WALK BACK to the 1970s, along a classy coffee strip by the Harbour in Sydney or fronting the Bay in Melbourne. Look at the cars lining kerbs or idling in passing traffic, with air-con intended for Europe struggling on a hot mid-January day.
These brands represent every Common Market country that during the 1970s was exporting its products to Australia, but that is just a coincidence because each model secured a spot on its merits.
Most sold well in the Australian market, with Alfa’s Berlina the only one regarded as a rarity when new,