GO FULL BONGPrevious. >>28090758
No stop signs, speed limits, I'm on the do not stop list.
>>28096174This right here is peak bong motoring
m8
Time to give them Jerries a jolly ol' bashing
>>28096133>Tbf, I wonder if Jaguar should have moved more upmarket 50 / 60 years ago, in the BL daysWasn't that the idea of Daimler, though? Truth be told, I don't really see much difference between Jaguar and Daimler models, despite my dad owning a '65 Daimler 2.5 V8, but I know that they were, in theory, supposed to be a more "bespoke" Jaguar. They probably would have been better off shelving the Daimler name, and doing as you said; move upmarket into a kind of sportier rival to Bentley and Rolls Royce.>The brand has lost much of its shine instead going downmarket to compete with the big German marques.Pretty much every British brand lost it's shine during this era. Virtually all the brands were under one umbrella, so the need to innovate and compete suddenly went from being being a public concern relating to how good a car actually performed, to a private concern relating to brand identity and validity. It's almost comical to see Stellantis following in their footsteps.>>28096215I actually really like what the new owner has done with The Beast. He's brought back that "factory prototype"-esque look that the first iteration had. The second iteration looked a little too much like a kit car for my liking.
>>28096174
For the Rootes bro.A mid engined scottish Police car.
Here, have a shitty old Silver Shadow.
Here, have a shitty old Silver Spirit
>>28096242The shut line on my bonnet no longer irritates me.
>>28096220>Wasn't that the idea of Daimler, though? Truth be told, I don't really see much difference between Jaguar and Daimler models,Honestly, I wish Daimler also never went downmarket, nor became rebadged Jags as much I do love the 250 saloon. Daimler should have always been the Rolls Royce or Mercedes 600 Grosser competitor, whereas Jag should have took the fight to Ferrari and Lamborghini. Alvis should have pushed against Bentley lol and continued to build luxury grand tourers (if only BL ever had the funds to invest in their brands sufficiently).>Pretty much every British brand lost it's shine during this era. Virtually all the brands were under one umbrella, so the need to innovate and compete suddenly went from being being a public concern relating to how good a car actually performed, to a private concern relating to brand identity and validity. It's almost comical to see Stellantis following in their footsteps.Very much. Tbf, an effective Sloan ladder might have been feasible if BL's management weren't fighting one another for influence within the company; each owing allegiance either to LMC, BMC or Jaguar as opposed to the greater conglomerate. In short, BL still competed against itself like it was a group of small companies, as opposed to economising and supporting one another.
>>28096247Lol I don't know how to link to posts between threads.Here's a two wheeled car.
>>28096230>>28096247
Here, have a shitty old Vanden Plas 4 Litre R>>28096246tbf the bonnet was popped. That car had many many problems, but the gaps were pretty much spot on.
>>28096174Almost as good looking as the EType.
>>28096174Lotus are producing some interesting cars at the moment, but I've heard worry about them abandoning their long-held philosophy of 'keep it simple and add lightness'.
>>28096256Vanden Plas ADO71 Princess concept.
Here, have a beautiful Ford V8 Pilot
>>28096174The 'Road Rovers', prototypes for what would eventually evolve into the Range Rover.
>>28096174Always cool.
>>28096266Not sure if I like that more or less than th production version... Certainly has a more "Vanden Plas" vibe to it, but that design language really doesn't translate well to that body shape.
>>2809617480's Rovers occupy a special place in my heart, even if there is present the perverse influence of Japanese ideas about 'build quality' and 'reliability'.
>>28096252I hate BL so much, just for what they did to Rover.
Here, have a candid shot of an XKR
Here, have my Brother's friends TVR Tuscan.
Here, have an MGB that was parked in a shitty old alley in London.
