Im in Sarasota, FLORIDA . I owned a 1969 MGB which I bought in 1986. I had to buy a part from special part store owned by a local man who was from Bristol. He owned a 1967 Rolls Royce sedan, and he asked me what I thought my car and his had in common. He said they were both handmade and laughed. His wife had a 1974 Jensen Interceptor she claimed was sold new in Miami to John Lennon.

I dont care what anyone thinks! I love the TVR! And im pissed that they are not allowed in the US! Raw power! And raw looks! Damned tree huggers!

That Morris sounds like a genuinely good & caring person.

Very comprehensive coverage of the Brit Auto Industry, and greatfully viewed by a lifelong Britcarophile! Tnx!

If mk 1 and 2 escorts and Morris minors were remade without computers, the queue to buy them would be three miles long.

AMAZING1 How both inept management and self sabotage by the actual labourer force decimated the auto industry of an entire nation and not one wartime bombing or any other outside influence was required. Not just any nation either as Great Britain had more automakers than anyone. Including maybe the U.S. as G.B. had so many low volume specialty constructors.

I was hoping to learn something about minis i love them so much

Nice job! If I had put this together, it would be 10 hours long.

Lovely video .thanks

truly thoroughly well done!!!

What a nice video! Great to see that somebody doesn't only do his homework in a sincere way but is also able to present the content in a no-nonsense way! Well done! PS: the issue presented is very interesting since the Brits did influence so much in the car industry. Sad to see how everything went down the drain and all that is left is investment fund-owned luxury car companies or went to Chinese rule...

The pictures bear no relation to the dialogue as well as being totally out of chronological order really very annoying

British luxury cars are some of the best cars in my opinion I really love the /Rolls Royce /Bentely /Juagar /Land Rover /Austin /Morgan /Aston Martin /Alvis /Armstrong Siddley/ Wolsey/ TVR/ Bristol/ Daimler/ Lagonda/ and I’m American.

It's like when Gordon Ramsay asks for the menu and says instead of having 30 rubbish cars how about 10 excellent ones ?

After watching this, there is now a huge puddle of oil under my TV stand.

the Bulldog looks like a fore runner of the Cybertruck....

Very nice video, of course some classics are missed, was really hoping to see Triumph as I own a TR250

I get why Ford and Vauxhall (GM) were only mentioned in passing, being foreign-owned from the start or very early on (Vauxhall), but I heard no mention of the Rootes Group, which arguably were never quite in the league of Austin/Morris/BMC, but were around and British-owned at the height of the British car industry in the 1950s.

23:16 Judging from the last three letters on the registration, that's pretty prophetic 😉

Good program thanks its a shame about the incessant mental music right through it

Sad that Triumph was almost ignored

They missed a few smaller makers of British cars,such as Hillman,Sunbeam,Vauxhall,Daimler,and AC.

18:58 The Morris and Austin brands DID have a new model, launched in 1958, it was alternately branded as Austin 7 or Morris 850 but became widely known as the "Mini-Minor".

I think that the MGR V8 was competitively priced. Its performance was nudging towards Porsche territory.

Overlooked AC, Caterham, TVR (Lotus & Jaguar mentioned though), although there where over 500 different car manufacturers in the UK, it would be difficult to have a 1 hour documentary cover them all!

my neighbors here in the USA had a Hillman ! 1960s

Ford made legendary British cars. Such as the Cortina or the Sierra RS Cosworth.

Attention people complaining about the many British marques it didn’t mention. It’s an Australian series, so it basically only mentioned British vehicles made or assembled in Oz, plus ones commercially imported to Oz. That’s also why it didn’t really mentioned Vauxhall & Ford UK vehicles either, as US manufacturers made their own vehicles in Oz too.

I have worked in Tanzania near the border with Burundi and Liberia and Madagascar and the favoured vehicle there were all Toyota Land Cruiser and PU trucks (also in South America). The whole time we were overseas I saw one (1) Land Rover and that had a Toyota motor, transmission and running gear installed by an East German mechanic and several Tanzanian army Landrover jeeps donated by the British gov't. They are no longer a dependable vehicle.

15:35 Range Rover V8 pictured (1970 - 2000) and 1970's MG, Triumph, TVR, Morgan V8 is Buick's V8 from 1951 in all cases...

ive got an A 4 audie from 1997 truly great car it goes throue mot every year the reason for this the bodywork is devoid of rust .its the best car ive ever had which were Fords ie rust buckets ttfn&ty

The relient Robin not only a oxymoron but a thrill every turn ,single wheel in front wasn't sure if it would roll over going round corners see top gear episode on them don't hate on spelling grampa worked at Lucas and British Leyland

No mention of Lagonda, although a fair bit about Aston Martin. They also made David Brown tractors, reckoned by many farmers as the "Rolls Royce" of agricultural vehicles.

