Rover (1986-2000): Books - History and Models

Rover 800 Series - The Complete Story

The Rover 800 grew out of a pioneering collaboration between Rover in Britain and Honda in Japan during the 1980s.
This book tells the story of how the two companies worked together to produce the Rover 800 and its cousin, the Honda Legend.
For those who remember the big front-wheel-driver Rover with affection, this book sets out the full history looking at the design and development of all models: saloons, Fastbacks and Coupes; the Sterling in North America; comtemporary aftermarket modifications; Police usage and export variants.

There is a helpful chapter on buying an owning a Rover 800 and the book is illustrated with 250 colour and black & white photographs.

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The Rover Group - Company and Cars - 1986-2000

A comprehensive history of the company and a guide to its products. Centring on the period of the official existence of the Rover Group, the book also examines the events leading up to its formation in 1986 and its controversial aftermath, following its dismemberment in 2000.

With over 250 historical and original illustrations, the book covers:
- The beginnings of Rover and its place in British Leyland
- Land Rover's expansion in the 1980s and how it led to the foundation of the Rover Group
- Rover under British Aerospace and the sell-off to BMW
- Rover's struggle under German management and BMW's disposal of the Group
- The aftermath of Rover's collapse - MG Rover, Land Rover and MINI.
- The Rover Group cars - covering the Leyland legacy cars, Honda derivatives, the Rover 75, the vehicles behind Land Rover's success and other key models.

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Rover R8

This comprehensive and readable book covers the Rover models built on the R8 platform, including the Rover 200 and 400. The book begins with the transitional period after the demise of BL and the advent of first Austin Rover and then Rover as well as the early collaboration with Honda to develop a new series of cars.
The author also examines the development of the successful K Series engine as well as the collaboration with Peugeot to develop diesel engines from 1992.

The book goes on to explore the various models in detail, including the five-door and three-door Rover 200s, the Rover 200 Cabriolet, the Rover 400 saloons, the Rover 400 Tourer and the Rover 200 Tomcat coupé.
Written by an acknowledged authority on Rover cars, this book provides the reader with everything they need to know about the development of this important series of cars at a critical moment in British motor manufacturing history.

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L'Austin Metro de mon père + MG Metro et Rover 100

Big sister of the legendary Mini, the Austin Metro was a huge European success in the 1980s. More than just a modern city car, it is also a symbol. Launched in 1980, it marked the new impetus of the British automobile industry, after years of wandering.
Ingenious, reliable, aesthetically successful, the Metro would allow the British Leyland-Austin Rover group to avoid the dreaded shipwreck and return to growth.

The arrival of MG sports models and the release of a five-door version made the Austin Metro an undeniable commercial success. This dynamic was crowned by the 6R4, an incredible four-wheel drive version, intended for rallies.
Restyled and equipped with new engines, the little Metro enjoyed a second career in the 1990s, under the name Rover 100, with a more upmarket positioning.

Its journey ended after an incredible eighteen-year career. With more than two million examples produced, the Austin Metro-Rover 100 would be one of the greatest successes of the British automobile industry of the 20th century.

• Richly illustrated, this book is dedicated to the Austin Metro cars of the years 1980-1998.
• Retraces in detail the history and evolution of the Austin Metro, MG Metro and Rover 100.
• This volume of the collection "La voiture de mon père" is not only a source of in-depth information for the owner, but also a concise guide to originality.
• The technology, variants, modifications and special versions are described in detail.
• Contains more than 200 period photos, many unpublished.

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