What was in the showrooms?
Slide to a year, such as the year you passed your test, to see which of these cars you could have bought new. The page changes its look with the decade.
Meanwhile: British Leyland was nationalised to save it from collapse, and Bohemian Rhapsody was number one.
In 1975 you could buy 39 of these cars new. The fastest was the Jaguar XJ-S at 153 mph and the slowest was the Ford Escort Mk1 at 79 mph.
New in 1975
6 cars on this site were launched that year.
Already on sale
Launched earlier and still being built.
1961AH 3000
Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II
1961MGM 961
MG Midget
1962MGB 162
MG MGB
1962SPT 462
Triumph Spitfire
1963ROV 263A
Rover 2000 (P6)
1963IMP 63A
Hillman Imp
1963TRM 200A
Triumph 2000
1964LND 18B
Austin 1800
1965SHD 65C
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
1966JEN 66D
Jensen Interceptor
1966EUR 46D
Lotus Europa
1966HNT 66D
Hillman Hunter
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
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
Based on each model's production years. Some cars had gaps in production or were sold abroad only, so treat this as a guide.