The term 'A poor mans E-Type' was penned for the Triumph GT6 back in the day. Syd Enever, Chief Engineer at MG had long admired Aston Martins, and saw in the MGB with an addition of a fixed top, his 'Poor mans Aston Martin'. What the hell is going on with the design of the bonnet scoop in the MG you test, it's hideous! A few years back I owned a 1973 MBG GT, which started life as a 4-cylinder until 1979 when its then new (second) owner dropped in a 3.5L V8 from a Rover SD1 and its LT77 5-speed gearbox. I bought the car off him in 2006 and it was an excellent conversion, he was a gifted engineer as well as a serving RAF pilot (he flew English Electric Lightnings back in the day). The MG outperformed the factory V8s (at a fraction of the cost) and was a wolf in sheeps clothing, no V8 badges and running on its factory rostyle wheels, so it looked like a bog standard GT until you turned the key and then everyone looked up.

Whilst Standard/Triumph were assembled here in Australia this is a model we never got.

I worked for Hyundai in the 90s. Cape Town South Africa in Tiger Valley Those cars very strong. We’ll build. The J1 completely different to the J2. We had a J2 modified only for the track. At that time the fastest Hyundai at Killarney Race Track.

Lockheed L-1011 TriStar at 14.44

At least these Capris were legit 4 to 5 seaters which were fast and reliable. Compared to many cars who claim 2+2 config but do not fit rear seat passengers comfortably, like Porsches. I myself owned a 1977 Ford Escort Brenda 1600 twin weber and la 1979 Escort RS2000X in signal orange. How I miss those cars.

What a charming little car! I think both the exterior and interior designs are pleasing. I find Italian design flair is often successful. The Smiths instruments are great and that full width shelf must be very useful.

What a fantastic car. Looks even better in this pale blue. Give the engine configuration and layout, I wonder of a Saab 900T16 engine swap would work. A 175bhp 1300 would be awesome.

Hi Joseph, from the depths of winter in Christchurch New Zealand. Watching your post, of this most beautiful, of Triumphs 1300, brought back wonderful memories of my great Uncle Bob, who proudly owned a 1300 Triumph. He allowed me to drive his beauty around the Cheshire countryside in 1981, on a holiday from New Zealand. Watching your post, brought back such fond memories of that time, I so enjoyed reconnecting to my family at that time. Infact, Triumph cars became an obsession & now I am the proud owner of a 1977, Triumph 2000TC with power steering & overdrive. Thank you Joseph for your most enjoyable post.

These were well designed cars at the time,i always liked them.puts me in mind of a couple of rare cars from kia around the same era,kia was regarded with some suspicion at this time although the pride had been not a bad seller theyr'e larger cars were seldom seen ,the mentor and the clarus.for some reason i think they were only sold in northern ireland and ayrshire dealers but i may be wrong.

I own a 1970 Triumph 1300. The light switch goes from sidelights, main beam and dipped beam.

6:52 - That 'something' is of course the fuel tank. As long-term owners will be aware, it tends to rot out where it sits on the boot floor.

I think the front lamps, indicators and grill let down the styling of these, otherwise I think they look quite good. I think back in 1975, not everyone was on board with a hatchback for this size of car, so it's understandable why it stayed as a saloon. Cortina was saloon/estate only. Cavalier was saloon only, although there was a 2-door sports hatch.

An excellent ownership report Sir, the Tivoli is doing you well Sir and providing you with realible daily transport.

European Car of the Year. Moonraker Blue, as seen here, is, in my opinion, the best colour.

info to ya the other week there was a car show up in edinburgh and whole load of dmc turned up. plus caterhams have gone back into production in dartford.

is there a race course there of area, nice turnout .

That MX-5 wasn't nearly as interesting as your Volvo assuming you took that along, sir.

Lovely evening of Classics. Starring the Austin Healey 3000 . Such a classic sports car design. The TR7 and TR8 are the 1970s interpretation of the genre. My Dad's Uncle owned a cream coloured Mercedes Benz 190 Fin Tail in the mid 1970s . That was a glorious car.

