Golden Age of the British Sports Car on BBC Four

Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
Timeshift, Series 12 Episode 4 of 10

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Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
Timeshift, Series 12 Episode 4 of 10

This programme captures a golden post war period when British sports cars were exciting and making a major contribution to UK exports! The one hour Timeshift programme on BBC Four, first shown in October 2012, sets its rear-view mirror to look back at the golden age of the British sports car. It's the story of how - in the grey austerity of the postwar years - iconic marques like Jaguar, Austin-Healey, MG and Triumph sparked a manufacturing frenzy that helped to democratise speed and glamour. From the MG Midget T-Type, much loved by American GIs, through to the more affordable Austin Healey 'frog-eye' Sprite and then the sensatonal E-Type Jaguar, seen by many as the ultimate sports car, this is a tale of how, for a brief time, Britain was home to two-seater heaven.