Andrew Talbot

A very clever hard top version of the Much-loved MGB. The V8 was a truly fast car but it needed more styling oomph to distinguish

A true child of the 70s with a futuristic wedge shape and a slightly crazy interior. Advertised as “the shape of things to come” it

Out with the Chevette and in with the Astra. Crisp styling and a new OHC engine. The Astra was destined for a very long production

Launched in 1980 as the Austin Mini Metro with great fanfare as the successor to the Mini, the Metro was a clever reskin of its

It may not have been the fastest sports car of the 60s and 70s but the MGB provided truly lovely wind in the hair motoring

The replacement for the Cortina divided opinion initially with its jelly-mould styling but soon became a firm favourite with sales executives all over the country.

Tamwoth based Reliant became the butt of many a joke with their three wheelers but they provided reliable transport for generations of owners including Derek