Malaise Era

Models from the malaise era. Choose one to read its full history, generation by generation.

Models

• 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.

  Subcompact car · 1971–1986

• Abarth Fiat 124 Abarth Rally

  A homologation spider that won the European Rally Championship twice and proved Abarth's motorsport mastery.

  Sports car · 1972–1975

• Abarth Fiat 131 Abarth

  Abarth's greatest rally weapon — three WRC Constructors' titles and two Drivers' championships between 1977 and 1980.

  Rally car · 1976–1981

• 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.

  Sports car · 1979–1985

• 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.

  Roadster · 1966–1994

• Alpine A310

  The A110's larger successor — a mid-engined grand tourer that gained a V6 in 1976 to rival the Porsche 911.

  Sports car · 1971–1984

• 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.

  Sports sedan · 1978–1982

• 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.

  Subcompact car · 1970–1978

• AMC (American Motors) Spirit

  The restyled Gremlin successor (1979–1983) — offered a sporty AMX package and AMC's last factory V8 passenger car.

  Subcompact car · 1979–1983

• 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.

  Compact car · 1975–1980

• 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.

  Compact car · 1970–1977

• 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.

  Compact car · 1978–1983

• AMC (American Motors) Matador

  AMC's intermediate (1971–1978) — a NASCAR and police-fleet favorite, with a radically styled 1974+ fastback coupe.

  Mid-size car · 1971–1978

• Anadol A2

  Anadol's four-door flagship (1970–1981) — claimed as the world's first fiberglass-bodied four-door production sedan.

  Compact car · 1970–1981

• 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.

  Sports car · 1973–1975

• 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.

  Station wagon · 1973–1982

• Anadol Böcek

  Anadol's short-lived open buggy (1975–1977) — 203 units of a Ford-powered leisure vehicle whose name means 'beetle' in Turkish.

  Off-road vehicle · 1975–1977

• Anadol A8-16

  Anadol's final passenger car (1981–1984) — a modernised 1.6-litre sedan that closed out the marque's saloon range.

  Compact car · 1981–1984

• 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.

  Grand tourer · 1969–1989

• 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.

  Sports car · 1977–1989

• Aston Martin Lagonda

  The radical wedge-shaped William Towns four-door — one of the most striking, and most troublesome, luxury saloons ever built.

  Luxury saloon · 1976–1989

• 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.

  Mid-size car · 1968–1994

• 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.

  City car · 1959–2000

• 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.

  Family car · 1969–1981

• 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.

  Small family car · 1973–1982

• 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.

  Supermini · 1969–1986

• 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.

  Sports car · 1972–1989

• 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.

  Grand tourer · 1968–1978

• 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.

  Sports car · 1974–1990

• 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.

  Rally car · 1973–1978

• 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.

  Grand tourer · 1977–1981

• 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.

  Kit car · 1979–1980

• Bricklin SV-1

  Bricklin's only car — a gull-winged, acrylic-bodied 'Safety Vehicle' built in New Brunswick from 1974 to 1976.

  Sports car · 1974–1976

• Buick Riviera

  GM's first personal-luxury car — a landmark 1963 coupe that ran eight generations through 1999.

  Personal luxury car · 1963–1999

• Buick Skylark

  A long-running Buick nameplate — 1953 anniversary convertible, 1960s muscle-era Gran Sport, then a front-drive compact.

  Compact / mid-size car · 1953–1998

• Buick LeSabre

  Buick's full-size volume car for nearly half a century — one of America's best-selling full-size sedans.

  Full-size car · 1959–2005

• Buick Electra

  Buick's full-size luxury flagship from 1959 to 1990 — the long-wheelbase Electra 225 'deuce and a quarter.'

  Full-size luxury car · 1959–1990

• Cadillac Eldorado

  Cadillac's flagship personal-luxury coupe and convertible for half a century (1953–2002), across twelve generations.

  Personal luxury car · 1953–2002

• Cadillac DeVille

  Cadillac's full-size mainstay for nearly half a century — the volume luxury car that defined the brand, 1959–2005.

