Do YOU own Britain’s rarest car? From 70s Nissan only driven by 8 people to 1982 Lancia so unique there’s just two left

BRITAIN is stacked with centrifugal enthusiasts - galore of whom are arrogant owners to classical and vintage cars.

But lone a fewer models are successful the moving for the crown of Britain's rarest.

From a 70s Nissan driven by conscionable 8 radical to a 1982 Lancia with conscionable 2 surviving specimens - present are immoderate of the contenders.

1974 Datsun 100A Cherry Saloon

This was the archetypal front-wheel-drive car that Nissan ever made.

There are thought to beryllium lone 8 Cherry saloons surviving connected Britain's roads.

But conscionable implicit 50 years ago, this became the archetypal foreign-made exemplary galore Brits ever bought.

The Cherry plan was inherited by Nissan from Prince Motors successful 1966.

Its archetypal iteration debuted successful October 1970 with a transverse engine, all-independent suspension and rack and pinion steering.

The Cherry merchandise deed the UK marketplace conscionable earlier the Nissan's surge successful sales.

The institution sold conscionable implicit 6,000 cars successful 1971 but much than 30,000 the pursuing year.

1982 Lancia Beta 1600 S3

This exemplary is simply a relic from the epoch erstwhile Lancia outsold Volvo, Audi and BMW successful the UK.

The Beta exemplary archetypal deed the roadworthy successful 1972 and arrived successful the UK successful 1973.

The earlier Beta models were deed by a "rust scandal" that saw Lancia bargain astir of the cars and crush them.

The ordeal outgo genitor institution Fiat astir £1million - a immense sum backmost then.

There are conscionable 2 Series 3 of the Beta 1600 exemplary near successful the UK - thought lone 52 ever came into the country.

1974 Ford Escort Mk1 1300L Estate

This exemplary cuts a signifier emblematic of its era.

They were a staple of the federation - often being utilized arsenic police and institution cars.

Production of the Escort began successful the UK successful 1967 and they deed the roadworthy successful January 1968.

This "L" exemplary was the upmarket mentation of a basal escort.

For a higher price, buyers got hazard informing lights, a heated rear window, reversing lights, "loop heap carpets" and "passenger drawback handles".

There is lone a fistful of the 1300L exemplary near successful the UK.

1975 Peugeot 304 GL

Just 2 of these cars are inactive to beryllium recovered successful the country.

During the 1970s Peugeot was admired arsenic a prime marque - and this 304 was the amongst its astir acclaimed designs.

This model's predecessor - the 204 - was Peugeot's archetypal front-wheel-drive car, and its archetypal with all-independent suspension and beforehand disc brakes.

The 304 was launched astatine the 1969 Paris Motor Salon and UK income began successful 1970.

The GL was the entry-level exemplary and outgo £2,032 erstwhile archetypal released successful 1975.

1979 Volvo 264 GLE

The 264 GLE is the six-cylinder mentation of the better-known 244.

The bigger motor offered much power - and much status.

The 264 was flaunted with the catchphrase: “No 1 expects your directors to little their sights. Just their risks.”

It was described by Autocar arsenic "a full batch of centrifugal car".

There are not a full batch left, nevertheless - 18 successful the UK, to beryllium precise.