SOME rubbish - it wasn't all! For example, the Austin 1100 and 1300 were great little cars. The Maxi was very ugly but otherwise it was a good car. The Marina and Allegro have acquired very very bad reputations - yes, they were not good when you compare them to - e.g. - the Escort and Cavalier, but they weren't actually as bad as they've been painted (oh wait, let's not talk about paintwork... ).Unfortunately, Longbridge turned out absolute rubbish in the late 1960's and 1970's.
The only thing important in British Leyland days, was meeting production schedules, even if cars were not selling, and ended up rotting away on fields.
"Quality" was not in their dictionary!
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However, the faults with British Leyland weren't confined to Longbridge - the appalling short-sighted decisions in relation to the Triumph Stag engine, turned what should have been one of the all-time classic cars into something of a nightmare for owners.