They were unreliable, unsafe, uneconomic, uncomfortable and, in many cases, downright ugly compared with what we drive around in today. Even so, you have to hand it to the cars of yesteryear. They had character. And they had colour, too.
Just look around you on the roads or in the supermarket car park this weekend and you will see assorted shades of grey with the odd smattering of pastel. Back in the good (or perhaps bad) old days of British motoring, people were perfectly happy ordering a car in banana yellow, tomato red or some truly execrable shades of brown.
Richard Usher launched Great British Car Journey, showing off collection covering British motoring history
In addition to the 130 cars which are on display, a further 32 vehicles can be driven by visitors for a fee
The venture is based in Ambergate, Derbyshire and will open to the public on May 22
Mr Usher made his money when he received portion of £110million sale of firm Auto Windscreens in 2001
Take a trip down memory lane . at the wheel of Dad’s car
New museum puts visitors in driver’s seat of classics the like Austin 7 and Morris Minor that made motoring accessible to British families
21 April 2021 • 5:00pm
Classic cars on display at The Great British Car Journey will include, clockwise from top left, the Austin Maestro, Morris Minor Million, and Vauxhall Chevette
Anyone of a certain age might remember piling into the back of their parents’ old banger and heading off for a day at the seaside, or a run to the swanky new shopping centre.
Cars such as the Austin 7, Morris Minor, Mini and Ford Escort were the backbone of British motoring before the rise of foreign imports, their back seats full of bickering siblings, while up front the adults tried to coax the car into getting to its planned destination.
Click the thumbs up >It s the last week fleets, suppliers and manufacturers have to submit entries for the Fleet News Awards 2021, ahead of deadline on April 9.
With new categories and a merger with the Commercial Fleet Awards, the 2021 event will bring together for the first time every aspect of fleet, from car to van to truck.
Winning a Fleet News Awards trophy doesn’t come easy, but the effort is worth every moment. Studies show that winners enjoy a measurable improvement in business performance and credibility, while it can also raise staff motivation.
Group fleet manager Shaun Atton described himself as “proud” and “over the moon” after collecting the most improved fleet of the year trophy for Auto Windscreens at last year’s Fleet News Awards. British Gas head of fleet Steve Winter, who won the fleet of the year gong, said it was “a great reward for our fleet team”.
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