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Abarth Autobianchi A112 Abarth
One of Europe's first true hot hatches — a Fiat-family minicar turned sporting icon, arriving five years before the Golf GTI.
Abarth Fiat 124 Abarth Rally
A homologation spider that won the European Rally Championship twice and proved Abarth's motorsport mastery.
Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth
Abarth's greatest rally weapon — three WRC Constructors' titles and two Drivers' championships between 1977 and 1980.
AC 3000ME
AC's mid-engined wedge coupe (1979–1985) — a Ford Essex V6 sports car with a decade-long gestation, only about 106 built in total.
Alfa Romeo Spider (Series 1–4 / 105 series)
Alfa's long-running Pininfarina roadster — the 'Graduate' Spider that ran from 1966 to 1994 in four distinct series.
Alpine A310
The A110's larger successor — a mid-engined grand tourer that gained a V6 in 1976 to rival the Porsche 911.
Alpina B7 Turbo
Alpina's first complete car — a twin-turbocharged E12 5 Series that was the world's fastest sedan at its 1978 debut.
AMC (American Motors) Gremlin
America's first homegrown subcompact (1970–1978) — a chopped-tail Hornet, marketed as 'the first American-built import,' famed for its Levi's edition.
AMC (American Motors) Spirit
The restyled Gremlin successor (1979–1983) — offered a sporty AMX package and AMC's last factory V8 passenger car.
AMC (American Motors) Pacer
The 'fishbowl' compact (1975–1980) — radically wide and glassy, with asymmetric doors; a 1970s icon and Wayne's World cult star.
AMC (American Motors) Hornet
AMC's long-serving compact (1970–1977) — replaced the Rambler American, spawned the Gremlin and Concord, and did a 360° corkscrew jump in a James Bond film.
AMC (American Motors) Concord
An upmarket reworking of the Hornet (1978–1983) — 'the luxury America wants, the size America needs,' and the platform under the Eagle.
AMC (American Motors) Matador
AMC's intermediate (1971–1978) — a NASCAR and police-fleet favorite, with a radically styled 1974+ fastback coupe.
Anadol A2
Anadol's four-door flagship (1970–1981) — claimed as the world's first fiberglass-bodied four-door production sedan.
Anadol STC-16
Turkey's first sports car (1973–1975) — a 1.6-litre fiberglass coupé and the dominant Turkish rally machine of its era.
Anadol SV-1600
Anadol's 1.6-litre estate (1973–1982) — said to be the world's first fiberglass five-door station wagon in series production.
Anadol Böcek
Anadol's short-lived open buggy (1975–1977) — 203 units of a Ford-powered leisure vehicle whose name means 'beetle' in Turkish.
Anadol A8-16
Anadol's final passenger car (1981–1984) — a modernised 1.6-litre sedan that closed out the marque's saloon range.
Aston Martin V8
Aston Martin's hand-built V8 grand tourer for two decades — the muscular Newport Pagnell car that carried the marque through hard times.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage (1977–1989)
Hailed at launch as 'Britain's first supercar' — a 170-mph high-output V8 that out-accelerated the Ferrari Daytona.
Aston Martin Lagonda
The radical wedge-shaped William Towns four-door — one of the most striking, and most troublesome, luxury saloons ever built.
Audi Audi 100
The sedan that relaunched Audi in 1968 — a range of mid-size cars that evolved through four generations before giving way to the A6.
Austin Mini
Alec Issigonis's space-saving icon — launched as the Austin Seven in 1959, it pioneered the transverse-engine front-drive layout used by most small cars since.
Austin Austin Maxi
One of the first true five-door hatchbacks — the last car Issigonis designed and the last BMC design, with a rare five-speed gearbox.
Austin Austin Allegro
British Leyland's notorious small family car — remembered for its 'quartic' square steering wheel and as a byword for 1970s BL quality woes.
Autobianchi A112
Europe's first modern three-door supermini hatchback (1969–1986) — and the birthplace of the hot hatch through the A112 Abarth, with over 1.25 million built.
Bertone Fiat / Bertone X1/9
A mid-engined, targa-top two-seater designed by Gandini for Fiat — then taken over and built by Bertone under its own name from 1982 to 1989.