>>28096274You can thank William Lyons for much of that. He did everything in his power to obstruct Rover products he thought were threatening to Jaguar. Lyons was on BL's board, and Rover had no equivalent man that high up in BL to defend them. Lyons helped kill the P9 (P6BS) sports car and the P8 saloon (intended to be a replacement to the P5), and used his influence to push Rover downmarket. I also believe he had a hand in killing the Alvis TCS grand tourer.
Call me a heretic, but I prefer rubber bumper MGBs. Snub-nosed ones just look unfinished, the little bit of extra wedge completes the shape.
>>28096274Rover P8
Here, have both of my dad's Shadows, the white having been owned by him for nearly 30 years.
>>28096274Alvis GTS / Rover "Gladys". Based on a P6 chassis.
>>28096272Yh. It's not any prettier than the VDP Allegro.
>>28096289Yeah, I remember watching a documentary on BL's downfall, and it made me irrationally angry to see how much effort Lyons put into sabotaging anything that breathed near his precious little brand.>>28096291Heretic>V8Based.
>>28096305Getting NSU Ro 80 vibes from this
>>28096274Powered by a gas turbine engine and raced in Le Mans.
>>28096274Concept for the P6, which was also to have a gas turbine engine in the production car until Rover realised they would end up pricing themselves out of the market lol.
>>28096315Never realised the resemblance, but I can see what you mean...
>>28096310I suppose they did what they could with what they had. Points for effort, at least.
>>28096310Sporty. Pretty sure there was a sporty shooting brake too.
>>28096313>Yeah, I remember watching a documentary on BL's downfall, and it made me irrationally angry to see how much effort Lyons put into sabotaging anything that breathed near his precious little brand.Tbf to him, it's probably one of the principle reasons Jaguar came out of BL as well as it did, and his successors all did the same.
Here, have multiple cars, the majority of which are British.
>>28096258thats in fact better looking. e type is bit too bland
>>28096329Pic?>>28096327If I had to have an All-Agro, it would be the VDP 1750.
Here, have the Silk Cut Jaaaaaaaaag>it's probably one of the principle reasons Jaguar came out of BL as well as it didSilver lining and all that, but Rover deserved better, damn it :'(
Here, have whatever the fuck this is. Obviously an XJ, but no idea on the specifics.
Here, have whatever the fuck this is. Obviously an XJS, but no idea on the specifics.
>>28096334I know what you mean, but I think if it is bland it's only because it's so famous for arguably being the most desirable British sports car, and for being one of the most beautiful cars ever made. It's an obvious choice.
>>28096343>Rover deserved betterAgreed. Especially considering what they were before BL.
Here, have a Bentley whatever-the-fuck (I don't know anything about modern Le Mans cars, but it was cool watching them race).
Here, have another Bentley whatever-the-fuck.
>>28096355i mean its not gonna make someone whos casual say wow thats pretty. uk has made plenty of cars prettier than that is. that is just good looking
>>28096341Johnny Smith (car pervert) is making an Allaggro sleeper (Honda turbo) by all accounts it's Binky without the excess bracketry.
Here, have an Aston Martin DBRS9
Here, have a TVR T400R
>>28096364pretty sure that lemans winning car isnt it
>>28096350Jaaaaag Touring Car.
Here, have another TVR T400R
>>28096350Jaaaag
Here, have a McLaren F1 GTR
>>28096360>>28096364>>28096372Bentley Speed 8. And I do believe it did win in 2003.
Here, have a Bentley Blower
Here, have a TVR Griffith 500
Here, have an AC Cobra with a Jaaaaaaag V12
>>28096392Here's a closer look at those downright erotic Webers
>>28096366You say that, but I found this video funny. Skip to 12:05. It's a video tour of a motor museum in Turin, and despite all the Ferraris and many beautiful cars, the EType seems to at least hold its own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQHgMtseCwsI think its impact in the early 60s has become somewhat since diluted by the fact that many cars since, including from Ferrari, Datsun and Toyota, took some inspiration.
>>28096367Found it on YouTube. Will have a look. Pretty demented.