  Full-size luxury car · 1959–2005

• Chevrolet Caprice

  Chevrolet's full-size near-luxury sedan, later the definitive body-on-frame police and taxi car.

  Full-size car · 1965–1996

• Chevrolet C/K

  Chevrolet's full-size truck line for four decades — 'C' for 2WD and 'K' for 4WD — replaced by the Silverado.

  Full-size pickup truck · 1960–2002

• Chevrolet El Camino

  The car-based pickup — a coupe utility with a cargo bed, including the SS 454 muscle-truck.

  Coupe utility (ute) · 1959–1987

• Chevrolet Suburban

  The world's longest-running automobile nameplate — a full-size, extended-length SUV built since the 1930s.

  Full-size SUV · 1935–present

• Chevrolet Blazer (K5)

  The original full-size K5 Blazer — a short-wheelbase, removable-top 4x4 built on the C/K truck chassis.

  Full-size SUV · 1969–1994

• Chrysler Cordoba

  The mid-size personal-luxury coupe immortalized by Ricardo Montalbán's 'fine Corinthian leather' ads.

  Personal luxury car · 1975–1983

• 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.

  Executive car · 1974–1991

• 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.

  Economy car · 1972–1975

• Daihatsu Charmant

  A Toyota Corolla-based compact sedan — Daihatsu's conventional small family car through the late 1970s and 1980s.

  Compact car · 1974–1987

• 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.

  Luxury car · 1966–1983

• Daimler DS420 Limousine

  A long-wheelbase formal limousine (1968–1992) on the Jaguar 420G floorpan — a fixture of royal households and state fleets worldwide.

  Limousine · 1968–1992

• Datsun 240Z

  The original Z-car — an affordable, elegant Japanese sports coupe that rewrote what a performance car could cost.

  Sports car · 1970–1978

• Datsun 280ZX

  The second-generation Z — a softer, more GT-oriented sports car that still sold over 330,000 units in the US.

  Sports car · 1979–1983

• Datsun B210

  The fuel-crisis-era subcompact that succeeded the 1200 — practical, economical, and a strong seller during the oil shocks.

  Subcompact car · 1973–1978

• Datsun 610

  The successor to the iconic 510 — a slightly larger and more refined mid-decade compact sedan.

  Compact car · 1973–1977

• 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.

  Mid-size car · 1977–1983

• Datsun 620 Pickup

  Datsun's popular compact pickup of the 1970s — simple, durable, and a decade-long best-seller.

  Compact pickup truck · 1972–1979

• Datsun 720 Pickup

  The 620's successor and Datsun's final compact truck — the first Nissan/Datsun vehicle assembled in the United States.

  Compact pickup truck · 1979–1985

• 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.

  Sports car · 1981–1983

• 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.

  Sports car · 1971–1992

• De Tomaso Deauville

  A four-door Ford V8-powered luxury saloon — De Tomaso's unlikely rival to Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz, with 244 produced.

  Luxury sedan · 1971–1985

• 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.

  Grand tourer · 1972–1989

• 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.

  Intercity bus · 1961–1987

• 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.

  Pickup truck · 1974–1983

• Dodge Monaco

  Dodge's full-size flagship (1965–77), famous as a police car, briefly revived as a 1990–92 sedan.

  Full-size car · 1965–1992

• Dodge Ramcharger

  A full-size, two-door, truck-based 4x4 SUV — Dodge's body-on-frame answer to the Bronco and Blazer.

  Full-size SUV · 1974–1993

• Donkervoort S7

  Donkervoort's first car — a Lotus Seven-derived open roadster with a Ford Crossflow engine, hand-built in a Tienhoven shed.

  Roadster · 1978–1982

• Dongfeng EQ240

  Dongfeng's first mass-produced vehicle — a 2.5-ton all-wheel-drive military truck that launched the company's manufacturing career.

  Military truck · 1975–1985

• 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.

  Full-size luxury car · 1966–1981

• Ferrari 308 / 328

  The iconic Magnum P.I. Ferrari — a Pininfarina V8 berlinetta that defined the brand through the late 1970s and 1980s.

  Sports car · 1975–1989

• 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.

