BS: British Cars!

Subject: RE: BS: British Cars!
From: banjoman
Date: 31 Jan 13 - 06:56 AM

When I worked for the AA many years ago, we had names for our favourite?cars which we attended to on a regular basis such as
The Vauxhall Shove It (Chevette
The Hillman Jinx
The Daimler Holts (Half Daimler half Holts Filler)
The Rolls Canardley ( Can hardly get up the slightest hills)

Subject: RE: BS: British Cars!
From: GUEST,giovanni
Date: 31 Jan 13 - 03:13 PM

One of my Ginetta G4s crossed the Atlantic to a guy who raced it in California. I would guess it's still racing and should be winning.

Am I sad I sold it? - yes probably, but I now own a wholly English Chevron, many of which are winning races all over the world, so all is not lost.

You can still buy a new, wholly English, Chevron and it will win races straight out of the box.

Also a new Ginetta, wholly English. The rights to their best known models (G4 and G12) were sold to Japan, but the cars are still made in England under licence.

But I still think that for a car to be really, really good, it needs a 3 pointed star on the front.

g

Subject: RE: BS: British Cars!
From: EBarnacle
Date: 31 Jan 13 - 11:39 PM

Banjoman, you left out the Thrashwell Snailby!

Subject: RE: BS: British Cars!
From: banjoman
Date: 01 Feb 13 - 06:37 AM

|and of course the RR Silver Spoon - a 3 wheeler with loads of mod cons - heating direct from the exhaust pipe