Cars have been designed and built in the UK since the late 1800s, which is enough time for a great many manufacturers to have come and gone. If you’re interested in classic cars, you’ll already know ...

The giant British Leyland was a national disgrace by 1980. Strike-ridden, appallingly managed, fielding an incoherent range of cars, its sales were in freefall. It was largely state-owned, and then ...