  Sports car · 1973–1984

• 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.

  Compact car · 1969–1985

• 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.

  Subcompact car · 1971–1983

• Fiat 124 Sport Spider

  A Pininfarina-designed roadster built on the Fiat 124 platform — nearly 200,000 produced, 75% for the US market.

  Sports car · 1966–1985

• Fiat X1/9

  A Bertone-designed mid-engined targa sports car — the first Fiat designed from the outset to meet US safety regulations.

  Sports car · 1972–1989

• Ford Thunderbird

  Ford's personal luxury car — from 1950s two-seat convertible to retro 2002–2005 roadster.

  Personal luxury car · 1955–2005

  51 model years

• Ford LTD

  Ford's full-size luxury nameplate, later applied to the mid-size LTD II and downsized models.

  Full-size car · 1965–1986

• Ford Granada

  A compact, Mercedes-styled Ford of the late 1970s marketed on European-flavored refinement.

  Compact car · 1975–1982

• Ford Pinto

  Ford's 1970s subcompact — a sales success later infamous for its fuel-tank controversy.

  Subcompact car · 1971–1980

• Ford Maverick (classic)

  The original 1970s Maverick — a simple, Falcon-based compact sedan and coupe.

  Compact car · 1970–1977

• 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.

  Compact car · 1972–1983

• 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.

  City car · 1973–1992

• FSO Polski Fiat 125p

  Poland's most-produced car — a Fiat 125-bodied compact built under licence for 24 years, 1,445,689 units.

  Compact car · 1967–1991

• GAZ GAZ Volga

  The Volga — the Soviet Union's most iconic executive sedan, produced across multiple generations from 1956 to 2010.

  Executive car · 1956–2010

• GAZ GAZ Chaika

  The 'Seagull' — GAZ's opulent government limousine, one step below the ZIL, reserved for senior Soviet officials.

  Luxury car · 1959–1988

• 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.

  Full-size pickup truck · 1962–1999

• GMC Jimmy (full-size K5)

  GMC's full-size K5 SUV (1970–1991) — twin of the Chevrolet K5 Blazer, later renamed the Yukon.

  Full-size SUV · 1970–1991

• 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.

  Full-size van · 1971–1996

• Hillman Avenger

  Hillman's last all-new model — a compact, conventional Escort/Viva rival, the first and only car fully developed under Chrysler ownership.

  Saloon · 1970–1981

• Holden Kingswood

  Holden's mainstream family car of the late 1960s and 1970s, sold in HK through HZ form until the Commodore took over.

  Full-size car · 1968–1980

• Holden Torana

  Holden's compact of the late 1960s and 1970s — a lightweight Bathurst legend, especially the GTR XU-1.

  Compact car · 1967–1980

• Holden Gemini

  Holden's compact of the late 1970s and 1980s — the Australian version of the Isuzu Gemini / GM T-car platform.

  Compact car · 1975–1987

• Hongqi CA770

  The great Mao-era state limousine — a V8 flagship built exclusively for Chinese government use, around 1,600 produced in total.

  Full-size luxury car · 1966–1981

• Hyundai Pony

  Hyundai's first mass-produced car — a Giugiaro-styled rear-drive subcompact, never federalized for the US.

  Subcompact car · 1975–1990

• IFA W 50

  East Germany's most prolific truck — nearly 572,000 built at Ludwigsfelde between 1965 and 1990 in over sixty factory variants.

  Medium-duty truck · 1965–1990

• 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.

  Compact car · 1974–1975

• 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.

  Subcompact car · 1974–1982

• 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.

  Subcompact car · 1976–1987

• Intermeccanica 356 Speedster Replica

  The first Intermeccanica replica — a faithful Porsche 356 Speedster recreation, around 600 built in Santa Ana, California.

  Sports car · 1976–1979

• Jeep Scrambler (CJ-8)

  A long-wheelbase, pickup-bedded CJ — the CJ-8 'Scrambler', now a sought-after collectible.

  Pickup truck · 1981–1985

• Jeep Wagoneer (classic SJ)

  The original luxury 4x4 — the long-lived SJ Wagoneer, a pioneer of the premium full-size SUV.

