In1968,BritishLeylandbroughttogethermostofBritain'smotormanufacturers,withtheintentionofcreatingarobustunifiedgroupthatcouldequalthestrengthofthebigEuropeanconglomerates.Butthiswasnottobe.TherehavebeenmanybooksaboutthepoliticsandthebusinessactivitiesofBritishLeyland,butBritishLeyland-TheCars,1968-1986looksdeliberatelyatthecarsthatcamefromthecompany.Theeighteenyearsofthecorporation'sexistencesawaconfusingmultitudeofdifferentcartypes,butthisbookresolvestheseconfusions,clarifyingwhobuiltwhat,andwhen.Thebooktakes1986asitscut-offbecausethiswastheyearthattheoldBritishLeylandceasedtoexistandwhatwasleftofthecarandlightcommercialbusinesswasrenamedtheRoverGroup.Topicscoveredincludetheproductionhistoriesandtechnicalspecificationsofeverymajormodel;specialoverseasmodels;appendicesonengines,codenamesandfactoriesandfinally,classicbuyingguidacneisgivenonthemodelsbuiltinBritain.