Here's a video of various cars, either coming back from or going to the track, some of which are Britishhttps://litter.catbox.moe/4bilfs.mp4https://litter.catbox.moe/7zoxy7.mp4https://litter.catbox.moe/3i5xbi.mp4https://litter.catbox.moe/jr32x3.mp4https://litter.catbox.moe/kryak8.mp4
Here, have a car that's British for reason other than manufacturer
Binky for the uninformed is what you get if you put two mad men together with a broken Mini and a working Ceilca GT4.They're probably ten years in now and it runs.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hCPODjJO7s
Here, have a candid shot of a TVR Chimera
>>28096433Pic is my favourite Mini. Fast, luxurious, and the normies don't actually realise it's a Mini because of its restyled front and bigger boot, so even today they're relatively cheap.Also, here's a vid of a separatist colonial enjoying the heck out of a Mini. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkkKMTCo07s
>>28096433Also, you may like the Wood and Pickett Margrave, which is a Mini with coachbuilt luxury interior.
>>28096433Margrave's Interior
Any car that is not in British Racing Green is disqualified
>>28096174Apparently TWR are trying to revive the XJS. Not sure they'll sell many, but I hope they make it anyway.
>>28096466I like 'em dark, me.
>>28096280I love the stupid colours.
>>28096200Brum was actually modeled on a real Birmingham-made car.
Here, have a Lloyd 650, one of maybe 5 surviving examples. It has a 654cc 2 Stroke engine, which is connected to a 3 speed transmission that powers the front wheels by way of a chain. Oh, and the floor is made from the wooden crates of a fish packaging factory. A ridiculously bizarre vehicle in almost every aspect.
>>28096352Jaguar XJS Trans-Am race car.
>>28096532Never heard of it myself. Bizarre.
based threads
>>28096238Thanks brah.Those engines I think were made in Coventry, but I can't remember whether it was by Coventry Climax or by Hillman themselves. Pretty sure it was a Climax design.Here, have a Singer Chamois.
>>28096388New TVR Griffith
>>28096594I feel like the modern design fits the Tuscan name more than the Griffith.
>>28096174Gotta love Lister
>>28096690Ooof. Good call.>>28096594Hmmm. I'm not sure. Maybe if they went more nuts with the styling perhaps? Considering TVR's woes over the last two decades though I'd say the Griffith is the more recognised name, and so a better choice from a marketing standpoint.
>>28096700>>28096657Ooopsie.
>>28096174In T spec it produced over 1000hp and could do over 220mph.
>>28096433they've gotten so lazy in the last couple of years, a whole year to get to what, the gauge cluster lighting that they somehow figured they wanted to make custom? and the last full five minutes of the video is patreon supporters, fuck them for pumping their money into a black hole since theyre so inactive on the Mini project. And the bus project just stopped randomly, its so annoying
>>28096714Fun fact- they never built a T and it was all PR to try and shift a few more Fighters, which weren't exactly flying off the shelf.
>>28097252Tbf, I think they did start work on the T. But you're right in that they never completed and sold one.There's another company that claims to have a Bristol Fighter T chassis, but I'm not sure they ever completed the car either lol. https://www.sljhackett.co.uk/190.htm
I'm in Australia and I saved this 1957 Vauxhall from the crusher a few years ago, storing it on a friends farm. It's got hardly any rust, but nobody likes them and they have no value here. Got it running but really don't know what to do with it. Feel a bit sad about it.
>>28096690mr Lister the Sister Fister
>>28097350I'm not nearly so good with my Vauxhalls, but I'm happy you saved it :)This thing is from back when Vauxhalls more more than just rebadged Opels, and being owned by GM, they really went nuts with the American influenced styling. The comparison when put beside BMC's more understated aesthetic tendencies is almost funny.
>>28096174'70s prototype for a replacement to the MGB.