  Full-size SUV · 1963–1991

• Jensen Jensen-Healey

  Jensen's volume Lotus-engined sports car (1972–1976) — its best-seller, but its troubled launch helped sink the firm.

  Roadster · 1972–1976

• 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.

  Compact car · 1970–1988

• 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.

  Luxury car · 1974–1990

• 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.

  Grand tourer · 1968–1978

• Lamborghini Jarama

  The last of the classic front-engine Lamborghini GTs — a Bertone 2+2 that succeeded the Islero in a compact, aggressive body.

  Grand tourer · 1970–1976

• Lamborghini Urraco

  Lamborghini's attempt at a more accessible mid-engine sports car — a V8-powered 2+2 aimed at the Ferrari Dino.

  Sports car · 1973–1979

• Lamborghini Silhouette

  A rare targa-top evolution of the Urraco platform — one of the rarest Lamborghinis, with only 54 produced.

  Sports car · 1976–1979

• 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.

  Sports car · 1974–1990

• 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.

  Sports car · 1973–1978

• 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.

  Compact car · 1972–1984

• Lancia Gamma

  Lancia's luxury flagship in the late 1970s — a flat-four-powered saloon and Pininfarina coupé, technically ambitious but commercially limited.

  Mid-size car · 1976–1984

• 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.

  Full-size car · 1973–1974

• 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.

  Compact car · 1973–1974

• 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.

  Subcompact car · 1973–1978

• 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.

  Utility vehicle · 1973–1981

• 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.

  Sports car · 1971–1975

• 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.

  Microcar · 1980–1987

• 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.

  Full-size luxury car · 1939–2020

• 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.

  Personal luxury car · 1969–1998

• Lincoln Versailles

  A compact 1977–1980 luxury sedan — a gussied-up Ford Granada rushed out to counter the Cadillac Seville.

  Mid-size luxury car · 1977–1980

• Lotus Eclat

  A fastback four-seat GT (1975–1982) — the Elite Type 75 rebodied with a sleeker sloping roofline.

  Grand tourer · 1975–1982

• Lotus Elite (Type 75)

  The 1974 Type 75 Elite — a wedge-shaped four-seat luxury hatchback, the marque's first move upmarket.

  Grand tourer · 1974–1982

• Maserati Bora

  Maserati's first mid-engine road car — a Giugiaro-designed GT that brought Citroën's hydraulic wizardry to Italian supercar packaging.

  Sports car · 1971–1978

• 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.

  Sports car · 1972–1983

• Matra Bagheera

  Matra's three-abreast mid-engine sports car — an unconventional fiberglass coupé with Simca power, sold as Matra-Simca then Talbot-Matra.

  Sports car · 1973–1980

• 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.

  Sports car · 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.

  Crossover SUV · 1977–1984

• Mazda RX-3

  An early-1970s rotary-powered compact coupe/sedan/wagon, a giant-killer in touring-car racing.

  Compact car · 1971–1978

• Mazda Cosmo

  Mazda's pioneering rotary halo car — the 1967 Cosmo Sport was the first volume-production car with a rotary engine.

  Sports car · 1967–1996

• 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.

  Sports car · 1969–1979

• Mercury Capri

  Three unrelated cars under one name — a European captive-import coupe, a Fox-body Mustang twin, then an Australian Mazda-based roadster.

  Sports car · 1970–1994

• Mercury Marquis

  Mercury's full-size flagship line — origin of the Grand Marquis trim, which outlived and ultimately replaced it.

  Full-size car · 1967–1986

• Mini Mini (classic)

  Alec Issigonis's revolutionary 1959 economy car — transverse-engine front-wheel drive that defined the modern small car for 41 years.

  City car · 1959–2000

• Monteverdi Safari

  Monteverdi's best-seller — a luxury International Scout with Fissore coachwork and optional Chrysler 440 V8, produced 1976–1982.

  Off-road SUV · 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.

  Off-road SUV · 1980–1982

• Monteverdi Sierra

  A Fissore-rebodied Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volaré luxury saloon and convertible — approximately 20 built, 1977–1980.

