1. The Mini
Launched in 1959, the iconic Mini was the British people’s car. With front-wheel drive, an engine mounted sideways to save space, plus its wheel-in-each-corner design and genius packaging, it became the blueprint for all small vehicles to follow.
Built at Cowley, Oxford and Longbridge, Birmingham, Minis were owned by pop stars (George Harrison), models (Twiggy) and royalty (Lord Snowdon) in the swinging sixties. It was the star of The Italian Job in 1969 and a Cooper S won the Monte Carlo Rally three times in 1964, 1965 and 1967.
2. Lotus Elan
Manufactured between 1962-75 at Lotus HQ in Hethel, Norfolk, the cute Elan two-seater was famously driven by Diana Rigg's character Emma Peel in the hit 60s British TV series, The Avengers.