Vauxhall

The Vauxhall Astra GTE was Luton's answer to the Golf GTI, the sharp-suited Mk1 of 1983 and the teardrop Mk2 that followed, ending with the 156 bhp 16v red-top of 1988. A guide to both generations, the digital dashboard, what survives after the Max Power years, what to check, and what the sale rooms now pay for the rarest of the 1980s hot hatchbacks.

The Vauxhall Carlton was the marque's big saloon and estate for sixteen years, the Luton-assembled Mk1 of 1978 and the Rüsselsheim-built Mk2 of 1986 that won European Car of the Year and gave Britain the GSi 3000 24v and the Lotus Carlton. A guide to both generations, the engines, the Diplomat and CDX trims, what to check, and what the few survivors are worth.

The classic Vauxhall Viva was Luton's answer to the small-Ford decades, three generations from the boxy HA to the coke-bottle HB and long-lived HC, over 1.5 million sold. A guide to HA, HB and HC, the Brabham and GT quick ones, how it differs from the 2015 city car, buying checks and values.

The VX4/90 was Luton's sporting saloon formula, twin carburettors, front discs and a flash of colour on the family Victor, running through four generations from 1961 to 1978. A guide to the FB, FC, FD and FE cars, what survives, buying checks and values.

Vauxhall built pumps on the Thames before it built cars in Luton, wore a medieval griffin on its badge, and spent a century as Britain's other everyman marque under American ownership. A guide to where Vauxhall is from and who owns it, the sporting Edwardian glory years, and the classic Victors and Chevettes we cover.

The Lotus Carlton was a Vauxhall saloon rebuilt by Lotus around a twin-turbo straight-six, 377bhp, 176mph, faster than contemporary Ferraris with five seats, and so quick the press and Parliament called for it to be banned. A guide to how it was built, the ban campaign, the famous crime spree, what to check, and what one costs now.

The Vauxhall Chevette was Britain's best-selling hatchback for parts of 1978, the rally homologation HS won the 1979 British Rally Championship, and almost all of them are now scrapped. A guide to the variants, the HS, what to look for, and what they're worth.

The Vauxhall Victor ran for nineteen years and five generations, from the wraparound-windscreen F-type to the slant-four FE estate. A guide to the lineage, what to look for, what they're worth, and why so few survived.