  Luxury car · 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.

  Compact off-roader · 1971–1984

• Moretti Paguro

  A stretched Fiat 127-based pickup truck and van — Moretti's utility-focused successor to the Midimaxi.

  Compact pickup / van · 1977–1985

• 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.

  Sports car · 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.

  Saloon · 1971–1980

• Morris Ital

  A 1980 facelift of the Marina — and the last car ever to wear the Morris badge, ending the marque in 1984.

  Saloon · 1980–1984

• Moskvitch Moskvitch 2140

  The last evolution of the classic 412-era platform — an updated compact sold across the USSR and Eastern Bloc through 1988.

  Compact car · 1976–1988

• Nissan Silvia

  The JDM rear-drive sport coupe (S-platform) — never sold in the US under this name; the 240SX was its US sibling.

  Sports car · 1965–2002

• 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.

  Full-size car · 1949–1999

• Oldsmobile Cutlass

  Oldsmobile's defining nameplate — America's best-selling car every year from 1976 to 1983 and a brand within a brand.

  Mid-size car · 1961–1999

• Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

  The upscale, often best-selling Cutlass variant — a personal-luxury coupe that defined Oldsmobile's 1970s–80s heyday.

  Personal luxury car · 1966–1997

• Oldsmobile Toronado

  The 1966 Toronado was the first US front-wheel-drive car since the 1937 Cord — a bold big-block personal-luxury coupe.

  Personal luxury car · 1966–1992

• Opel Manta

  Opel's stylish rear-drive coupe (1970–1988) — a Ford Capri rival that became a 1980s cult classic.

  Sports car · 1970–1988

• 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.

  Compact car · 1970–1981

• 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.

  Sports car · 1973–1975

• 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.

  Station wagon · 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.

  Off-road vehicle · 1975–1977

• 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.

  Compact car · 1981–1984

• 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.

  Pickup truck · 1971–1991

• 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.

  Mid-size car · 1968–1983

• 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.

  Muscle car · 1968–1980

• Plymouth Duster

  A semi-fastback coupe spun off the compact Valiant (1970–1976) — affordable, popular, and quick in 340 form.

  Compact car · 1970–1976

• 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.

  Compact car · 1976–1980

• Pontiac LeMans

  Pontiac's mid-size line — the GTO's original home, later revived on a Korean-built small car.

  Mid-size car · 1962–1993

• Pontiac Bonneville

  Pontiac's full-size flagship for nearly half a century, later a supercharged front-drive sedan.

  Full-size car · 1957–2005

• Pontiac Grand Ville

  A short-lived early-1970s full-size flagship that briefly topped the Pontiac range above the Bonneville.

  Full-size car · 1971–1975

• 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.

  Sports car · 1976–1988

• Premier Padmini

  India's iconic compact sedan — a Fiat 1100D built in Bombay under licence from 1964, and the dominant Indian taxi for decades.

  Compact car · 1964–2001

• 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.

  SUV · 1979–1987

• Puma Puma GTE

  Puma's most-produced model — a VW-powered fiberglass coupe exported to 50 countries, with around 8,705 built.

  Sports car · 1970–1980

• Puma Puma GTS / GTC

  Puma's open-top roadster line — the Spider that became the GTS, then the GTC, all on VW Brasília underpinnings.

  Roadster · 1971–1987

• Puma Puma GTB

  Brazil's most expensive car through the 1970s and early 1980s — a fiberglass Chevrolet Opala-powered 2+2 coupe.

  Grand tourer · 1973–1987

• 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.

  Sports car · 1980–1987

• Reliant Kitten

  A four-wheeled economy car based on the Robin — a fibreglass-bodied 848 cc saloon and estate.

  Economy car · 1975–1982

• Reliant Scimitar GTE

  The pioneering sporting estate — a fibreglass V6 'shooting brake' beloved by Princess Anne, and Reliant's most celebrated car.

  Shooting brake · 1968–1986

• 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.

  Economy car · 1961–1992

• Rolls-Royce Corniche

  The two-door Shadow-based coupe and convertible (1971–1995, briefly revived 2000–2002) — a long-lived hand-finished grand tourer.

