Inventing new marques was all the rage in the 1980s, so Ford US came up with Merkur (German for Mercury) to underline the heritage of its newly imported XR4Ti, a Ford Sierra in Europe. Merkur would later add a Scorpio to its line-up too.

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Skoda was one of the most successful Eastern Bloc makes in UK, with the importer adding many extras while maintaining rock bottom prices. This 1986 brochure covers the facelifted Estelle Two saloons, the Rapid coupé and a locally-converted cabrio.

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