |
| 27 Jun 2008 | |
News: Jaguar Land Rover: stepping into a virtual future | 26 Jun 2008 | |
Projects: Updated - Help AROnline produce the next MG ZR design... |
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News: News digest. Land Rover expansion and the MG SW3 is officially launched. | |
| 20 Jun 2008 | |
The cars: We take a further look at XJ40 styling proposals. |
| 19 Jun 2008 | |
Our cars: Richard Truett's update on life stateside with his Triumphs and Sterling. |
| 18 Jun 2008 | |
Events: AROnline's banger rally effort 2008... |
| 17 Jun 2008 | |
Projects: Help AROnline produce the next MG ZR design... |
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News: Raise money for the Sichuan Earthquake Appeal by bidding
on a number of fascinating items donated by the Chinese car industry |
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| 13 Jun 2008 | |
Events: Join in with the Heritage Run |
| 12 Jun 2008 | |
News: News digest... |
| 10 Jun 2008 | |
News: AROnline launches its quest to fill its 2009 glamour calendar... |
| 08 Jun 2008 | |
News: News digest - Ford and Tata finally sign... |
| 03 Jun 2008 | |
News: News digest - all the latest from the world of BMC>MG |
| 02 Jun 2008 | |
Feature galleries: Magazine features gallery added... |
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News: It's official! Tata finalises Jaguar Land Rover deal... | |
| 01 Jun 2008 | |
Community: A nice old Wolseley for Car of The Month... |
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News: Deposits now being taken on new MG TF LE500s... | |
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The cars: Jaguar XF design rejects added... | |
| 29 May 2008 | |
News: Rolls-Royce releases sketches of the upcoming RR4... |
| 28 May 2008 | |
News: Gordon Brown's role in Rover crash questioned by Phoenix Four... |
| 25 May 2008 | |
The cars: The Australian Marina was going to be called Cavalier... |
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Projects: Australian project codes page comprehensively updated... | |
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Projects: The Land-Rover SD5 - a new one on us... | |
| 24 May 2008 | |
News: MINI Agent Provocateur takes a bow... |
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The cars: Ian Nicholls charts the production history of the Jaguar X300/308... | |
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Adventures: A remarkable Bosnian adventure in a Marina from the mid-1990s... | |
| 23 May 2008 | |
The cars: Newly discovered Marina development pictures added... |
| 22 May 2008 | |
Projects: Our freshly MoT'd Maxi receives more fixes... |
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News: News digest | |
| 18 May 2008 | |
Projects: The SD1 needs some fettling... |
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News: Monstro makes a reappearance... | |
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The cars: Jaguar XJ40 story expanded... | |
| 17 May 2008 | |
News: News digest |
| 16 May 2008 | |
News: AC Schnitzer's new MINI Clubman Cooper S |
| 13 May 2008 | |
Buyer's Guide: Claire Smith looks closely at the Austin A40 Farina |
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News: News digest | |
| 12 May 2008 | |
History: The story of the ill-fated Issigonis Alvis TA350 story as told by Robert Leitch... |
| 9 May 2008 | |
TF LE500 set for August production start |
| 8 May 2008 | |
News: News digest |
| 5 May 2008 | |
Car of The Month: A nice little Princess... |
| 4 May 2008 | |
News: Rover's Return? Not quite, but still good news for Longbridge. |
| 3 May 2008 | |
Projects: Our Maxi finally gets a new clutch... |
| 2 May 2008 | |
Running reports: Richard Truett kicks off the first of his regular running reports... |
| 27 Apr 2008 | |
Buying: ADO17 buyer's guide... what to look for on a Landcrab... |
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News: News digest | |
| 25 Apr 2008 | |
Projects: Our Maxi passes its test... what next? |
| 24 Apr 2008 | |
News: News digest... |
| 23 Apr 2008 | |
Marques: The life and times of the Midas |
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Projects: Our Maxi gets ever-closer to its MoT... | |
| 22 Apr 2008 | |
News: SsangYong: on the up in the UK? |
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The cars: Roewe 550 design story... | |
| 21 Apr 2008 | |
News: MG TF introduction confirmed for this summer... |
| 20 Apr 2008 | |
News: Geoff Polites, CEO, Jaguar-Land Rover, dies |
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The cars: Roewe 550-Series, officially official now... | |
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News: Roewe 550 unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show... | 19 Apr 2008 | |
News: SAIC Motor Aims to Re-Open UK Factory This Year |
| 18 Apr 2008 | |
News: Shanghai and Nanjing to fly in for MG talks at Longbridge |
| 17 Apr 2008 | |
News: Stadco Limited and Longbridge: the bigger picture examined… |
| 16 Apr 2008 | |
News: News digest extra |
| 15 Apr 2008 | |
News: News digest |
| 14 Apr 2008 | |
News: MG: Any closer to that promised revival? |
| 13 Apr 2008 | |
Projects: Work begins on our Maxi |
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News: News digest | |
| 12 Apr 2008 | |
News: Face to face with William Riley, XPower man... |
| 09 Apr 2008 | |
Features: Kjell Qvale and the BMC racing cars... |
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News: The MG XPower SV is back in production... | |
| 08 Apr 2008 | |
Running reports: Our Sterling 827SLi is proving more enticing than a Ford Mustang. |
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Projects: Kevin Davis bags a bargain Maxi, and sets about putting it right... | |
| 07 Apr 2008 | |
Projects: Our 216GTi gets some improvements, but there's bad news too... |
| 06 Apr 2008 | |
News: Tata: Jaguar and Land Rover profitable in 2007 |
| 02 Apr 2008 | |
Community: A timely Land Rover-shaped Car of the month... |
| 01 Apr 2008 | |
News: MG dealers still await cars and contracts |
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Essays: Meet the Sterling fixer... | |
| 30 Mar 2008 | |
News: News digest special - all the views from the Jaguar/Land Rover sale to Tata... |
| 26 Mar 2008 | |
News: Tata buys Jaguar in £1.15bn deal |
| 21 Mar 2008 | |
News: News digest |
| 16 Mar 2008 | |
News: Free the BL three... |
| 12 Mar 2008 | |
News: Dr Gao - MG goes global... |
| 08 Mar 2008 | |
News: K-series' five-year deal... |
| 07 Mar 2008 | |
News: Ratan Tata - talking in Geneva |
| 06 Mar 2008 | |
News: News digest Geneva Auto Show special... |
| 02 Mar 2008 | |
News: Geneva Auto Show preview... |
| 01 Mar 2008 | |
News: News digest |
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Projects: Our 216GTi is making a rapid return to full functionality... | |
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Projects: Our Sterling 827SLi is now earning its keep - finally... | |
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Essays: Want an MG TF in the USA? Now you can... | |
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Car of The Month: time for another R8 we reckon... | |
| 27 Feb 2008 | |
News: Jeff Daniels |
| 25 Feb 2008 | |
News: MINI John Cooper Works rides again... |
| 24 Feb 2008 | |
Projects: Richard Truett's Sterling 827SLi continues to consume money. So why is he still smiling? |
| 23 Feb 2008 | |
Projects: The SD1 nears completion... |
| 22 Feb 2008 | |
Projects: Our 216GTi has a new owner, and the work continues... |
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News: News digest | |
| 20 Feb 2008 | |
News: Ratan’s plans: an integrated Jaguar and Rover? |
| 17 Feb 2008 | |
Projects: Richard Truett's Sterling 827SLi receives more attention - and new 'plates... |
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Projects: Keith Adams' SD1 is now getting primer, as the prep work continues... | |
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History: Jaguar XJ40 projects and prototypes section added... | |
| 16 Feb 2008 | |
Have your say: New correspondence added... |
| 14 Feb 2008 | |
Adventures: Russell Gowers and three friends take on
Britain's best driving roads in an Tomcat (and Audi S2 and Peugeot 306)... |
| 13 Feb 2008 | |
First drive: Richard Porter samples the Jaguar XF... |
| 10 Feb 2008 | |
News: A stash of ex-Longbridge V8s has been uncovered - and they're on-sale now. |
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Projects: ...as Richard Truett's Sterling 827SLi takes a step
closer to becoming his daily runner... |
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Projects: Keith Adams' Polish SD1 restoration is progressing nicely... | |
| 09 Feb 2008 | |
Engines: The fascinating story of ARG's first attempt at an O-Series Turbo engine. |
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News: News digest | |
| 06 Feb 2008 | |
News: News digest. |
| 05 Feb 2008 | |
Engines: Robert Leitch on the 2-litre M- and T-Series engines... |
| 04 Feb 2008 | |
History: Andrew Elphick tells the story of the Bond Equipe... |
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News: Tata - no talks with Fiat about Jaguar and Land Rover. | |
| 03 Feb 2008 | |
Projects: The Sterling's making progress... |
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History: Jaguar XJ6/XJ12 index page added... | |
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News: JLR update, and some Chinese titbits | 01 Feb 2008 | |
Car of The Month: Richard Bremner's mint Jaguar XJ-S HE... |
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News: Tata to get all of Jaguar, Land Rover | 27 Jan 2008 | |
History: We take a look at the popular baby Austin... |
| 24 Jan 2008 | |
History: The short and convoluted story of the Trident Clipper... |
| 22 Jan 2008 | |
News: Longbridge tunnels revealed... |
| 21 Jan 2008 | |
News: News Digest |
| 20 Jan 2008 | |
History: Kevin Davis tells the story of the unlikeliest of modified cars... |
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Prototypes: Meet the original CityRover... | |
| 19 Jan 2008 | |
Projects: Our project Sterling 827SLi is causing one or two headaches... |
| 16 Jan 2008 | |
News: News Digest |
| 15 Jan 2008 | |
News: Tata Indica V3: a Rover 25 successor? |
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News: Land Rover LRX: a big hit in Detroit | |
| 13 Jan 2008 | |
Projects: Richard Truett's Sterling 827 completes a 2700 mile trip... |
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News: Brian Griffin, MGF chassis engineer, dies... | |
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History: Project Drive cost-cutting measures finally laid-bare... | |
| 12 Jan 2008 | |
Engines: The fascinating story of the KV6 engine's Kia adventure... |
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News: Roewe 550-Series spotted again... | |
| 10 Jan 2008 | |
Tested: BMW 550i M Sport vs Jaguar S-TYPE R |
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News: Tata Nano: a 21st Century Ford Model T? | |
| 09 Jan 2008 | |
News: News digest |
| 07 Jan 2008 | |
News: Tata shares up on Jaguar/Land Rover |
| 06 Jan 2008 | |
Car of The Month: We welcome an American TR7... |
| 03 Jan 2008 | |
Essays: Robert Leitch on the good, the bad, and the ugly Leyland dashboards... |
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News: Ford names Tata... | |
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News: News digest... there's a lot of catching up to do... | |
| 02 Jan 2008 | |
News: Welcome to our new US Editor... |
| 01 Jan 2008 | |
News: SsangYong in the UK goes bust... |
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Community: We proclaim AROnline's Car of The Year for 2008... | |
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News: MG 7 prices reduced in China... | |
| 31 Dec 2007 | |
News: We review 2007 and look forwards to the year ahead... |
| 30 Dec 2007 | |
Publicity: Australian magazine adverts for the Range Rover added... |
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History: The fascinating story of the P76 updated with loads of
new information... |
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| 29 Dec 2007 | |
News: Longbridge up for redevelopment... |
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Projects: Richard Truett's Sterling 827SLi is already getting its parts... | |
| 27 Dec 2007 | |
Feedback: A whole raft of correspondence added... |
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History: New images added to the Sherpa development story... | |
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Essays: Our man in the secondhand car trade, Steven Ward, reviews 2007... | 23 Dec 2007 | |
Projects: Welcome to AROnline's new project car, Richard Truett's stunning Sterling 827SLi... |
| 21 Dec 2007 | |
News: Tata announcement delayed |
| 20 Dec 2007 | |
News: Automotive PR Limited: Managing Director Hayes' take on China... |
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News: Ford chooses Tata for Jaguar, Land Rover... | |
| 19 Dec 2007 | |
News: Tata offers £1bn for Jaguar and Land Rover... |
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History: Discovery projects and prototypes added... | |
| 18 Dec 2007 | |
News: FAQs - Land Rover LRX Concept |
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News: News digest | |
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Features: Scouts compared - Skoda v Metro | 17 Dec 2007 | |
History: Ian Nicholls on the Rover P7 programme... |
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News: Fiat and Tata: an Alfa Romeo and Jaguar JV? | |
| 16 Dec 2007 | |
Essays: Robert Leitch on that evergreen design classic, the Marina doorhandles... |
| 15 Dec 2007 | |
News: Nanjing takeover date is set... |
| 14 Dec 2007 | |
News: Land Rover's reason to be cheerful - the new LRX Concept... |
| 12 Dec 2007 | |
News: Jaguar and Land Rover sale likely to take place in first quarter |
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News: China's SAIC, Nanjing Auto agree tie-up, sources say | |
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News special: MG vs Rover: China and India in race to rebuild
British brands? Midas makes a return... |
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| 11 Dec 2007 | |
News: Is Ford ready to roll over Rover? |
| 10 Dec 2007 | |
News feature: Tata - Ratan's Rover revival? |
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Features: Keith Adams writes himself the ultimate BL Christmas
list... Now it's your turn to contribute! |
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| 09 Dec 2007 | |
Essays: BMC vs Renault - The engine story, by Robert Leitch. |
| 07 Dec 2007 | |
News: BCA to auction rare Rovers |
| 02 Dec 2007 | |
News: News digest |
| 01 Dec 2007 | |
Car of The Month: Alexander Boucke's Innocenti IM3... |
| 29 Nov 2007 | |
News: MG 3: for China's eyes only? |
