Rootes Archive Centre

Web Site Status

2017: The move from Banbury to Wroxton has been a significant under-taking. Naturally the Web site is being updated.

2015: We did a lot of updates and launched a FaceBook site for Archive Centre Friends.

2010: The Web site underwent a major update in May 2010 to reflect the Archive's new location in Banbury. Further changes took place in Nov'2010 with an improved appearance, more pictures and the new Friend's Portal. Now replaced by FaceBook site.

Please note the Web address of the Centre was changed in 2009 because we were unable to renew the ".com" address. Please use http://www.rootesarchivecentre.org.uk.

Recent pictures show our activities over 2007 to Autumn of 2010. In 2009 we re-vamped the "Shop" pages, and introduced a lot more information and photos to the "Catalogue" page. Many thanks to those who have contributed both time and information. We are now planning a "Rootes" area for studies of the family and their extended business connections.

Previously, the Catalogue received a lot of attention. The aim is to list most (all would be ambitious) of the models produced by companies contributing to the Rootes group. This can be used for various purposes, including links to the Archive material. Many thanks to people who have contributed photographs of their cars to help identify the various Rootes models.

The "Index" now shows an almost complete list of Imp related material housed at the Archive Centre and elsewhere. A list of "standard" parts is now included. This area will be updated as the cataloguing process continues.

We hope that others from ARCC member clubs will put in the effort to extend these lists for all the other marques. To begin this task Kimberley Benoy has provided a set of guidelines for the cataloguing process and James Spencer and Matt Olllman have coordinated work parties. Please see the preservation pages for information on how you can participate.

For comments on, and contributions to the Web site, contact Bob Allan (e-mail).

Site Map and Accessibility

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• You can see a publicity brochure explaining the origins and current status of the Rootes Archive Centre Trust here.
• Home page - introduction to the Rootes Archive Centre
• ARCC and links - the Association of Rootes Car Clubs
• Site map - introduction to the Web site
• Access policy - what we have, and how to use it
• News and Events - news as our activities proceed
• Calendar - calendar of events and meetings at the Archive Centre and other events that we attend.
• Diary - diary of things happening at the Archive Centre
• Pictures - some digital photos of our activities at the Archive Centre.
• Rootes - information about the Rootes family and business including production and dealerships.
• History - History of the Rootes Group
• Factories - Rootes factories
• Dealerships - Rootes dealerships
• Memories - Memories of Rootes [to be added]
• Catalogue - the Catalogue, information about Rootes production and models produced. Many Rootes owners are sending in digital images of their vehicles so that we can give examples of all the models produced.
• Rootes at War - special fighting and support vehicles
• Prototypes - prototype vehicles
• Specials - one-off vehicles
• Competition - competition specials
• Archive - description of the Centre and locations of the Archives that it contains
• Preservation - information about the preservation and cataloguing procedure and our progress
• Index - on-line index of the original drawings and other archive content. This area of the Web site grew rapidly from 2007 onwards and consitutes an on-line database which you can search using your browser controls.
• Accessions Register - list of contents on loan from other collections or donated to us by Friends
• Museums - list of museums and other collections that we work with
• Contact - how to contact the trustees
• Finding the Centre - maps and location information
• Friends' Scheme - how to subscribe to the Friends' Scheme and join our venture
• Devonshire House - newsletter
• Visitors' Book - some recent visitors
• People involved with the Rootes Archive Centre - who is keeping the Rootes Archive Centre alive?
• Shop - for our on-line sales of licensed Rootes related products.
• Heritage Certificates - authenticated Certificates for your cars using the factory records
• Copies of Archive Material - primarily for historians or manufacturers

Accessibility Statement: every effort is being made to ensure that these pages are widely accessible using all up-to-date Web browsers which allow for client side editing of cascading style sheets. HTML-4, XHTML and other W3C standards are used for this reason. This page can be used for full navigation, and the site does not require frames. JavaScript is also not required on the site if navigated via this page. Other additional features will be added if there is a demand, please contact Bob Allan on 01925 267084. Information about the Archive Centre can also be supplied verbally or by post, please contact Gordon Jarvis on 01491 201551.