>>28096174A theoretical Austin Healey 4000 concept.
waheyy
>>28097429It's sad Lotus didn't do more saloons / 4-door cars over the years.
>>28097429Incidentally, what're peoples opinions on the new ones? From what I understand, unlike the corpse of MG, Lotus cars are still being design and built in Blighty. They're owned now by Geely, who also own LEVC, Polestar and Volvo. The extent to which Lotus are relying on Chinese electric technology though I'm not sure.
>>28097434There's none of the original Lotus charm left, they're not even light. Just another toymaker for Arabs.
>>28097436Do you think Lotus could still survive, let alone grow, in the current market if it was fervent in its old philosophy and was unwilling to change?
>>28096174An experiment proposed by Pininfarina to restyle the Landcrab.
>>28097627They also did the same for the 1100/1300
>>28097628BMC also had a play about with a similar teardrop Mini, but not much came of it.
>>28096174https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM1RrkW_vSs
>>28096174Truly elegant.
>>28097252Sounds like a familiar story
>>28097738Blech. Away with you castoff DeTomaso! >:0
>>28096249holy jesus how terrifying
>>28097738that thing was full on retard tier thinking from the boys at MG, worse part is it's just straight up ugly.
>>28097738Saw one of these in the wild back in 06 when they were on sale. Thought it looked great, shame it was just a very expensive rebodied SN95.
>>28096288>fly tippers will be prosecutedthe fuck, england.
Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea.
>>28096329huh. i didnt know shooting brake was a real thing or anything at all, i thought it was just a weird name for some of the cars in cdda ( some ultra autism roguelike thing i play).
>>28097810Another angle, and with the bodywork removed.
>>28097890It's a bigger problem than you might think. Pikeys are the usual suspects, but Pakis, Poos, and Eastern Europeans have been giving it their best effort, too.
>>28097895Shooting brake is basically an estate car. If your car has a door on the back with enough space for guns and a couple of dogs then you can use that term.
>>28097912do a fuckin wheelie lmao. also, sheldons emu? thats not australian, is it?
>>28097918If people want to get picky about the trash they will take then the trash will get deposited elsewhere. Oddly enough it costs the local council a lot more to go and find the trash that someone originally wanted to give them.
>>28097979It's more the fact that some people are just fucking lazy. Never had a problem at our local tip taking anything we had (apart from asbestos, obviously), all you have to do is make sure it goes in the correct bin, which again isn't rocket science, and it's completely free, UNLESS you're commercial, which is why the pikeys always fly tip. After they've finished bodging a driveway, they'll often just drive down a country lane and tip the waste wherever they please, simply because they can. Think if anything ever happened where I'd want to top myself, I'd go to a pikey campsite and try to off as many of them as possible before committing sudoku. Pikeys are the absolute scum of the earth.
>>28097973>AustralianNope. Made by Wolseley in Bongland but with a Russian designer I believe.
>>28096174Underappreciated.
>>28096174Deservedly unappreciated.
>>28098121neat
>>28097246weren't they busy organizing (and racing in) some grassroots motorsports? that's based enough of a reason to take some time.
>>28097436The quote is "simplify, then add lightness", not "add lightness, then simplify". EVs are about as simple as it gets, the additional lightness is just a question of time.
>>28098142why did they think this was a good way to advertise a car?
>>28098154>BL>Anything making senseYou must be new here.
>>28098142>British DuelSauce?
>>28097893Underrated.
>>28098147So the EV version of Colin Chapman’s epithet would be “Simplify, then add a fuckton of batteries if you want some range”
>>28098309It was just an ad kinda mocking that movie
>>28097973A motorcycles history site.https://cybermotorcycle.com/https://cybermotorcycle.com/marques/british/wolseley.htm
>>28098121the Austin A30 and A35 is such a tiny peanut of a car, cars like that make it clear why the Mini was so superior when it was just so much more efficient with space. That being said, even a V6 swap on one of those would make it insanity to drive for its tiny ass wheel base and light weight
>>28096174The people's sports saloon.
