The attractive range from British Leyland
01/01/2015
"British misery" is what some called the car brand conglomerate from Great Britain a few decades ago. However, the state-backed industrial group did have some interesting cars to offer 35 years ago, and some brands have even survived the decades, albeit under new owners.
The Range Rover, for example , is still popular today, having helped to establish the luxury SUV segment over 40 years ago.
Unfortunately, the Innocenti Mini is a thing of the past, but the little speedsters are still popular in historic racing, and not only there.
Jaguar is currently celebrating some success with the F-Type and the brand's Indian-owned saloons are also attractive.
Unfortunately, Rover did not make it, although the hatchbacks (3500, SD1) of the 1980s were definitely an attractive choice.
Triumph also went under, but the demand for inexpensive entry-level sports cars is unbroken and is today mainly satisfied by Japanese manufacturers.
And the classic Mini, which was still being built until the year 2000, was followed by its modern successor from BMW.
British Leyland may not be a particularly glorious chapter in English automotive history, but the cars that were built back then and can be seen in the picture from 1980 have all become classics.
