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Ford US made a big thing about the 'World Car' credentials of its new front-wheel-drive Escort, emblazoning the brochure with flags and using a globe badge on the car. In fact the North American model was significantly different from the European version.

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The bold and innovative air-cooled rear-engined Chevrolet Corvair was influential but ultimately a dead-end for GM, with early problems tarnishing the car's reputation. The unusual layout did not hamper the choice of bodystyles seen in this 1961 brochure.

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The European design was also built in Brazil, and is shown here alongside a separate local model, the TC, based on the Type 3. They are shown together in this 1971 Brazilian range brochure. The VW Karmann Ghia TC's 2+2 body was unique to Brazil.

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This much earlier and more stylised brochure on Karmann-Ghia coupé and convertible gave the model an aura of glamour At this stage in the car's career it used the Beetle's 1192cc 40bhp engine.

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The Ford LTD's Fairlane sister from the same generation is shown here. It was marketed as 'the Australian masterpiece'.

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Here's that view (featuring the Australian Austin Lancer, which used the Wolseley/Riley body).

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Founded in 1929, NSU-Fiat built various Fiat models under licence at its factory in the German city of Heilbronn, including this Neckar, a version of the 50s Fiat 1100. The brochure car shows the distinctive central 'cyclops eye' grille-mounted foglamp.

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The Ginko brochure, in Italian and English, was very much aimed at teenage drivers used to a two-wheeler, and talked up the safety features built into the model. It had a top speed of 45km/h for the diesel (for drivers aged 14+) and 85km/h for the petrol (16+).

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The Mercury Grand Marquis (a more luxurious Ford Crown Victoria) was a 21st century example of a nearly-extinct breed: the traditional full-size American RWD sedan. For 2003-2004 a separate, more sporty model called the Mercury Marauder was also available.

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AC Cars seemed set to join the supercar makers in the late 1960s with the launch of the 7-litre 428 convertible and fastback. With their Frua-styled looks, they were easily mistaken for Italian exotica and had a price-tag to match: only 81 were built in total.

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