In this video we cover one of the most debated topics regarding the british car industry and its decline the Rover SD1 which some have called one of the worst cars ever made and declared one of the biggest British Leyland disasters.
The Rover SD1 though isn't a bad car through Motorsport, sales success it proved itself against all odds to be a mainstay of British cars, we cover long forgotten stories from Solihull and analyse the anatomy of what some have called a failure.
Just a note; not all was bad with British leyland and the British car industry isn’t dead it is very much alive. Regarding MG Rover and the many other eras I covered as much as I could in the small recap but longer videos will be produced covering these eras.
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Credits:
AROnline - BL History, Rover SD1
Sound Research - PE166
Rover SD1 Club - SD1 Information
BMIHT - archival photos and videos
If you'd like to read more my sources are linked below:
Sound Research PE166 - http://www.sound-research.co.uk/Rover/cache_sd1_story/2300_2600story.htm
AROnline SD1development - https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/rover/sd1-development-story/
Rover SD1 Club - http://www.roversd1club.net/home.asp
Oxfordshire old radio broadcasts - https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/avRecords/eb46f288-bd28-4459-b6cd-3d27f15b831c