Here are a few more:
AC
Alvis
Bentley
Bristol
Caterham
Daimler
Hillman
Humber
Riley
Rolls-Royce
Rover
Rick
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Frank Clarici wrote:
> V & J Pina wrote:
>
> > What makes were made and what makes are presently made by the British. I
>>really don't know the whole story.
>
> I'll at least start the list.
>
> Arkley (yes it is an actual car manufacturer (or was)
> Armstron-Siddley
> Austin (many models)
> Austin Healey
> Aston Martin (now owned by Ford)
> Berkeley
> BMC (*combining Austin, MG, Jaguar Morris and others)
> British Leyland (bought em all up)
> Delorean (well it's from the isles of GB)
> Elva
> Ford (Anglia, Popular, Cortina, etc)
> Gilette (or something like that)
> Jowlette
> Jaguar (now Ford)
> Jensen (pre Healey)
> Hillman (Rootes)
> Humber (Rootes)
> Leyland (commercial vehicles)
> Lola
> Lotus
> Morgan (the only one left still making British cars)
> Morris
> MG (Morris Garage)
> Nash (as in Austin-Nash Metropolitan)
> Reliant (scimetar and 3 wheeler)
> Sunbeam (Rootes)
> Talbot (later Sunbeam then Rootes I think)
> Triumph
> TVR (Trevor Wison)
> Vauxhaul (GM UK)
>
> This is from memory, and maybe a few are just models of makes but I gave
> it my best shot. There are many more makers that came and left.
> Daniel, help me out here.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> Too many Sprites (again)
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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