Bertone Lamborghini Espada
Lamborghini's four-seat V12 GT designed by Gandini at Bertone — once the best-selling Lamborghini of all time; 1,217 built.
Bertone Lamborghini Countach
The poster car of a generation — Gandini's wedge-shaped, scissor-door Lamborghini that defined the exotic supercar aesthetic of the 1970s and '80s; 1,983 built.
Bertone Lancia Stratos HF
The first car purpose-built for rallying — a mid-engine wedge designed at Bertone that won three consecutive World Rally Championships for Lancia.
Bertone Volvo 262C
A Bertone-built luxury coupe on the Volvo 264 platform — Volvo's halo car and a trans-Alpine collaboration; 6,622 built.
Bolwell Mk IX Ikara
A mid-engined VW Golf-powered kit car conceived to sidestep Australian Design Rules — only 12 examples were built, marking Bolwell's original automotive swan song.
Bricklin SV-1
Bricklin's only car — a gull-winged, acrylic-bodied 'Safety Vehicle' built in New Brunswick from 1974 to 1976.
Buick Riviera
GM's first personal-luxury car — a landmark 1963 coupe that ran eight generations through 1999.
Buick Skylark
A long-running Buick nameplate — 1953 anniversary convertible, 1960s muscle-era Gran Sport, then a front-drive compact.
Buick LeSabre
Buick's full-size volume car for nearly half a century — one of America's best-selling full-size sedans.
Buick Electra
Buick's full-size luxury flagship from 1959 to 1990 — the long-wheelbase Electra 225 'deuce and a quarter.'
Cadillac Eldorado
Cadillac's flagship personal-luxury coupe and convertible for half a century (1953–2002), across twelve generations.
Cadillac DeVille
Cadillac's full-size mainstay for nearly half a century — the volume luxury car that defined the brand, 1959–2005.
Chevrolet Caprice
Chevrolet's full-size near-luxury sedan, later the definitive body-on-frame police and taxi car.
Chevrolet C/K
Chevrolet's full-size truck line for four decades — 'C' for 2WD and 'K' for 4WD — replaced by the Silverado.
Chevrolet El Camino
The car-based pickup — a coupe utility with a cargo bed, including the SS 454 muscle-truck.
Chevrolet Suburban
The world's longest-running automobile nameplate — a full-size, extended-length SUV built since the 1930s.
Chevrolet Blazer (K5)
The original full-size K5 Blazer — a short-wheelbase, removable-top 4x4 built on the C/K truck chassis.
Chrysler Cordoba
The mid-size personal-luxury coupe immortalized by Ricardo Montalbán's 'fine Corinthian leather' ads.
Citroën CX
The DS successor — a slippery, hydropneumatic large saloon that won 1975 European Car of the Year and kept Citroën's flagship engineering tradition alive for 17 years.
DAF DAF 66
DAF's last original model (1972–1975) — an evolved 55 with a larger 1.1 l Renault engine and an optional 1.3 l Marathon; production continued as the Volvo 66 until 1980.
Daihatsu Charmant
A Toyota Corolla-based compact sedan — Daihatsu's conventional small family car through the late 1970s and 1980s.
Daimler Sovereign
Daimler's badge-engineered Jaguar luxury saloon (1966–1983) — first a fluted-grille Jaguar 420, then the flagship trim of the Jaguar XJ6.
Daimler DS420 Limousine
A long-wheelbase formal limousine (1968–1992) on the Jaguar 420G floorpan — a fixture of royal households and state fleets worldwide.
Datsun 240Z
The original Z-car — an affordable, elegant Japanese sports coupe that rewrote what a performance car could cost.
Datsun 280ZX
The second-generation Z — a softer, more GT-oriented sports car that still sold over 330,000 units in the US.
Datsun B210
The fuel-crisis-era subcompact that succeeded the 1200 — practical, economical, and a strong seller during the oil shocks.
Datsun 610
The successor to the iconic 510 — a slightly larger and more refined mid-decade compact sedan.
Datsun 810 / Maxima
Datsun's upscale mid-size sedan of the late 1970s — the first to carry the Maxima name before the brand became Nissan.
Datsun 620 Pickup
Datsun's popular compact pickup of the 1970s — simple, durable, and a decade-long best-seller.
Datsun 720 Pickup
The 620's successor and Datsun's final compact truck — the first Nissan/Datsun vehicle assembled in the United States.