>>28098711It'd be easier to put something like a BDA Twin-cam into an E93A Anglia
>>28096174>"Yes. This is what the American market surely wants!" :)-Some Triumph engineer one day, presumably.
>>28099333Imagine if you kept this looking 100% original but dropped in some 800hp monster
>>28099410It is a rather small car. An electric 4wd version would see it behave like The Hoonicorn on about 100hp.
>>28099748Hoonicorn for those that dont.https://youtu.be/PrqYohBV58o
>>28099820I suddenly want an electric one. Without the Sinclair control system.
>>28099820The electrical gremlin
>>28099826Did somebody mention Sinclair?
>>28099900I only have varying levels of nope for that, rather like the hoover motor did.
>>28099826Evel Knievel had a better idea and put an 8.2l chevy in there.
>>28099974um... wht?
>>28096458>>28096463Interesting
my dad's first car (same colour)the clutch barely workedthe distributor would fry itself if it got even a little damp, so he just kept a box of spares in theit was worth about as much as its own tank of gas by the time that he sold it
Oh no /o/ I think I bonged!
>>28100139Is the trunk full of silverware yet?
>>28096242>on a council estatepeak chav
>>28100487Haven't seen any chavs around here for nearly a decade, it's all pakis, poos, and eastern europeans. Not sure if that's better or worse, desu. Either way, yes, it's still a shithole.
>>28100870Fucking site and its stupid meme desu shit. "to be honest"
>>28100873>bitching about ancient wordfiltersnext thing you say is that anime doesn't belong on boards other than /a/
>>28101030 #>next thing you say is that anime doesn't belong on boards other than /a/>>28100870?¿?
>>28096174Should I show this thread to my father (an 80 year old British man)?
The original Bond car.
>>28101189Did Fleming write it as a"blower"?
>>28101282>>28100112What actually are these monstrosities?
>>28101493>What actually are these monstrosities?This one>>28101189is the famous 4.5 litre Bentley, with the crank-driven supercharger (that W. O. hated but was overruled by Wolf Barnato on). The older 3 litre versions did so well at Le Mans that Ettore Bugatti called them "the fastest lorries in the world" because of their size. These were the cars that were driven by the "Bentley Boys"This, on the other hand>>28100112is some sort of customised abomination of an SZ-based Bentley that should have been strangled at birth
>>28101316What's the name of this great looking car?
Whoever linked Project Binky, thankyou.
>>28101493>>28101557>he is unaware of Leepu's genius
>>28101539Lol. Must have misclicked. Of course the Bentley is beautiful. I meant to insult >>28101316Sorry :/
>>28100139Now THAT is a nice car
>>28102996I always have trouble differentiating between post-war Standards lol.
>>28102996>>28103098Here, have my dad's Phase I Standard Vanguard.
lads
>>28096191She was a ting bitd tho
>>28103382I used to own one of those
>>28103394They represent my childhood. Those pepperpot rims make me nostalgic for a time to which I can never return.
>>28103424Indeed. Although strictly it's a European car, rather than British. I replaced mine with an XR3i
>>28103438Fair. Also iconic wheels
>>28103438>XR3iNot that anon, but my brother wrapped one of those around a lamppost when he was younger. Hit it so hard tue the boot was nearly touching the bonnet. No-one expected him to survive, but survive he did, and he went on to have 2 more near fatal accidents. Ain't life amazing~?
>>28103468More amazing than your brother was a driver, it would appear.
>>28103480He's a surprisingly good driver and has won a few competitions, at least now hes an adult anyway, but as a teenager and young adult he was just a typical reckless "lad's lad", and had more confidence than skill. Payed the price for it, but still never learned, so hey ho.>>28103480
>>28103438I have always had Italian cars but XR2 XR3 Escort Cortina and Morris cars are among the teenage cars I drove but didn't own.