I'm frenchie donc je parle frenchie ( but I was an excellent school boy in 80's , my teacher who's learned English speak had à Mini Mayfair Black and fine golden teint stripes) La production industrielle et artisanale de véhicules anglais m'a toujours fasciné par la diversité et le style 100/100 british !!! Que ce soit Aston Martin,Bentley ,Bond ecce terra, je suis en extase devant de telles beautés mécaniques, ayant grandit avec des series et films anglais ( The avengers :Chapeau melon et bottes 👢 de cuir,mission cassé cou et Bond,James Bond avec ses Lotus , dont celle de "RIEN que pour vos yeux " est une version turbo !

I decided to watch all of this, because at time mark 0:07 there was a Bristol, and I was interested to see what would be said about them. Low and behold, nothing, zilch, zero.

at 17:40 they say the freelander is the first landrover with hill decent control but my 99 discovery 2 has hill decent control?

Skip to 19:00 for a neat summary of what went wrong. First, look at the mass-market designs (not the TRs,Jags etc) of about '46-56. KZfaq is full of nostalgia for those vehicles which today look endearing, but at the time were underpowered Frumpy Dumpy compared to what others like the Germans and Americans were doing - and that was what counted. Britain took it's eye off the ball. Secondly, there was the deadly poisonous mix of workshy workers/clueless managers/shortsighted govt. Yes, folks, this was your "Greatest Generation" who won WW2 (well, with help). Excuses such as post-war austerity are blown away by the fact that most others (especially the Germans) bounced right back within a few years. Not Britain - who incredibly were still rationing 10 years after WW2 ended - govt. incompetance. Having said all that, it is sad that the world moved on to such a point that British national traits such as "decency" and "not trying too hard" went by the wayside as the world turned more nasty. Oh Well.

If you’re bored this documentary won’t help

I would say there were three industrial revolutions in regard to transport: the steam engine, the internal combustion engine, and then the electric motor with battery and computerization. For some reason the British were very good at steam technology, and then lost the ball at ICE. I noticed that when Cadillac the American car maker got going in the 1910's that tight tolerances and standardized parts were a very big deal. Henry Ford wanted to make high quality cheap cars at a high production rate. For some reason technical production in Britain lacks for tight strict standards in parts and engines. It seems they made good stuff in the luxury market, but didn't care to push high quality in low cost tier of the car market. Manufacturing in mass seems to be involving a lot of clunky shops with idiosyncratic manufacturing processes. It seems that if computer manufacturing was still a very British sort of thing, that PC buyers on a budget would be stuck with 286 PC IBM compatibles, and the Mayfair set would be buying overpriced PC's with multi-cores and gigabyte memory sticks. The old VW Beatle was quality built for the little guy from the very start. Is there a class mindset in British manufacturing, or is it that there a feudal/guild attitude to manufacturing that precludes tight tolerances and standardization. If I thought like a guild master I would make everything as home made and proprietary as possible. What do you think?

Badges surviving on another car is a farce . I don't care about badges ...I want the product .

No proper mention of Hillman, Humber, Sunbeam, Singer, Riley, Lagonda, Jowet, Ford (GB), Vauxhall, Rootes, etc etc.... Film clips and historical accounts all over the place... Some "history"...!

Rolls was keen on aeroplane development, a keenness not shared by Royce. After Rolls' death in a plane crash, the Rs of the iconic hood ornament became black-filled.

The only Brit car i ever had was a Landrover and it was a most disasterous experience

The triumph GT6 plus was awesome also! There was nothing that could handle like that car! And the straight 6 would go 110 mph! It was a 1969.

Wut? No Rootes Group (Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam)? No Vauxhall?

19:05 pissed off worker chucked stuff into the wire bin and the floor..

what about RELIANT ? Britains 2nd biggest car manufacture in the 1970 ' s

>>>>>MY FAVORITE BRIT CLASSIC IS THE 1936 ASTON MARTIN "" ULSTER "",,FAMOUS AT ""BROOKLANDS"" RACES,,, CHEERIO MATE

TVR Speed 12? Any TVR mention?

This video jumps all over the place, and may be very confusing to the average viewer.

Poor industrial relations between management and workers were responsible. This did not happen at Ford or Vauxhall where management actually engaged with the unions. Unfortunately, the industrial relations were combined with below par cars produced by BMC/BL

Britain makes such tiny cute lil cars awww

I don't think DeLorean can be considered a British car? John DeLorean was American, he just took advantage of the tax breaks from the British government and the incentives from Northern Ireland industry to have his car manufactured in Northern Ireland. With this logic you could call Toyota, Nissan, Honda & Daewoo British as they have factories in the UK?

Great sign saying 100mph 100mpg £100 car. seems like we have gone backwards on those fronts.

