Either way, British cars typically have it rough in this area, despite a lot of them now becoming collectibles. British classic car insurance specialist Hagerty would know a thing or two about this, and recently they took a look at some of the worst of them to come up with 13 British cars that were flawed from the outset. Three of them crashed at the exact same corner because of a design fault in the cars’ steering linkage. This crushed the Minor’s US export prospects and its main competitor, the VW Beetle, sold 31,000 cars and the British competitor just 700. It was too much for a small car company to cope with, and Jensen went bust in 1976.

Source: Stuff June 30, 2021 00:58 UTC