RE: Best British Car ever?

[somynameiswhat]

Jaguar XJ/Range Rover

[matty46]

Best British car gotta be either the DB5 Volante or the MG RV8 ???

[DPSFleet]

Had mine for 11 years, sold 4 years ago and still miss it. Superb car, reliable and quick/fun at legal speeds. One to MUST have at some point in your life..

[Mario149]

That 7 has a shade under 150bhp/tonne, must have felt like a rocket in it's time

[SEE YA]

Boosted LS1 said:

SEE YA said:

Why not over the years, shape has not changed that much or the idea?

Either you're blind or mega blind. The new mini is utter shyte, a great big pile of the stuff. I keep looking at the great big fat lardy things and thinking how much more could 'they' have got it wrong. They're so darned ugly I've come to appreciate how well fiat have done with the 500 reincarnation.

'We are all blind in life, until we view things in another way'

[anonymous-user]

Best car : Caterham, as pure today as ever.
Best car that never made it: Keeble.

If we're talking about racing cars or land speed cars...

[lostkiwi]

Land Rover Defender. Evolved over 65 years but stayed true to the original design brief of the Series One it evolved from.

Also found all over the world doing all manner of jobs, from school runs to humanitarian aid, from armies to peace keepers, crossing the Sahara or crossing the Bering sea, its been there and done that.

What is there that Britain has produced that is more iconic or recognised the world over?

Edited by lostkiwi on Friday 30th October 22:00

[japaneseskoda]

Being honest and realistic the Austin Allegro captures the spirit of the British spirit like no other. That square steering wheel.......... Lovely.

[Boosted LS1]

SEE YA said:

'We are all blind in life, until we view things in another way'

That is true. Fortunately I'm not myopic :-) I'm glad that when I see a turd I don't step in it. Once a turd always a turd. Sorry to be so harsh about the current mini but they really aren't iconic, beautiful or interesting to me and they have nothing in common with the original mini.

[lostkiwi]

Boosted LS1 said:

That is true. Fortunately I'm not myopic :-) I'm glad that when I see a turd I don't step in it. Once a turd always a turd. Sorry to be so harsh about the current mini but they really aren't iconic, beautiful or interesting to me and they have nothing in common with the original mini.

Yes they do - a cramped interior!

[duckwhistle]

Jaguar XK 150 S drophead in Carmen Red with black leather, on chrome wire wheels. A Thing of beauty is a joy forever.

[Morningside]

japaneseskoda said:

Being honest and realistic the Austin Allegro captures the spirit of the British spirit like no other. That square steering wheel.......... Lovely.

I dunno, it inspired Laferrari.

lee_erm said:

Nissan Note has to be the British car.

I would say the Nissan Micra. What the Mini should have become.

[nigelpugh7]

Did we ever get a result on this vote?

I know the winner was going to be announced at the show, and I did attend thanks to the free tickets provided by PH.

However I did not see any result published?

Of course I voted for the Lotus Seven and hoped that was the eventual winner too!

[Terence Tumber]

The Geneva salon E type was first with the Lotus 7 second trailing by 21 votes