| 27 Nov 2007 | |
News: The first Jaguar XF rolls off the production line |
| 26 Nov 2007 | |
News: Phoenix Four accused of stalling probe into Longbridge collapse |
| 25 Nov 2007 | |
History: Robert Leitch goes on the trail of the enigmatic Argyll
Turbo - Scotland's only supercar... |
| 24 Nov 2007 | |
Gallery: BL Babes updated with more pictures and recollections... |
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Tested: MGF 1.8i - we like it... | |
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News: Back from Japan: the return of the RV8s | |
| 21 Nov 2007 | |
Prototypes: Declan Berridge unravels the SD1 estate's story... |
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News: India's Mahindra says it wants Land Rover technology | |
| 20 Nov 2007 | |
Prototypes: Robert Leitch tells the remarkable story of the ADO30... |
| 19 Nov 2007 | |
Development: Exclusive technical drawings of the LC8 and ADO88 are unearthed... |
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News: News digest, compiled by Clive Goldthorp... | |
| 18 Nov 2007 | |
Gallery: A bit of fun as we take a fond look at the BL Babes through the ages... |
| 14 Nov 2007 | |
News: The news isn't good at NAC-MG | |
Development: More pictures added to the Rover P6 Projects and Prototypes page... |
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Development: More pictures added to the Rover P8 gallery page... | |
Development: More pictures added to the Rover P9 gallery page... |
| 13 Nov 2007 | |
News: Son-of-RDX60 breaks cover in China |
| 08 Nov 2007 | |
Projects: Our 216GTi gets some spanking new seats... |
| 07 Nov 2007 | |
News: News digest - the Jaguar/Land Rover saga continues |
| 04 Nov 2007 | |
News: MINI tops the list of clean green cars |
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Driven: Our challenge is to get to the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and do some laps. All for £100... including Channel crossing. |
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| 03 Nov 2007 | |
News: V Eight to invigorate Jensen Interceptors |
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Restoration: Part two of our Polish adventure. Some progress, and a great drive... |
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| 02 Nov 2007 | |
History: Range Rover In Vogue updated with new pictures. |
| 01 Nov 2007 | |
Car of The Month: Rover's big bruiser bargain saloon, the 800 Vitesse Sport Lux... |
| 30 Oct 2007 | |
News: News digest |
| 29 Oct 2007 | |
News: NAC-MG's first concept car... |
| 23 Oct 2007 | |
History: The story of the Range Rover In Vogue special edition - the daddy of all posh Range Rovers... |
| 17 Oct 2007 | |
Engines: The story of the oft-maligned SD1 Six, as told by Robert Leitch... |
| 13 Oct 2007 | |
Events: Re-live the most exciting moments of AR's first road trip - the 2007 Champage Tour |
| 12 Oct 2007 | |
News: News digest |
| 11 Oct 2007 | |
News: Triumph is back... according to Auto Express |
| 10 Oct 2007 | |
News: MG franchise for Wilcox of Wickwar |
| 06 Oct 2007 | |
History: Land Rover Discovery development story added... |
| 04 Oct 2007 | |
Project MG: It's been to the 'Ring, job done. And now it's for sale... |
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Car of The Month: A very interesting Maestro... | |
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News: SMC now taking orders for the TF, as the LE is caught testing at Millbrook... |
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| 03 Oct 2007 | |
News: Kevin Howe unearthed... |
| 02 Oct 2007 | |
News: SsangYong Wz - MG's potential BMW Concept CS/Gran Turismo contender? |
| 26 Sep 2007 | |
Buying: Rover 75/MG ZT used car guide... |
| 25 Sep 2007 | |
News: Up close and personal with the XF |
| 23 Sep 2007 | |
Driven: MG XPower SV - Looking beyond the hype... |
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Project MG: We've got fuelling problems that threaten to scupper an upcoming Euro trip... |
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| 22 Sep 2007 | |
Driven: We take a TVR Griffith 500 on a homecoming tour... |
| 21 Sep 2007 | |
Driven: Contrasting old and new - does the Land Rover Defender have a place in 21st century Britain? |
| 20 Sep 2007 | |
News: MINI Clubman on the Frankfurt Motor Show |
| 15 Sep 2007 | |
Prototypes: New pictures of the ADC Metro Scout added... |
| 14 Sep 2007 | |
Interview: Paul Stowe speaks... |
| 13 Sep 2007 | |
News: The Frankfurt debutantes... |
| 12 Sep 2007 | |
News: MG wows the crowds in Russia... |
| 11 Sep 2007 | |
News digest: catch up with all the news from around the web... |
| 10 Sep 2007 | |
Community: And the other new AR project car - a real pocket rocket. |
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News: MINI to form the basis for sub 1-Series BMW? | |
| 09 Sep 2007 | |
Community: Read about AR's first of two new project cars - it's a kind of homecoming... |
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Around the world: Paul Guinness brings the Rover Quintet to our attention | |
| 08 Sep 2007 | |
Meet our new News Editor... |
| 07 Sep 2007 | |
Development: The story of the new mid-sized Roewe is updated... |
| 06 Sep 2007 | |
Car of the month: A nice old Rover... |
| 05 Sep 2007 | |
News: Catching up: Paul Stowe resigns |
| 28 Aug 2007 | |
News: The new Jaguar XF |
| 24 Aug 2007 | |
News: Deal struck as first MG sold in China |
| 23 Aug 2007 | |
News: No quick deal on Jaguar and Land Rover |
| 16 Aug 2007 | |
News: First meet of the new Rover 200 and 400 owners club |
| 12 Aug 2007 | |
Events: Pictures from last week's BMC/BL Rally... |
| 09 Aug 2007 | |
News: Cost of Rover inquiry exceeds £9.5m |
| 08 Aug 2007 | |
News: MG3 goes rallying... |
| 06 Aug 2007 | |
News: MG rolls out the red carpet... |
| 01 Aug 2007 | |
Car of the month: Our first Montego. Oh yes. |
| 30 Jul 2007 | |
News: MG3 caught testing in China... again |
| 28 Jul 2007 | |
News: MINI Clubman unveiled |
| 26 Jul 2007 | |
News: MG's dealer plans start to take shape |
| 25 Jul 2007 | |
News: MG7 to hit the Chinese market in next month... |
| 21 Jul 2007 | |
Events: The BMC/BL Rally is getting closer, and we're looking for cars to exhibit at the show. Would you like to be there? |
| 18 Jul 2007 | |
News: Jaguar and Land Rover to see up to six bids |
| 16 Jul 2007 | |
News: New 'big' Austin-Healey to be a 'clean sheet' design? |
| 07 Jul 2007 | |
Prototypes: More AR6 pictures added... |
| 05 Jul 2007 | |
Converters: Wood & Pickett cars added... |
| 04 Jul 2007 | |
Prototypes: We re-open the great Rover R30/BMW 1-Series debate... |
| 02 Jul 2007 | |
News: 'Chinese Leyland' takes a step closer? |
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Community: We have a wedge for our Car of the Month | |
| 25 Jun 2007 | |
News: New TF rolled out at Silverstone International |
| 21 Jun 2007 | |
Events: Report from the Enfield Pageant of Motoring 2007 |
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Community: Lee Williams' Metro Vanden Plas featured... | |
| 19 Jun 2007 | |
Community: Mark Mastrototaro has returned to Rover ownership |
| 18 Jun 2007 | |
Community: Stephen Fussell's MG Maestro added... |
| 17 Jun 2007 | |
News: What's in store for Austin-Healey? |
| 11 Jun 2007 | |
News: Ford to sell Jaguar and Land Rover |
| 09 Jun 2007 | |
News: MG 7 Coupé under consideration? |
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History: MGF/TF story brought up to date | |
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Essays: KEVIN DAVIS on the Rover 620ti | |
| 08 Jun 2007 | |
Prototypes: The story of the Metro-based ADC Scout project... |
| 02 Jun 2007 | |
Essays: KEVIN DAVIS on the Rover 200 BRM LE |
| 01 Jun 2007 | |
Car of the month: There's no beating a nice Tomcat... |
| 29 May 2007 | |
Community: Andrew Murphy's fine Allegros added | |
Community: Michael Turner has a new addition to the fleet... |
| 29 May 2007 | |
News: Longbridge re-opens and MG fever takes over | |
First drive: Autocar's STEVE CROPLEY samples the MG 7 for size in its native China, and comes back impressed... |
| 27 May 2007 | |
News: Gaydon re-opens in style |
| 25 May 2007 | |
News: MGs to roll off Longbridge production line |
| 24 May 2007 | |
Community: Jim Jarron's Australian Wolseley added |
| 18 May 2007 | |
Interviews: Alec Issigonis gallery of photos added to his interview page |
| 16 May 2007 | |
Essays: SIMON WEAKLEY gives a fascinating insight into Austin-Rover marketing during 1984-1986... pure gold. |
| 15 May 2007 | |
News: Land Rover donates four millionth vehicle to Born Free |
| 14 May 2007 | |
Production: The story of the Rover 75's move from Longbridge to Cowley, as told by IAN ELLIOTT back in 2000... |
| 13 May 2007 | |
Adspace: KEVIN DAVIS delves back into his magazine collection to get some historical perspective on the Rover 800 Coup�/TD> |
| 08 May 2007 | |
Community: Mark Mastrototaro's fleet updated... |
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Community: ...and the same goes for John Capon's collection. | |
| 03 May 2007 | |
News: Longbridge re-opens at the end of the month... |
| 01 May 2007 | |
Car of The Month: A very special Landcrab... |
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News: New NAC-MG press pictures accompany some good news | |
| 29 Apr 2007 | |
Classic cars: MGC |
| 28 Apr 2007 | |
Motorsport: Ian Seabrook tells the story of Rover's less-than-glorious outings with the SD1 on track... |
| 27 Apr 2007 | |
History: 'P6 drawings and prototypes' page added... |
| 25 Apr 2007 | |
News: Good news for LDV |
| 24 Apr 2007 | |
History: More information and a new image added about the ill-fated Rover 75 by Brilliance |
| 23 Apr 2007 | |
History: More pictures added to the MGB development story... |
| 22 Apr 2007 | |
History: New images added to the Innocenti story, including a
scan of the press release announcing the joint venture with BMC... |
| 21 Apr 2007 | |
News: Shanghai surprises |
| 16 Apr 2007 | |
News: More images of Roewe's son-of-RDX60 emerge... |
| 01 Apr 2007 | |
Car of the Month: A very pretty - and cared for - Rover 800 Coupe... |
| 30 Mar 2007 | |
History: IAN ELLIOTT leads us through the introduction of the Austin Allegro... |
| 27 Mar 2007 | |
News: MG goes live! |
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Community: Andrew Merril's brand new Rover 75 | |
| 26 Mar 2007 | |
News: NAC-MG needs finance on the eve of its big day |
| 22 Mar 2007 | |
News: Unregistered MG Rovers still available... |
| 21 Mar 2007 | |
Community: Tim Burgess has seen the light... |
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Community: Martin Green's brand new MG ZT | |
| 20 Mar 2007 | |
News: Rob Oldaker announced as NAC-MG Product as pictures from inside the Nanjing factory emerge... |
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Development: The story so far of Roewe 750... | |
| 19 Mar 2007 | |
News: Duke Hale resigns |
| 17 Mar 2007 | |
History: Pininfarina 1800 Berlina Aerodinamica page updated with new pictures and words |
| 15 Mar 2007 | |
History: Brands ownership page updated |
| 14 Mar 2007 | |
Community: Ian Nicholls' XJ40 added... |
| 13 Mar 2007 | |
News: The classic British sportscar from China |
| 06 Mar 2007 | |
News: Jaguar XJ8 receives a make-over |
| 05 Mar 2007 | |
History: It's the 25th anniversary of the Austin Ambassador... |
| 04 Mar 2007 | |
History: We highlight the still-born Metro saloon... |
| 03 Mar 2007 | |
Longbridge: Sensational pictures from inside, thanks to Raddog of the UE forum, www.28dayslater.co.uk (more to follow) |
| 02 Mar 2007 | |
Car of the Month: MG Maestro EFi meets talking dashboard... |
| 25 Feb 2007 | |
News: MG Streetwise scooped |
| 22 Feb 2007 | |
News: AutoExpress speculation on the Roewe 450 |
| 20 Feb 2007 | |
History: What we know about the Mini Cabriolet from the early 1990s. Can you fill in the blanks? |
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History: The story so far of the ERA Mini | |
| 17 Feb 2007 | |
Long term test: Keith Adams' Rover 800 Coupe gets a 'new' engine ECU... which needs re-coding. |
| 16 Feb 2007 | |
News: MG TF undergoing final testing in China |
| 12 Feb 2007 | |
News: Land Rover Defender remains in production. |
| 11 Feb 2007 | |
Restoration: We take an SD1 using a Range Rover to Poland, with a view to giving it a full restoration |
| 09 Feb 2007 | |
Harry Webster: An obituary, by Graham Robson... |
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History: Colour image of the ill-fated P82 project added... | |
| 01 Feb 2007 | |
Car of the Month: On track with a tuned TR7 Sprint... |
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News: More pictures of the MG7... | |
| 31 Jan 2007 | |
Essays: One of the Mini's most ardent fans, IAN NICHOLLS, puts forward the theory that although it was a marvellous and innovative product, it was also financially one of the most damaging... |
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History: Mini story updated with 'Landmarks' pictures | |
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History: Further information added to the Mini Clubman story | |
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History: Further pictures added to the Mini-Cooper story | |
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News: Longbridge production stepped up | |
| 30 Jan 2007 | |
News: Production of MG cars to resume at Longbridge... | 28 Jan 2007 | |
History: Austin Maxi projects and prototypes page added... |
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History: Triumph 1300 projects and prototypes page added... | |
| 22 Jan 2007 | |
News: World first for MGB owners... |
| 20 Jan 2007 | |
Long term test: Keith Adams' Rover 800 Coupe is now MoT'd, but there are still more than a few niggles to sort... |
| 17 Jan 2007 | |
News: MINI range expands to include the One and Cooper D... |
| 16 Jan 2007 | |
Road test: Mazda's MX-5 is now king of the hill in the open-topped sector, but Roger Blaxall wonders if this will change when the revitalised MG TF is launched this summer... |
| 15 Jan 2007 | |
Road test: Skoda's Octavia vRS is tested by Roger Blaxall - and
he gets all nostalgic about the 620ti in the process... |
| 12 Jan 2007 | |
Community: Brian Gunn's new car is added... |
| 11 Jan 2007 | |
News: Land Rover sets global sales record in 2006 |
| 07 Jan 2007 | |
Long term test: Brian Gunn's XJ40 sells... |
| 02 Jan 2007 | |
First drive: Roewe 750E - as reported by the Chinese, and translated by us... |
| 01 Jan 2007 | |
News: The Jaguar C-XF concept revealed; NAC-MG and SAIC begin production of their versions of the KV6 engine... |
| 30 Dec 2006 | |
History: The story of the Rover Metro/100 Cabriolet - and we need to find out more... |
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History: The 200 BRM LE, Rover's forgotten hot hatchback | |
| 29 Dec 2006 | |
Road test: The latest MINI Cooper tested... |
| 28 Dec 2006 | |
Car of the month: A very nice Metro... |
