Just how great is the British car industry? And what about the cars it produces? Britain, like any other nation, has enjoyed its fair share of ups and downs. There have been success stories, and then there have been British cars that have ruined their makers and reduced grown men to tears.
To test your knowledge of the landmark cars and places that have shaped the jigsaw of the British car industry over the years, we’ve devised a devilishly difficult quiz – well, difficult for those that can’t picture the difference between a Mini and a Maxi.
So without further delay, put on your thinking cap and see how much you know about Britain’s brilliant and not-so brilliant cars.
Results
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#1. Which cult television show featured a Lotus Seven?
Stiff upper lip, old bean; you got it wrong.
#2. What was the weirdest feature of the Austin Allegro?
Stiff upper lip, old bean; you got it wrong.
#3. You can buy a new Morgan 3 Wheeler today but when was the first one built?
Stiff upper lip, old bean; you got it wrong.
#4. The Mini was the darling of the Swinging Sixties but when did its party finally come to an end?
Stiff upper lip, old bean; you got it wrong.
#5. What was the coolest feature of the Lotus Esprit, that appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me?
Stiff upper lip, old bean; you got it wrong.
#6. When launched in 2010, the Aston Martin Rapide wasn’t as English as most assumed; where was it built?
Stiff upper lip; you got it wrong.
#7. Where does McLaren build its British sports cars?
Stiff upper lip, old bean; you got it wrong.
#8. Which British car became India’s huge-selling Hindustan Ambassador?
Stiff upper lip, old bean; you got it wrong.
#9. What brought production of the Rover 100 crashing to a halt?
Stiff upper lip, old bean; you got it wrong.
#10. What was the Austin Maestro’s claim to fame?
Stiff upper lip, old bean; you got it wrong.
I thought i knew my cars ha ha thanks for the rest of of the information
I was surprised I got two right though I knew one was right definitely. My excuse is that I buy what I like drive it till I am fed up and then get another!
My answers were all right, it was the questions that were wrong!
9/10 not bad for a 70 year old
80% That’s two more questions wrong than I wanted whoops
I had all the right answers but not in the right order
It was not an Austin Maestro it was a MG