What makes a "British" car?

[Dippydog]

Kadett=Chevette[essentially same car]

Ascona=Cavalier Mk1[essentially same car]

Commodore=Viceroy

Senator A=Royale[saloon]

Manta B=Sportshatch

Monza=Royale[coupe]

Others may know of more.

[Marty Dolomite]

Originally Posted by Prufrock

IThink I've got that right ! Never owned by the Germans, GM (American) then and now the PSA Group (French).

Jon.

Vauxhall is owned by Opel who are a German company, PSA own Opel.

[Prufrock]

Originally Posted by Dippydog

Kadett=Chevette[essentially same car]

Ascona=Cavalier Mk1[essentially same car]

Commodore=Viceroy

Senator A=Royale[saloon]

Manta B=Sportshatch

Monza=Royale[coupe]

Others may know of more.

These are later cars than the ones I posted - when the products were essentially different.

Jon.

[biggbn]

Owned mk1 cavalier, manta 1.9sr berlinetta, 66 viscount, various Carlton and senators and a brace of more modern cavaliers and calibra. Used to be partial to an old Vauxhall . Had a lovely weekend low mileage kadett rwd too.

[Prufrock]

Despite all the Vauxhall talk I only ever had two, both company cars and separated by quite a few years, a Senator 3.0 and a Signum 3.0 CDTi.

Jon.

[biggbn]

Originally Posted by Prufrock

Despite all the Vauxhall talk I only ever had two, both company cars and separated by quite a few years, a Senator 3.0 and a Signum 3.0 CDTi.

Jon.

I really rated the senators, oh, has two v6 omega 2.5 manuals too, lovely comfy old buses with surprisingly able chassis

[cejsmith]

I may be going mad but I’m sure the volvos when I was a kid in the 70’s had stickers about being British car ( because of the amount of bits imported from the uk)

[Sotosound]

Jaguar?

Land Rover?

I can't believe that they haven't been mentioned before now as either British, or not British (because they're Indian-owned).

I can tell you that most of their vehicles are British-designed and British-made and that they have British engines made in a British factory.

And if someone offered me an F-Pace or Velar or XF Sportbrake I wouldn't turn them down.

[Prufrock]

Originally Posted by cejsmith

I may be going mad but I’m sure the volvos when I was a kid in the 70’s had stickers about being British car ( because of the amount of bits imported from the uk)

You've clearly not read my posts on this thread.

Jon.

[Prufrock]

Originally Posted by Sotosound

Jaguar?

Land Rover?

I can't believe that they haven't been mentioned before now as either British, or not British (because they're Indian-owned).

I can tell you that most of their vehicles are British-designed and British-made and that they have British engines made in a British factory.

And if someone offered me an F-Pace or Velar or XF Sportbrake I wouldn't turn them down.

Some believe JLRs cars can no longer qualify as British because of the Indian ownership, and also because in the near future many will be assembled overseas as the Discovery will soon be.

Jon.