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Car of the year 2007: No surprises here... | |
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Long term test: Keith Adams' Rover 800 Coupe - progress made. | |
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Road test: MINI Cooper S with John Cooper Works GP Kit. | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | |
Tech: Hydragas suspension explained... |
| 14 Dec 2006 | |
Classics: Maxi buyer's guide added... |
| 11 Dec 2006 | |
Long term test: Keith Adams' Rover 800 Coupe - partly good, mostly bad. |
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Development: The Rover 75 development story brought up to date... | |
| 09 Dec 2006 | |
History: Retro Place - Longbridge, KEITH ADAMS' brief history of the place... |
| 05 Dec 2006 | |
Long term test: BRIAN GUNN's XJ40 passes its MoT... |
| 04 Dec 2006 | |
News: Jaguar's S-TYPE replacement gets a familar name |
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Long term test: Brian Gunn's XJ40 endures the longest 'pre' MoT in history... | |
| 01 Dec 2006 | |
Car of the month: A suitably tweaked SD1 Vitesse... |
| 26 Nov 2006 | |
Buying: Rover 213/216 buyer's guide added... |
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History: Chapters three and four added to IAN ELLIOTT's history
of the company... |
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| 23 Nov 2006 | |
Classics: Princess buyer's guide added... |
| 20 Nov 2006 | |
News: Get exclusive access to the Gaydon workshops... |
| 15 Nov 2006 | |
Driven: Nic Fasci exercises self-control when he gets the chance
to try out the mighty Daimler Super V8... |
| 14 Nov 2006 | |
Community: Oliver South's Mini ERA Turbo replica added... |
| 13 Nov 2006 | |
Long term test: Brian Gunn finishes the suspension overhaul on his Jaguar... |
| 09 Nov 2006 | |
History: Long time austin-rover.co.uk contributor and inside voice, IAN ELLIOTT leads us through the history of BMC>Rover... |
| 07 Nov 2006 | |
News: A new owners' club and website set up for the Rover 200/400,
and details of the Crumball Rally. |
| 06 Nov 2006 | |
Long term test: Brian Gunn replaces more worn Jaguar parts... |
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Community: Congrats to the 20th birthday of a MG EFi... | |
| 04 Nov 2006 | |
Car of the month: A very nice Rover 200 Coupé gets the star treatment... |
| 03 Nov 2006 | |
Community: 'Team Burgess' has been joined by a new car... |
| 28 Oct 2006 | |
Community: João Paulo Carvalho's Rovers added... |
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Community: Dylan Jones memories added... | |
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Community: Michael Turner's page updated... | |
| 24 Oct 2006 | |
The cars: Roewe 750E gallery added... |
| 22 Oct 2006 | |
Long term test: Brian Gunn smoothes out some of the wobbles on his XJ40... |
| 14 Oct 2006 | |
History: A pair of interesting Acclaim styling sketches added... |
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News: Longbridge production of MG TF moves closer... | |
| 12 Oct 2006 | |
News: SAIC's 75 breaks cover, and it has a new identity... |
| 01 Oct 2006 | |
Car of The Month: Ever wondered what happens to motor show star cars? |
| 29 Sep 2006 | |
News: NAC-MG opens new powerplant factory |
| 28 Sep 2006 | |
News: Rimmer Bros cheaper than XPart for MGR car parts |
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Events: Staples2Naples 2006 is over for another year, and we enjoyed
it more than ever... |
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| 19 Sep 2006 | |
News: SAIC set to acquire global automotive consultancy Ricardo 2010 |
| 18 Sep 2006 | |
News: Ford buys Rover... name |
| 12 Sep 2006 | |
News: MG aims for 90 UK dealers... |
| 11 Sep 2006 | |
Long term test: Not all happiness on the Rover 800 front... |
| 10 Sep 2006 | |
Films and TV appearances: Plenty of hot BMC>Rover action in
the 1980s cold war thriller, The Fourth Protocol... |
| 06 Sep 2006 | |
Feature: Brought in the USA - Richard Truett recalls the trials
and Tribulations of getting his Stag up and running Stateside... |
| 05 Sep 2006 | |
News: NAC-MG to open new engine plant later this month... |
| 03 Sep 2006 | |
Car of The Month: A rather rare example of the Rover 75 V8... |
| 30 Aug 2006 | |
Long term test: We introduce Keith Adams' new 800 Coupe. It's
going to be an eventful ride... |
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Tested: Rover 800 road test index page added... | |
| 24 Aug 2006 | |
Community: Tim Burgess' fleet info changed... |
| 22 Aug 2006 | |
News: They’re here! Indian SD1 parts now for sale at Rimmer Bros. |
| 21 Aug 2006 | |
Community: Steve Stafford's cars added to members' galleries... |
| 20 Aug 2006 | |
Tested: Brian Gunn's XJ40 receives some attention to it's brake system... |
| 17 Aug 2006 | |
Obituary: The Longbridge Conveyor Bridge is no more, and RICHARD PORTER marks its passing... |
| 16 Aug 2006 | |
News: Geoff Upex to retire from Land Rover. |
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Events: Report from the recent BMC/BL Annual Rally. | |
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History: Updates to the Marina story, thanks to former engineer
on the project, Andy Smith. |
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| 15 Aug 2006 | |
News: MINI v3.0 finally official pictures and pricing details announced. |
| 14 Aug 2006 | |
News: SAIC's Rover 75 is finally uncovered. Plus ca change... |
| 13 Aug 2006 | |
News: Jaguar for sale? |
| 02 Aug 2006 | |
News analysis: Michael Wynn-Williams takes a delving look into
the NAC-MG deal, and Keith Adams provides the counterpoint... |
| 01 Aug 2006 | |
Car of the Month: An MG XPower SV for your delectation... |
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News: LDV sold to the Russians | |
| 28 Jul 2006 | |
Driven: Mike Duff drives a prototype 2007 MINI Cooper S... |
| 27 Jul 2006 | |
Adverts: Mini promoclips re-instated... |
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Adverts: BMC 1100 promoclips re-instated... | |
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Adverts: Princess promoclips re-instated... | |
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Adverts: ...and all the rest. | |
| 23 Jul 2006 | |
Overseas: Information about production of Minis, 1100s and Maxis
in Yugoslavia between 1969 and 1972... |
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History: The Rover 213/216's rivals given the once over... | |
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History: We check out the Jaguar XJ40's rivals... | |
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Specials: The pedestrian friendly Austin Metro. | |
| 22 Jul 2006 | |
Sales: Many more international sales figures for the 2001-2005
period added. |
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Development: The 9X story updated... | |
| 21 Jul 2006 | |
Tested: Brian Gunn's XJ40 is subjected to the long term test treatment... |
| 17 Jul 2006 | |
News: NAC-MG has announced TF production will resume in 2007 at
Longbridge. |
| 13 Jul 2006 | |
News analysis: Michael Wynn-Williams tries to make sense of the new deal... |
| 12 Jul 2006 | |
News: It's Longbridge, Nanjing and... Oklahoma |
| 11 Jul 2006 | |
News: MG makes a USA comeback? |
| 10 Jul 2006 | |
The annual BMC/BL Rally: Come and see us in August in sunny Peterborough... |
| 05 Jul 2006 | |
News: MG to return to Longbridge |
| 02 Jul 2006 | |
Car of the Month: A rare 'Prince Charles'-spec Rover SD1 Vitesse Automatic... |
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News: The last MG ZTs hit the market... | |
| 29 Jun 2006 | |
Tested: Claire Smith sings the praises of her Ford Ka, and doesn't
find the need to apologise... |
| 28 Jun 2006 | |
Staples2Naples: It's getting closer, and preparations are yet
to get underway... |
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News: Rimmer Bros pull off the deal of the decade for SD1 enthusiasts... | |
| 27 Jun 2006 | |
Reviewed: Roger Blaxall sniffs out a CityRover bargain - and discovers what's the deal with the Mk2 version of this much-maligned car. |
| 24 Jun 2006 | |
News: Freelander 2 breaks cover... |
| 23 Jun 2006 | |
News: Ricardo 2010 out testing SAIC's new Rover 75 at the Nurburgring. |
| 10 Jun 2006 | |
News: Nanjing story catch-up |
| 09 Jun 2006 | |
Jonathan Sellars' cars added to the galleries... |
| 08 Jun 2006 | |
Engines: The K-Series article updated... |
| 06 Jun 2006 | |
A couple of updates on the members' galleries... |
| 04 Jun 2006 | |
Tested: Keith Adams takes a spin in the Citroen C6 and comes away confused... |
| 03 Jun 2006 | |
News: Rover 75 and MG ZTs show their worth at Beaulieu... |
| 01 Jun 2006 | |
Car of the Month: a rather special Metro. |
| 22 May 2006 | |
News: Triumph revival takes a knock in the USA |
| 18 May 2006 | |
Development: The highly interesting story of the Reliant Scimitar
SS1 added... |
| 17 May 2006 | |
Adspace: Kevin Davis tells us why the Rover R8 deserved its classy advertising campaign which tried to tell us its drivers really up where they belonged... |
| 13 May 2006 | |
Essays: Ian Nicholls reckons Graham Day didn't do enough on his
watch. And here's why... |
| 07 May 2006 | |
History: Maestro's rivals scrutinised - it wasn't a vintage class... | |
History: We check out the executive car park, circa 1990. |
| 06 May 2006 | |
History: The Rover SD1's rivals examined in detail... | |
History: Princess 2200 rivals line up for your perusal. |
| 05 May 2006 | |
Essays: On a cold Thursday afternoon in the winter months of 2005, RICHARD PORTER took a stroll round Longbridge, and came over all thoughtful... |
| 04 May 2006 | |
History: Rivals for the Allegro 1.1/1.3 are analysed - what a fearsome bunch. |
| 03 May 2006 | |
History: The Morris Ital's rivals are put under the spotlight. |
| 02 May 2006 | |
History: First in a series - the Metro's rivals lined up for comparison. |
| 01 May 2006 | |
Car of the month: Our Staples2Naples Jaguar XJ40 makes the cut... |
| 30 Apr 2006 | |
Chassis numbers: The last MG ZS and Rover 25s have now been confirmed... |
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Essays: Simon Erland's brilliant technical analysis of the K-Series engine... | |
| 29 Apr 2006 | |
Road test: Roger Blaxall ponders whether Skoda's dramatic turnaround can be mirrored by a Chinese-owned Rover... |
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Essays: Ian Nicholls recalls the day the two millionth rolled
off the production line. |
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Around the world: A number of new pictures uploaded to the Innocenti area. | |
| 28 Apr 2006 | |
Also known as: Two new Montego additions to the 'Also known as' gallery... |
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History: More information added about MGR's plans to buy in diesel engines from VW, Fiat and Mitsubishi... |
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| 27 Apr 2006 | |
News: SAIC spells out plans for its own brand; exports
may include US market |
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Buyer's guide: The bangs-for-your-bucks Rover 620ti comes under
the used car spotlight... |
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| 23 Apr 2006 | |
Community: Anthony Donnelly's cars added and also Mark Mastrototaro's
latest addition(s)... |
| 21 Apr 2006 | |
Community: Demetris Bouras ADO16 added and also Richard Bell's
latest addition... |
| 20 Apr 2006 | |
Road test: we take the MINI Cooper to Nürburgring and are impressed... |
| 18 Apr 2006 | |
Adventure: Karl Parsons tells his remarkable story about taking
an Allegro to Central Asia... |
| 16 Apr 2006 | |
News: Longbridge Rally springs a surprise... |
| 10 Apr 2006 | |
Adventure: Lada to Ukraine - and how we undertook an adventure of a lifetime... |
| 09 Apr 2006 | |
News: Nanjing cash plea over Longbridge... |
| 08 Apr 2006 | |
News: How the mighty have fallen - MG Rover 12 months on... |
| 04 Apr 2006 | |
Shootout: MGC vs Triumph TR6 |
| 01 Apr 2006 | |
Car of the month: It's wedge shaped, has twin cams and is fuel injected... |
| 31 Mar 2006 |  |
Development: The Triumph Stag development story added... |
| 30 Mar 2006 | |
News: Wyles Hardy has released the official Sport & Racing auction results, and we've updated accordingly... |
| 28 Mar 2006 | |
News: New HST model adds excitement to the Range Rover Sport... |
| 26 Mar 2006 | |
News: Busy Sport & Racing auction generates 'interesting' prices.... |
| 25 Mar 2006 | |
Events: We're off to Naples again... this time in a Jaguar. |
| 23 Mar 2006 | |
News: MG ZT facelift completed... |
| 21 Mar 2006 | |
Prototypes: Robert Leitch tells the story of the little-known Triumph Fury. |
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Adspace: First in an occasional series - Kevin Davis tells about the Princess and the power of its advertising... | |
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Development: Small update to the Mini development story... | |
| 20 Mar 2006 | |
Development: The story of the 'Tickford' Rover 820 Turbo 16V updated. |
| 19 Mar 2006 | |
News: Changes at www.austin-rover.co.uk. |
| 17 Mar 2006 | |
Development: Maxi development story updated... |
| 16 Mar 2006 | |
News: New MINI revealed to Oxford (nee Cowley) workers... |
| 15 Mar 2006 | |
News: MG Sport & Racing under the hammer. |
| 14 Mar 2006 | |
Community: Richard Gelder's fleet status updated. |
| 12 Mar 2006 | |
Community: Keith Adams' new Rover SD1 added to the gallery. |
| 08 Mar 2006 | |
History: The story of the Maestro's production in Bulgaria (new pictures added 16 March). |
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News: Dutch receivers own the European rights to the MG name... | |
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Development: Austin AR6 development story updated with further information. | |
| 03 Mar 2006 | |
Sales: MG Rover's sales worldwide 2000-2005. |
| 02 Mar 2006 | |
News: MPs ready to grill DTI boss on Rover hot seat. |
| 01 Mar 2006 | |
Car of the Month: One for the petrolheads among us. |
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Community: Richard Collett's Princess 1100 added to members' gallery... | |
| 28 Feb 2006 | |
Gallery: Light commercials gallery updated to include Freelander. |
| 27 Feb 2006 | |
Road test: Roger Blaxall asks the question no one else dared - could the Proton Gen 2 be turned into a credible new small Rover. |
| 22 Feb 2006 | |
News: Chinese car maker renews factory lease - with getout clause. |
| 21 Feb 2006 | |
News: Sorting the inscrutable from the indecisive - a critique of the James/Nanjing/SAIC situation by Michael Wynn-Williams. |
| 20 Feb 2006 | |
News: David James secures rights to Smart... |
| 18 Feb 2006 | |
News: Nanjing in talks to buy Rover name rights. |
| 16 Feb 2006 | |
News: MG on the move, by Michael Wynn-Williams... |
| 01 Feb 2006 | |
