As someone who lives, breathes and eats Rootes, I'd have the Sceptre like a shot. But for PCH it would be far too easy. For hell I need to go with the Simca.

@BMRFILE: Worked out for British Leyland.

I used to wonder if it would get to the point they were forced to sell off Opel/Vauxhall. I'm starting to think it might be more a case of when.

The Audi version needs more NSU badges.

My 1969 Sunbeam Imp Sport. I couldn't be without it.

Given Chrysler used this strategy to eliminate AMC and the Rootes Group, I'm struggling to feel any sympathy for them right now.

I don't get all the hate for the Lagonda Rapide. There's one of those in my (admittedly unconventional) dream garage.

@Dave7: Actually, it appears to still be in production. The Paykan pick-up is still listed on the Iran Khodro website, but they've renamed it the "Bardo":

Sometimes I wish I still had my old Hillman Hunter. Completely indestructible. I only got rid of it because I wanted to have at least some chance of getting laid.

Just think, if you bought it you could be like this guy:

@4.9 Port Fuel Injection BZR: Way off topic I know, but a few years back on a trip to Austria I was greatly amused to see Opels sporting Calvin-pissing-on-VW stickers and VWs wearing Calvin-pissing-on-Opel stickers.

Chrysler - it's time they got their comeuppance for voting Rootes off the island.

@Smitty:

It's got to be the Mazda for me. Too many memories of the Luce we had when I was a kid.

Plenty of examples in the UK:

Fulvia HF (only just squeezing out the Stratos)

@kfdave:

No, no, no.

If memory serves, the Peugeot engine was for the diesel model. Petrol models from the 80s on used the Hillman Avenger engine in place of the Hunter one.

@FreeMan: