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FREEBRITISH FAMILY CARS OF THE 1950S AND 60S EBOOK Anthony Pritchard | 64 pages | 18 Aug 2009 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | 9780747807124 | English | London, United Kingdom Made in Britain: 30 memorable homegrown cars from the s - Read Cars Your API connection setting not working. Daimler Double Six. Austin Maxi Range. Bentley Corniche. Austin Maxi HL. Austin Allegro HL. Vauxhall Chevette L. Vauxhall Ventora. Vauxhall Vauxhall Victor. Vauxhall Magnum Estate. Vauxhall Magnum. Vauxhall Viva E Coupe. Vauxhall Viva. Vanden Plas Triumph S Estate. Triumph Toledo. Triumph TR7. Triumph Stag. Triumph Spitfire Triumph S. Triumph Dolomite Sprint. Sunbeam Rapier. Sunbeam Rapier H British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s Llama. Rover British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s Rolls-Royce Phantom VI. Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. Rolls-Royce Camargue. Reliant Scimitar GT-E. Reliant Kitten. Panther Rio. Panther de Ville. Morris Marina 1. Morris Marina. Morgan Plus 8. Morgan Tourer. Mini GT. Mini Clubman Estate. Mini MG Midget Lotus Elite. Range Rover. Jensen GT. Jenson Interceptor III. Jaguar XJ-S. Jaguar XJ 3. Jaguar XL 5. Humber Sceptre. Hillman Hunter GLS. Hillman Avenger Estate. Hillman Avenger. Hillman Imp. Ford Escort Popular. Ford Escort Estate. Ford Consul. Ford Capri II. Daimler Sovereign. Daimler Limousine. Crayford Marina Convertible. Coleman Milne Minster. Bristol Bentley T Series. Austin Maxi Austin Allegro. Austin Allegro Estate. Aston Martin Lagonda. Aston Martin V8. AC ME Ford Cortina. With a lot of thanks to all my classic car friends we've put together a great collection of 70s cars including the iconic Capri for you to have a look through, and to make it a little more interesting, we've written it all as if we were in the 70s and even inserted the going price for the cars at that time. Search for:. Like this Car? Share it now. Top five family cars of the s - Saga How things have changed. InUK-based manufacturers made more cars than any year since when 1, vehicles were produced, but virtually all the companies are foreign owned. The Mk 1 pictured was offered with an X-Pack which included reclining front seats, an additional interior light, dual horns and reversing lights. Produced between in Luton, Bedfordshire, as a saloon and estate,examples of this popular family car found homes in the UK and abroad it was widely exported. The Tiger was a performance V8 version of the Sunbeam Alpine sports car, designed in part by American car designer and racing driver Carroll Shelby. The car was built by Jensen in West Bromwich in the Midlands. The first Mokes were only built at Longbridge in Birmingham plant, though production would later move to Australia and Portugal. Built betweensome 1, hand-built examples left the production line at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. Built between —67, more than a million of these family cars featuring American-influenced styling were British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s. Ron Weasley gave his car the powers of flight, invisibility and extra loading capacity. It was manufactured at Dagenham, Essex, and Halewood on Merseyside. Also known as the Dart, the SP was a sports car built by Daimler between — Powered by a 2. It was built in Coventry in the West Midlands. Launched inthe Hillman Hunter was still a Top 10 best-seller in — a year before production finally ceased. However, it was to have an afterlife in Iran where it was built until It was built at Ryton in the Midlands and Linwood in Scotland. Otherwise known as the Rover P6, this executive saloon was arguably the last great Rover. Winning the inaugural European Car of the Year title init was technically advanced and was a favourite with police forces right up until the late s. It was built at Solihull in the West Midlands. The V8 S version was a gem…. Produced between —80, the MGB was one of the most successful British sports cars ever. A total ofvariants were built on the production British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The most famous Jensen of all was the mighty Interceptor, plus the almost identical and innovative FF, which boasted four-wheel drive and anti- lock brakes. Ford already had a winner with the Cortina, but in the smaller Escort was launched as a replacement for the ancient Anglia. Built at Halewood on Merseyside, it became a huge success too. The Mk1 was replaced by the Mk2 in and the series continued until Slightly undercutting its even posher cousin, nearly 2, T1s and T2s were manufactured. Built betweenthe Hawk was a big British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s saloon. The final body shape, introduced inwas also available as a large estate and limousine. Hawk-like may have been stretching, though a top speed