| British cars hold a special place in American history. At | | | | country and every now and then they hold British car |
| a time when most sports cars were huge and bulky, | | | | shows in different parts of America. These British car |
| the powerful but small British cars created a different | | | | shows do not only showcase the old cars; they also |
| segment in the car market in America. There were | | | | serve to reinstate the importance of these cars in |
| many British cars that were popular in America, such | | | | the life of the American population.These car shows |
| as the MG, Austin-Healey, and Triumph, to name a | | | | also form a popular place for dealers of such British |
| few. They became a dream machine for Americans | | | | cars to gather together and share tips, insights, and |
| and sold well during the 1950s and 1960s. Not only | | | | even spare parts of these vehicles. It is almost a |
| were they cheap, but they also had a unique | | | | festival of sorts, not just for the owners of these |
| simplistic composition and design that endeared them | | | | cars, but for the population of the respective towns |
| to the American populace.This popularity of British | | | | who get to see these cars in their full revelry.British |
| cars continues even today. One can find antique | | | | car shows have become a part of American culture |
| British cars in almost every American city, despite | | | | so much so that British cars are exhibited in special |
| most British cars having stopped export in the late | | | | sections and categories in the more famous car |
| eighties and early nineties. The old cars of yesteryear | | | | shows of America.Apart from these, the new lot of |
| were -and indeed still are- treasured by connoisseurs. | | | | British cars have begun their import into the country |
| The American public takes pride in owning old British | | | | and are continuously exhibited in national and |
| cars and refurnishing them to their pristine glory, | | | | international car shows. Together with their antique |
| despite the heavy expenditure.There are a lot of | | | | counterparts, they form an integral part of the |
| clubs and groups that have mushroomed all over the | | | | American culture and consciousness. |