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    The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?

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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    12:01 PM

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    In the episode, I wish they'd shown more of the actual fabrication of the vehicle (the part of it they participated in, if any, that is) than those awful compliance tests. Although I have to say, Clarkson's mood room looked like an amazing place to spend time.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    10:24 AM

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    It looks like a postal van that got sideswiped by a barn.

    Bet that wooden door has a nice, low carbon footprint, though!
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    09:54 AM

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    But if you read the road test, you will find that is 3rd in the list of all time favourite electric cars, coming in before the golf cart and the G-Wiz.

    Probably really does show how empty this market this, as well.
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    09:42 AM

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    I don't think I had ever laughed so hard at Top Gear as I did watching that episode.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    09:33 AM

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    Aaand hat-tip @Battles!
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    09:26 AM

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    It would have taken a visionary like Le Corbusier or Loewy to have created a vehicle as forward-thinking as this. From the modular power-plant to the 100% non stressed body, they even had the forsight to use raw aluminium which displays patina from new, before it has even began to collect the usual parking dings and jealous scratches.

    Just as Shaped By The Wind styling was a proponent of cutting-edge automotive designs of the past, this body panels of this car will literally be shaped by any gentle breeze it encounters.

    If Teslar had badged it, they'd have had a world-beater on their hands.
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    09:22 AM

    In reply to Top Gear's "Car To Save The World" Independently Reviewed
    The aerodynamics are obviously what makes it so efficient, the big automakers should take note.
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    08/23/09

    In reply to The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?
    Interesting ads. I'm not all that familiar with the post-war British car industry, so never heard of a Lea-Francis before. I assume that most of these brands were gone by the late sixties; would be interesting to know how that played out.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    08/23/09

    @DrLemming: You can go here to see how it all played out... it's an interesting chart.
    [en.wikipedia.org]

    Oh, but make sure you click "show" off to the right, or you'll go: "Oh yeah, REEEAL interesting chart, HTF, there's NOTHING there!"
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    Edited by HoonThatFerrari at 08/23/09 9:15 PM HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/23/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Let's have a look at the manufacturers that started building cars, never stopped, and continue to this day without any brand changes or assimilations.

    Morgan. Bristol. Caterham. And Ginetta. I didn't even know who Ginetta were until I read the article.
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    08/23/09


    @FP - Activity resumes!:

    Check out Ginetta's G-21... if you've ever wanted to know what a 911 front end chimera'd onto the back end of a 240z, then here it is...
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    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    08/24/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Heart click for that great find!

    I love how British Leyland rises from the abyss, and collapses perilously shortly afterwards.
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    08/23/09

    In reply to The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?
    The Rover ads mention a gas turbine powered car. That must have been pretty sick. I wonder what that was all about.
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    08/23/09

    @CptSevere: Answered my own question. [www.rover.org.nz]
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    Image of Old Grimey Old Grimey
    08/23/09

    In reply to The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?
    I love the 401 and 403 Bristols, having owned one briefly in the mid-70s, wouldn't mind another one (albeit in better condition), and liked the ad a lot. The Jaguar ad was great too, and that car (the Mark VII-IX saloons) are another favorite of mine. Impressive assortment of ads!
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    08/23/09

    In reply to The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?
    This 1951 Land Rover is doing a bit of off-roading in Wales. He is jolly well enjoying his classic car!
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/23/09

    @skaycog-live,love,laugh!: Thx for that. Will balance out against all the big SUVs I will see tomorrow morning on the way to work at 7am.
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    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    08/23/09

    @skaycog-live,love,laugh!: Very cool. One of the guys that works at Flyin' Miata in Colorado has a '57: [keith.miata.net]
    He dyno tested it at 38 horsepower if I remember correctly.
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    Image of joneez wants the clunkers he paid for joneez wants the clunkers he paid for
    08/23/09

    In reply to The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?
    Grace
    Space
    Pace

    What more needs to be said?
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/23/09

    In reply to The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?
    Need a new car. Which one has the highest HP? Lowest defects? End of.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/23/09

    In reply to The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?
    I'd take any of these except of course for the Mayflower. The ads are as good as the cars. How are you gonna argue with Rolls? "The Best Car in the World." Game, set and match.
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    08/23/09

    In reply to The Dilemma Facing British Car Shoppers In 1951: Alvis, Bristol, or Land Rover?
    British car advertising was wonderful - unlike American car ads, there was no attempt to evoke sex appeal, adventure, or excitement. It was all sensible nuts-and-bolts practicality with the occasional mention of prestige. The closest thing to thrills you'd find in a British ad would be a dry discussion of a car's hill-climbing ability (though the Jaguar ad does mention a top speed of 100 mph without any implication of fun). And what the hell is "gracious motoring"?

    Of the cars pictured, the Bristol is the one I'd love to have. Sleek bodywork and ex-BMW engineering - it even has the double kidney grille! I remember seeing a Triumph Mayflower around Miami several years back - so tiny yet ridiculously pretentious, it had a charm of its own. Reminds me of Mitsuoka who turn tiny Japanese cars into mini Jags and Bentleys.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/23/09

    @tonyola: "And what the hell is "gracious motoring"?"

    I guess it's the similar to James May's notion of "Christian motoring."
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    08/23/09

    @tonyola: I'd pick the Bristol too, though I wouldn't mind a Lea-Francis either. And i'd be very tempted to turn a worn-out Mayflower into a gasser (I'd leave a stocker as is).
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    Image of kleinlowe kleinlowe
    08/23/09

    @tonyola: GB didn't stop rationing fun until 1971, when they went to decimal currency.
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