10 British Cars That Broke All the Rules

Ten British cars that broke all the rules — cars built in sheds, by volunteers, by dreamers and by tiny companies that took on the giants. From the Dutton Phaeton and the Westfield SE, through the TVR Taimar, the Bristol Britannia and the Daimler DS420, the Lotus Elan Plus Two and the Caterham Seven, to the Sinclair C5, the Panther De Ville and the Jaguar XJ220. Tell us in the comments: which of these ten rule breakers would you most want to drive, and what do you remember about it most? Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:06 No. 10 — Dutton Phaeton 2:11 No. 9 — Westfield SE 3:22 No. 8 — TVR Taimar 4:38 No. 7 — Bristol Britannia 5:40 No. 6 — Daimler DS420 7:00 No. 5 — Lotus Elan +2 8:15 No. 4 — Caterham Seven 9:26 No. 3 — Sinclair C5 10:58 No. 2 — Panther De Ville 12:26 No. 1 — Jaguar XJ220 Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons): 1978 (Donor) Dutton Phaeton 1.8 Front.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1978 (Donor) Dutton Phaeton 1.8 Rear.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 Dutton Phaeton - Flickr - exfordy.jpg — CC BY 2.0 Dutton Phaeton - Flickr - exfordy (1).jpg — CC BY 2.0 Dutton Phaeton S3 (1973).jpg — CC BY 2.0 1992 Westfield SEIW Zetec 1.6 SE.jpg — CC BY-SA 2.0 1992 Westfield SEi 1.6.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1997 Westfield SE Wide Q972 KKJ.JPG — CC BY-SA 4.0 2003 Westfield Seven.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1978 TVR Taimar (front).jpg — CC BY-SA 2.0 1978 TVR Taimar (rear).jpg — CC BY-SA 2.0 1978 TVR Taimar 6AR @ Ascot Racecourse.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1980 TVR Taimar in black.jpg — CC BY 2.0 TVR 300 Taimar 1979 (7241832290).jpg — CC BY 2.0 TVR Taimar (14393377775).jpg — CC BY 2.0 TVR Taimar 1979 - Flickr - mick - Lumix.jpg — CC BY 2.0 TVR Taimar Front.jpg — CC BY-SA 3.0 Bristol Britania (10944036864).jpg — CC BY 2.0 Bristol Britannia car at Filton, England 18July2010 arp.jpg — Public domain 1979 Daimler DS420 limousine.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1981 Daimler DS420 sedan (2010-12-04).jpg — Public domain 1987 Daimler DS420 Limousine Auto.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1987 Daimler DS420 Limousine Auto 1.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1988 Daimler DS420 Limousine (14083828351).jpg — CC BY 2.0 1990 Daimler DS420 (3737252056).jpg — CC BY 2.0 1990 Daimler DS420 (5968586729).jpg — CC BY 2.0 1992 Daimler DS420.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1968 Lotus Elan +2.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1968 Lotus Elan +2 (24894876820).jpg — CC BY 2.0 1968 Lotus Elan +2 (25164153676).jpg — CC BY 2.0 1971 Lotus Elan +2.JPG — CC BY-SA 3.0 1971 Lotus Elan +2 (3881402674).jpg — CC BY 2.0 1971 Lotus Elan +2 (3881404360).jpg — CC BY 2.0 1997 Caterham Seven Super Seven.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1997 Caterham Seven Superlight 1.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1997 Caterham Seven Superlight 2.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1997 Caterham Seven Supersport.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1997 Caterham Seven bsj25.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1998 Caterham Seven Super Seven S3.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 2006 Caterham Seven 150SV.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 2006 Caterham Seven 260 CSR.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1985 Sinclair C5.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1985 Sinclair C5 Commuter @ Motor Museum of WA.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 Museum Collections Centre - 25 Dollman Street - Garage - Sinclair C5 Tricycle (7279692598).jpg — CC BY-SA 2.0 SinclairC5-side.jpg — CC BY 2.0 Sinclair C5, Birkenhead.JPG — CC BY-SA 3.0 Sinclair C5.jpg — CC BY 2.0 1976 Panther De Ville.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1976 Panther De Ville 5.3.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1976 Panther De Ville saloon in Brown over Cream (LHD), front right.jpg — CC BY-SA 3.0 1976 Panther De Ville saloon in Brown over Cream (LHD), rear left.jpg — CC BY-SA 3.0 1978 Panther De Ville Saloon 5.3 V12 chassis no 2117, front left.jpg — CC BY-SA 3.0 1978 Panther De Ville Saloon 5.3 V12 chassis no 2117, rear left.jpg — CC BY-SA 3.0 1978 Panther De Ville Saloon pic1.JPG — CC0 1978 Panther De Ville Saloon pic2.JPG — CC0 1991 Jaguar XJ220 (37737705415).jpg — CC BY 2.0 1992 Jaguar XJ220.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1992 Jaguar XJ220 LC22.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1992 Jaguar XJ220 LC25.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1992 Jaguar XJ220 Rear LC22.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0 1993 Jaguar XJ220 BS O24.jpg — CC BY-SA 4.0