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Flawed British cars that were destined to flop: Poor legislation, terrible decision making and corner-cutting riddled these 13 UK-made motors from our past

Flawed British cars that were destined to flop: Poor legislation, awful decision making and cases of corner-cutting riddled these 13 UK-made motors from the past Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk © Provided by This Is Money MailOnline logo Seen as a huge win for post-Brexit Britain, the decision - along with rumours of more battery-making factories across the country - is incredibly positive for the nation s automotive industry and could spark a return to glory for UK car building. Britain s history of making motors dates back well over a century - but its legacy isn t always fondly remembered. In fact, UK factories in years gone by have produced some cars that were destined to flop before they even hit the market.

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Thirteen flawed British cars that were destined to flop

Seen as a huge win for post-Brexit Britain, the decision - along with rumours of more battery-making factories across the country - is incredibly positive for the nation s automotive industry and could spark a return to glory for UK car building. Britain s history of making motors dates back well over a century - but its legacy isn t always fondly remembered. In fact, UK factories in years gone by have produced some cars that were destined to flop before they even hit the market. ‹ Slide me › As Britain celebrates the news of Nissan s new massive battery gigafactory for electric cars announced this week, we look back at 13 British built motors from our past that were always destined to flop. Pictured left: British Leyland s Jaguar factory in Coventry in 1972. Right: Boris Johnson at the Nissan Sunderland plant on Thursday

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Thirteen British cars that tripped before the first hurdle

12:58, Jun 30 2021 SUPPLIED Watch as we walk down a lineup of Jaguar XJs through half a century. Every now and again, a car is developed with inherent flaws that don’t get fixed, even after it goes on sale. Sometimes it’s because of poor development, other times it’s down to cut-price thinking as a response to slim financials. Either way, British cars typically have it rough in this area, despite a lot of them now becoming collectibles. British classic car insurance specialist Hagerty would know a thing or two about this, and recently they took a look at some of the worst of them to come up with 13 British cars that were flawed from the outset.

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John Sprinzel, rally driver who won the British Championship and later became an international windsurfer – obituary

John Sprinzel, rally driver who won the British Championship and later became an international windsurfer – obituary
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British Motor Museums

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