Car of the Month: This time one with a big, decorative grille. |
| 20 Jan 2006 | |
Development: Allegro story updated and new pictures added... |
| 18 Jan 2006 | |
Projects: MG Rover's unlaunched flagship, the V8 Limousine... |
| 11 Jan 2006 | |
News: Nanjing presses ahead with MG Rover plans. |
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Development: New Metro pictures added... | |
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Development: New LC8 pictures added... | |
| 10 Jan 2006 | |
Development: More Princess design sketches added... |
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News: MINI Concept Traveller confirmed for production... | |
| 09 Jan 2006 | |
Engineering: Further revelations about Powertrain's work in the lead-up to administration... |
| 06 Jan 2006 | |
News: Coventry revived in Oxford? |
| 05 Jan 2006 | |
Development: MINI story updated... |
| 03 Jan 2006 | |
History: Rover-Triumph's future model plans, as reported in internal documents in 1979. |
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Essay: Ian Nicholls discusses the styling of the Maestro and Montego, and wonders if it marked a significant turning point in the company's history... | |
| 02 Jan 2006 | |
Development: CityRover story updated |
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History: A 1970 Interview with Lord Stokes... | 30 Dec 2005 | |
News: Review of the year, 2005 - not a vintage one, all told... |
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Also known as: The Concerto TD - a Rover wearing Honda badges... | |
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History: BMC>Rover timeline brought up to date... | |
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Development: The story behind the 380bhp MG ZT Extreme. | |
| 29 Dec 2005 | |
Car of the Month: a new year, and an impressive addition to the site. |
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Road test: Shootout between the MG ZT V8 and Rover SD1 Vitesse. | |
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Road test: Jonathan Sellars tests the 800 Coupe in 2-litre Sterling guise and comes away impressed. | |
| 28 Dec 2005 | |
Car of the Year: It seems fitting that Austin-Rover's car of the year is a Rover SD1... |
| 27 Dec 2005 | |
Sales: UK Sales updated... |
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Chassis numbers: Page updated with new information | |
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Road test: Austin 1300GT vs Triumph 1300TC | |
| 23 Dec 2005 | |
Tested: Radford MINI Miglia. |
| 21 Dec 2005 | |
News: More Chinese whispers about NAC and Longbridge... |
| 20 Dec 2005 | |
News: MGOC gets Extreme. |
| 19 Dec 2005 | |
News: Chinese production, one step closer... |
| 18 Dec 2005 | |
Converters: Harold Radford History page updated to reflect the recent re-launch of the company... |
| 17 Dec 2005 | |
Gallery: pictures of Longbridge taken in November 2005... |
| 10 Dec 2005 | |
News: The last MG ZT V8 found... |
| 07 Dec 2005 | |
News: Autocar reports that Great British Sports Cars and Nanjing will be building the new Austin-Healey within a couple of years... |
| 06 Dec 2005 | |
News: Krish Bhaskar wants talks with Nanjing... |
| 05 Dec 2005 | |
Community: Stewart Weller's MG Midget added to the members' pages... |
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News: One of the remaining Owen Sedancas makes it to eBay. | |
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Road test: Maxi vs Renault 16. | |
| 02 Dec 2005 | |
Design: OMNI Design's managing director, Richard Hamblin, gives us the heads-up on the OMNI-MG design concept. |
| 01 Dec 2005 | |
Car of the Month: A Rover R8 for DERV lovers... |
| 27 Nov 2005 | |
Development story: Jack Yan tells the story of the Australian Leyland that never was, the P82... |
| 26 Nov 2005 | |
Essay: Ian Nicholls wonders if BL needed more, not less, investment during the Seventies... |
| 25 Nov 2005 | |
News: GBSCC buys into Austin-Healey mystique |
| 23 Nov 2005 | |
A 'Have your say' section added to Ian Nicholls' essay, 'Did government kill MG Rover?' |
| 22 Nov 2005 | |
Metro development story updated with additional pictures... |
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Kevin Davis' new Rover 420Si added to members' gallery... | |
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News: Bonhams auctions off a couple of interesting ex-MG Rover cars... | |
| 15 Nov 2005 | |
Shootout: Marina vs Avenger |
| 11 Nov 2005 | |
News: moving images of the interior of Longbridge (updated with new information). |
| 09 Nov 2005 | |
Keith Adams mourns the loss of Rover, and wonders if it is now time to let sleeping dogs lie... |
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Rover 75 Projects and Prototypes added... | |
| 01 Nov 2005 | |
Car of the month: Maximum style in the minimum package. |
| 31 Oct 2005 | |
Ian Nicholls takes a look at how each successive government has handled the company since the creation of BMC in 1952... |
| 27 Oct 2005 | |
Ian Nicholls questions the Mini's role as the world's best small car... |
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James Ruppert on why you should buy an MG Rover right now... | |
| 26 Oct 2005 | |
News: RDX60 Programme back on? |
| 25 Oct 2005 | |
A look at the engine projects underway at Powertrain before the curtain came down on the operation in April... |
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OMNI Design, based in Solihull, produced a number of Rover proposals - here's the hatchback | |
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...and here's the MG sports car | |
| 19 Oct 2005 | |
Chassis numbers update - confirmed is the final Rover 75, but we still have so much more work to do... |
| 05 Oct 2005 | |
Better late than never, we have a new car of the month - and it's pudding-shaped. |
| 04 Oct 2005 | |
News: Etsong's Maestro receives front end re-style... |
| 03 Oct 2005 | |
News: Gaydon secures the final Rover 75... |
| 02 Oct 2005 | |
News: Longbridge lift and shift continues apace... |
| 01 Oct 2005 | |
Staples2Naples report - further pictures and recollections to follow... |
| 21 Sep 2005 | |
News: Krish Bhaskar looks to re-invent the Austin-Healey... |
| 20 Sep 2005 | |
News: MGs, Rovers, China and Longbridge... |
| 19 Sep 2005 | |
Montego prototypes page added... |
| 12 Sep 2005 | |
News: How to drive down your fuel bills... |
| 06 Sep 2005 | |
News: Sonalka to launch MGR Co-developed Rhino-Rover powered by the common-rail L-Series engine, later this year... |
| 30 Aug 2005 | |
A very yellow car of the month for September... |
| 28 Aug 2005 | |
The RDX60 programme was beginning to be considered old hat by late 2004 - here are 2005's proposed replacements... |
| 27 Aug 2005 | |
July's pan-European sales added... |
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Princess/Ambassador development story updated | |
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Rover SD1 development story updated | |
| 26 Aug 2005 | |
RDX60 story expanded, new pictures and information added... |
| 25 Aug 2005 | |
News: Rimmer Bros to supply parts for MG Rover cars... |
| 24 Aug 2005 | |
Can you help us? Send us your chassis number details to find the last MGs and Rovers to leave Longbridge |
| 23 Aug 2005 | |
Rover 75/MG ZT development story updated again to reflect early project information. |
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News: Time to find the last MG Rovers | |
| 22 Aug 2005 | |
News: MG Rover - the Chinese perspective... |
| 20 Aug 2005 | |
MG Rover production figures updated - will we be adding new numbers any time soon? |
| 19 Aug 2005 | |
A review of tuned Minis, as compiled by Ian Nicholls... |
| 17 Aug 2005 | |
'Stokes - the case for the defence', by Ian Nicholls added to the 'Essays' page... |
| 16 Aug 2005 | |
BMC 1100/1300 Buyer's Guide added... |
| 14 Aug 2005 | |
Morris 'Marque' index page added - included is a full time-line of the company from inception in 1912 to death in 1984... |
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UK and pan-European sales figures updated. | |
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The Sherpa story updated. | |
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The Morris Marina development story updated. | |
| 13 Aug 2005 | |
MG XPower SV story updated |
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New pictures added to the MG XPower SV gallery including Peter Stevens sketches | |
| 12 Aug 2005 | |
Lots more news added... |
| 09 Aug 2005 | |
Rover 400/45/MG ZS development story updated, with new insights from Richard Woolley. |
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Rover 75/MG ZT story updated... | |
| 08 Aug 2005 | |
Show report from the BMC/BL Rally at Peterborough... |
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News analysis: Back to the drawing board, by Michael Wynn-Williams | |
| 01 Aug 2005 | |
August's car of the month... |
| 23 Jul 2005 | |
The Phoenix era added to 'The Whole Story'... |
| 22 Jul 2005 | |
News: Nanjing buys MG Rover |
| 14 Jul 2005 | |
News: Longbridge gets closer to being saved. PwC in negotiations with SAIC and Martin Leach... |
| 12 Jul 2005 | |
New picture of Colin Corke's Rover 45 Tourer added... |
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News: Martin Leach and MGR? | |
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Tim Burgess' member's page updated... | |
| 11 Jul 2005 | |
News: MGR dealers were signing over to SAIC weeks before meltdown |
| 09 Jul 2005 | |
Full report from the Centenary event at Longbridge. |
| 08 Jul 2005 | |
Mark Mastrotaro's and Mike McCabe's cars added to the members' gallery |
| 03 Jul 2005 | |
A new month sees a new Car of The Month - however, we've got something different for July... |
| 02 Jul 2005 | |
'Clockwise' added to the film and TV appearances gallery... |
| 01 Jul 2005 | |
July's news rolls in - for once, something positive would be nice. |
| 23 Jun 2005 | |
Austin Metro development story updated... |
| 22 Jun 2005 | |
CityRover development story updated... | |
MINI development story updated with new pictures... |
| 20 Jun 2005 | |
News: MG wins Le Mans! |
| 18 Jun 2005 | |
In 1990, Rover's Metro GTi became a record-breaking car. Enter 'Project Pride'... |
| 15 Jun 2005 | |
New pictures of the RDX60 added including an interesting CATIA scheme... |
| 14 Jun 2005 | |
News: SAIC owns the IPRs for MG TF and Rover 75 Tourer... |
| 13 Jun 2005 | |
News: Peter Stevens tells it like it is... |
| 10 Jun 2005 | |
News: PwC's press conference reveals some unsavoury facts for MG Rover creditors |
| 08 Jun 2005 | |
Jaguar XJ40 development story added... | |
Italian design proposals for the XJ40 project added - more to come soon... |
| 07 Jun 2005 | |
Additions made to the XJ41/42 development story... | |
Additions made to the Leyland P76 development story... | 02 Jun 2005 | |
Detail shots of the Autocars' produced Israeli Triumph 1500... | |
ADO77 - the ill-fated Marina replacement | |
More information added to MINI development story | |
Another fascinating photo added to the Maestro 'Drawings and Prototypes' gallery... |
| 01 Jun 2005 | |
We've often wondered if Rover's P8 and SD1 and Leyland Australia P76 are linked under the skin. We think so, but would love to hear from anyone working on the project at the time to confirm this. | |
Dave Puzey's Rover SD1 Vitesse Twin Plenum is given the Car of the Month treatment. | |
Ian Nicholls' report from the Bressingham Rover annual gathering of the Norfolk Rover Owners Club | |
Updates to the Maestro/Montego development story, and the news that it got very close to being called the Rover 400 in '89. | |
April's domestic and European sales for April added | |
Full test and information of the Spikins Allegro convertible, by Crayford. | |
News update: Government launches probe into company finances. |
| 28 May 2005 | |
Anthony Endsor's member gallery added... |
| 19 May 2005 | |
News update: The bids are in at PwC... but are there others we don't know about? |
| 12 May 2005 | |
News update: Chapman Automotive looks set to bid for MG and the TF |
| 11 May 2005 | |
News update: Jon Moulton and Alchemy pull out of talks with PwC |
| 10 May 2005 | |
News update: SAIC looking to set up operations in the UK - a jobs lifeline for some MG Rover staff? |
| 08 May 2005 | |
News update: Iran's government has been advised to pull out of its deal to purchase MG Rover. |
| 07 May 2005 | |
New pictures added of the still-born Wolseley ADO61 (Austin 3-litre) prototype added... |
| 06 May 2005 | |
News anaylsis. MG Rover: The last lifeboat? |
| 03 May 2005 | |
The Rover RDX60 development story - a tragic tale indeed. If you were involved and can help piece together this story, please get in touch... |
| 02 May 2005 | |
News update: buyers queueing up to buy a liability-free MG Rover? |
| 01 May 2005 | |
Car of the month - what a difference a chip makes to the Rover 75 CDT... |
| 28 Apr 2005 | |
News: Shanghai's plans take shape, Iran possibly interested, PwC prepared to go to court over MGR IP rights... |
| 20 Apr 2005 | |
March's Pan-European sales added... |
| 19 Apr 2005 | |
News: Alchemy's plans take shape? |
| 18 Apr 2005 | |
News: government orders enquiry into Phoenix accounts... |
| 16 Apr 2005 | |
Pictures and report written by Stuart Bishop from Sunday's Rally to Longbridge. Please send in your own for inclusion on the page... |
| 15 Apr 2005 | |
The end: MG Rover loses 5000 workers, as SAIC formally announce it will not be returning to the table... |
| 14 Apr 2005 | |
Government on the verge of handing over more money to MGR - and details of the Longbridge rally this weekend. |
| 12 Apr 2005 | |
MG Sport and Racing put into administration - could a cheaper to build SV secure its future? |
| 11 Apr 2005 | |
MG Rover's longest week begins, and could PwC administrators find a willing partner is Taiwan? |
| 10 Apr 2005 | |
Government pledges cash to MG Rover, while SAIC say it will build Rovers in China... |
| 09 Apr 2005 | |
MG Rover goes into administration: the story so far... |
| 06 Apr 2005 | |
March 2005 UK sales added. No further comment required. |
| 05 Apr 2005 | |
Today's horrible events recapped... |
| 04 Apr 2005 | |
More MG Rover bashing in the media - and now it seems the Chinese deal could well be off. Well, so says Fleet Street, anyway. |
| 03 Apr 2005 | |
We have a new Car of the Month... |
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February's Pan-European sales are in, and it's not good news for the Rover 75... | |
| 26 Mar 2005 | |
Details of the leylandprincess.co.uk and austin-rover.co.uk Princess birthday bash, to be held at Gaydon. |
| 22 Mar 2005 | |
Autocar speaks to a senior insider at MG Rover, and the resulting story reveals how MG's (as well as Rover's) destiny lies in China. |
| 20 Mar 2005 | |
The deal is nearly with us - Rover set to survive, but potential Longbridge losses are a worry. |
| 14 Mar 2005 | |
