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    Tata To Close A Jaguar or Land Rover Plant In 2014

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

    Ten Great International Driving Trips

    British Postwar Car Ads

    UK New Car Buyers Saddled With Radios That’ll Be Obsolete In 5 Years

    Rolls-Royce Crashes Into UK Supermarket

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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    09/24/09

    In reply to Tata To Close A Jaguar or Land Rover Plant In 2014
    TTFN
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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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    HoonThatFerrari promoted this comment DrLemming was starred DrLemming was unstarred
    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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    Edited by CptSevere at 08/23/09 5:16 PM CptSevere was starred CptSevere was unstarred
    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    08/23/09

    @CptSevere: Answered my own question. [www.rover.org.nz]
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    discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch! promoted this comment CptSevere was starred CptSevere was unstarred
    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 skaycog
    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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    HoonThatFerrari promoted this comment joneez wants the clunkers he paid for was starred joneez wants the clunkers he paid for was unstarred
    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 Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish! Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish!
    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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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/21/09

    In reply to Ten Great International Driving Trips
    Where is Australia dammit?? The Great Ocean road? Like they say in Crocodile Dundee, "Australia Rocks!"
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    08/21/09


    @Formerlythegreatestdriver:
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    08/21/09

    @Formerlythegreatestdriver: It's here.
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    Image of Nickyboy - cruising the Autobahn and listening to the Scorpions Nickyboy - cruising the Autobahn and listening to the Scorpions
    08/20/09

    In reply to Ten Great International Driving Trips
    This list sucks. Hawaii is international? I thought it was a state? What are you guys at Jalopnik "Birthers" now?

    Where is Germany? Where is the Italian Riviera? Where is the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa?

    Montreal? Greatest drives, seriously? Just because you have fond memories of underage drinking in Quebec, doesn't make it so.
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    discontinuuity is missing Uncle Pete, the Auto Insider, and the Banhammered Nine promoted this comment Nickyboy - cruising the Autobahn and listening to the Scorpions was starred Nickyboy - cruising the Autobahn and listening to the Scorpions was unstarred
    Image of sos10 sos10
    08/20/09

    @Nickyboy - cruising the Autobahn and listening to the Scorpions: The list sucks indeed. What about the Italian Alps? The Corniche d'Or in France, any of the many roads in Switzerland?
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    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    08/20/09

    In reply to Ten Great International Driving Trips
    There are some awesome mountain roads in Taiwan. Just look out for people trying to pass on blind turns.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    08/20/09

    In reply to Ten Great International Driving Trips
    I have never driven any of these roads. I would like to. Anybody got some cash?

    When I started reading this I fully expected a German or Swiss autobahn. There is some amazing scenery on these roads, and some areas are speed zoneless. However, they get really congested really fast.
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    skaycog--live, love, love more promoted this comment engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of skaycog skaycog
    08/20/09

    @engineerd:
    I'm about to come into some cash, I hope. I entered the contest in "Epic 275-Classic" post above. I requested cash.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    08/20/09

    @skaycog--live, love, love more: Sounds like a road trip to me!
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    Edited by engineerd at 08/20/09 4:07 PM engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    08/20/09

    In reply to Ten Great International Driving Trips
    Hmm, never done much international. But: The drive around Superior is beautiful, but after the fifteenth hour of endless pines and firs black moose silhouettes on orange diamond backgrounds, you're ready for something else.

    Drive a couple hours, seeing only trees.

    Approach a lone building, whose sign reads: "Town and Country Inn." Well, they got the country part. Where's the town?

    Drive another couple of hours. There's the town.

    NOTE: Do not EVER take Buckley's cough syrup while driving. You WILL have an accident.
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    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    08/20/09

    In reply to Ten Great International Driving Trips
    Great feature, looking forward to the next ones.
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