A rare example of a 21st century Vauxhall with no Opel equivalent, the Monaro coupé was a rebadged Australian Holden, sold in small numbers in the UK. The ultimate Monaro was the 6.0-litre VXR shown in this 2006 brochure. #weirdcarbs

In Argentina the Citroën 2CV was locally assembled from 1959, with this hatchback 3CV version going on sale a decade later, its name reflecting the output of the car's larger flat-twin 602cc engine. The 1970s brochure text featured a recurring Don Quixote-related theme. #weirdcarbs

In the past it was common for many mainstream models to offer a wide choice of bodystyles, and this 1982 UK Toyota brochure illustrated this perfectly, picturing five Corollas in profile. These fourth-generation models had acquired a mild facelift. #weirdcarbs

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The first car to be built in Poland during the communist era, the 2.1-litre 50hp Warszawa - named after the country's capital - was launched in 1951 and is shown in this 1972 English-language brochure, by which time the model seemed desperately dated by western standards #weirdcarbs

The Lamborghini range epitomised desirable Italian exotica in 1972. The cover of this small leaflet aimed at the UK market featured its most affordable model, the Urraco P250, while inside it included images showing the Espada and the Jarama S, plus the all-new Countach. #weirdcarbs

The Consul name was used extensively by Ford of Britain up to the mid '60s before vanishing, only to return in 1972 for a while as a cheaper companion model to the new Granada. The 3000GT model was by far the most memorable of these new Consuls. #weirdcarbs

While the UK small van market in the '70s was dominated by domestic products, one continental rival made an impact thanks to its compact but versatile body. This 1974 brochure features the 845cc Renault 7cwt van, derived from the very popular R4 passenger car. #weirdcarbs

Only those in the know would grasp the meaning of the word 'Tjugofem' emblazoned on the side of this Saab 900i. Swedish for twenty-five, it celebrated the silver jubilee of Saab GB with a run of 300 cars, all silver 2-door models with numbered plaques on their gear knobs. #weirdcarbs

Mazda's 626 adopted front-wheel-drive and a smooth new style for 1983. This brochure is from France, where 1.6-litre models were offered in saloon, hatch or coupé styles, although strict import quotas on Japanese cars at that time meant French sales were rather limited. #weirdcarbs

After its 'rescue' from BMW control, independent MG Rover pursued some bizarre projects during its short existence. One involved giving the MG ZT range (derived from the Rover 75) a high-performance Ford V8-engined flagship, necessitating a switch to rear-wheel-drive for these versions. #weirdcarbs

Chevrolet's challenger in the 'pony car' class, the Camaro, was no longer the performance car of its early days by the time of this 1981 brochure, but the Z28, with standard 5.0 V8 (5.7 optional), still looked the part. There was also a luxury Berlinetta plus the base Sport Coupe. #weirdcarbs

Fiat's first front-wheel-drive car, the 128, proved an instant success after its 1969 launch, and went on to be crowned European Car of the Year. This Dutch brochure features the biggest-selling bodystyles - simple, stylish saloons - in 1100cc and 1300cc forms. #weirdcarbs

With a memorable shape, instantly recognisable to this day, the Porsche 928 was conceived as a modern, high-tech V8-engined flagship grand tourer which would set a new direction for the company's future. This 1980 brochure saw a faster 928S join the standard 928 model. #weirdcarbs

Ruska was a small Dutch manufacturer of specialist cars such as Beetle-based beach buggies, but also briefly imported this Brazilian Gurgel X-12, offering it in The Netherlands as the Ruska Gurgel late in the '70s. A special brochure was produced, although very few Gurgels were sold. #weirdcarbs

Renault assembled the 12 range in Australia for the local market throughout the 'seventies to avoid high import tariffs. This 1978 brochure saw the model renamed the 12 Virage and photographed in the country's appropriately-named Snowy Mountains. #weirdcarbs

