The famous

Below is a list of the 20 road vehicles that are best known to people in the UK. They have become instantly recognisable though cultural events, advertising, cinema or unique design. For citizens of another country, this list would be very different.

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	Rolls-Royce - 1904 British luxury cars with a reputation for engineering excellence, Greek temple style radiator grille with a winged lady mascot. Engineer Henry Royce built his first car in 1904 and in the same year joined forces with Charles Rolls, a London motor agent. Royce's Silver Ghost of 1906 laid down new standards for automobile engineering and soon received the accolade of the 'Best Car in the World'.
	Mini - 1959 British economy car designed by Alec Issigonis that became a cultural symbol of the 1960s and the best selling British car of all time. Five and a half million had been sold when production ceased in 2000. The Mini used a transverse front engine which maximised interior space and provided the template for all subsequent small cars.
	Ford Transit - 1965 The archetypal panel van, built around the world, and the best selling van in the UK for 39 consecutive years. The American styling, capacious load bay and broad track of the original Transit gave it instant appeal. It set new standards for European van design and, now in its third generation, over 6 million have been built.
	Harley Davidson - 1903 American motorbike associated with 'Hells Angels' and identifiable by its teardrop shaped petrol tank and rising handlebars. Harleys have a comfortable riding position, ideal for cruising on America's straight roads, and became a popular platform for customisation with chrome and other decoration.
	Land Rover - 1948 British four wheel drive vehicle with a reputation for toughness, durability and off road capability. It is still in production in modified form as the Defender and nearly 2 million have been built in almost 60 years.
	Jeep - 1941 American World War Two military vehicle that became the first compact civilian recreational four wheel drive car. Built initially by the American Bantam Car Company, it was the Willys-Overland version of the Jeep that is best remembered. In modified form it remains in production as the Wrangler.
	Routemaster - 1956 Double-decker bus boarded by a platform at the back, staffed by a conductor and a driver, and purpose built for operation in London where it was often painted red. Production ceased in 1968 but Routemasters were in regular service until 2005. They were built by AEC and Park Royal Vehicles.
	Jaguar E-type - 1961 British sports car with distinctive aerodynamic styling and one of the first production cars to reach 150mph. Designed by William Lyons and Malcolm Sayer, one example entered the collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art.
	Austin FX4 - 1958 British taxi purpose built for operation in London where they were often painted black. It remained in production as the Carbodies Fairway until 1997 by which time 75,000 had been built.
	Morris Minor - 1948 Popular British family car designed by Alec Issigonis. Minor sales rose to 1 million by 1961 and had reached 1.6 million when production ceased in 1971.
	VW Beetle - 1939 German economy car designed by Ferdinand Porsche that became the world's best selling car. Ten million had been sold by 1965 and it remained in production until 2003 by which time 21 million cars had been built, latterly in South America.
	Smart - 1998 French-built city car measuring 2.5 metres long with colourful interchangeable body panels bolted to a unique safety cage
	Reliant Robin - 1973 British plastic bodied three-wheeled car and van that could be driven on a motorcycle licence. It became associated with a long running BBC television sitcom, 'Only Fools and Horses'.
	Trabant - 1957 East German economy car that became a symbol for the reunification of Germany in 1989
	Porsche 911 - 1964 German rear-engined sports car associated with affluence and Yuppies of the 1980s and exceptional road holding.
	Delorean - 1981 British built sports car with gullwing doors, unpainted stainless steel body, and a role in the film 'Back to the Future'.
	VW Microbus / 'Camper' - 1950 German minibus much loved by surfers and hippies around the world and credited with being the first multi purpose vehicle (MPV).
	Ford Model T - 1908 American car nicknamed 'Tin Lizzie'. Being mass produced on a moving production line it was cheap to produce and cheap to buy. Production eventually totalled 16,536,075 vehicles when sales ceased in 1927, a record only beaten in 1972 by the Volkswagen Beetle.
	Piaggio Vespa - 1946 Stylish Italian motor scooter that was adopted by Mod youth culture in the 1960s. Vespas were cheap and economical and became very popular across Europe in the post-war years of petrol rationing.
	Citroen 2CV - 1948 Utilitarian front-wheel drive French economy car designed with the minimalist principle of 'four people under an umbrella'.