>>28103468I've a friend from college years that took out three cars and a light post in a Mk 1 Escort in one go. He destroyed three cars he owned that summer. Daft sod.
>>28096594>be tvr>go bankrupt literally every single financical crisis for the last 70 years>get revived for a short while by a passionate new owner every time, only to get thrown into another financical crisis soon after and go bankrupt again>repeat ad infinitumtruely british levels of luck for ol' trevor.
>>28104561Seriously wonder how this car doesn't appear in racing games that much? Seen it a couple of times in GT then that was it.
Here you go. TR3A
>>28104566Pretty sensible for a TVRGriffith is for Corvette owners that want to reverse into something at speed yesterday.
>>28104984Speed Twelve.That time when TVR decided that they had gone too far.I hope the Blackpool Bomber will return some day.
>>28104989Vrum vrooooooooooom!
>>28104561I adore the fact that we have a supercar manufacturer that's effectively called 'Trevor'.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVR
>>28105032HAD, not have. They're dead or at least back in limbo, and with modern vehicles and regulations being what they are, I can't see that TVR is ever going to exist again. I'm honestly surprised that Morgan even still exists. On a somewhat related note, did you know that their 3 wheeler, the Super 3, now uses a Ford EcoBoost? Don't think it's long before Morgan goes the way of the dodo with that kind of drivetrain. I mean, half the appeal of the 3 wheeler was the V-twin sticking out of the nose, right?
>>28105032A female teenage friends father had one with a V8 in it. Bloody silly. :)
>>28105044Some Russian bought TVR out and closed it down.Some day they will return, you can't kill an idea.
>>28105053>you can't kill an ideaAnd in the same respect, you can't revive one on good faith alone. I want to believe they can be saved, but the brand is fuckin' cursed, and nothing short of a miracle will bring them back.
>>28105061True.Bloor decided Triumph Motorcycles had to exist though and he made it so.
>>28105044I think the Super 3 has an appeal...>>28105044I'm not aware of the current state of TVR. I know the Welsh government invested to get a new factory built in Wales, but since then it's been quiet. I honestly do worry.
>>28105079>I'm not aware of the current state of TVR. I know the Welsh government invested to get a new factory built in Wales, but since then it's been quiet. I honestly do worry.>>28105079selling ammunition brings in more money - especially since there is a local car market - and the TVR looks like an acquired taste + the price is probably astronomical - to be honest, it's a total freak )) except for the 3000S and even then the interior looks like swollen bread in a bakery
>>28105088Do we know that the TVR factory has been converted to ammunition production?
>>28105088>the price is probably astronomicalThink the new Griffith was supposed to be around 90-odd grand, which IS expensive, but not exactly out of character. In 1996, a Griffith 500 was £36,705, which works out to nearly £71,585 when adjusted for inflation today. Quite the chunk of change for a car with a 40 year old engine and no power steering.
>>28105096I know that one shot can cost 10 of these cars )) and sometimes 100 - Great Britain financed it but the results were not very good - and giving money to the abyss is not profitable - and the fact that TVR is from Great Britain does not give them the right to become subsidized. In fact, it is more profitable to finance military projects than cars, which have practically 0 demand ) I have never seen a film where TVR was used, only Lambos and Ferraris
>>28105110What AI bollocks is this?
>>28105114>What AI bollocks is this?nonsense in what exactly? what don't you like?) if a company has problems with financing - its home country cannot finance it at a loss - it is financed by an American (who owns a Chilean company) - what's wrong?) or do you want to say that there is demand for TVR?
>>28105120Take your CP elsewhere.
>>28105110Watch swordfish, nigger.
>>28105053The russian bought it, tried to get it going again, ran out of money, ran to dad to get more money, then 2008 hit and he didn't get to spend the money and sold all assets instead. Now Les Edgar owns the brand, he got Gordon Murray to design the car and took a 5.0 Ford engine but then Covid hit and now it's in limbo again. Fucking China.
