1959–69
Motorways open, the Mini goes rallying and Coventry builds the best-looking car in the world.
1959105 EAN
Ford Anglia 105E
1959TRH 948
Triumph Herald
19593800 MK
Jaguar Mark 2 3.8
1961150 MPH
Jaguar E-Type
1961997 MC
Austin & Morris Mini Cooper
1961TRF 461
Triumph TR4
1961AH 3000
Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II
1961MGM 961
MG Midget
1961LRS 261
Land Rover Series IIA
1961VIC 161
Vauxhall Victor FB
1961MNX 161
Hillman Super Minx
1961GIN 461
Ginetta G4
1962MGB 162
MG MGB
1962LTS 262
Lotus Elan
1962CTN 962
Ford Cortina Mk1
1962MOR 110
Morris 1100
1962SPT 462
Triumph Spitfire
1962289 AC
AC Cobra
1962SCL 362
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III
1962CRS 262
Vauxhall Cresta PB
1962RGL 325
Reliant Regal 3/25
1963ADB 5A
Aston Martin DB5
1963ROV 263A
Rover 2000 (P6)
1963IMP 63A
Hillman Imp
1963TRM 200A
Triumph 2000
1963VIV 63A
Vauxhall Viva HA
1963COR 63A
Ford Corsair
1963STY 38A
Jaguar S-Type 3.8 (1963)
1964TGR 260B
Sunbeam Tiger
1964LND 18B
Austin 1800
1965SHD 65C
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
1965ADB 6C
Aston Martin DB6
1966JEN 66D
Jensen Interceptor
1966EUR 46D
Lotus Europa
1966GTS 6D
Triumph GT6
1966HNT 66D
Hillman Hunter
1967PSB 35F
Rover 3.5 Litre (P5B)
1967DBS 67F
Aston Martin DBS
1967VXN 67F
TVR Vixen
1968JAG 6G
Jaguar XJ6
1968ESC 68F
Ford Escort Mk1
1968GTE 68G
Reliant Scimitar GTE
1968MOG 8G
Morgan Plus 8
1968MOG 44G
Morgan 4/4 1600
1969CAP 69G
Ford Capri
1969TRS 6G
Triumph TR6
1969MAX 15G
Austin Maxi
1970s
Strikes, fuel queues and brown velour. Also the Range Rover, the wedge and the V12.
1970RRV 70H
Land Rover Range Rover
1970STG 3J
Triumph Stag
1970AVG 70H
Hillman Avenger
1970CTN 3J
Ford Cortina Mk3
1971MAR 71J
Morris Marina
1971CRN 71J
Rolls-Royce Corniche
1972JHY 72K
Jensen Jensen-Healey
1972GRN 72K
Ford Granada Mk1
1972TVR 30L
TVR 3000M
1973ALG 73L
Austin Allegro
1973RBN 73M
Reliant Robin
1973DOL 16L
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
1973CAT 7M
Caterham Seven
1974ELT 74N
Lotus Elite
1975XJS 12P
Jaguar XJ-S
1975TR 7P
Triumph TR7
1975CHV 75N
Vauxhall Chevette
1975PRN 22N
Leyland Princess
1975CAV 75P
Vauxhall Cavalier Mk1
1975CAM 75N
Rolls-Royce Camargue
1976ESP 76R
Lotus Esprit
1976SDV 8P
Rover 3500 (SD1)
1976LAG 76R
Aston Martin Lagonda
1976ALP 76R
Chrysler Alpine
1977AMV 8R
Aston Martin V8 Vantage
1977FST 77R
Ford Fiesta Mk1
1978CAR 78T
Vauxhall Carlton Mk1
1978HZN 78T
Talbot Horizon
1979SBL 79T
Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
1980s
Robots on the production line, digital dashboards and a stainless-steel time machine.
