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Autocar 100 best BRITISH cars of all time
XFullFatTim
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Autocar 100 best BRITISH cars of all time

The Evoque has just made it in at No 100! The next listed Land Rover is the original Land Rover at No 29 then the original Range Rover (the 3 door 1974 one) is No 4. And The Best British car of all time.............. the original Issigonis Leyland Mini. Interesting that the original Discovery hasn't made it into the listing. This week's Autocar is worth a read as it is a great celebration of the British Car industry. Evoque is beaten by the Nissan Juke........... at number 89...............Crying most of the cars listed are not modern cars though.

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07-05-2014 11:49am
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RE: Autocar 100 best BRITISH cars of all time

That's a Nissan Joke, that it beat the Evoque by eleven places.
But I do like number 2...........The Maclaren F1

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07-05-2014 03:19pm
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I was a bit surprised to see a Renault Megane and a Subaru Imprezza WRX in the list until I read the notes - both made in the UK at specialists - Ricardo makes the Megane RS for Renault and Prodrive makes the WRX Subarus.
Aslo a bit surprised that the truly awful Hillman Imp was so high up the list too and the MG Maestro 2.0l, yet the Lotus Sunbeam was lanquishing down near the Evoque, it was a cracker of a hot hatch back in the old days.

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07-05-2014 03:29pm
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RE: Autocar 100 best BRITISH cars of all time

A lot of nostalgia in that list... I remember an Imp from my childhood, Rear engined, Rubber driveshafts revolutionary... for unreliability, aluminimum head for leaky head gaskets, slippy clutch... still it got us on holiday a few times loaded to the gunnels roof rack and all Smile

The Joke is a very popular car and value for money against a lot of competition, maybe not so refined but value.

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RE: Autocar 100 best BRITISH cars of all time

Discovery should be in the top ten! How on earth did the Nissan Puke even get in there? Most people would be put off by looking at them!

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07-05-2014 05:34pm
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The Valeter
 

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(07-05-2014 03:29pm)XFullFatTim Wrote:  Aslo a bit surprised that the truly awful Hillman Imp was so high up the list too and the MG Maestro 2.0l,

We'll have no MG Maestro bashing lol. I love my MG Montego..........Very Happy These MMM cars are seriously starting to appreciate!!

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07-05-2014 11:15pm
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XFullFatTim
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I'm not bashing the MG Maestro Valeter, I owned 2 of the 2.0Efi versions and I reckon that they were very under-rated cars. I had one of them supercharged and that car didn't half frighten the hottest hatch of the time, the Astra GTE i - my next car after that was a Rover 820i Fastback that I also had supercharged and was also a GTE/GTi basher that looked just like a plain jane production car.................

A Pangea Green New Defender 110 First Edition is now sitting on my drive alongside British Racing Green Electric Mini Cooper SE Level 3. After 21 years in my hands my TDI300 90 was handed on to the next custodian on 15 July 2022.
08-05-2014 09:17am
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(08-05-2014 09:17am)XFullFatTim Wrote:  I'm not bashing the MG Maestro Valeter, I owned 2 of the 2.0Efi versions and I reckon that they were very under-rated cars. I had one of them supercharged and that car didn't half frighten the hottest hatch of the time, the Astra GTE i - my next car after that was a Rover 820i Fastback that I also had supercharged and was also a GTE/GTi basher that looked just like a plain jane production car.................

Supercharged.....Shocked Would love to have seen them.

Came Home On 02/03/13 Pure Tech In Barolo Black/Cirrus Trim with Bespoke Firenze Ascents + Numerous Factory Options!!
Also :-

Rover 25GSi - 2005 Everyday Car.
MG ZR-Express Van - 2005 Special Factory Order (Literally a one off).
MG Montego 2.0i - 1990 Shows/Sunny Days.
MG Metro 1300 - 1983 Being Restored!
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RE: Autocar 100 best BRITISH cars of all time

Did the Stag make it in?

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11-05-2014 07:09pm
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XFullFatTim
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RE: Autocar 100 best BRITISH cars of all time

Yes it's in there at No47.
Plenty of other Triumphs in there too
Dolomite Sprint = 93
TR 5 PI = 85 (Did you know it was the UK's first Fuel Injected mass produced sports car?)
Triumph 1300 = No 80
Triumph 2000 = No 61

A Pangea Green New Defender 110 First Edition is now sitting on my drive alongside British Racing Green Electric Mini Cooper SE Level 3. After 21 years in my hands my TDI300 90 was handed on to the next custodian on 15 July 2022.
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