Ch4 Inside Bentley a great British car.

stevie7 · 17th December 2017, 14:51

Heads up for those interested.
On ch4 tonight 9pm.
For the first time, Bentley invite customers behind the scenes. This documentary meets the staff & customers as it visits the factory,the showrooms & the secret upgrades dept.

stevestrat · 17th December 2017, 15:42

Ah yes, I remember them filming while I was choosing the options on my new Continental GT . . . . I wish

Ravinder · 17th December 2017, 17:29

75 is better looking anyway...

murphyv310 · 17th December 2017, 18:08

Parent company.......Volkswagen
Jaguar Land Rover parent company ....... Tata
So let's start a list of wholly British owned car companies.

topman · 17th December 2017, 19:03

Caterham and morgan, off the top of my head.

LeRich · 17th December 2017, 21:03

A interesting programme, and a nice prelude to my factory tour in the new year

neilbaker86 · 17th December 2017, 23:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by murphyv310

Parent company.......Volkswagen
Jaguar Land Rover parent company ....... Tata
So let's start a list of wholly British owned car companies.

My thoughts exactly, and the reason I cannot bring myself to watch it. How a country with as many car companies as were started here could manage to lose ownership of every single one beside Morgan I shall never know. Personally I consider it a national disgrace. But there we go.

murphyv310 · 19th December 2017, 08:43

Hi.
One thing that gets me is we started many foreign companies on car manufacturing.
BMW for example with the Dixi AKA the Austin 7
Sabra (Israeli company) With their version of the Triumph Herald.
What about Hindustan.
The Hillman Hunter was built in Iraq or Iran for a long time after it disappeared here.

Then when you look at the plant we sold abroad to car makers. The Czechs for example when they rebuilt the Skoda factory for the start of the 1000MB used plant from seven different British companies, including automated welding and foundry that was set up by Ford from Dagenham.
Even the Communists were happy to spend the equivalent of 50million pounds on that plant.
Thee sure is something wrong here now!!!

rustymotor · 19th December 2017, 13:34

I can give you a few British cars:

Alvis,Armstrong Siddeley,Aston Martin,Austin,British Salmson,BSA,Crossley,Frazer Nash, Hillman, HRG,Humber,Jowett,Lagonda and Rapier,Lanchester,Lea-Francis,MG,Morgan,Morris,Riley,Rover, Singer,Squire,S.S.,Standard,Sunbeam Talbot,Triumph,Vauxhall,Wolseley,

All between 1930 to 1939. Rover had a quite a few models like the 10, 12 and 14. 14hp Pilot and quite a few coupes Rover 14 Hastings.

HarryM1BYT · 19th December 2017, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by topman

Caterham and morgan, off the top of my head.

Ginetta just half a mile from me.

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murphyv310 This is my second home Hyundai i10 998cc Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Kilmarnock Posts: 6,602 Thanks: 2,088 Thanked 2,298 Times in 1,349 Posts	Hi. One thing that gets me is we started many foreign companies on car manufacturing. BMW for example with the Dixi AKA the Austin 7 Sabra (Israeli company) With their version of the Triumph Herald. What about Hindustan. The Hillman Hunter was built in Iraq or Iran for a long time after it disappeared here. Then when you look at the plant we sold abroad to car makers. The Czechs for example when they rebuilt the Skoda factory for the start of the 1000MB used plant from seven different British companies, including automated welding and foundry that was set up by Ford from Dagenham. Even the Communists were happy to spend the equivalent of 50million pounds on that plant. Thee sure is something wrong here now!!! __________________ Cheers from Trevor MM0KJJ

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rustymotor Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: May 2017 Location: Hull Posts: 1,848 Thanks: 216 Thanked 432 Times in 340 Posts	I can give you a few British cars: Alvis,Armstrong Siddeley,Aston Martin,Austin,British Salmson,BSA,Crossley,Frazer Nash, Hillman, HRG,Humber,Jowett,Lagonda and Rapier,Lanchester,Lea-Francis,MG,Morgan,Morris,Riley,Rover, Singer,Squire,S.S.,Standard,Sunbeam Talbot,Triumph,Vauxhall,Wolseley, All between 1930 to 1939. Rover had a quite a few models like the 10, 12 and 14. 14hp Pilot and quite a few coupes Rover 14 Hastings.

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