Jaguar Mark VII - 1951
In the post-war years, Jaguar was decided to dominate the luxury saloons market, which began to take place with the Mark VII.
A very pretty fluid body went hand in hand with its XK engine, which was developing 160bhp and pushing the MK VII to speeds over 100mph.
And the best bit? You can buy one of these today and for the price of an average new hatchback. If you do, make sure you buy a wine-red one