A Car Company - Still Owned & Controlled By Brits

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Feb 10th 2006, 3:39 am

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Rushman

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Re: A Car Company - Still Owned & Controlled By Brits

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Originally Posted by Ray

The Panther was a nice little sportcar car from the 80s ..made in surrey
brit made.. then bough by a Korean but made in Harlow Essex
Folded around 1990..

Isn't Morgan still British owned then?

Feb 10th 2006, 3:51 am

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Ray

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Re: A Car Company - Still Owned & Controlled By Brits

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Isn't Morgan still British owned then?

Yup think it still family owned ...and production has rocketed to 11 cars a week in the past few years...

Feb 10th 2006, 4:00 am

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Rushman

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Re: A Car Company - Still Owned & Controlled By Brits

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Yup think it still family owned ...and production has rocketed to 11 cars a week in the past few years...

Suprised they can still find enough muppets to buy the bloody things. Stupid cars and even stupider owners and that Aero8 is bloody ugly. IMO

Feb 10th 2006, 4:01 am

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Re: A Car Company - Still Owned & Controlled By Brits

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Originally Posted by Scouse Express

Hi,

Bearing in mind the thread on British Built Cars, still being made today, I tought that this link may tweak your interest.

Granted, they are out of our price range. But, it's good to see them still having a go.

Jim.

http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/index2.htm

Sweet.
Reg. Frank R.

Feb 10th 2006, 12:47 pm

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CarlM

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Re: A Car Company - Still Owned & Controlled By Brits

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Originally Posted by Ray

Yup think it still family owned ...and production has rocketed to 11 cars a week in the past few years...

Caterham Cars are also pure British.. i used to work a mile from their HQ, and when they built the Caterham Blackbird (With the Yahama Motorbike engine)every few mins something would do 0 - 60 in 3 seconds past my window!