DeLorean DMC-12
The DeLorean (DMC-12) — a stainless-steel, gull-winged sports car built 1981–1983; ~8,975 made before the company folded, later the Back to the Future time machine.
De Tomaso Pantera
De Tomaso's masterpiece — a mid-engine Ford V8 supercar sold through US Lincoln-Mercury dealers, with over 7,000 built across a 21-year run.
De Tomaso Deauville
A four-door Ford V8-powered luxury saloon — De Tomaso's unlikely rival to Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz, with 244 produced.
De Tomaso Longchamp
A Tom Tjaarda–styled 2+2 coupé on the Deauville's chassis — 409 built over 17 years, including a handful of open Spyder variants.
DINA DINA 311 / Olímpico
Mexico's most famous intercity coach — a licensed Flxible body built from 1961 to 1987, renamed Olímpico for the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
DINA D-1000 / D-3000 / D-3200 Pickup
DINA's only light-truck foray — International Scout-derived pickups assembled by the MAN subsidiary (1974–1983), later restyled on Chevrolet bodies.
Dodge Monaco
Dodge's full-size flagship (1965–77), famous as a police car, briefly revived as a 1990–92 sedan.
Dodge Ramcharger
A full-size, two-door, truck-based 4x4 SUV — Dodge's body-on-frame answer to the Bronco and Blazer.
Donkervoort S7
Donkervoort's first car — a Lotus Seven-derived open roadster with a Ford Crossflow engine, hand-built in a Tienhoven shed.
Dongfeng EQ240
Dongfeng's first mass-produced vehicle — a 2.5-ton all-wheel-drive military truck that launched the company's manufacturing career.
FAW Hongqi CA770
The iconic Mao-era state limousine — a V8 sedan used by Chinese leaders for fifteen years and produced in fewer than 850 examples.
Ferrari 308 / 328
The iconic Magnum P.I. Ferrari — a Pininfarina V8 berlinetta that defined the brand through the late 1970s and 1980s.
Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer (BB)
Ferrari's first mid-engine 12-cylinder road car — the flat-12 'Boxer' in 365 and 512 form bridged the Daytona and the Testarossa.
Fiat 128
The 1970 European Car of the Year — the compact that pioneered the transverse front-engine/FWD layout adopted by virtually every mainstream manufacturer.
Fiat 127
The 1972 European Car of the Year — the car widely credited with defining the modern supermini and the front-wheel-drive hatchback formula.
Fiat 124 Sport Spider
A Pininfarina-designed roadster built on the Fiat 124 platform — nearly 200,000 produced, 75% for the US market.
Fiat X1/9
A Bertone-designed mid-engined targa sports car — the first Fiat designed from the outset to meet US safety regulations.
Ford Thunderbird
Ford's personal luxury car — from 1950s two-seat convertible to retro 2002–2005 roadster.
47 model yearsFord LTD
Ford's full-size luxury nameplate, later applied to the mid-size LTD II and downsized models.
Ford Granada
A compact, Mercedes-styled Ford of the late 1970s marketed on European-flavored refinement.
Ford Pinto
Ford's 1970s subcompact — a sales success later infamous for its fuel-tank controversy.
Ford Maverick (classic)
The original 1970s Maverick — a simple, Falcon-based compact sedan and coupe.
FSM Syrena 105
The final generation of Poland's home-grown Syrena — a 2-stroke three-cylinder saloon produced at FSM in Bielsko-Biała until June 1983.
FSM Polski Fiat 126p
Poland's most beloved car — the air-cooled rear-engine 'maluch' built under Fiat licence from 1973, eventually totalling over 3.3 million units across both FSM plants.
FSO Polski Fiat 125p
Poland's most-produced car — a Fiat 125-bodied compact built under licence for 24 years, 1,445,689 units.
GAZ GAZ Volga
The Volga — the Soviet Union's most iconic executive sedan, produced across multiple generations from 1956 to 2010.
GAZ GAZ Chaika
The 'Seagull' — GAZ's opulent government limousine, one step below the ZIL, reserved for senior Soviet officials.
GMC C/K
GMC's full-size pickup line through the second half of the 20th century — the GMC half of GM's long-running C/K series.
