Top 10: Cars from the BMC and Leyland day
An impressive and rather fitting turnout of 30 Rover 800s converged on the British Motor Museum at Gaydon to celebrate the model’s 30th anniversary. But it was just part of a day packed with BMC, BL and Austin-Rover eye candy. If you’re not a fan of the British car industry’s darkest hours, then look away now. For here are out top 10 classics from the show…
Rover 216 Vanden Plas EFi
‘Mind the cyclist dear…’. Yes, the owners of this Rover 216 Vanden Plas EFi are somewhat sick of the Hyacinth Bucket references, but at least the car isn’t metallic blue. Indeed, it’s one of only six known surviving (and two currently road legal) Vanden Plas EFi models, with plush leather trim and automatic transmission. The humble SD3 is gathering a bit of a cult following, despite its propensity to rust, and this example is in superb preserved condition.
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