Not one mention of Vauxhall?

50 mins, not a single ad.

I d buy the 60's "English Electric Lightening" and then a Hawker Hunter or the more nimble Gnat jet.

good vid. i wish they would have talked about the ac cobra or the sunbeam tiger.. those little cars with american grunt were fabulous beasts..some of the most iconic and sought after cars from the average garage gearhead to the top collectors..

No mention of Bristol (RIP MARCH 2020) TVR, Marcos, Noble, nor the fact that the majority of F1 and US carting vehicles are built in the UK. A bit sketchy but entertaining

I am awaiting delivery of my 2017 Bentley Flying Spur W12 S. Of course I have yet to order it since I am skint and have only £3 in the bank...

Great production. It was comprehensive. It would have been more complicated to go year by year. Better manufacturer by manufacturer with the mergers & buyouts. It made good sense to me. Yes, it was quite the history lesson.

Thank you. A lot of interesting information. But the bleedin' music is awful and unnecessary.

interesting documentation, but the background music kills me...

36:59 *”There’s No Replacement for Displacement” Nuff said!*

At 5:53 - an attempt was made.

did anyone else catch that advert from the 20's...100mpg/100mph/100pnds..

missed the rootes group part

Where was the Humber Super Snipe? :)

At a certain point in time (the seventies) british cars in general were even worse assembled than certain Fiat types and that says a lot...

FIRST CAME THE MECHANIC…

After watching this and all things considered, the British automobile industry seems to have a history of mismanagement, poor design and financial disasters. Germany, Italy and Sweden still set the standard.

I was disappointed. My old Austin Healey 3000 never got a mention. The 104 to the last one built the Healey went from race car to touring class with sensual lines and a cast iron 6 cyl that sounded like the base on a pipe organ. I miss her melodies on Highway One in California.

What is the name of that car at 25:06? Between 15-18 years ago I saw one in a driveway in my then neighborhood in Michigan. I looked to see what it was called but have since forgotten. When I got home I looked it up to find out it had a modular Ford v8 (4.6 iirc). I only saw it once and never again. It was backed into the driveway and I had figured it had manufacturer plates. Always thought it was cool.

The biggest problem with British cars in general is that most of them had Lucas electrics. Horrid! Refused to modernize. An old racetrack JOKE: Do you know why Brits drink room temperature brews? Their refrigerators had Lucas electrics too!

The world needs an App PLEASE to kill the stupid incessant music on y these great documentary's

39:00 Motorola alternator.

An ok doco, but disjointed and with huge gaps. The mini only mentioned in passing..? C'mon.

very good british history

There was very little about early cars in this video and what there was shown featured very few cars. Much of what is being said bears no relation to what is being shown.

Nobel, AC cars, TVR, Ford uk success. Ascari lots and lots of shed built cars. Uk is still a world player in the car world.

You forgot Mario andretti

This very sad chapter is similar to US Chrysler-Dodge when it was Merged with Fiat SAP

This is actually a VERY BAD documentary of the history of British Cars!

Hello everyone

Much to the oint, well done. But since this was made Morgan was bought by the Italians, probably a good thing. Things chane, Stalin had Rolls Royce but Breznew had a few Mercedes Benz 600 cars. A Lada for Putin I hope.

Why was the UK car industry hurt so bad after the wars the USA had at least a 10 to 15 year super boom in car industry

Today Bentley is more Germany than Volkswagen itself.... What a destination 🤣

The British car industry, where cars drive everywhere, has disappeared with the Harry Potter movies.

hey why no mini?????????

At 5,16. You called it the iconic" lemar race". What self respecting car fan doesnt know it is the le mans 24 hour.

Very disjointed and the pictures are completely out of synch with the story - showing 1980s cars when talking about the 1930s for example.

I still driva 1975 tr6 my sans took it to baby's wedding British green

Only the British would obey that Red Flag act.

What about the singer? And the GM Vaxhaulls?

14:28 bananaroil

1:10 "the best of british" british leyland...

IT SEEMS THE ADAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER HISTORY VIDEO, RACE ON SUNDAY, BUY ON MONDAY NO LONGER HOLDS IN GENERAL. It does works for Broad Spectrum AUDI. Audi has enough snob appeal & product range to support Higher End Products.The A3 & A4 that brings Middle-Middle Class & Upper-Middle Class UPSCALE BUYER's income to support R&D & higher end models.

🎉💪😂the Bull Dog like take piss off Lamborghini 😊

The British car industry is alive and well, and in many ways, leading the world with many of the finest marques. The manufacturing industry in Britain was murdered by socialism and more accurately by the nationalization of British Leyland. It took nearly 30 years to recover entirely. As demonstrated by Lada, governments make terrible cars.

Just look on the side of the road.