GMC Jimmy (full-size K5)
GMC's full-size K5 SUV (1970–1991) — twin of the Chevrolet K5 Blazer, later renamed the Yukon.
GMC Vandura
GMC's full-size G-series van (1971–1996) — best known as the black-and-grey van of TV's The A-Team.
Hillman Avenger
Hillman's last all-new model — a compact, conventional Escort/Viva rival, the first and only car fully developed under Chrysler ownership.
Holden Kingswood
Holden's mainstream family car of the late 1960s and 1970s, sold in HK through HZ form until the Commodore took over.
Holden Torana
Holden's compact of the late 1960s and 1970s — a lightweight Bathurst legend, especially the GTR XU-1.
Holden Gemini
Holden's compact of the late 1970s and 1980s — the Australian version of the Isuzu Gemini / GM T-car platform.
Hongqi CA770
The great Mao-era state limousine — a V8 flagship built exclusively for Chinese government use, around 1,600 produced in total.
Hyundai Pony
Hyundai's first mass-produced car — a Giugiaro-styled rear-drive subcompact, never federalized for the US.
IFA W 50
East Germany's most prolific truck — nearly 572,000 built at Ludwigsfelde between 1965 and 1990 in over sixty factory variants.
Innocenti Regent
A short-lived Innocenti saloon based on the Austin Allegro platform, sold briefly before the brand's focus shifted entirely to Mini-derived cars.
Innocenti Mini 90 / Mini 120
Bertone's reimagining of the Mini for Innocenti — a sharp three-door hatchback that predated the Metro and pointed the way for the modern supermini.
Innocenti Mini de Tomaso
The hot-hatch flagship of the De Tomaso era — a sporting Mini with arch extensions, fog lamps, and eventually a turbocharged Daihatsu engine.
Intermeccanica 356 Speedster Replica
The first Intermeccanica replica — a faithful Porsche 356 Speedster recreation, around 600 built in Santa Ana, California.
Jeep Scrambler (CJ-8)
A long-wheelbase, pickup-bedded CJ — the CJ-8 'Scrambler', now a sought-after collectible.
Jeep Wagoneer (classic SJ)
The original luxury 4x4 — the long-lived SJ Wagoneer, a pioneer of the premium full-size SUV.
Jensen Jensen-Healey
Jensen's volume Lotus-engined sports car (1972–1976) — its best-seller, but its troubled launch helped sink the firm.
Lada Lada 1200 (VAZ-2101 / Zhiguli)
AvtoVAZ's founding car — a heavily modified Fiat 124 built under Soviet licence, exported globally as the Lada 1200.
Lagonda Aston Martin Lagonda
The futuristic William Towns wedge — 645 built across four series, and among the first production cars with a digital instrument panel.
Lamborghini Espada
A full four-seat V12 GT designed by Bertone — Lamborghini's most pragmatic and longest-running classic-era model with over 1,200 built.
Lamborghini Jarama
The last of the classic front-engine Lamborghini GTs — a Bertone 2+2 that succeeded the Islero in a compact, aggressive body.
Lamborghini Urraco
Lamborghini's attempt at a more accessible mid-engine sports car — a V8-powered 2+2 aimed at the Ferrari Dino.
Lamborghini Silhouette
A rare targa-top evolution of the Urraco platform — one of the rarest Lamborghinis, with only 54 produced.
Lamborghini Countach
The wedge-shaped V12 supercar that defined 1970s–80s excess — a poster car for a generation, produced in 1,999 examples across five variants.
Lancia Stratos
A purpose-built, Ferrari-engined mid-engine rally weapon — three consecutive WRC manufacturers' titles (1974–1976) and one of the most dramatic road cars ever made.
Lancia Beta
Lancia's volume family car of the 1970s — a front-wheel-drive range spanning saloon, coupé, spider, and HPE estate, undermined by corrosion problems in export markets.
Lancia Gamma
Lancia's luxury flagship in the late 1970s — a flat-four-powered saloon and Pininfarina coupé, technically ambitious but commercially limited.
Leyland Australia P76
Leyland's locally designed Australian large car — a 1973 Wheels Car of the Year that became one of the country's most famous automotive failures.
Leyland Australia Marina
The Australian-market Marina — a Morris Marina re-badged and re-engined with a locally developed E-series six-cylinder, built at Zetland from 1973 to 1974.
