I’ve laid out Swadeology’s 5 nominations for the most iconic British car in the previous post.
I know a few of you have named some cars in comments to that post, cars that you’d like to see.
There’s so much information in that post, however, that it’s an effort to read it all and then comment at length.
Hence, I’ll offer up a clean post, which you can use to make your nominations and perhaps offer a few reasons to substantiate your choice.
Comments are open.
It’s time to move our automotive icon focus across the channel and take a look at the Best of British.
As is tradition with this series, I’m providing the first 5 nominations here on the site and you readers have to make a case for other nominations in comments. I think we’re going to end up with quite a long list. But remember, we’re looking for the most iconic British car – the most instantly recognised as a piece of British design, engineering or ingenuity. We’re not just looking for personal British favourites that don’t have standing as an icon of the industry.
Whilst considering this post, I figured there were four indisputable walk-up starts. The fifth would always be a matter of contention so rather than cop the blame myself 🙂 I’ve asked the opinion of a British car guy – Lance Cole. Lance has already written one best-seller on the Saab 99 and 900 and he has a new Saab book coming out in just a few weeks. He’s also edited automotive encyclopaedias, written extensively for newspapers and websites about both motoring and aviation (he’s a keen glider pilot, amongst other things) and is just a general, all-round good bloke.
So…. I’ve provided the first four selections for British icons. Lance has provided the fifth. It’s up to you to provide the rest.
……or the XKE in some parts of the world.
