A thread for appreciating the best cars from Great Britain. post your favourite
>>28788993Project Binky is the only British car I have any interest in
>>28789005It’s Toyota based
>>28789111Binky is a Mini with Toyota bits in it. The whole object of the exercise is to fit the Toyota bits into a Mini.They said that in episode one back when your grandfather was just a glint in the milkmans eye.
>>28789119So It’s not British. That’d be like calling a Cobra American
>>28789135no, that'd be like calling a cobra british.
>>28789140Well if a Japanese powertrain and driveline in a British body is British, an American V8 in a British body must also be British. You can’t have it both ways
>>28789119This was built in America and don’t even share a chassis with regular ac cars.
>>28789162If it's an original 427 Cobra then Shelby 427 Cobra bodies (and earlier 289 bodies) were built by AC Cars in Thames Ditton, England, as bare chassis with bodies, then shipped to Los Angeles, California, US (Shelby American, Inc.) for Shelby American to install the Ford V8 engines and finish assembly. Some early cars were also completed on the U.S. East Coast by Ed Hugus
>>28788993>A thread for appreciating the best cars from Great Britain. post your favouriteBack on topic. I just love pic rel
Mr. Bean car and that tricycle thing that falls over are the only British cars I know.
I really like this one.
>>28789394Yeah that's a top contender for me
>>28789386Nice tata bro. Is it still running?
>>28789415What a retarded fail. At least revise before you shitpost.
>>28789415Aston Martin isn't and never was owned by Tata. I thought this was meant to be a car enthusiasts site - if you didn't know that what are you doing here? And yes, I've had it nearly 7 years and it's still running fine, thanks. BTW the picture isn't of mine
Even the misses are kino
>>28789435>>28789437Oh look, people who don't actually know anything about british car manufacturing
>>28789897Oh, look. Someone who doesn’t know that just because Aston Martin lease a factory and office building on the same Gaydon site as the JLR engineering centre because they were both once owned by Ford, it does not mean they are now linked.I repeat - Aston Martin are not and never have been owned by Tata. And as for me not knowing anything about British car manufacturing? I only had the majority of a career working in it. You’re out of your depth on this one, Sunshine.
>>28789897>>28789947(cont)And, when you have verified this, and actually bothered to check out the ownership of Aston Martin (protip - it’s a plc), I expect you’ll just slink away in embarrassment and not post again ITT rather than admit both your arrogance and error
>>28789955uhhh...https://www.jalopnik.com/1968762/car-brands-owned-by-tata-motors/
>>28789962They’re wrong. And so are you.
>>28789955why is a programmable logic controller controlling aston martin...this can mean only one thing...i for one, welcome our new AI overlords
>>28789963(cont)In fact, your link doesn’t say Tata owns Aston Martin. You’re worse than wrong - you’re a poor-quality troll
THE GOAT
>>28789968NTA, but the fact that Astons are literally made in the same Tata factory as JLR products makes it pretty damn obvious.Tata are the ones in control.
>>28790026You’re wrong on so many levels.The JLR Gaydon facility is an engineering centre, not a factoryThe only manufacturing facility on the Gaydon campus is in the separate AML building, which also houses its headquarters. No JLR products are made there.AML lease their Gaydon factory unit from JLR on (I think) a 99 year leaseThe AML facility has a separate entrance off Kings Road, along with a visitors car park. Staff from one cannot enter the other.AML management and shareholding are entirely separate from JLR and the two companies are now entirely separate entities.JLR products are made in the UK in Solihull, Castle Bromwich (currently mothballed), Telford (engines) and HalewoodAML also own a factory in St Athen, WalesHave a read of thishttps://bstrategyhub.com/who-owns-aston-martin/And Tata have no control or influence whatsoever
GAYdon lmao!
I have always liked Lotus and TVR. Lightweight British cars.
>>28789394My old boss had one of those alongside a whole fucking slew of other British desirablesGuy was a fucking prick but he had pretty good taste in cars
You know I've gotta include the car you've always promised yourself
Dodge Viper V10 engine btw.
>>28790325i remember they came back, declared bankruptcy, but apparently are still kicking?God i wish the British automotive industry wasn't so unstable
>>28790330They are dead since 2020 but are being revived.
>>28790357good
Austin has also been making a comeback but mostly reproducing their first car it seems.