Leyland Australia Mini
The Australian Leyland Mini — assembled locally from 1961 (as the Morris 850) and sold under the Leyland badge from 1973 until the final run of 810 Mini 1275LS cars in 1978.
Leyland Australia Moke
The Leyland Moke — Australia's beloved open-sided beach runabout, built locally from 1966 to 1981 with over 26,000 units produced, including the 1977 Californian variant.
Ligier JS2
A mid-engined Maserati V6 grand tourer styled by Pietro Frua — Ligier's sole road-going sports car, produced in tiny numbers before the 1973 oil crisis killed demand.
Ligier JS4
The 49 cc moped-powered quadricycle that launched Ligier's second life — France's best-selling license-free microcar in 1981 with nearly 7,000 units sold that year.
Lincoln Continental
Lincoln's flagship across eleven decades (with gaps) — from Edsel Ford's 1939 original to the suicide-door 1961 icon and a 2017 revival.
Lincoln Mark Series
Lincoln's personal-luxury Continental Mark line (Mark III–VIII, 1969–1998) — long-hood two-doors with the trademark fake-spare trunk hump.
Lincoln Versailles
A compact 1977–1980 luxury sedan — a gussied-up Ford Granada rushed out to counter the Cadillac Seville.
Lotus Eclat
A fastback four-seat GT (1975–1982) — the Elite Type 75 rebodied with a sleeker sloping roofline.
Lotus Elite (Type 75)
The 1974 Type 75 Elite — a wedge-shaped four-seat luxury hatchback, the marque's first move upmarket.
Maserati Bora
Maserati's first mid-engine road car — a Giugiaro-designed GT that brought Citroën's hydraulic wizardry to Italian supercar packaging.
Maserati Merak
The Bora's smaller-engined, 2+2 sibling — sharing its Giugiaro body but powered by a Citroën-sourced V6, later upgraded to the Merak SS.
Matra Bagheera
Matra's three-abreast mid-engine sports car — an unconventional fiberglass coupé with Simca power, sold as Matra-Simca then Talbot-Matra.
Matra Murena
The Bagheera's rust-proof successor — a three-seat mid-engine coupé with the first all-galvanised steel chassis of any production car, built 1980–1983.
Matra Rancho
Europe's original lifestyle off-roader — a front-wheel-drive leisure vehicle built on a Simca 1100 platform, foreshadowing the modern crossover.
Mazda RX-3
An early-1970s rotary-powered compact coupe/sedan/wagon, a giant-killer in touring-car racing.
Mazda Cosmo
Mazda's pioneering rotary halo car — the 1967 Cosmo Sport was the first volume-production car with a rotary engine.
Melkus RS 1000
East Germany's only production sports car — 101 fiberglass gullwing coupes powered by a tuned Wartburg three-cylinder, built in Dresden between 1969 and 1979.
Mercury Capri
Three unrelated cars under one name — a European captive-import coupe, a Fox-body Mustang twin, then an Australian Mazda-based roadster.
Mercury Marquis
Mercury's full-size flagship line — origin of the Grand Marquis trim, which outlived and ultimately replaced it.
Mini Mini (classic)
Alec Issigonis's revolutionary 1959 economy car — transverse-engine front-wheel drive that defined the modern small car for 41 years.
Monteverdi Safari
Monteverdi's best-seller — a luxury International Scout with Fissore coachwork and optional Chrysler 440 V8, produced 1976–1982.
Monteverdi Range Rover Monteverdi
A bespoke four-door Range Rover conversion built with Land Rover's cooperation at Fissore's factory — around 167 produced before Land Rover launched its own four-door.
Monteverdi Sierra
A Fissore-rebodied Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volaré luxury saloon and convertible — approximately 20 built, 1977–1980.
Moretti Midimaxi
A Fiat 127-based mini off-roader and beach car — slightly larger than the Minimaxi, aimed at the growing leisure-vehicle market.
Moretti Paguro
A stretched Fiat 127-based pickup truck and van — Moretti's utility-focused successor to the Midimaxi.
Morgan 4/4
Morgan's first four-wheeler — '4 wheels, 4 cylinders' — and one of the longest-lived production cars in history, built (with gaps) 1936–2018.