No news is good news, especially when the SAIC deal is discussed. It is coming for definite. A news round-up of events as reported in the Sunday Times... |
| 13 Mar 2005 | |
Some pictures of today's austin-rover.co.uk club meeting at Gaydon (new pictures added - 16 March). Feel free to send your own pictures in... |
| 12 Mar 2005 | |
Brian Gunn's 800 Coup�receives much deserved new suspension components... |
| 11 Mar 2005 | |
Keith Adams' 827 Vitesse added to the members' gallery. For sale, if you're brave... |
| 06 Mar 2005 | |
John Dobedoe's adventures in New Zealand at the wheel of an Austin 1100... |
| 05 Mar 2005 | |
The UK sales are in for February... |
| 01 Mar 2005 | |
Richard Jessett's tasty Tomcat added as Car of the Month... |
| 27 Feb 2005 | |
Why did BMW buy Rover? Leslie Button's essay and Mike Duff's rebuttal... |
| 26 Feb 2005 | |
MG Rover's pan-European sales are in. Can you guess which model has staged a healthy recovery? |
| 25 Feb 2005 | |
Official: MG Rover to enter the DTM race series this year... |
| 24 Feb 2005 | |
The MG ZT 260 V8 road test: what a car... |
| 22 Feb 2005 | |
Correspondence from our readers... we're always glad to hear from you |
| 17 Feb 2005 | |
Some forthcoming events added to the calendar. If you would like an event publicizing, drop me a line... |
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Steve Chapman's Photoshop creations added to 'BMC>Rover Remixed' | |
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Mark Mastro's Remixed Rovers added... | |
| 11 Feb 2005 | |
RDX/60 scoop shots taken from The Sun(!), and MG Rover's cars at the Dutch motor show |
| 10 Feb 2005 | |
Eduard Preiswerk's Riley Elf added to the members' gallery |
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John Hunton's old MGB GT added to the members' gallery - he's vowed to get another one... | |
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Neil Turner's new Rover R3 and Montego Estate added to the members' gallery... | |
| 09 Feb 2005 | |
More news and gossip... |
| 07 Feb 2005 | |
News additions - CityRover turbo on its way... |
| 06 Feb 2005 | |
January's MG Rover sales, as reported by the SMMT |
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2004's production figures added to historical data - 107,000 down from 136,000... | |
| 05 Feb 2005 | |
Tim Burgess' life story... in Rovers. |
| 04 Feb 2005 | |
Brian Gunn's 800 Coupé receives a smart, new instrument cluster. |
| 01 Feb 2005 | |
A car of the month we'd all like to own... |
| 31 Jan 2005 | |
February's news filge begins... |
| 27 Jan 2005 | |
Retro car design - is it good or bad? We look at the Rover 75 and Jaguar S-Type and decides which does it better, and discuss whether retro is really the best way forwards... |
| 26 Jan 2005 | |
Pan-European sales for 2004 are in... Did you know, it appears no SVs have been sold since September? |
| 25 Jan 2005 | |
A quiet news month, but the industry as a whole in the UK is doing well. Also, Austin-Healey - more rumours... Here's to an improvement in 2005 |
| 11 Jan 2005 | |
MG Rover's UK Year-end figures added... and it doesn't look good. Here's to an improvement in 2005 |
| 08 Jan 2005 | |
Maestro/Montego buyers' guide updated |
| 07 Jan 2005 | |
Paul Guinness' excellent review of austin-rover.co.uk for Classic Car Mart added... |
| 06 Jan 2005 | |
Rover 800 development story updated... |
| 05 Jan 2005 | |
Austin Allegro development story updated... |
| 04 Jan 2005 | |
New Rover 800 variations added to the BMC>Rover Remixed page... |
| 03 Jan 2005 | |
Rover 45 Coupe added to the BMC>Rover Remixed page... |
| 01 Jan 2005 | |
Roy Axe and his Rover Coup�Concept Vehicle are reunited, and in doing so, the CCV becomes the first Car of the Month in 2005... |
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Austin-Rover has its first Car of the Year... | |
| 28 Dec 2004 | |
Some German Rover 75 press photos added... |
| 27 Dec 2004 | |
The Rover 200/400 production run in pictures... |
| 16 Dec 2004 | |
Uprated models and lower prices - welcome news for buyers of new Rovers... |
| 13 Dec 2004 | |
Model and trim history of the SD1, as detailed by Chris Bird |
| 10 Dec 2004 | |
Updates and new pictures added to the Netherlands story... |
| 09 Dec 2004 | |
Information about the production in and export from Australia of the Mini Moke. |
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They built Minis in The Netherlands - read about it here... as always further information always welcomed. | 08 Dec 2004 | |
October's pan-European and November's UK sales figures are in... and a glimmer of hope? |
| 05 Dec 2004 | |
Brian Gunn starts upgrading the suspension on his 800 Coup�.. |
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Steve Whipps' Rover 820i added to his members' gallery... | |
| 04 Dec 2004 | |
Inside experiences at Land Rover during the Eighties and Nineties... |
| 03 Dec 2004 | |
Obituary for John Barber, the man, who given more time was certain could turn around BLMC's fortunes... |
| 02 Dec 2004 | |
Richard Gunn's excellent review of the film, "Goodbye Pork Pie" - the best Mini-flavoured road movie you've never seen |
| 01 Dec 2004 | |
A bodykitted Rover 800 showcar takes pride of place as the last CoTM of 2004.... |
| 29 Nov 2004 | |
After a two-year fight against cancer, Jack Daniels passed away. Here, his son tells his story.... |
| 28 Nov 2004 | |
Rootes-Chrysler's user forum is now up and running... click to join, and start the debates rolling... |
| 27 Nov 2004 | |
Stuart Bishop's Rover Metro GTi 16v added to the member's gallery... |
| 25 Nov 2004 | |
Lots of additional SD1 prototype pictures added... |
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Brian Gunn performs some "essential" maintenance on his Sterling Coup�.. | |
| 20 Nov 2004 | |
The Chinese are coming, as reported in the news, SAIC will form a "joint venture" with MG Rover, taking a 70 per cent share of the new company... |
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Alexander Boucke's guide of how to recharge Hydragas spheres | |
| 19 Nov 2004 | |
Pictures of Keith Adams' SD1 taken at the AutoExpress Legends photoshoot... |
| 17 Nov 2004 | |
Brian Gunn's 800 Coup�is subjected to the long term test treatment... |
| 16 Nov 2004 | |
News of the MG and Rover Concepts, launched today... |
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Picture gallery of Rover 75 Coup�Concept - more to follow | |
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Picture gallery of the MG GT Concept - more to follow | |
| 14 Nov 2004 | |
Codemasters competition winners... congratulations! |
| 12 Nov 2004 | |
UK BMW executive vents his frustration at the Phoenix Four's behaviour... |
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Mike Jenks' recollections of his time at Solihull | |
| 10 Nov 2004 | |
Rover 75 V8 tested, and it meets a very special friend... |
| 08 Nov 2004 | |
October's UK sales added... slipping back again, but slightly less than last month |
| 01 Nov 2004 | |
Car of the month for November added - it's rear wheel drive and has a V8 :-) |
| 29 Oct 2004 | |
November's news a little early, for coverage of MGR's financial results - as well as some interesting Land Rover gossip... |
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Some new pictures of the US market Sterling 827SLi added... | |
| 26 Oct 2004 | |
Alexander Boucke's newly fettled Maestro LS added to his gallery page... |
| 25 Oct 2004 | |
John Hunton's MG ZT 260 V8 added to the members' gallery |
| 24 Oct 2004 | |
The development story of the Jaguar XJ41/42 added... |
| 21 Oct 2004 | |
Michael Ruttner's gorgeous SD1 added to the members' gallery |
| 19 Oct 2004 | |
September's pan-European sales figures are in... |
| 17 Oct 2004 | |
Update on the Polish factory situation in the News pages... |
| 16 Oct 2004 | |
The Daihatsu-powered Innocenti Mini De Tomaso Turbo added... |
| 11 Oct 2004 | |
Win a copy of Codemasters' Colin McRae Rally 2005 |
| 10 Oct 2004 | |
MGR is getting its PR sorted at long last - see this month's news |
| 09 Oct 2004 | |
September's UK sales figures are in - it wasn't a "make" month... |
| 08 Oct 2004 | |
Plymouth-Dakar by Allegro? It's been done, and we have the tale. |
| 29 Sep 2004 | |
An early treat: October's car of the month - and we have a scorcher |
| 25 Sep 2004 | |
Mike Goy on why BMC>Rover lost... |
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Yet another friend of the site succumbs to the eBay buying bug... | |
| 23 Sep 2004 | |
Niall King's essay on what makes a Rover – we invite your comments. |
| 22 Sep 2004 | |
Antonov and Powertrain develop exciting gearboxes together |
| 21 Sep 2004 | |
August's pan-European sales figures added. Not good news. |
| 19 Sep 2004 | |
Details of an interesting seminar on the Vanden Plas 4 Litre R added... |
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Keith Adams' Rover 75 added to his members' gallery | |
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Further details added to Ian Nicholls' excellent Downton story | |
| 16 Sep 2004 | |
September's news added – and could it be that MGR's midsize diesel will be built in India? |
| 15 Sep 2004 | |
New pictures of the Rapport Fort�added... |
| 14 Sep 2004 | |
Ian Nicholls charts the ups and downs of the Mini Cooper... |
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...and reports back from the Mini 45 celebrations at Silverstone | |
| 07 Sep 2004 | |
More grim sales figures... we're all holding our breath until September's figures are published |
| 05 Sep 2004 | |
Some stunning new photos of Brian Gunn's 827 Coupe added to his member page |
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Steve Whipps' 827 Sterling added to the members' gallery | |
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End of term report for Brian Gunn's ex-Rover Group Sterling... | |
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'Er indoors gets her own members' gallery page. Featured car: Rover Vitesse Sport | |
| 04 Sep 2004 | |
Pan-European and UK sales figures brought up to date. It has not been a good summer... |
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Alan Partridge joins the films and TV appearances page... | |
| 01 Sep 2004 | |
Life's about to begin for the Mini Cooper 1275S... |
| 31 Aug 2004 | |
Ian Nicholls marks the Mini Clubman's 35th birthday |
| 27 Aug 2004 | |
SCOOP! Tom Walkinshaw spotted in discussion with MGR executives at Longbridge. And is MGR working with Pininfarina on RD/X60? |
| 26 Aug 2004 | |
New Maestro development pictures, including one of the three-door Maestro... |
| 25 Aug 2004 | |
More RD/X60 gossip, including the emergence of a new code number for a new coupe... |
| 24 Aug 2004 | |
Nick Stewart has come up with a 3-door CityRover... |
| 23 Aug 2004 | |
Ian Nicholls takes a look at "The Ford factor"... |
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Some more "remixed" Rovers: coup�versions of the 600 and SD1, courtesy of Nick Stewart | |
| 22 Aug 2004 | |
Ian Nicholls assesses how British Leyland fared in the context of the industrial turmoil of the 1970s |
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Andrew Ryan reports back from last month's Dublin Classic Car Show | |
| 21 Aug 2004 | |
A detailed break-down of the implications of the Rover-SAIC alliance, and how Proton's pull-out could change the whole game yet again... |
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BMC>Rover remixed... | |
| 19 Aug 2004 | |
Better late than never: August's MGR News online |
| 02 Aug 2004 | |
Peterborough show report |
| 01 Aug 2004 | |
Car of the Month: two for the price of one... |
| 30 Jul 2004 | |
BMC>Rover Top Ten: the results |
| 23 Jul 2004 | |
Dylan Jones on why he loves the SD1... |
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Some revisions to the line-up on our stand at Peterborough... including a very special new exhibit | |
| 18 Jul 2004 | |
New MG EX-E pictures added... |
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Staples2Naples update: we've picked up the car, and the organizers have sent out the information pack | |
| 17 Jul 2004 | |
Gallery added to the SD2 page, with new interior and underbonnet shots... |
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Maestro/LC10 development mule added... | |
| 15 Jul 2004 | |
Roger Blaxall on police MGs... |
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Zoe Waterfield's cars added to the members' gallery... | |
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Ragley show report... | |
| 13 Jul 2004 | |
Photoshoot of Rover 800 Coupes at Ragley Hall... |
| 05 Jul 2004 | |
Richard Jessett's tidy Rover Tomcat added to the members' gallery... |
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Pictures of Keith Adams' SD1 added to his member gallery | |
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Picture of the LCV2/3 added to "The whole story" | |
| 01 Jul 2004 | |
Gosh, is it July already? Time for a suitably summery Car of the Month... |
| 29 Jun 2004 | |
Team austin-rover.co.uk now has a car for the Staples2Naples run. Thanks to Scott Woodcock's generosity, we will be going to Naples behind the wheel of something Honda powered... |
| 27 Jun 2004 | |
MG XPower SV dev story revised and brought up to date... | |
Additions to the P76, Force 7 and P82 pages... | |
Rover 75/MG ZT story revised and brought up to date... |
| 24 Jun 2004 | |
austin-rover.co.uk are going on the ultimate "Wage Slave" challenge, the Staples2Naples run. If you can help us, please get in touch... all proceeds are going to charity |
| 19 Jun 2004 | |
Roger Blaxall tests the Rover Commerce... |
| 18 Jun 2004 | |
Pictures of the Jiefang Maestro van from China... |
| 17 Jun 2004 | |
Freelander story re-written thanks to input from a project insider. |
| 16 Jun 2004 | |
MGR announce tie-up with Chinese carmaker SAIC |
| 15 Jun 2004 | |
New pictures of Peter Woods' stunning Marina pick-up added |
| 14 Jun 2004 | |
Details of this year's BMC/BL Day at Peterborough added. Will you be there? |
| 08 Jun 2004 | |
Images of Richard Gelder's new Montego added to his gallery |
| 05 Jun 2004 | |
The personal account of the effect the Rover sale by BMW had on the troops at Gaydon, by an engineer based there at the time... | |
The 45 Tourer conversions; any further information gratefully received... |
| 04 Jun 2004 | |
Land Rover's Range Stormer concept added | |
UK sales for May, as reported by the SMMT... |
| 02 Jun 2004 | |
June's news and speculation added... | |
Scott Woodcock's Rover 820 Turbo 16V added to the members' gallery... | |
Richard Bell's Rover 3500SE added to the members' gallery | |
Two new Farina saloon variations added to the "also known as..." page |
| 01 Jun 2004 | |
Ian Nicholls' excellent Mini Cooper RSP makes Car of the Month... |
| 30 May 2004 | |
Rover's run-out 25 1.4iXL tested... |
| 29 May 2004 | |
Press photo of the MG ZR-X Concept car added... |
| 28 May 2004 | |
