British Cars on Oldtimer Parade in Logroño

On the occasion of Sunday afternoon, a car exhibition was held on the square in front of the municipality today. Rare cars, old and not so old, belonging to local car enthusiasts were presented to the public. Let's start getting acquainted with the rarities with British-made cars.

Morris Marina British Leyland Corporation, which were issued from 1971 to 1980. In addition to England, the car was assembled in Malta, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

The car immediately became very popular, but by the end of the decade it had acquired a bad reputation - components and assemblies often broke, and the body was prone to corrosion.

The Jaguar xj Executive car of the first series was introduced in September 1968 and was produced for almost a quarter of a century, having undergone a couple of upgrades.

In addition to the main plant in Coventry, Assembly plants were established in Cape town, South Africa, Nelson, new Zealand, and Canada. A total of 98,277 vehicles of the first series were produced.

At the exhibition, a model was presented with an in-line six-cylinder XK6 engine with a volume of 4.2 liters and a power of 186 HP. These machines were produced from 1968 to 1973 and were mainly delivered to the North American market.

The Triumph Spitfire entered the market in 1962, based on the chassis and components of the 1959 Triumph Herland road car.

Body styles sport model was designed by the designer of Michelotti, the car ustanavlivatsya senior engine family, with a volume of 1.15 L. the Car became popular from launch and was produced for 18 years.

Triumph Spitfire серии Mark IV, который мы видим, выпускался в 1970-1974 годах, было построено 70 тысяч машин. Автомобиль имел двигатель объемом 1.3 литра, а его вес сотавлял всего 779 кг.

It was elegant, comfortable, and at the same time economical and inexpensive, costing only 735 pounds in basic configuration.

The most famous British brand, rolls-Royce, was born as a result of the partnership of engineer Henry Royce and Aviator Charles Rolls in 1904. The new company started producing light vehicles, which, however,performed well in the Tourist Trophy and Monte Carlo - London rally. In 1906, at the Paris auto show, the company introduced the rolls-Royce 40/50 chassis, which became the basis for a huge number of luxury cars. The company was not engaged in manufacturing bodies, they were made by body shops according to customer requirements, so not one Rolls Royce produced before the Second world war did not repeat the others.

The machines were given the common name Siver Ghost (Silver spirit) due to the abundance of silver-plated body parts and the incredibly silent engine. As they said then - the loudest sound in the rolls-Royce cabin is the ticking of the clock. The six-cylinder seven-liter engine had such characteristics due to the careful manufacturing of parts and perfect balancing of moving parts. Thus, for the first time, a pressure lubrication system was applied. A powerful frame with semi-elliptical leaf springs provided an amazing smooth ride.

In 1914, the company produced the first aircraft engine, and by the end of world war I, every second aircraft of the Entente countries had rolls-Royce engines. By 1920, the production of Aero engines became a priority for the company, and the 1935 Merlin, the last creation of the talented mechanic Henry Royce, served as the basis for British fighters of the Second world war.

The British firm MG Cars originates from a car shop founded in the early 20th century by Bicycle mechanic William Morris. The establishment was named Morris Garaue (Morris garage) and by the 1910 century, it was the largest in Oxford.

Дела шли успешно, и в 1922 году управляющий компанией Сесилл Кимбер, успешный 33-летний менеджер, предложил владельцу наладить производство собственных машин. Под мастерские были арендованы помещения в здании старой военной академии и 28 марта 1923 года был выпущен первый автомобиль - Morris Oxford. Тогда же была зарегистрирована торговая марка MG.

Кимбер, будучи страстным поклонником автоспорта, логично предположил, что спортивные машины будут иметь больший спрос. Спустя год после создания первого автомобиля, публике была предложена его спортивная версия, носившая название MGSport. Облик машины разаработал все тот же Кимбер, проявивший себя еще и как талантливый дизайнер. Позже фирма пережила несколько слияний-поглощений, сохранив при этом свою торговую марку и спортивный стиль.

MG MGA выпускался с 1955 по 1962 год большой серией (более 100 тыс.) в основном на экспорт. В Британии было продано всего 5869 автомобилей.Машина имела двигатель 1.5 литра мощностью 68 л.с.