Morris Marina
British Leyland's conservative rear-drive family car (1971–1980) — a huge seller in its day, later a byword for mediocrity.
Morris Ital
A 1980 facelift of the Marina — and the last car ever to wear the Morris badge, ending the marque in 1984.
Moskvitch Moskvitch 2140
The last evolution of the classic 412-era platform — an updated compact sold across the USSR and Eastern Bloc through 1988.
Nissan Silvia
The JDM rear-drive sport coupe (S-platform) — never sold in the US under this name; the 240SX was its US sibling.
Oldsmobile 88
Oldsmobile's full-size mainstay for half a century — the 1949 Rocket 88 is often called America's first muscle car and an early NASCAR dominator.
Oldsmobile Cutlass
Oldsmobile's defining nameplate — America's best-selling car every year from 1976 to 1983 and a brand within a brand.
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
The upscale, often best-selling Cutlass variant — a personal-luxury coupe that defined Oldsmobile's 1970s–80s heyday.
Oldsmobile Toronado
The 1966 Toronado was the first US front-wheel-drive car since the 1937 Cord — a bold big-block personal-luxury coupe.
Opel Manta
Opel's stylish rear-drive coupe (1970–1988) — a Ford Capri rival that became a 1980s cult classic.
Otosan Anadol A2
The best-selling Anadol — the world's first fiberglass-bodied four-door sedan, widely used as a family car and Istanbul taxi from 1970 to 1981.
Otosan Anadol STC-16
Turkey's first and only domestically built sports car — a Kammback fiberglass coupe powered by a Ford Escort Mexico engine, produced in tiny numbers from 1973 to 1975.
Otosan Anadol SV-1600
The world's first fiberglass-bodied five-door station wagon — a Reliant Scimitar-influenced estate that became Anadol's practical flagship, built 1973–1982.
Otosan Anadol Böcek
A short-lived open-air recreational vehicle styled by Jan Nahum — Turkey's pop-art answer to the dune buggy, built in tiny numbers for the armed forces and tourism sector.
Otosan Anadol A8-16
The last Anadol passenger car — a more modern four-door sedan that drew criticism for its mixed styling, produced in limited numbers from 1981 to 1984.
Otosan Otosan P2 500
The longest-running Otosan product — a light pickup that outlasted all Anadol passenger cars and served as the backbone of Turkish postal and utility fleets for two decades.
Peugeot 504
1969 European Car of the Year — a rear-drive Pininfarina icon that sold 3 million in Europe and kept rolling in Africa until 2006.
Plymouth Road Runner
A back-to-basics budget muscle car (1968–1980) named under license from Warner Bros., with a 'beep-beep' horn and a big standard V8.
Plymouth Duster
A semi-fastback coupe spun off the compact Valiant (1970–1976) — affordable, popular, and quick in 340 form.
Plymouth Volaré
The Valiant's mid-1970s successor (1976–1980) — a compact F-body sedan/coupe/wagon that also hosted the final Road Runner trim.
Pontiac LeMans
Pontiac's mid-size line — the GTO's original home, later revived on a Korean-built small car.
Pontiac Bonneville
Pontiac's full-size flagship for nearly half a century, later a supercharged front-drive sedan.
Pontiac Grand Ville
A short-lived early-1970s full-size flagship that briefly topped the Pontiac range above the Bonneville.
Porsche 924
Porsche's entry-level front-engine 2+2 coupe — born from a VW project, it divided purists but saved the company financially in the late 1970s.
Premier Padmini
India's iconic compact sedan — a Fiat 1100D built in Bombay under licence from 1964, and the dominant Indian taxi for decades.
Puch Puch G
The original G-Class, built in Graz — sold as the Puch G in Austria, Switzerland, and Eastern Europe while the rest of the world called it the Mercedes G-Wagen.
Puma Puma GTE
Puma's most-produced model — a VW-powered fiberglass coupe exported to 50 countries, with around 8,705 built.
Puma Puma GTS / GTC
Puma's open-top roadster line — the Spider that became the GTS, then the GTC, all on VW Brasília underpinnings.
Puma Puma GTB
Brazil's most expensive car through the 1970s and early 1980s — a fiberglass Chevrolet Opala-powered 2+2 coupe.
Puma Puma GTI / P-018
The final VW Brasília-platform Pumas — a restyled coupe (GTI) and related P-018 variant sold in the early-to-mid 1980s.
