# A venerable old English marque returns **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 16, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967 "2026-07-16T16:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/1 "2026-07-16T16:39:00Z")
By applying modern technology and fuel injection to their 1930s engine design, they claim to be compliant with current emissions standards. I’m assuming that very low production numbers allow them to escape having to comply with modern safety standards. > **[Still making cars how they used to be made - Alvis Car Company - The...](https://thealviscarcompany.co.uk/#home-2)** > > The Alvis Car Company are manufacturing to special order a limited number of famous Alvis models. They are faithful to the original design and by using our Works Drawings from the period they retain all their traditional character and quality, yet... ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/2 "2026-07-16T18:51:44Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > I’m assuming that very low production numbers allow them to escape having to comply with modern safety standards. That, and they likely have relaxed emissions standards for small manufacturing in Great Britain. I doubt they’ll qualify here, though. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/3 "2026-07-16T19:35:24Z")
As long as they skip air conditioning which is not allowed in Britain, but who would want one of these? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/4 "2026-07-16T19:58:14Z")
> [@bing](#): > > air conditioning which is not allowed in Britain Where did you get that idea? Yes, there are some restrictions regarding the installation of A/C in historic/older buildings, but there are no restrictions whatsoever regarding A/C in cars. > **[Air conditioning rules – MHCLG in the Media](https://mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk/2026/06/25/air-conditioning-rules/)** > > There has been media coverage this week suggesting that air conditioning is banned in homes. This is incorrect. Air conditioning can be installed in both existing and new homes. In most cases, planning permission is not required to install it … ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/5 "2026-07-16T20:40:21Z")
> [@bing](#): > > but who would want one of these? If I had a place to keep it I would be a buyer . Depending on the price of course. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/6 "2026-07-16T21:10:40Z")
I clicked on a few of the cars and the brochure repeatedly mentions production is limited to 25 cars ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/7 "2026-07-16T21:38:38Z")
Read the fine print. It’s for the good of the community but check with your local planning committee. Houses not cars. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/8 "2026-07-16T21:41:05Z")
Nothing there about a/c being banned in houses. Regulated, yes, as most things are in GB. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/9 "2026-07-16T22:10:21Z")
I’m glad you concede that you were wrong about A/C being banned in cars in the UK. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/10 "2026-07-16T22:35:27Z")
Yeah it was sarc. Based on people getting arrested for using AC. Should have included 😤 or something to show my disgust at how far they have fallen. Saw an interview with a British pol that explained how and why it happened. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/11 "2026-07-16T22:57:58Z")
I have to wonder about your “news” sources. While some have been threatened with fines, nobody has been arrested in the UK because of using A/C. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/12 "2026-07-16T23:19:17Z")
Here’s what I found: " **Britons have been ordered to remove air conditioning from their homes - despite the country baking in up to 40C heat this week - under a fresh Net Zero crackdown.** **Planning officials at councils have told residents to take down their cooling units over concerns about carbon dioxide emissions.** **They say AC, despite the heat, should serve only as a “last resort”.** **The crackdown comes from building regulations which demand “active cooling” is used only after all “passive cooling” methods, like opening windows or running fans, have been exhausted.** **The Tories have accused the Government of leaving Britain “in the dark ages” through Net Zero policies which prevent citizens from accessing “modern conveniences that are completely normal in other countries”.** **Standard guidance says planning consent is not needed for air conditioning in most circumstances.** **But permission becomes mandatory in specific scenarios, including properties in conservation areas - with separate regulations applying to flats, leasehold properties, and shared buildings."** ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/13 "2026-07-17T00:38:44Z")
I haven’t been there in many years but even back then the power was cut at 10 and came back on again at about 5. No body complained about a dark hotel room when they figured respectable people should be asleep. At the sons apartment he didn’t have a tv license and the trucks would roll around searching for signals like the Germans used to do to locate illegal radios. The kid had to make sure he fed the meter before a shower or the powder would go off mid shower. Then all the guns are stored at the police station for safe keeping to be checked out if you had a good reason. Clearly not a population that would make a good war partner again. Interesting comments from the folks visiting for the World Cup who do not want to go back. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/14 "2026-07-17T03:07:12Z")
@bing; You don’t sound like a potential customer for a heritage motor car. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-venerable-old-english-marque-returns/205967/15 "2026-07-17T03:07:21Z")
Starting price quoted in more recent articles works out to $437,000, Automatic trans, climate control, and power steering are optional. Limited knowledge of uk rules lbut a search says in great Britain you can seek what’s called type approval as Long as no more than 250,yr are made. Nhtsa has a low volume exception for replicas that resemble vintage cars but are still required to meet emissions rules.