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The original Sprite prototype had pop-up headlights, which were deemed too expensive. So the production car got fixed upright items, thereby creating the cutest face in motordom. It was cheap, too, at less than £500.
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This tough, durable Volvo was the first model range to offer three-point seatbelts as standard, and later, pioneered collapsible steering wheels for crash protection. A cult hero.
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Nicknamed the 'pagoda roof' because the roof was slightly raised at the edges to give more headroom for getting in and out, this glamorous roadster became a style icon.
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Surprised this one made it so high up our list. Take a temperamental French design and mate with even more temperamental Maserati engine. Result? A boat anchor.
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Absolutely no question, this is the best Quattroporte ever, with a Ferrari-derived V8 to die for and fabulous looks. Sequential shift gearbox, though, is a real pig.
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This aluminium beauty is the executive cruiser for those with nothing to prove. Far, far cooler than the Merc or Jag equivalents and used ones can be picked up for peanuts. Bit expensive to insure, though.
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Powered by a fabulous V8 derived from a Buick unit, this truly was a poor man's Bentley. If Rover had continued to build cars like this, it might have remained a force to be reckoned with.
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Credited with everything from winning the first Gulf War to destroying the natural world, the H1 polarises opinion. It inspired the H2 civilian-spec Hummer, which most of the world regards as a pretty bad idea.
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This revolutionary front-wheel drive ('traction avant'), low-slung unitary-body saloon really did make a huge splash. Sadly, though, not with 4Car readers.
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Most surviving Calibras sport barn-door rear spoilers and neon underlighting these days. An ignominious 'Max Power' end, then, for what was one of the best looking coupes of the late 1980s.
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