Reliant Kitten
A four-wheeled economy car based on the Robin — a fibreglass-bodied 848 cc saloon and estate.
Reliant Scimitar GTE
The pioneering sporting estate — a fibreglass V6 'shooting brake' beloved by Princess Anne, and Reliant's most celebrated car.
Renault Renault 4
The world's first mass-produced hatchback — a 31-year 'blue jeans' car that sold over 8 million units across 28 countries.
Rolls-Royce Corniche
The two-door Shadow-based coupe and convertible (1971–1995, briefly revived 2000–2002) — a long-lived hand-finished grand tourer.
Rolls-Royce Camargue
The wedge-shaped Pininfarina-styled flagship (1975–1986) — the first post-war Rolls-Royce not designed in-house, and once the world's most expensive car.
Rover SD1
The Ferrari-Daytona-inspired fastback Rover 3500 — European Car of the Year for 1977 and home of the hot Vitesse.
Saab 99
Saab's first all-new large car and the birthplace of the production turbocharged family car — the 99 Turbo of 1978 changed the industry.
SAIC Motor Shanghai SH760
China's premier domestic saloon for three decades — a Mercedes-based government sedan that became a symbol of socialist-era motoring.
SAIPA Jyane (Citroën Dyane)
SAIPA's founding product — a licensed Citroën Dyane built in Iran under the local name Jyane, with roughly 120,000 units produced.
Sbarro BMW 328 Replica
Sbarro's most-produced model by far — around 135 faithful replicas of the pre-war BMW 328 roadster, presented at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show.
Sbarro Tiger
A 300 km/h mid-engine prototype presented at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show — planned as a 15-car limited run, but remained a one-off when body molds could not be sourced.
Sbarro Stash
A striking 2+2 GT presented at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show — only five built across coupé and targa body styles, with engines ranging from a VW four to a Mercedes 6.9 V8.
Sbarro Super Twelve
A single-unit 1982 Geneva Show concept housing a bespoke inline-twelve built from two Kawasaki Z1300 motorcycle engines mated end-to-end.
Scania 1-Series (L/LB/LS/LT range)
The first range to carry the Scania name alone — a tipping-cab range launched in 1968 that also introduced the legendary 350 hp V8.
Simca Simca 1100
A front-wheel-drive hatchback pioneer (1967–1982) that influenced the VW Golf generation and sold over two million units across Europe.
Simca Simca 1307 / Chrysler Alpine
The 1976 European Car of the Year (1975–1980) — a front-drive large hatchback sold as the Chrysler Alpine in Britain, one of Simca's finest achievements.
Simca Horizon
The 1979 European Car of the Year (Simca-badged 1978–1980) — a front-drive compact hatchback that was also sold in the USA as the Dodge Omni / Plymouth Horizon.
Sisu M-Series
Forward-control lorries of the 1970s–early 1980s, available in 4×2, 6×2, 6×4, and 8×2 chassis variants.
Škoda Superb
Škoda's flagship — a prewar luxury nameplate revived in 2001 as a spacious, premium-value executive saloon now in its fourth modern generation.
Standard Motors (India) Standard Gazel
India's first domestically redesigned car — a thorough rework of the Herald platform with new body, suspension, and interior, built 1972–1983.
Stutz Blackhawk
The neoclassic revival coupe — a Virgil Exner design on a Pontiac chassis, hand-bodied in Italy; Elvis Presley bought the very first one.
Stutz IV-Porte
A four-door neoclassic sedan companion to the Blackhawk coupe, built on GM's B-body platform from 1979 to 1981.
Talbot Talbot Sunbeam
A rear-wheel-drive three-door hatchback built at Linwood, Scotland — its Lotus-engined variant won Talbot the 1981 World Rally Championship Manufacturers' title.
Talbot Talbot Horizon
A front-wheel-drive family hatchback and 1976 European Car of the Year — Talbot's volume mainstay through the early 1980s.
Talbot Alpine / 1510
A large front-drive family hatchback styled in the UK and engineered at Simca's Poissy plant — the 1976 European Car of the Year sold as the Chrysler Alpine before becoming the Talbot 1510.
Talbot Samba
The last all-new Talbot passenger car — a PSA-era supermini based on the Peugeot 104, notable for the Pininfarina-built Cabriolet.
