Iconic Cars

A four seater convertible with Italian style and a V8 engine. Sold between 1970 and 1978 as a luxury sports car to compete with Mercedes

Fresh air motoring for the whole family provided by the Rootes Group in the early 60s. With styling cues from Studebaker, the Rapier cut quite

Rolls Royce is historically the world’s most famous luxury car brand. We have both a Silver Spirit and Silver Shadow at the great British car

Perhaps the best remembered of the Hillman cars the Imp ws built in a new Scottish factory, the Imp was Rootes’ attempt to take on

Often unfairly criticised as not being as striking as the E type, the XJS is in fact the best selling car Jaguar has ever made.

Having produced generations of worthy but staid cars. Rover broke the mould with the sharp P6 particularly in V8 form. The SD1 would continue the

It is 75 years (in 2023) since Sir William Morris reluctantly launched the Minor, which he rather dismissively called the “poached egg” at the 1948

Designed by a genius called Alec Issigonis, (who also designed the Morris Minor) the most successful British Car of all time. Launched in 1959 and

In 1984 & 1985 the new Front Wheel Drive Cavalier MK2 outsold the Ford Sierra for the first time. it was always a strong seller

The first post-war small car from Vauxhall, the Viva firmly established Luton’s credentials as a producer of good value small family cars when it was

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