10 British Cars of the 1970s That Were Brilliant — But Nobody Bought Them

Some of the best British cars of the 1970s barely sold at all. A Welsh GT built in a former colliery. A four-wheel-drive Jensen with anti-lock brakes more than a decade before the Audi Quattro. A Vauxhall that managed just 204 cars. A Lotus that was the world's most expensive four-cylinder car. And a Triumph, designed for America and styled in Italy, that was projected to sell 12,000 cars a year — and managed 25,939 in seven. This is a countdown of ten brilliant British cars of the 1970s that buyers walked straight past — what made each one clever, and exactly why it failed. Chapters: 00:00 The brilliant cars nobody bought 00:46 #10 Gilbern Invader 01:31 #9 Clan Crusader 02:26 #8 Marcos Mantis M70 03:22 #7 Lotus Europa Twin Cam 04:24 #6 Vauxhall Firenza HP Droopsnoot 05:19 #5 Jensen-Healey 06:17 #4 Jensen FF 07:26 #3 Lotus Elite Type 75 08:34 #2 Triumph Dolomite Sprint 09:38 #1 Triumph Stag Which one would you save first? Tell us in the comments. Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons): 1971 Gilbern Invader BS O24 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1972-Clan Crusader — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 1971 Marcos Mantis M70 HCC23 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1972 Lotus Europa Twin Cam coupe (6108578243) — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1972 Lotus Europa Twin Cam coupe (6108583143) — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1972 Lotus Europa Twin Cam coupe (6108589923) — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jensen-Healey Classic-Days 2022 IMG 7194 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jensen-Healey Classic-Days 2022 IMG 7196 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1967 Jensen FF — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1967 Jensen FF LC24 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1979 Lotus Elite II Coupe (25952446986) — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1972 Triumph Stag (51249) — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1973 Triumph Stag (33978) — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1973 Triumph Stag 3 — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1973 Vauxhall Firenza HP Droopsnoot — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1975 Vauxhall Firenza HP Droopsnoot — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Triumph Dolomite Sprint (1) — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Triumph Dolomite Sprint (14813464251) — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons #BritishCars #1970sCars #ClassicCars