Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia

Britain's connection with Australia began in the latter part of the 18th century. Australia's first non indigenous settlers included convicts transported from England. By the beginning of the 20th century the non indigenous population of Australia had reached 3.8 million, most of which including convicts and free settlers were either English, Scottish or Irish, or their descendants.

With such a strong British influence, British cars became a common sight on Australian roads from the 1920s to the early 1970s. In the beginning cars were imported fully assembled but as demand grew many were built from a combination of imported parts and locally manufactured components. During the 1950s British cars outsold all other makes in Australia.

To be continued.

See also British Cars in Australia Part 1 : https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-791593-1.html

1959-1967 3.8 litre MK2 Jaguar

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1934 Singer

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1954-1955 Riley

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1955-1962 Ttriumph TR3

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1938-1948 Wolesley

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1962 MGA

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1959-1967 Ford Anglia

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1961-1962 Daimler Dart SP250

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1961-1971 Series 2 Morris Minor

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1964-1967 Sunbeam Tiger

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Ava'sPapa Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

Thanks Thorny for the great representation of British cars of which I'm a fan. I look at my Miata as an old reliable MG WITHOUT Lucas electronics. I like and know them well except for the Wolesley. These are excellent photos of these gems!

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Beautiful set. I had a '62 MGA left hand drive. On more than one occasion I was glad it had a crank.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good series, Thorny.

ken_stern Loc: Yorba Linda, Ca

Great shots --
Would love to have a 34 Singer & a 54/55 Riley in my Garage

KillroyII Loc: Middle Georgia

Another beautiful set of pictures

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Beautifully shot 🔟🔟🔟🔟🔟

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Cool set.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Fine set of vehicles Thorny Devil. Wouldn't mind taking a spin in that Sunbeam Tiger!

Don

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Very nice set - I’ve owned 4 of those cars - the MKII Jag, TR3, MGA, and Anglia (plus a series 2 Sunbeam Alpine, not a Tiger)

black mamba

Thanks for this post. Great shots.

I'll take the Sunbeam Tiger as well.

bflood Loc: Las Vegas, NV

A very comfortable ride down memory lane - thanks for the images. Love that TR-3, even if it isn't red like mine was.

Sometimes I wonder if MG offered the A in any other color besides Old English White.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

The Sunbeam set my heart a flutter! I’ve always loved the lines of that car!

Stan

Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia

Thank you for your encouraging feedback and comments Ava'sPapa. Wolesley Motors Limited began manufacturing motor vehicles in Britain early in the 20th century. During the 1920s Wolseley Motors Limited became the largest manufacturer of motor cars until it was bought by William Morris in 1927 and eventually merged with British Motor Corporation which finally morphed into British Leyland which began to fade away in 1975.

Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia

I really appreciate the feedback Curmudgeion. The British held on to the idea of hand cranking their car engines for a lot longer than many other car manufacturers.