Roger Blaxall's driving impressions and some pictures of cars inspired by Streetwise added... |
| 27 May 2004 | |
Tested: Roger Blaxall tries the TF115 and 160 |
| 26 May 2004 | |
Driven: a rather special Vanden Plas Princess 1300 |
| 25 May 2004 | |
austin-rover.co.uk reports on the British contingent displaying their wares at the NEC motorshow... | |
Pictures of the Rover 75 Limousine added to the gallery |
| 19 May 2004 | |
British and Pan-European sales for April 2004 added... |
| 18 May 2004 | |
The full story on why those pictures of the 2004 MG ZR appeared early... and how the car looks in press photos | |
2004 MG ZR Pictures added... | |
2004 Rover 25 Pictures added... | |
David Monks' pretty 827 Coup�added to the members' gallery | |
What if Lancia and MG Rover merged? Matthias Jost explores the possibilites, and concludes that it could the salvation for both companies... | |
Land Rover Freelander development story and prototype gallery added... |
| 16 May 2004 | |
Some new images of a Rover Coup�added to Keith Adams' member gallery |
| 14 May 2004 | |
New pictures of the 2004 Model Year MG ZR appear on the 'net. Are they the real deal? Looks that way... | |
Rear view image of the Chinese Maestro added... |
| 11 May 2004 | |
Cast a vote and decide what are the best and worst cars to emerge from the BMC>Rover stable |
| 10 May 2004 | |
May 2004 news page... |
| 06 May 2004 | |
Thierry Mouton's damson red 75 added to the member's gallery | |
Ian Nicholls on why he loves the Mini... | |
More pictures of Kevin Davis' Princess Snapdragon added... | |
Details of the Maestro and Montego anniversary event added... |
| 05 May 2004 | |
Keith Adams takes the Rover 75 1.8T for a spin |
| 02 May 2004 | |
3,000 miles and six countries in ten days... by Rover 800 |
| 01 May 2004 | |
New car of the month added... |
| 29 Apr 2004 | |
March's pan-European sales figures added. They make bleak reading... |
| 24 Apr 2004 | |
LM10, 11, 14 and 15 pictures added courtesy of the collection of models at Gaydon |
| 20 Apr 2004 | |
More pictures of the 2004 MG ZS added... | |
Pictures of the new 45 added - including the new interior |
| 17 Apr 2004 | |
New pictures added to the Rover 400/45 development story, including a Richard Woolley original | |
The first picture of the 2004 MG ZS added... |
| 07 Apr 2004 | |
The UK's sales for March 2004, as reported by the SMMT |
| 04 Apr 2004 | |
MGR's rollercoaster ride in the news continues: read all about it here... however, for April, the news looks distinctly rosy |
| 01 Apr 2004 | |
April's car of the month: and you would be no fool to love this little beauty |
| 27 Mar 2004 | |
Pan-European sales for February added |
| 24 Mar 2004 | |
Gallery of Rover P8 design sketches added to the P8/P9 area. |
| 23 Mar 2004 | |
Visit Austin-Rover's new sister site, Rootes-Chrysler.co.uk. Early days and still under construction; all help and information gratefully received. |
| 22 Mar 2004 | |
Austin-Rover.co.uk attends the Austin-Morris day at Brooklands... and laments the lack of Allegros, Maxis and Marinas |
| 19 Mar 2004 | |
Leyland Australia P82 pictures and information added |
| 15 Mar 2004 | |
Brian gunn continues to fiddle with his Sterling... |
| 12 Mar 2004 | |
UK Sales, Feb 2004 added |
| 11 Mar 2004 | |
Geneva show round-up added to the news page... and hear the latest gossip. |
| 09 Mar 2004 | |
Further information and pictures added to the P76 Force 7 story; also a full run down of the ten surviving examples. |
| 08 Mar 2004 | |
The Maestro economy run added; with a plea for further information... were you there? If so, let me know... |
| 04 Mar 2004 | |
Rover 820 Turbo 16v (Tickford) story added |
| 03 Mar 2004 | |
Images of the XPower SV-R (as launched at Geneva, 2004) added... |
| 02 Mar 2004 | |
Pictures of The Aria Group's MG proposal added... | |
March 2004's news page added... Will MGR tie the knot with Proton? | |
Rover's 75 V8 unveiled at Geneva 2004 |
| 01 Mar 2004 | |
Leslie Button's Rovers make CoTM in March... |
| 28 Feb 04 | |
Austin-Rover.co.uk user forum launched; register to become involved in "live" debate about the various products produced by the company. Also, you can leave suggestions and feedback, post items for sale, or post a wanted advert. Everyone is welcome! |
| 27 Feb 2004 | |
More information about the aborted Leyland-Australia P82 project; there's more to come, too! | |
Jan 2004 pan-European sales added |
| 26 Feb 2004 | |
Turkish Sherpa brochure added... | |
Brian Gunn's long term Sterling receives some more improved components |
| 20 Feb 2004 | |
New image of Rover P9 added | |
Picture of P6 facelift proposal added. | |
E-Series engine story added |
| 19 Feb 2004 | |
MINI gallery added | |
Rover 213/216 gallery added |
| 18 Feb 2004 | |
So why were the Australians and South Africans subjected to E-Series Marinas, when we weren't in the UK? Find out here | |
Rover 600 gallery added |
| 17 Feb 2004 | |
The Whole Story, Chapter nine has been re-written to include the account of one of the people involved with the formation of the Phoenix Consortium |
| 16 Feb 2004 | |
Kevin Davis' resprayed Princess now added to his (facelifted) gallery |
| 12 Feb 2004 | |
Online payments now taken for "Last Chance Saloon" book |
| 10 Feb 2004 | |
Brian Gunn's Sterling adventure gets its own page... |
| 09 Feb 2004 | |
MGR News, February 2004 added |
| 06 Feb 2004 | |
Roger Blaxall drives the Rover 75 LWB and ponders some possibiities... | |
Roger Blaxall tests the Rover 45 (with LPG)... | |
Roger Blaxall tests the MG Express van... |
| 05 Feb 2004 | |
Roger Blaxall tests the CityRover | |
Roger Blaxall tests the MG ZS and comes away impressed... |
| 04 Feb 2004 | |
European sales for 2003 added | |
MG Rover 2003 production figures added |
| 02 Feb 2004 | |
Kevin Davis' gallery updated to include pictures of "Project Princess" being resprayed |
| 01 Feb 2004 | |
February's car of the month... |
| 30 Jan 2004 | |
Fascinating article about the glass fibre-bodied Mini Cord from Venezuela | |
New item on the US-spec Austin 1100 added to the "ADO16 in North America" page... |
| 28 Jan 2004 | |
Peter Wood's gallery updated... |
| 27 Jan 2004 | |
The new ZT breaks cover... |
| 26 Jan 2004 | |
Some new images added to the "Classic" Rover 75 gallery |
| 20 Jan 2004 | |
The 2004 facelift Rover 75 finally breaks cover... | |
Saddened by the loss of his SD1 Vitesse, Keith Adams consoles himself at the wheel of the ZT V8 |
| 19 Jan 2004 | |
Brian Gunn's Sterling is now MoTed, and he is having a whale of a time in it... It's also received some new consumables. Take a look at what came out! | |
Austin-Rover.co.uk loses its SD1 Vitesse long-term car... |
| 12 Jan 2004 | |
Buy the book... |
| 08 Jan 2004 | |
SMMT's UK Sales performance for 2003. A year end report and a look at what 2004 (Rover's centenary year) is going to bring | |
November 2003 MG Rover production figures added | |
MGR's December/January news added |
| 07 Jan 2004 | |
The story of the Harold Radford company, and a look at their Mini and 1100 conversions... | |
Funds needed for Keith Adams' next exciting Rover - therefore these need to go... | 06 Jan 2004 | |
Chris Humberstone was responsible for some interesting BL-based designs, including the Owen Sedanca and Triplex Ten Twenty Special. | |
More Vitesse ramblings... |
| 04 Jan 2004 | |
A look at the BMC>Rover-related work of the late William Towns |
| 03 Jan 2004 | |
John Capon loves "Wedges" – here's why... |
| 02 Jan 2004 | |
The story of the short and not-so-sweet history of Sterling |
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Triumph history area revised and updated to reflect the involvement of The Standard Motor Company... more to follow | |
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Eamonn Burnell's Rover 100 P4 added to the members' gallery | |
| 01 Jan 2004 | |
A rather nice Maestro is 2004's first Car of the Month |
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Update to Brian Gunn's Sterling saga... Nearly MoTed, nearly oil-tight | |
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The Vitesse now has red wheelarches again, and is proving a delight to drive. | |
| 31 Dec 2003 | |
O-Series engine development story added |
| 26 Dec 2003 | |
The history of the Riley marque |
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New section looking at the work of Paul Banham Conversions | |
| 23 Dec 2003 | |
South African Austin Marina brochure added |
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Reliant "Connections" page updated with further information about SST parts-sharing and the afterlife of the PR2 bodyshell... | |
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Austin Victoria press photo added | |
| 22 Dec 2003 | |
1970-1984 South African Mini timeline now fully illustrated... 1959-1969 to follow |
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Would you have bought a Daimler XJS... | |
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More Austin Apache images uploaded (supplied by Martin Williamson) | |
| 19 Dec 2003 | |
The story of the Israeli-built Triumph 1300 |
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Image of the 1963 ADO16 estate prototype added | |
| 18 Dec 2003 | |
Update of Brian Gunn's Sterling rolling restoration... good job he's handy with a MIG-Welder! |
| 17 Dec 2003 | |
If you ever wanted to know who owns what nameplate, check out this page... |
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So, BMC became BMH once Jaguar was on-board, right? And surely BLMC must have stopped trading years ago. Hmm, not quite... | |
| 16 Dec 2003 | |
Innocenti Mini 90/120 brochure added |
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Innocenti Mini-Minor brochure added | |
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Just for fun... some very familiar names, but can you match them up with some less familiar companies and products? [Sorry – not available to Netscape users] | |
| 15 Dec 2003 | |
New images of the Authi-built MG 1100 added |
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Richard Gelder's Ledbury-built Maestro features in a new member's gallery... | |
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Tony Harrison's excellent and comprehensive MGF buyers' guide | |
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Innocenti Mini t brochure added | |
| 12 Dec 2003 | |
The history of Washwood Heath, encompassing Ward End Works (Drews Lane) and Common Lane. Any further information about the more recent history of these plants would be much appreciated. |
| 11 Dec 2003 | |
The book "Last Chance Saloon" available on CD or in hard copy... download is now not available |
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Join in the ongoing debate about the Maestro: scollops or not? Quite a few have had their say already... | |
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Update on how the Vitesse Twin-Plenum is going. Well, actually... there is little to report! | |
| 10 Dec 2003 | |
Brian Gunn's latest car is going through something of a transformation. |
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Ian Elliott's reminiscences of the Maestro launch campaign... | |
| 08 Dec 2003 | |
New section covering the conversions carried out on Rover saloons by Thomas Startin and S MacNeillie & Son Ltd |
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Brian Gunn's latest car added to his gallery | |
| 06 Dec 2003 | |
Woodall Nicholson/Coleman Milne section added, including new pages covering the Princess-based Kirklees, Montego-based Warwick and Rover 800 Vanden Plas |
| 05 Dec 2003 | |
Further information of TATA's history and background information on its deal with MGR |
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The second-generation Rover 400 series (HHR) now has its own index page, including a new picture gallery | |
| 04 Dec 2003 | |
The history of the Wolseley marque, and how it fared under BMC | |
Sipani's "Rover Montego" brochure added | |
Discussion about the AR7 - planned Maestro facelift - and how the original looks without its characteristic side "scollops" | |
The SMMT's November UK sales added |
| 03 Dec 2003 | |
Colour pictures of the Aston-MGB added | |
It has been a busy month for MG Rover... Reporting the company's news on a month-by-month basis in a new section of the site |
| 02 Dec 2003 | |
Richard Bremner's part in the fall of the Maestro... | |
The Telegraph's Tony Dron's impressions of the ZT V8 added (in lieu of me driving the car myself!) | |
Additions to the CityRover page, including driving impressions and new pictures... |
| 01 Dec 2003 | |
December's Car of the Month is the best Rover SD1 in the world. Probably. |
| 27 Nov 2003 | |
John Dalton's insights into the development of the Maestro | |
October 2003 pan-European sales added |
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October 2003 MGR production figures added | |
| 26 Nov 2003 | |
A look at some of the BMC>Rover cars that appeared in the BBC TV series "Fawlty Towers" |
| 24 Nov 2003 | |
The history of the Vanden Plas company, its role within BMC>Rover and how the name has been used over the past forty years or so |
| 20 Nov 2003 | |
The story of the Vanden Plas works at Kingsbury |
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Some factory shots of various light commercial vehicles | |
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The Sherpa now has its own index page | |
| 19 Nov 2003 | |
Photo of the Jensen 1100 convertible added |
| 18 Nov 2003 | |
Michael Wynn-Williams on how his dad's Allegro saved his life... |
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An MG version of the Landcrab... unfortunately not a Longbridge effort, but nevertheless most convincing | |
| 17 Nov 2003 | |
The XJ40 was designed so that the Rover V8 wouldn't fit...right? Wrong! |
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Further update to the 800 Coupé development story - new insights from Roy Axe | |
| 16 Nov 2003 | |
Take a look at the various 1100s owned by Michael Turner and his family |
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New gallery images added to the Huandu (Chinese Morris Ital) page. | |
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SD1. Rust. Fighting the good fight. | |
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The cars of "The New Avengers" | |
| 15 Nov 2003 | |
New pictures of the Rover 2000 TCZ added |
| 14 Nov 2003 | |
New page on the ADO16 in New Zealand added |
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1100 Timeline updated with new entries for Denmark and New Zealand | |
| 13 Nov 2003 | |
UK Sales for October 2003 added |
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A brief history of the C-series engine | |
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New page on the ADO16 in Denmark added | |
| 12 Nov 2003 | |
Kevin Davis's member gallery updated to include his new 800 Coupé |