Talbot Tagora
Talbot's ill-fated executive saloon — conceived by Chrysler Europe, launched by PSA, and cancelled after fewer than 20,000 units when it could not compete with the Ford Granada.
Talbot Matra Murena
A mid-engined, three-abreast sports coupé built by Matra and sold under the Talbot badge — successor to the Matra Bagheera.
Talbot Matra Rancho
A high-roofed, SUV-styled leisure vehicle on a Simca 1100 van base — now regarded as a forerunner of the modern crossover, built from 1977 and badged as a Talbot from 1979.
Tofaş Murat 124
Tofaş's first car — a licensed Fiat 124 named after the Murat river, launching Turkey's domestic automobile industry.
Trabant Trabant 601
The definitive Trabant — 2,818,547 built over 26 years, the most common car in East Germany and a Cold War icon.
Triumph TR7
The controversial wedge-shaped TR — 'the shape of things to come' — a unibody coupe (later convertible) and the last mass-produced Triumph sports car.
Triumph Stag
A handsome Michelotti 2+2 convertible grand tourer with a unique Triumph 3.0-litre V8 — gorgeous, but undone by a reputation for engine overheating.
Triumph Dolomite
A sporting compact saloon whose 16-valve Sprint version is widely cited as the world's first mass-produced multi-valve car.
Triumph Acclaim
The last car to wear the Triumph badge — a Cowley-built, licence-produced Honda Ballade and the first fruit of the long BL–Honda alliance.
TVR M-Series
TVR's 1970s coupe-and-roadster family (1600M/2500M/3000M, Taimar, 3000S) that carried the marque through the Martin Lilley era.
Valmet Automotive Talbot / Simca Assembly (1979–1987)
Between 1979 and 1987 Valmet assembled Chrysler/PSA Talbot models — Simca-Talbot Horizon, Simca 1307/1508, and Talbot Solara — totalling 31,978 units.
VAM American (VAM)
The long-running Mexican compact built on AMC Hornet then AMC Concord platforms — sold as 'Rambler American' until 1974, then 'American' — VAM's most-produced model overall.
VAM Gremlin
VAM's subcompact (1974–1983) — the Gremlin nameplate outlived the US by five years in Mexico, extending to cover the AMC Spirit-based car, and became VAM's second-bestselling line ever.
VAM Classic (VAM)
VAM's mid-size line — sold as the Rambler Classic through the 1960s and as the 'Classic DPL' (AMC Matador-based sedan) through 1983, Mexico's AMC intermediate.
VAM Pacer
The wide-body AMC Pacer assembled in Mexico (1976–1979) — powered by VAM's 4.6-liter inline-six and positioned as a luxury car; only 619 built in its final year.
VAM Lerma
VAM's only wholly original model — a 1981–1983 luxury hatchback blending AMC Concord and Spirit components into a body style never offered in the United States.
Vauxhall Chevette
Vauxhall's first supermini (1975–1984) — a GM 'T-Car', and the basis of the fearsome HS/HSR rally cars.
Vector W2
Vector's late-1970s running prototype — the proof-of-concept supercar that, refined over a decade, became the production W8.
Volkswagen Scirocco
A Giugiaro-styled sport coupe on the Golf platform — Volkswagen's water-cooled successor to the Karmann Ghia.
Volga GAZ-24
The near-immortal Soviet executive sedan — full-scale production started July 1970, with taxi odometers regularly exceeding 1,000,000 km.
Volvo 240 Series
The indestructible brick — Volvo's longest-running nameplate and a global safety icon, produced for nearly two decades with over 2.8 million built.
Wartburg 353 (Knight)
Wartburg's longest-running model — a 993 cc two-stroke family car exported as the 'Knight', with over one million built between 1966 and 1988.
Wolseley 18-22 Series
The wedge-shaped final Wolseley (1975) — sold for only months before the range was relaunched as the BL Princess, ending the marque.
Zagato Zagato Zele
An electric city microcar presented at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show — Zagato's unlikely foray into urban zero-emission transport, sold in Europe and North America.
ZAZ Zaporozhets
The Soviet Union's 'people's car' — a rear-engine, air-cooled microcar produced in Zaporizhzhia for 34 years across five major variants.