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