  Luxury car · 1971–1995

• 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.

  Luxury car · 1975–1986

• Rover SD1

  The Ferrari-Daytona-inspired fastback Rover 3500 — European Car of the Year for 1977 and home of the hot Vitesse.

  Executive hatchback · 1976–1986

• 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.

  Compact executive car · 1968–1984

• 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.

  Full-size car · 1964–1991

• 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.

  Hatchback · 1968–1980

• 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.

  Sports car · 1974–1984

• 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.

  Sports car · 1973–1973

• 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.

  Sports car · 1974–1980

• 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.

  Sports car · 1982–1982

• 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.

  Heavy truck · 1968–1980

• 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.

  Compact car · 1967–1982

• 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.

  Large family car · 1975–1980

• 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.

  Compact car · 1978–1980

• Sisu M-Series

  Forward-control lorries of the 1970s–early 1980s, available in 4×2, 6×2, 6×4, and 8×2 chassis variants.

  Heavy truck · 1970–1984

• 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.

  Large car · 1934–present

• 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.

  Compact car · 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.

  Personal luxury car · 1971–1987

• Stutz IV-Porte

  A four-door neoclassic sedan companion to the Blackhawk coupe, built on GM's B-body platform from 1979 to 1981.

  Luxury car · 1979–1981

• 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.

  Supermini · 1977–1981

• Talbot Talbot Horizon

  A front-wheel-drive family hatchback and 1976 European Car of the Year — Talbot's volume mainstay through the early 1980s.

  Compact car · 1978–1987

• 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.

  Family car · 1975–1986

• Talbot Samba

  The last all-new Talbot passenger car — a PSA-era supermini based on the Peugeot 104, notable for the Pininfarina-built Cabriolet.

  City car · 1981–1986

• 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.

  Executive car · 1981–1983

• Talbot Matra Murena

  A mid-engined, three-abreast sports coupé built by Matra and sold under the Talbot badge — successor to the Matra Bagheera.

  Sports car · 1980–1983

• 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.

  Crossover · 1977–1984

• Tofaş Murat 124

  Tofaş's first car — a licensed Fiat 124 named after the Murat river, launching Turkey's domestic automobile industry.

  Compact car · 1971–1976

• 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.

  Subcompact car · 1964–1990

• 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.

  Sports car · 1975–1981

• 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.

  Grand tourer · 1970–1977

• Triumph Dolomite

  A sporting compact saloon whose 16-valve Sprint version is widely cited as the world's first mass-produced multi-valve car.

  Compact saloon · 1972–1980

• 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.

  Compact saloon · 1981–1984

• TVR M-Series

  TVR's 1970s coupe-and-roadster family (1600M/2500M/3000M, Taimar, 3000S) that carried the marque through the Martin Lilley era.

  Sports car · 1972–1979

• 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.

  Contract manufacturing · 1979–1987

• 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.

  Compact car · 1970–1983

• 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.

  Subcompact car · 1974–1983

• 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.

  Mid-size car · 1963–1983

• 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.

  Compact car · 1976–1979

• 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.

  Compact car · 1981–1983

• Vauxhall Chevette

  Vauxhall's first supermini (1975–1984) — a GM 'T-Car', and the basis of the fearsome HS/HSR rally cars.

  Supermini · 1975–1984

• Vector W2

  Vector's late-1970s running prototype — the proof-of-concept supercar that, refined over a decade, became the production W8.

  Concept car · 1978–1980

• Volkswagen Scirocco

  A Giugiaro-styled sport coupe on the Golf platform — Volkswagen's water-cooled successor to the Karmann Ghia.

  Sports car · 1975–1988

• Volga GAZ-24

  The near-immortal Soviet executive sedan — full-scale production started July 1970, with taxi odometers regularly exceeding 1,000,000 km.

  Executive car · 1970–1992

• 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.

  Mid-size car · 1974–1993

• 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.

  Compact car · 1966–1988

• 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.

  Large family car · 1975–1975

• 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.

  Microcar · 1974–1991

• 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.

  Microcar · 1960–1994