Buick Invicta

The Buick Invicta (Series 4600) was a full-sized automobile produced by General Motors' Buick Motor Division from 1959 to 1963.The Invicta was a continuation of the Buick Century concept that mated the standard size Buick LeSabre (pre-1959, Buick Special) body with Buick's larger 401 in³ Nailhead V8 engine, yielding what was referred to as "the banker's hot rod." The name was derived from Latin and signified 'unconquerable, invincible, unbeatable' according to Buick Motor Division sales training materials.

The Invicta series was introduced as a full line of body styles for model year 1959. Sales never approached that of either the LeSabre or Electra models, but were consistent with the traditional sales penetration of Buick's sporty mid-priced models (the 1954 to 1958 Century and 1963 to 1970 Wildcat).

Starting in 1960, an Invicta Custom trim package was offered, featuring bucket seats and a 'consolette' in the hardtop coupe, convertible and wagon and a leather bench seat with a center armrest on some 4 door hardtops. Sales were nominal.

1962 saw the debut of the Buick Wildcat 2-door hardtop within the Invicta series. The Wildcat featured most of the interior trim of the Invicta Custom, which included standard bucket seats and upgraded door panels. Instead of the Invicta Custom's short console, however, the Wildcat had a long console with a tachometer and a shift lever. Other Wildcat features included special badging and exterior trim, along with a vinyl top and the taillights that were used on the Electra 225 rather than those of the LeSabre/Invicta. These features placed the Wildcat well in step with the shift towards sports-oriented models.

For 1963, the Wildcat would replace the Invicta, taking over its four-door hardtop, two-door coupe and convertible body styles. The Invicta series had a 6-passenger station wagon as its sole model. Only 3,495 1963 Invicta station wagons were built, after which the name disappeared.

Buick Electra

The Buick Electra and the Buick Electra 225 are full-size premium automobiles built by the Buick division of General Motors. The Electra name (in various manners) was used by Buick between 1959 and 1990.

Buick Centurion

The Buick Centurion was sold by the Buick division of General Motors from 1971 through 1973, replacing the Buick Wildcat as the sporty rendition of Buick's full-size car. The name Centurion was a play on another Buick name, the 1937-1958 Buick Century.

Buick Apollo

The Buick Apollo was a compact car based on the GM X platform and manufactured from 1973 to 1975. It was powered by a 250 in³ Chevrolet inline six or an optional 350 in³ Buick V8, available with either a 2- or 4-barrel carburetor. The Oldsmobile 260 was added as the base V8 option for 1975. It was available as a hatchback and notchback coupe and as a 4 door sedan. The two-door models were renamed Skylark for 1975, and the sedan followed the year after.

A GSX package was available on the coupe for 1974. It was available in red or white and featured a blacked-out grille, unique striping, and bucket seats, among other features.

Other options included side moldings with chrome colored highlights surrounding the molding to enhance a more luxurious effect, running parallel to the 3 front fake rectangular portholes on both front sides of the car, from front to back. Other options included chrome around the side windows and optional large chrome plating around the whole bottom curvature of both front doors on the two door model. There was also an option of extra protection with large front bumpers added to the front of the car along with the protection of a heavy absorbent bumper already mandated for the front and back. Various hubcaps and white wall tires added to the luxury look of the car. There were optional sport side mirrors for the front driver and passenger side which also added a sporty look to the car. Otherwise chrome rectangular side view mirrors were standard.

A hidden antenna under the top hood of the car provided great reception capabilities for the radio and therefore having an outdoor antennae placed somewhere on the car had become unnecessary.

BMW 3 Series

The BMW 3 Series is a compact executive car manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975. Successor to the BMW New Class, it has been produced in five different generations and in no less than five different body styles. It is BMW's best selling automobile, accounting for nearly 40% of the company's auto sales in 2005.

Autobianchi A112

The Autobianchi A112 is a supermini produced by the Italian automaker Autobianchi. It was developed using the mechanicals which subsequently underpinned the Fiat 127. It was introduced in 1969, as a replacement for the Bianchina, and was built until 1985, when it made way for the more modern Autobianchi Y10 (branded in most export markets as the Lancia Y10. Over 1.2 million A112s were produced in Autobianchi's Milan factory.

Austin Maestro

The Austin Maestro is a compact-sized 5-door hatchback car (and van derivative) that was produced from 1983 to 1994, initially by the Austin Rover subsidiary of British Leyland (BL), and from 1988 onwards by successor organisation Rover Group. The car was produced at the former Morris plant in Cowley, Oxford. It was initially sold as an Austin and an MG. Later models have sometimes been referred to as the Rover Maestro, but the model never wore the Rover badge.