They certainly were interesting to me. All the sports cars were appealing. 3:20 MGB with that roof: I have never seen one like that. I think the 3:56 Mini Clubman would be very nice for me. Small, cute and more practical than the Mini saloon. Morris Minor convertible at 4:31 is just charming. Of course! The Triumph TR7 at 6:20 is a pleasing shape but I understand they were poorly manufactured. That is a pity, Its dashboard instruments look to be numerous and impressive. The TR3 right next to it is more classy. The Rolls is superlative.... . enough said. I feel guilty about not "liking" Porsche cars. They obviously are beautifully engineered but they are too Teutonic for my taste. What IS to my taste is the Daimler at 13:15. Elegance, style, class. One might almost say, as Jaguar adverts did, "Grace, Space, Pace". The Wolseley at 14:30 might not have the above attributes but it certainly is charming. As is the MGTF right next to it. I have always liked the styling of the TF. 15:58 Austin 7. Dad either owned one or was very familiar with the model. I wonder how many here have seen a car started by hand-cranking: I HAVE because Dad did that with one of our cars. At 24:00 the Triumph Spitfire, with that hinged bonnet, must be so easy to work on, as for the Herald. I think it was a great design idea. Maybe other designers should do the same, 24:58 Jaguar XK150 classic. 33:11 MGB GT. Very nice! I have always preferred the GT's shape to the MGB roadster. 33:55 lovely Jaguar! It looks to be speedy. That was a smashing show. Lots of variety, lots of class, lots of interest.

Car Magazine at the time commented that this was “The ambassador’s car at the Ferraro Rocher Embassy”!

What is A series engine on a 1994 9000 Griffin?

The MG is wearing a Bermuda hardtop as used in " Dead mans treasure " episode of the avengers, i knew i had seen one before. 👍

348 TB =Transverse (relating to the g/box)Berlinetta..

What a wonderful collection, all those marvellous cars and their owners going to a country pub and sharing their love of classics. Terrific video, and I would love that Daimler XJ40. Thank you, sir!

Mr Lloyd, the thumbnail alone was brilliant. An XJ40 Daimler would definitely suit you.

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An excellent report, which I appreciated. It's a pleasure to be a member to get these uploads and the shambolic shuffles too. It's a useful vehicle at a great price point.

Good little car that, got all the mod cons you need and good mpg

Hello Sir , Are you going to help Mr Coalman fit the new motor ? It would be good to film it for the channel too !

I own a 2007 Laguna 3 2.0 DCI automatic..it's just great 😃👍🚙.. comfortable and ironically very reliable for a French car .. I've owned it for X 26 months.just had to change rear brakes and discs . including both tear calipers.and the front wheel bearings..uts done to this day 168 0000 kilometers.. so for me it's a keeper..

Bungee shot out vehicle when door open. Mad detail. Unseen other cars.

A very good 4 year update. The Tivoli does sound like a very good buying decision considering its reliability and value for money versus standard features. Good Health to put as many trouble free miles on in the next 4 years Sir.

I've just removed a P reg 2.0 CDXi from the road, acquired as an accident damaged car and stripped for spares before being scrapped. The rear side windows in the C pillar are screwed in, held in place by plastic 8mm nuts. Breaking one up, they are extremely well engineered. Its a shame rot and the unobtainium ABS pumps cut the lives of them so short. I'm looking forward to getting my 1.8CDi on the road as soon as i can.

Nice! I always liked these - could have been a Citroen - Bertone design - pity the interior was a bit low rent.

I love this song by Laurence Callaghan, always think that!

Haha that 306 xsi has ended up in my ownership now that’s awesome

This video got me thinking, if you think about modern platform sharing (think aygo/c1/107 etc) then was this the first car where there was a collaboration/platform share because this possibly came before the rover/honda tie up

Ohhh Goddd! I had one exactly the same as that! I hated it and sold it after 3 weeks!

Huh them noisy birds , you should get a mute button for them Sir ! , Did the Cherry have a plastic roof ? I'm sure I remember some did ?

I owned a metallic red CDXi years back and I loved it. People are quick to judge but they are a lovely car.

An excellent review Sir, that will be the Daewoo.

This guy's a brick! He doesn't change, he's in a permanent state of being 35! 😊

I failed my Driving test in one of these twice 25 years ago.