of It was built at Ryton in the Midlands. With a more boxy shape than the Mk 1 Cortina, the Mk 2 became the most popular car in Britain. Enough said. A total of 5, cars were produced. It was built at Longbridge in Birmingham and Cowley, Oxford. Few luxury cars make it into the final three for the annual European Car of the Year title — the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is one of the few exceptions. However, it lost out to the innovative Renault 16 five-door family hatchback in The Silver Shadow soldiered on until and more examples were built than any other Rolls-Royce. Sadly, this badge engineered Hillman Minx British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s the s managed neither. A popular sports saloon built between in Coventry, the Mk 2 was also a successful touring car racer. A Daimler version was also built with a 2. The iconic Morris Minor was launched British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s Designed by Alec Issigonis, who went on to create the original Mini, more than 1. The Series III continued until Along the way there were badge-engineered Daimler versions, a coupe and it competed successfully in touring cars. Your email address will be stored by Read Cars so that we can send you Read Cars updates by email. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more details about your data privacy and your rights please see our privacy policy. Toggle search Account Sign in Register. Soccer Read WSL. Coming Soon Read Tech. Sign in Register. British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s the s the British motorist tended to buy British cars made in British factories. Previous Next. Here's more you might like Celtic continue to monitor Ben Davies ahead of January move. Celtic dodged a bullet with summer pursuit of Lyle Taylor. Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Vera slated for UFC Read Newsletter. Email address. I accept the terms and privacy policy. Twitter Follow ReadCars. British Cars | 70s Cars The family car is an essential part of the automotive trade. The car can often be considered like the centre of the family: a way to get everyone together, go on road trips, visit places… and spend time together in a confined space for better or worse, almost as an extension of the home. Our very own Danielle Bagnall has homed in on just a handful of best-selling cars from the swinging s. In even electric car technology got a look in, with Ford showing off a prototype of a sodium-sulphur battery which was some 15 times lighter than the average battery on the market at the time. Marketed under a number of model names, the Austin and Morris were the most prolific with Austin-badged ADO16s built at Longbridge while Morris variants were assembled at Cowley. The model itself was designed by Alec Issigonis designer British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s the Mini and was based around the familiar package of transversely-mounted A-Series unit powering the front wheels only. As for its popularity, in for example, the was the best-selling car by 41, units, selling a total ofspit between MGAustinVanden Plas Princess, Wolseley and Riley Kestrel. Ford Anglia Continuing a model name which had been used since the s, the fourth Anglia variant, the E, was introduced at the British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s part of and came in two-door saloon, two-door panel van and three-door estate guises. The new model featured American-influenced styling, along with a new backward-slanting rear window which the marketing people assured buyers British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s help leave the screen clear of rain. Also new was a four-speed manual gearbox, as well as new electrically-powered windscreen wipers — replacing the vacuum wipers of previous Anglias. Despite being higher in the selling stakes though, the Cortina was a bit big to be purely a family car and would sit more comfortably in the company car bracket. In Septemberthe Anglia Super arrived sporting a new cc version of the Kent engine, paired with an all-synchromesh gearbox. The Super was distinguished from the outside via a British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s contrasting-colour swage line. The Anglia would be replaced by the Escort in which would go on to create its own legend. Vauxhall Viva Produced between andthe Ellesmere Port-built Vauxhall Viva rivalled the family offerings from Morris and Ford, with three variants of the model produced between and The HA was marketed as being lightweight and easy to operate, with short gearchanges and lighter steering in a hope to attract more women to the model. By more thansales were tallied. Inthe second generation HB arrived. Sold by Vauxhall untilit was available this time in a wider array of body styles now including two-door and four-door saloons and three-door estate.