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Pictures from the 2003 NEC Classic car show | |
| 11 Nov 2003 | |
John Windwood's Rover 820 is proving quietly impressive... |
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Read Chris Mills' review of "We ain't going away! The Battle for Longbridge" | |
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A brief and potted history of the B-series engine... | |
| 10 Nov 2003 | |
The Vitesse Twin-Plenum is already making a good impression... |
| 08 Nov 2003 | |
Read about Brian Gunn's ambitiously-uprated Mini... |
| 07 Nov 2003 | |
Keith Adams buys Autocar's SD1... will it lead to tears of joy or frustration? |
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Take a look at Ian Nicholls' modified Mini Cooper, in his updated member's gallery | |
| 05 Nov 2003 | |
Keith Adams takes a 1963 Morris 1100 for a drive to the West country to meet a very distinguished person |
| 03 Nov 2003 | |
Revised website colour-scheme introduced |
| 02 Nov 2003 | |
More R6X pictures added; from the archive of Roy Axe |
| 01 Nov 2003 | |
November's Car of the Month: the rarely-seen MkI Austin 1100 Countryman |
| 29 Oct 2003 | |
The MG XPower SV's on-sale date is announced as the 1st November 2003; here are some gallery images |
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Updated R6X dev story, thanks to added input from Roy Axe | |
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Pictures of the SD1 going down the line at Solihull | |
| 28 Oct 2003 | |
September 2003 pan-European sales added |
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September 2003 MGR production figures added. Anyone know what the mysterious "Other" refers to in sales AND production? | |
| 24 Oct 2003 | |
Details and pictures of the exciting MGTF HPD500 - a 200PS Petrol/electric hybrid. |
| 21 Oct 2003 | |
MGF/TF index page uploaded - including new page detailing 2001's MG XPower TF500 |
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New pictures uploaded to the MGB development story | |
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New MG Maestro pictures uploaded. | |
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New MG Montego pictures uploaded | |
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SD1 press photo gallery uploaded | |
| 20 Oct 2003 | |
September UK sales and August Pan-European sales added - and it's pretty much good news, all round. |
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MGR August production figures added. | |
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A new mystery car added | |
| 17 Oct 2003 | |
Development story of the TR7 updated |
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Development story of Rover 800 Coupé updated to include information from David Saddington... | |
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ADO16 timeline updated and expanded | |
| 16 Oct 2003 | |
Michael Wynn-Williams' piece on why he loved his Dolomite Sprint so much... |
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A brief look at the ADO21 - MG's mid engined sports car, twenty five years before the MGF ever saw the light of day | |
| 15 Oct 2003 | |
The story behind why the Aston Martin MGB appeared in the press in June 1980 |
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The Hydrolastic-suspended, Pininfarina-styled MGB/Midget replacement project detailed | |
| 14 Oct 2003 | |
Updates to the MGF development story |
| 13 Oct 2003 | |
Further information - and picture - added to the P6 Crayford/Estoura/Estate page |
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French market Honda Concerto TD added to the AKA gallery page | |
| 09 Oct 2003 | |
Austin 1800 added to Dale Turley's gallery |
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Images of new Rover 820Si added to John Windwood's gallery | |
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New image uploaded to Alexander Boucke's member gallery | |
| 08 Oct 2003 | |
Updated information added to the story of the rear engined MG Metro 6R4 |
| 07 Oct 2003 | |
The Rover 800 earned an unenviable reputation for its duff chassis - this comparison between a standard V6 Coupé and its Vitesse Sport counterpart shows that the reputation was largely unjustified... eventually |
| 06 Oct 2003 | |
The R6X was an attempt by the Rover stylists to give the R6 the handsome set of clothes it so richly deserved... read why it never happened |
| 02 Oct 2003 | |
Brian Gunn's impressive Rover 216GTi 16V added to the members' gallery |
| 01 Oct 2003 | |
A Rover SD1 makes Car of the Month. Surprise, surprise! |
| 29 Sep 2003 | |
John Capon's new cars added to his gallery page |
| 24 Sep 2003 | |
New index page for the Rover 200 (R3) incorporating Streetwise and a new gallery |
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Long wheelbase innocenti Mini picture added | |
| 23 Sep 2003 | |
More pictures of the MG ZT 260 V8 and its distant relative, which has recently been clocked doing 225mph |
| 22 Sep 2003 | |
MG Rover finally launches the ZT and ZT-T in V8 form... |
| 21 Sep 2003 | |
Crayford Metro Politan now in colour |
| 11 Sep 2003 | |
Leykor features from CAR magazine (South Africa), September 1969 |
| 09 Sep 2003 | |
The Rover Espace? It could have happened! |
| 08 Sep 2003 | |
August's UK sales added - MGR continue to hold steady |
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Alex Sebbinger's Wolseley 18/22 Saloon added to the members' gallery | |
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Further information added to Sipani's Rover Montego page | |
| 06 Sep 2003 | |
The Chinese Rover 75, produced when CBIH and MG Rover were in negotiation. Sadly it remains a one-off |
| 05 Sep 2003 | |
Rover 800 Coupé development story added |
| 04 Sep 2003 | |
ADO16 timeline added |
| 03 Sep 2003 | |
Maestro/Montego buyers' guide expanded |
| 02 Sep 2003 | |
The story of BMC's operation in Chile has been added... |
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Chris Mills' excellent buyers' guide for the "Roverised" Metro | |
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Check out the Leyland cars which featured the TV series "The Professionals" | |
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Austin Glider adverts added | |
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Innocenti factory gallery added | |
| 01 Sep 2003 | |
Another month, another Car of the Month |
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July 2003 Pan-European sales figures added | |
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July 2003 MG Rover production figures added | |
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Ryno Verster's comprehensive South African Mini timeline has been added... | |
| 22 Aug 2003 | |
Second-hand buyers' guide added for the Maestro/Montego |
| 18 Aug 2003 | |
Second-hand buyers' guide added for the Rover 800 - careful now! |
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Second-hand buyers' guide added for the Rover SD1 | |
| 16 Aug 2003 | |
A new section highlighting appearances of BMC>Rover cars on film and TV |
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There's nothing illegal about Dave Taylor's relationship with a Minor... | |
| 14 Aug 2003 | |
The history of NMQ, the Spanish industrial concern that was instrumental in the formation of Authi |
| 11 Aug 2003 | |
UK sales, July 2003 added |
| 08 Aug 2003 | |
Details of the mysterious MkII Austin Victoria are beginning to emerge... |
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Read about Austin's ill-fated Colombian venture in the early 1960s | |
| 07 Aug 2003 | |
Report and pictures from the National BL Day 2003, at Peterborough |
| 06 Aug 2003 | |
Dale Turley's advice on what to look for when buying an Austin or MG Metro | |
Various further revisions and additions to the site's Authi section, including... | |
...a new gallery with some period shots of the Authi-built Mini on the production line and in showroom-ready form |
| 05 Aug 2003 | |
The story of the Austin FX4, its proposed replacements and its rivals | |
Find out about some of the connections which have arisen between the various BMC>Rover companies and other British manufacturers over the years | |
Graham Arnold's table detailing the various types of Mini produced by Authi in Spain... | |
...plus another one detailing the ADO16 models produced there |
| 01 Aug 2003 | |
John Windwood's Rover P6B takes the honour this month | |
June 2003 European sales figures added | |
Christopher Camilleri's brief story of BMC>Rover's assembly operation in Malta |
| 31 Jul 2003 | |
Press photos added to the P76 story page |
| 30 Jul 2003 | |
P76 Force 7 page updated with more pictures and further information |
| 28 Jul 2003 | |
Index page for the site's press advertisements added |
| 27 Jul 2003 | |
The Hindustan Ambassador page has been expanded with new information and extra images |
| 26 Jul 2003 | |
New information has been added to the page on the so-called Crayford P6 estate... |
| 25 Jul 2003 | |
New page on the Innocenti Austin A40 |
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Richard Gunn's interview with Harris Mann | |
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121 press photos added | |
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2 South African range adverts added | |
| 24 Jul 2003 | |
The "Book of the Site" makes a return following the addition of credits and an introduction |
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20 South African press adverts for the Mini added | |
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Austin Apache press advert added | |
| 23 Jul 2003 | |
Page on the Mumford Marina convertible added |
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Entry for Rover V8 Sport added to South Africa index page | |
| 21 Jul 2003 | |
Gallery of Mini-based beach cars added – more information on these cars is expected soon... |
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26 press photos added | |
| 20 Jul 2003 | |
The first installment of what promises to be the very interesting CityRover story |
| 19 Jul 2003 | |
Details of Crayford's Metro Politan conversion added |
| 18 Jul 2003 | |
Production figures for current and past models (Mini to Rover 800) are now available |
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Details of the Jensen 1100 convertible added to the Crayford 1100 page | |
| 15 Jul 2003 | |
MG Rover's current sales, tabulated for your perusal. |
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Michael Wynn-Williams' history of BMC>Rover manufacturing has been expanded. | |
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The story behind the Israeli Autocars operation | |
| 14 Jul 2003 | |
The history of the BMC>Rover in Denmark, by former dealer Erik Løye |
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Pictures and the official press release for Rover's new baby: the CityRover | |
| 12 Jul 2003 | |
Asopèe Simeli tells the story of Sipani Automobiles, and their ill-fated Montego venture |
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Read Chuck Heleker's great account of his trip across America in his Wolseley 1000 | |
| 10 Jul 2003 | |
Check out how the Japanese have reinterpreted some classic BMC>Rover designs... |
| 09 Jul 2003 | |
Details of the new Streetwise added to the Rover 200/25 development story |
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The site search facility has been revised to ensure that the content is covered more comprehensively. If you've searched in vain for something recently, it may be worth trying again... | |
| 07 Jul 2003 | |
Asopèe Simeli tells the story of the William Towns-designed Minissima, and the production car it eventually spawned: the Elswick Envoy |
| 02 Jul 2003 | |
New and revised pages on the Maestro's afterlife in China, including details of an interesting hybrid... |
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Ian Nicholls' story about Downton's involvement with BMC | |
| 01 Jul 2003 | |
Tomcat makes Car of the Month - and about time, too! |
| 29 Jun 2003 | |
Gaydon auction: Report and pictures, and a list of the final prices |
| 28 Jun 2003 | |
New page on the Crayford TR7 Tracer added |
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Extra information and images added to the Sheaffer TRZ page | |
| 27 Jun 2003 | |
Leslie Button's financial analysis onto why BMW bought (and then sold) Rover |
| 25 Jun 2003 | |
Dolomite dev story added, and associated index section incorporated |
| 22 Jun 2003 | |
P76 dev story expanded, and index section revised |
| 19 Jun 2003 | |
New section on the Triumph 2000/2500 added |
| 18 Jun 2003 | |
Mini in South Africa page added |
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New section on Hindustan Motors added | |
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New section on the Indian Standard company added, including an expanded article on the Standard 2000 | |
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Michael Wynn-Williams' review of "British Car Factories" | |
| 17 Jun 2003 | |
A further re-write of the 9X page - and a more prominent menu entry for this important car-that-never-was |
| 14 Jun 2003 | |
Page added covering the ADO16 in Japan |
| 11 Jun 2003 | |
Two estate car proposals added to the Triumph 1300>Dolomite timeline |
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4 press photos added | |
| 09 Jun 2003 | |
Revision of the "Around the world" section of the site with new entries for the South African production facility, Authi, the Irish and Danish markets and the production of glass-fibre ADO16s in Chile |
| 07 Jun 2003 | |
Michael Wynn-Williams on how the BMC>Rover empire was built and why it then collapsed |
| 03 Jun 2003 | |
New section written by you, the cars' fans... essays on why you love the cars that you do |
| 01 Jun 2003 | |
This month's car of the month is... the Allegro |
| 24 May 2003 | |
New index page for the TR7/TR8 added, with pages on the IAD TRX and Sheaffer TRZ |
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Range Rover gallery added, including P38A and current version | |
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Re-write of the SD1 development story, including new information and pictures | |
| 23 May 2003 | |
New page on the Chinese Morris Ital added |
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New page on the Chinese Maestro van added | |
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New section on Panther Westwinds added to The Converters gallery | |
| 22 May 2003 | |
New page on the Spanish Santana operation added |
| 19 May 2003 | |
Range Rover development story added |
| 18 May 2003 | |
New page on the Maxi-based Aquila added |
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New page on the Crayford ADO16 estate and convertible added | |
| 17 May 2003 | |
19 items added to the Brochures listing |
