Automotive

It did, however, continue to offer the German-built Opel Manta to British patrons till the tip of production in 1988, changing it with the Calibra a yr later. Ford had loved success in the 1970s with its Capri coupe, but this declined in recognition after 1980 and when manufacturing ended in 1986, there was no direct replacement. The Sixties Automotive news noticed a slow however sure improve within the reputation of foreign cars on the British market. Volkswagen of West Germany had imported the long-lasting Beetle to Britain since 1953; this car was first launched in 1937 as a “people’s automotive” for the German market underneath the Nazi regime.