>>28105145I may have a word with Greg, his uncle has more money than California.Don't hold your breath.
>>28096200either its a nice looking face with a big nose or it screams.
I wonder what Crewe is like these days.
>>28104439Damn, that's actually pretty impressive.
>>28096174FWWOOOAAAHH! :O
>>28096476As long as it has a petrol engine and isn't another fucking EV, then I'm excited.
>>28097434Lots of EV shills replying to this post.I'll say this: if Lotus keep - on the insistence of their stupid Chinese owners - making and marketing heavy, ugly, retarded EVs instead of beautiful light sports cars, then it will be the end of Lotus, forever.It's like someone puppeteering the corpse of your lover - nobody is convinced, and what they're doing with the company is disgusting.
>>28097738I swear I saw one racing around the Knockhill circuit once.Shook the bones in a glorious way.
>>28097893>>28098400Well look happy, you stupid bastards!...we won, didn't we?
These beautiful machines were called the Dutton Reef.Fiesta running gear (as if the lights weren't a giveaway), rear engined, amphibious.I think Mr Dutton sold the tooling etc. to a polish comapny earlier in the year. Whether this means he's making a new amphibian based on different running gear, or it means he's given up I don't know.
>>28109151To be honest, I don't think there can be much of a way around Lotus going electric. The UK and EU are banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035. If Lotus don't start making the transition now, then they cannot continue to exist as a car maker at all. And at present, electric power is heavy.I'm also not sure whether many prospective Lotus buyers will tolerate a lack of (heavy) tech in a car when its sold at Porsche prices.I do sympathise with your concern for the preservation of Lotus' identity though. :/
>>28109186The more I see, the more I like. Unbelievably based, and while it sounds expensive at 20-odd grand used, I don't think that's too bad for something that's a functioning modern Amphicar. Also being based on a fiesta, I imagine spare parts for the running gear is quite cheap.
>>28096174Jag is headed in new direction! :)https://www.jaguarusa.com/copy-nothing/index.html
>>28110401fuck is this garbage
>>28110401It's Jaguover. :(
>>28110401Personally, I don't know why they keep changing the font of the logo. I think the old font from 20 years ago still holds up as stylish, elegant and lean.Also, I don't see how 'collaborating with artists' is what Jaguar needs... :/ We'll see though...
>>28110401Remember the good times :(
>>28096174https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDk1pM78ce0
>>28096268Looks like a it's from 1935.
>>28096352Jaguar didn't have a works racing outfit until the mid 80s, before then racing Jags were all privateer-built. The biggest and most successful of these was Group 44 out of the US, who had built up a successful racing team in the 70s running MGs, Triumphs, and Jaguars in Trans Am and IMSA. They also developed the first five XJR Group C cars.
>>28097419Back then Vauxhall and Opel were entirely separate marques with no cross badging. Vauxhalls were sold in the UK, Holland, Scandinavia, British Oceania, and (in limited numbers) Canada. In Australia, they were positioned below Chevrolet/Pontiac (who were locally assembled and sold in Australia until the late 60s) and above Holden. They sold like shite because they were weak and unreliable and woefully underequipped for the rough hot Australian environment.
We can continue photos over here.>>28111648
>>28111156Viva four door rear doors were shite, getting out of them without damaging the doors was difficult for a teenager.
>>28111021Yummy!
>>28096358seems like as they went into the 70s, they got obsessed with looking European, and stopped looking British.my understanding is that strikes destroying their productivity, and terrible reliability ruining their reputation is what bankrupted them, but the stately 60s cars would make you okay with them breaking down all the time
>>28096358That Rover with a jet engine in it would have been qoite lovely. Lots of leather and walnut inside and ... all the other thinggg.
>>28111783https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=614xVcs_tIM
>>28096280Fucking Lloyd
>>28111908Lovely.
