Family Saloon
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Austin Princess: the wedge that should have been a hatchback (1975–1981)The Princess was Harris Mann's other wedge, a front-drive Hydragas-suspended family car that BL forgot to give a hatchback. A guide to the 18-22 launch confusion, the Princess 2, the Ambassador handover, what to look for, and what they're worth.
- Britain's troubled 1970s family saloons (and why they're worth a second look today)
British Leyland was supposed to dominate the 1970s family-saloon market and instead spent the decade losing it. The Marina and Princess fell short of plan. The Vauxhall Victor, Chevette, and Hillman Avenger took the volume. A piece on the five cars that defined the segment and why each is now worth a second look as a cheap British classic.
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Hillman Avenger: the saloon that changed badge three times (1970–1981)Rootes Group's last clean-sheet small saloon, sold as a Hillman, then a Chrysler, then a Talbot, with a yellow rally homologation Tiger in the middle of it. A guide to the lineage, the Tiger, what to look for, and what they're worth.
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Morris Marina: British Leyland's million-selling problem child (1971–1980)The Morris Marina sold over a million cars, finished last in nearly every road test, ran on a front suspension dating from 1948, and survived in such small numbers that finding a clean one today is a real search. A guide to the lineage, the Ital handover, what to look for, and what they're worth.
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Vauxhall Victor: nineteen years and five generations of family Vauxhall (1957–1976)The Vauxhall Victor ran for nineteen years and five generations, from the wraparound-windscreen F-type to the slant-four FE estate. A guide to the lineage, what to look for, what they're worth, and why so few survived.