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3 press photos added | |
| 14 May 2003 | |
More Mini videoclips added |
| 12 May 2003 | |
New index page for the Rover P6 added, including the car's development story |
| 11 May 2003 | |
New page on the history of BMC>Rover in New Zealand added |
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Career synopsis for George Turnbull added | |
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Career synopsis for George Harriman added | |
| 09 May 2003 | |
Brochures section is now back online |
| 07 May 2003 | |
Entry for Yugoslavia added to ADO16: International Flavours page |
| 05 May 2003 | |
New Feature Gallery added, devoted to the companies who carried out conversions based on BMC>Rover cars |
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The story of how Triumph fared under Leyland has been revised and expanded | |
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The Issigonis 9X page has been revamped, with details of the development process and new photos | |
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New page on the Sipani Montego added | |
| 04 May 2003 | |
Details of the fortcoming Gaydon sale added, including the schedule of lots |
| 03 May 2003 | |
15 items added to the Brochures listing |
| 01 May 2003 | |
May's Car of the Month: Read about the restoration of a German Landcrab... |
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Rover SD1 picture gallery revised and updated | |
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9 press photos added | |
| 29 Apr 2003 | |
17 items added to the Brochures listing |
| 28 Apr 2003 | |
New page on the Crayford Austin 3-litre estate added |
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New page on the Crayford 1800 estate added | |
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Numerous brochure images have now been reinstated following their mysterious disappearance from the server. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. | |
| 26 Apr 2003 | |
Details of the Austin 1000 added to the "ADO16 in Spain" page |
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Entries for Siam di Tella Traveller and Magnette, and Wolseley 24/80, added to the Farina "Also known as..." gallery | |
| 24 Apr 2003 | |
Chilean press advertisement for the MG 1300 added |
| 21 Apr 2003 | |
New batch of 19 downloadable TV adverts added, covering the Mini, 1100, Maxi, Marina, Princess, Ital and others |
| 20 Apr 2003 | |
50 (mainly overseas) items added to the Brochures listing |
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20 Allegro press photos added to the Publicity Material section | |
| 17 Apr 2003 | |
25 items added to the Brochures listing (mainly ADO16- and ADO17-related) |
| 15 Apr 2003 | |
Revised "Also known as..." section now online |
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Downloadable Morris 1100 promotional film added | |
| 14 Apr 2003 | |
28 items added to the Brochures listing |
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82 press photos added to the Publicity Material section | |
| 11 Apr 2003 | |
"The Whole Story" of BMC>Rover is now presented in nine separate chapters. |
| 10 Apr 2003 | |
Review of "Morris Minor: Exploring the Legend" added. |
| 06 Apr 2003 | |
The Marina Utility, brought to you by Mumfords. |
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31 items addded to the Brochures listing | |
| 01 Apr 2003 | |
April's Car of the Month, featuring David Price's Triumph TR8. |
| 31 Mar 2003 | |
New section covering the Morris/BMC 250JU added to the GPO/BT feature gallery. |
| 29 Mar 2003 | |
Writing exclusively for the site, former Director of Design at Austin Rover Roy Axe tells the story behind the MG EX-E and Rover CCV concept cars. |
| 18 Mar 2003 | |
Further text added to the BMC 1100 dev story to reflect an earlier re-write, and some new information afforded to me by Dr Alex Moulton |
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Re-write of the BMC 1800 development story, also incorporating further illustrations of the pre-production prototypes | |
| 17 Mar 2003 | |
Re-write of the Rover Metro/100 development story, incorporating new insights from Dr Alex Moulton |
| 12 Mar 2003 | |
New Engines section added, currently covering the A-series, K-series and 'Rover' V8; more to follow... |
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Correspondence with Richard Woolley added to the Interviews section | |
| 09 Mar 2003 | |
History of the Cowley car plant added |
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Austin AR6 supermini development story added | |
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Anniversaries page added | |
| 08 Mar 2003 | |
"MG Rover: The Future" page added - An analysis of how the company is faring at the moment, and what their plans are in the medium term |
| 06 Mar 2003 | |
Rover 800 development story updated with new information |
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Entry for the Rover-Triumph Project Bravo added to Miscellaneous Project Codes page | |
| 05 Mar 2003 | |
Entries for projects AR5 and AR7 added to the Honda/Rover Project Codes page |
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Details of Austin Morris Day (Brooklands, 16 March) added | |
| 02 Mar 2003 | |
"About this site" page added - the story behind this website and what it all means |
| 01 Mar 2003 | |
Exclusive interviews with Roy Axe and Spen King added, with revision to menu structure |
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Review of "Making Cars at Cowley" added to Bibliography section | |
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Car of the Month: March 2003 added | |
| 18 Feb 2003 | |
Rover CDV and MG Express added to the Car-derived Vans page of the Light Commercials gallery |
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Review of Karen Pender's "Rover SD1: The Complete Story" added to Bibliography section | |
| 17 Feb 2003 | |
BUG FIX: Your browser's Back/Forward buttons should now work normally when navigating this site |
| 15 Feb 2003 | |
Picture gallery of the Marina being built at Cowley added |
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New colour images added to the SSV/SRV gallery | |
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There are many myths about the company that are quite simply untrue. This page is devoted to righting these misconceptions... | |
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Standard 2000 Specification and pictures | |
| 13 Feb 2003 | |
MG XPower SV Development story..... so far, so good. |
| 12 Feb 2003 | |
New Rover 800 Gallery. |
| 10 Feb 2003 | |
Updated Allegro development story, incorporating updates from "an insider" and Spen King. |
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Updated 3Litre development story, incorporating new (to me) material. | |
| 09 Feb 2003 | |
Updated Sherpa development story, incorporating material by Julian Donald. |
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Updated Triumph Acclaim development story, incorporating new material unearthed from internal co-operation documents. | |
| 08 Feb 2003 | |
Updated Rover 600 development story, incorporating material from my interview with Richard Woolley. |
| 07 Feb 2003 | |
Comprehensively updated Maestro/Montego story, including new insights from Spen King, Roy Axe and Malcolm Harbour |
| 05 Feb 2003 | |
Two new pages added to the Light Commercial Vehicles gallery, covering Royal Mail and Post Office Telephones/BT vans |
| 04 Feb 2003 | |
BMC>Rover: THE WHOLE STORY added |
| 01 Feb 2003 | |
Car of the Month: February 2003 added |
| 26 Jan 2003 | |
SD1 Motorsport gallery added |
| 12 Jan 2003 | |
Another ADC Scout picture added, plus some further text |
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More launch images added to the Rover SD1 Gallery | |
| 11 Jan 2003 | |
Kevin Davis added to the owners' gallery |
| 04 Jan 2003 | |
Panther DeVille added to the "Those Doors..." gallery |
| 03 Jan 2003 | |
Riley Comet added to the "Also Known As..." gallery |
| 01 Jan 2003 | |
Car of the Month: January 2003 added |
| 22 Dec 2002 | |
New book reviews added: "The Breakdown of Austin Rover"; "The Rover Story: A Century of Success"; "Range Rover/Land Rover"; "Original Range Rover" |
| 16 Dec 2002 | |
Transcript of internal company report on the Rover-Triumph TM1 project added |
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Publicity Material section added, covering brochures, press photos and related items | |
| 09 Dec 2002 | |
Triumph SD2 development story updated and expanded. |
| 01 Dec 2002 | |
Car of the Month: December 2002 added |
| 24 Nov 2002 | |
Exclusive interview with Raymond Baxter (former Head of Public Relations at BMC) added. |
| 01 Nov 2002 | |
Car of the Month: November 2002 added |
| 04 Oct 2002 | |
New Downloads page added |
| 01 Oct 2002 | |
Car of the Month: October 2002 added |
| 23 Sep 2002 | |
Rover Prototypes gallery added, featuring SD2, the 425, R30 and TCV. |
| 20 Sep 2002 | |
Rover Project Codes table updated, with revisions to the text and some new entries |
| 01 Sep 2002 | |
Car of the Month: September 2002 added |
| 28 Aug 2002 | |
Rover 75 / MG ZT development story added |
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Image of Riley Elf added to Mini development story | |
| 19 Aug 2002 | |
Light Commercial Vehicles gallery added |
| 12 Aug 2002 | |
ADO16 in Italy page updated, with revised text and new images |
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Image of Morris Marina patrol car added to Morris Police cars gallery | |
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Crayford 1800 Estate added to BMC 1800/2200 gallery | |
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Neil Turner gallery updated | |
| 09 Aug 2002 | |
Brian Turner gallery added |
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Peter Wood gallery updated | |
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New image of the USA-spec Austin America added to ADO16 in North America gallery | |
| 03 Aug 2002 | |
Sherpa development story expanded to cover production history |
| 01 Aug 2002 | |
Car of the Month: August 2002 added |
| 26 July 2002 | |
Allegro Panda car added to Austin police cars gallery |
| 23 July 2002 | |
"Those doors..." gallery added |
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Austin Balanza, Austin Glider and Morris 1700 added to "Also known as..." gallery | |
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Austin Montego added to the Austin police cars gallery | |
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New images of the Innocenti Regent added to the Austin Allegro gallery | |
| 22 July 2002 | |
"ADO17 commercial derivatives" page added to BMC 1800/2200 gallery |
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New image of the Canadian Austin Marina GT added to Austin Marina gallery | |
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Jaguar XJ Series 3 and MG F / TF added to "The Italian designs" gallery | |
| 20 July 2002 | |
Revised Sherpa article now back online | |
Morris X6 brochure scan added to X6 Tasman/Kimberley gallery |
| 11 July 2002 | |
Rover 400/45 / MG ZS development story added |
| 10 July 2002 | |
Leyland Sherpa development story added |
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Images of the South African Austin Marina added to Austin Marina gallery | |
| 07 July 2002 | |
Spikins Allegro Convertible page added to Allegro gallery |
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New images of the BMC and Woleseley 11/55s added to ADO16 in South Africa page | |
| 02 July 2002 | |
Neil Turner gallery added |
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Photo of Martin Williamson's Austin Apache added to ADO16 in South Africa page | |
| 01 July 2002 | |
Car of the Month: July 2002 added |
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"Rolls-Royce prototypes" Gallery added | |
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Link to Dale Turley's Classified adverts page added | |
| 24 June 2002 | |
Bibliography section added |
| 19 June 2002 | |
Triumph 1300>Dolomite timeline added |
| 17 June 2002 | |
MGF development story added |
| 16 June 2002 | |
"Triumph under Leyland" page added |
| 15 June 2002 | |
Tom Morley gallery added |
| 12 June 2002 | |
Austin and Wolseley 11/55 added to "ADO16 in South Africa" page. | |
Extra pictures of the Austin America added to "ADO16 in North America" page. | |
Austin 11/55, Hindustan Ambassador, Siam Di Tella, Standard
Gazel and Standard 2000 added to the "Also known as..." gallery. |
| 02 June 2002 | |
Details of SRV1 and SRV3 added to the "SSV/SRV cars"
gallery. |
| 01 June 2002 | |
Car of the Month: June 2002 added. |
| 30 May 2002 | |
"Zagato prototypes" gallery added to the Projects & Prototypes section. |
| 29 May 2002 | |
"Mystery cars" page added to the Feature Gallery section. |
| 26 May 2002 | |
"Reserach Vehicles" Gallery added. | |
"Austin Rover Prototypes" Gallery added. | |
"The Ryder Report" page added to the Feature Gallery section. | |
Photo of Rover 800 convertible proposal added to Rover 800 development story. | |
Extra photo of Rover P8 proposal added to Rover P8 development story. |
| 24 May 2002 | |
"The MG revival" Feature Gallery added. |
| 20 May 2002 | |
"Modified Metros" section added to the Metro Picture Gallery. |
| 16 May 2002 | |
Achim Küpper gallery added. | |
Ian Nicholls gallery updated. | |
Photos of the Bentley Java prototype added to Vanden Plas "Executive class" gallery. |
| 14 May 2002 | |
"Events" section added. |
| 07 May 2002 | Site relaunched following complete redesign. |
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New MINI development story added. | |
"Police cars" gallery added. |
| 05 May 2002 | |
Rover Metro/100 series development story added. | |
Triumph page addded to "Sportscar projects" gallery. |
| 02 May 2002 | |
Car of the Month: May 2002 added. |
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John Capon gallery updated. |
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Keith Adams gallery updated. |
| 30 Apr 2002 | |
Company timeline added. |
| 20 Apr 2002 | |
Site search facility added. | |
"Also known as..." gallery added. | |
"Italian designs" gallery added. | |
"Notable quotes" page added. | |
"Sportscar projects" gallery added. | |
"Supermini projects" gallery added. | |
"Pininfarina prototypes" gallery added. | |
"Michelotti prototypes" gallery added. | |
"Bertone prototypes" gallery added. | |
"Vanden Plas prototypes" gallery added. | |
Pictorial Project Code Guide added. | |
Car of the Month Archive added. |
| 22 Apr 2002 | |
Rover 600 development story added. |
| 21 Apr 2002 | |
Rover 200/25 (R3) development story added. |
| 02 Apr 2002 | |
"Owners' cars" gallery added. |
| 01 Apr 2002 | |
Car of the Month: April 2002 added. |