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When the Fiat Strada brochure came out the renamed model was described as 'the evolution of a new, and distinctive species - the car of the future'. Pictures showed the car in a vaguely other-wordly setting, with a family dressed to match the theme.
Confusingly, this generation also had a more conventional 323 3-door hatch, sometimes called the 323P. In this British brochure it had taken over from the 323C, which had not proved popular. 1.3LXi and 1.5GXi versions were available.
Once proudly independent, Riley had been fully subsumed into BMC by the mid-50s, but kept its 'For magnificent motoring' catchphrase. The body of the One-Point-Five (and its plainer single-carb twin, the Wolseley 1500) was originally penned as a possible Morris Minor successor.
Riley's One-Point-Five was a small, sporting saloon from BMC with few obvious direct competitors. The 1962 brochure was as charming and dated-looking as the car itself. The cover's tweed cap, driving gloves and nostalgic slogan seemed to evoke a bygone era. #carbrochure #Riley
A stretched sedan based on Fiat's third-generation Punto, the Linea features in this brochure from Turkey, where it was co-developed (with Fiat Brazil) and built from 2007. Its wheelbase was extended by 100mm compared to the Punto. Brazil and India made it too. #carbrochure #Fiat
The Simca 1000 was one of the last of a dying breed of west European rear-engined small cars. For 1978, its final year on sale, the 944cc LS and 1118cc GLS made up the UK range. A recent facelift had left them with oblong headlamps and a pretend front grille. #carbrochure #Simca
The final stand-alone Daimler model, the Limousine (or DS420) arrived in 1968, replacing both Daimler's previous DR450 as well as the Vanden Plas Princess limousine. It owed much to Jaguar's 420G but was 'of regal appearance', as this 1970 brochure put it. #carbrochure #Daimler
Fiat's long-standing deal with Spain saw many of its models built there with SEAT badges and some local changes. So it was with the Ritmo, seen here in its introductory brochure. The car would end up playing an unexpectedly important role in SEAT's future. #carbrochure #SEAT
European reminders of Renault's US ambitions included the 18 American, the 9 and 11 Boston and the 5 Le Car editions. 5s and 18s (plus Fuegos and belatedly 21s) were exported to North America from France, supplementing the US-built models until Renault sold AMC to Chrysler.