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[clan chieftain]

Or even a TVR.............Bit too modern though.
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[poodge]

This is one of those questions that could be argued over till the end of time
There were many British cars fitted with wooden dashboards and/or sprung steering wheels,both of which typify classic British cars to my mind.Wire spoke wheels also seemed to linger on much longer in the uk than anywhere else,on saloon cars at least.
Do you go back to the beginnings of motoring,do you set a cut-off date?
I imagine even some fairly early cars already had items fitted which were imported,so does that make them non-British?
If eccentricity is a factor,how about the Ford 105E "Anglebox"?It's styling,and even it's short stroke engine were quite a bold statement to make at the time.But no doubt influenced by American design.
Anyway ,a "blower" Bentley has always been a typically british,"stiff upper lip" kind of car to me,and as such gets my vote.
I also agree that,although not a car,the red double-decker bus ,not necessarily a Routemaster,has always typified Britain to most people in other parts of the world.

[pigtin]

About thirty years ago when I was working in Germany I saw a TV programme featuring a British visitor. He drove a Triumph (Razoredge) Renown. Can you think of any other country that would make anything so quirky?
Don.
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[Scotty]

Perhaps the best all-round compromise would be is to consider that quintessential of "Britishness" in car design - W. Heath Robinson's wonderful flights of fancy?



Scotty.

[Rich5ltr]