1980MTR 80W
Austin Mini Metro
1980TAS 80V
TVR Tasmin
1980SSP 80W
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
1981DMC 12W
DeLorean DMC-12
1981ACL 81X
Triumph Acclaim
1981AST 81X
Vauxhall Astra Mk1
1982SRA 82Y
Ford Sierra
1983MAE 83Y
Austin Maestro
1984A84 MNT
Austin Montego
1985B85 TBR
Bentley Turbo R
1985C64 MGM
MG Metro 6R4
1985C309 PGT
Peugeot 309 GTI
1986D40 JAG
Jaguar XJ6 (XJ40)
1986D825 RVR
Rover 825
1986D86 NSN
Nissan Bluebird
1986D86 TVS
TVR S
1987E405 PGT
Peugeot 405 Mi16
1989G89 DSC
Land Rover Discovery
1989G100 ELN
Lotus Elan (M100)
1989G214 RVR
Rover 214
1989G89 AMV
Aston Martin Virage
1990s
Old names come back: a new MG, a featherweight Lotus and the fastest road car on earth.
1990H377 LTS
Vauxhall Lotus Carlton
1990H90 DFR
Land Rover Defender 90
1990H90 PRM
Nissan Primera
1991J91 TVR
TVR Griffith
1991H1 BCR
Bentley Continental R
1992K92 MCL
McLaren F1
1992K220 JAG
Jaguar XJ220
1992K8 MGR
MG RV8
1992K11 MCR
Nissan Micra (K11)
1992K92 CRE
Toyota Carina E
1992K92 CHM
TVR Chimaera
1992K92 ACD
Honda Accord
1993L550 AMV
Aston Martin Vantage
1993L600 RVR
Rover 620ti
1993L306 PGT
Peugeot 306 GTi-6
1994M94 AML
Aston Martin DB7
1994M38 RRV
Land Rover Range Rover (second generation)
1994M94 CVC
Honda Civic five-door
1994M300 JAG
Jaguar XJR (X300)
1995N95 MGF
MG MGF
1995N95 AZR
Bentley Azure
1995N95 VEC
Vauxhall Vectra
1996P96 ELS
Lotus Elise
1996P8 XKJ
Jaguar XK8
1996P96 TVR
TVR Cerbera
1997R97 LRF
Land Rover Freelander
1997R97 AVN
Toyota Avensis
1998T75 RVR
Rover 75
1998S98 BEN
Bentley Arnage
1998S206 PGT
Peugeot 206
1998S98 CRL
Toyota Corolla
1999T99 JAG
Jaguar S-Type
1999V6 TVR
TVR Tuscan Speed Six
1999V25 RVR
Rover 25
2000–10
New owners and new factories for some very familiar badges.
2000W12 NBL
Noble M12 GTO
2000W200 EXG
Lotus Exige
2000X220 VXL
Vauxhall VX220
2000W8 MOG
Morgan Aero 8
2000X16 ALM
Nissan Almera
2001Y1 MNI
MINI Cooper
2001AM51 VNQ
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
2001MG51 ZTT
MG ZT 190
2001JX51 TYP
Jaguar X-Type
2002RR02 LRV
Land Rover Range Rover (third generation)
2002MG02 TFF
MG TF 135
2002HN02 CRV
Honda CR-V
2003BY53 GTC
Bentley Continental GT
2003RR52 PHN
Rolls-Royce Phantom
2003XJ03 JAG
Jaguar XJ8 (X350)
2003SL53 MCL
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
2004DB54 AML
Aston Martin DB9
2005AM55 VTG
Aston Martin V8 Vantage
2005RR55 SPT
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
2005TV05 SAG
TVR Sagaris
2005BY05 FSP
Bentley Continental Flying Spur
2006NS56 QQI
Nissan Qashqai
2006XK06 JAG
Jaguar XK (second generation)
2006NS06 NTE
Nissan Note
2007XF57 JAG
Jaguar XF
2007TY57 AUR
Toyota Auris
2008BK08 BEN
Bentley Brooklands
2009RR59 GHO
Rolls-Royce Ghost
2009LT59 EVO
Lotus Evora
2010ML10 BEN
Bentley Mulsanne
2010AM10 RPD
Aston Martin Rapide
2010NB10 MSX
Noble M600
2010NS10 JKE
Nissan Juke
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Photographs are from Wikimedia Commons; see the photo credits. Cars without a photo yet are shown as side-on sketches, all drawn to the same scale. Number plates are made up, in the correct format for each year. Performance figures are for the launch model unless a page says otherwise.