Great British Cars often forgotten

[tomtrout]

I spotted this lovely old Reliant Sabre at the revival. I think it has a straight six engine but not sure who made the engine.

[72twink]

2.5 litre straight 6 Ford engine from a Zodiac in a Sabre 6

[mike9009]

Maybe not a great British car, but certainly a Great British car and almost definitely forgotten!

It is a Enfield Safari, based upon a Jeep chassis with a 4.2 straight six. The photo is on the Isle of Wight, where the car was designed and built (in Cowes). It was designed by John Ackroyd who was later famed with designing Thrust 1 and Thrust 2.

Enfield were a spin off from Royal Enfield, and were designing and building electric cars on the Isle of Wight. I think only about 100 vehicles were built. The company was owned by a Greek shipping owner and so also had some manufacturing on the Isle of Syros in Greece.

[Andrew Gray]

mike9009 said:

Maybe not a great British car, but certainly a Great British car and almost definitely forgotten!

It is a Enfield Safari, based upon a Jeep chassis with a 4.2 straight six. The photo is on the Isle of Wight, where the car was designed and built (in Cowes). It was designed by John Ackroyd who was later famed with designing Thrust 1 and Thrust 2.

Enfield were a spin off from Royal Enfield, and were designing and building electric cars on the Isle of Wight. I think only about 100 vehicles were built. The company was owned by a Greek shipping owner and so also had some manufacturing on the Isle of Syros in Greece.

Now that is nearly forgotten cant even find a Wikipedia info on it maybe someone should write one
Andrew

[oliverb205]

mike9009 said:

Maybe not a great British car, but certainly a Great British car and almost definitely forgotten!

It is a Enfield Safari, based upon a Jeep chassis with a 4.2 straight six. The photo is on the Isle of Wight, where the car was designed and built (in Cowes). It was designed by John Ackroyd who was later famed with designing Thrust 1 and Thrust 2.

Enfield were a spin off from Royal Enfield, and were designing and building electric cars on the Isle of Wight. I think only about 100 vehicles were built. The company was owned by a Greek shipping owner and so also had some manufacturing on the Isle of Syros in Greece.

Thanks for that, very interesting because the current issue of C&SC has an article about Sir John Samuel who was charged by the Greek tycoon mentioned above, John Goulandris, to run Enfield and produce the cars. The article has photos of the Enfield 465 and 8000, but not this one. Nice to link the story to this photo.

Oliver.

[Pete F]

Andrew Gray said:

Now that is nearly forgotten

You say that like it's a bad thing, not a looker was it? :-0

[Andrew Gray]

Pete F said:

Andrew Gray said:

Now that is nearly forgotten

You say that like it's a bad thing, not a looker was it? :-0

No its not exactly a looker just nice to know about a car I had never heard of
A

[Vanin]

Sorry I do not know how to put the photo on here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_A40_Sports

[Roy C]

1956 Paramount 1½-Litre Roadster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Cars

[Andrew Gray]

Vanin said:

Sorry I do not know how to put the photo on here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_A40_Sports

Nice one

[NormanP]

As the Wikipedia article cited above discusses, the Austin A40 Sports was built by Jensen, a little brother of the Jensen Interceptor (no, not the one you’re thinking of…the 1950 model, so another often forgotten car) - same designer, Eric Neale:

Edited by NormanP on Saturday 24th October 10:26

Edited by NormanP on Saturday 24th October 10:31

[nicanary]

I thought the thread was GREAT British cars. A Paramount and an A40 Sports?

[Andrew Gray]

nicanary said:

I thought the thread was GREAT British cars. A Paramount and an A40 Sports?

I think its a matter of opinion we are still living in Great Britain and the Great there is a contentious subject but best saved for another thread
Andrew

Edited by Andrew Gray on Saturday 24th October 11:45

[nicanary]

Andrew Gray said:

nicanary said:

I thought the thread was GREAT British cars. A Paramount and an A40 Sports?

I think its a matter of opinion we are still living in Great Britain and the Great there is a contentious subject but best saved for another thread
Andrew

Know what ? I hadn't even read the title that way. Apologies.

Edited by Andrew Gray on Saturday 24th October 11:45

[Astacus]

Andrew Gray said:

Electron said:

I own a set of the moulds for it :-)

Next one ... Elva BMW

Another good one

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elva_(car_manufactur...

Andrew

Andrew, you'll know all about the designer of that car.......

One Trevor Fiore I think

Recognise the rear end?

Edited by Astacus on Saturday 24th October 15:07

Edited by Astacus on Saturday 24th October 15:17

[Andrew Gray]

Astacus said:

Andrew, you'll should all about the designer of that car.......

One Trevor Fiore I think

Recognise the rear end?

Edited by Astacus on Saturday 24th October 15:07

Absolutely
A

[mph]

So are we looking for British cars that are underappreciated and have perhaps fallen off the radar ?

If so I suggest in alphabetical order from A to E :-

Allard
Armstrong Siddeley
Berkeley
Bond
Britannia
Costin
Dellow
Elva

Not all of them are great but they are British.

[GT6 Jonsey]

Being a triumph TR man I have to chip in with this lot
Swallow doretti

[GT6 Jonsey]

Peerless

[GT6 Jonsey]

Warwick GT