The last of the legendary 'Big Healey' line, the 125mph Austin-Healey 3000 mk III was made from 1964-67 and was considered one of the jewels in the crown of BMC, with most examples being exported to North America, where it had an enthusiastic following. #weirdcarbs

To launch the new 1989 Applause - a hatchback which looked like a saloon - Daihatsu UK tried a 'lifestyle' brochure, narrating a couple's trip in the model to the island of Jersey, showing off their memory skills by casually dropping snippets from press reviews into the conversation. #weirdcarbs

Italian luxury saloons rarely set the sales charts alight, and so it proved with the Alfa 6, which won Alfa Romeo few plaudits. The fact that it looked like an awkwardly stretched Alfetta didn't help. This is the facelift model, with new lights and trim plus Bosch fuel injection. #weirdcarbs

By 1972 the dated-looking NSU 1000C was described in its brochure as the product of 'an organisation which believes automotive technology is more important than fashion'. At the same time the text associated this 'money-saver' with its glamorous NSU Ro80 and Audi 100 coupé stablemates. #weirdcarbs

A 3-door body joined the Peugeot 309 range for 1987, with this UK brochure showcasing the early 115bhp XS performance model, which used the 205 1.6 GTI's engine. The named-out-of-sequence 309 (originally just a 5-door) co-existed with the 305 and used a stretched 205 floorpan and doors. #weirdcarbs

One of the strangest cars ever to wear the Toyota badge, the Lexcen was really a Holden Commodore, sold for several years on the Australian market as part of a curious model-sharing initiative. This 1994 model had minimal trim changes and Holden 3.8 V6 power. #weirdcarbs

Success always eluded Reliant's decade-long attempt to make an impact in the UK roadster market. This 1993 brochure on the renamed and restyled Scimitar Sabre unveiled its latest innovation: Rover's 16v 1.4 twin-cam K-series, giving a 125mph top speed. #weirdcarbs

Switzerland was home to one of the most intrguing makers of luxury sporting cars in the 1970s, the rare and exotic marque of Monteverdi. Brochures are quite hard to come by, but here's one example, on the elegant Fissore-bodied 375L 2+2 GT, powered by a US Chrysler 7.2-litre V8. #weirdcarbs

Although well-established in the Volkswagen Group by 1993, this UK brochure shows its cheapest models continued to rely on the company's former Fiat heritage. The 900cc Marbella was a budget alternative to the Panda, while the related Terra van had recently gained VW's 1.4 diesel. #weirdcarbs

The 5-door family estate car market proved lucrative for Volvo over many decades, with the 120 series (aka Amazon) pioneering the bodystyle for the company. It is called the 'Combinatiewagen' in this 1965 Dutch brochure, with 75bhp 121 and 95bhp 122S versions. #weirdcarbs

This 1972 brochure, produced in East Germany for the Belgian market, features the Minibus version of the two-stroke Barkas B1000, the DDR's staple van. Importer Pierreux ensured customers in Belgium could buy a Barkas (or the similarly-engined Wartburg 353 car) well into the 1980s. #weirdcarbs

Ford revised its long-running Capri range in 1978, with changes to the nose, including quad headlamps and a lowered bonnet edge. This introductory brochure from the UK - always a big market for Capris - included the desirable 3.0 S version and the bigger-selling 2.0 GL. #weirdcarbs

The CR-Z was an interesting move by Honda, combining the company's Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) petrol-hybrid technology with an attractive 2+2 liftback bodystyle (or 2-seater in the US, where many were sent). Launched in 2010, it evoked the classic Honda CR-X models of the 1980s. #weirdcarbs

Lancia's new Beta saloon, with its fastback profile, was the epitome of Italian style at its 1972 launch. In Britain, where this early brochure is from, it sparked a short-lived sales surge for the marque. Ironically, the text highlighted the car's 'extensive corrosion protection'. #weirdcarbs

The Citroën Ami Super was an attempt to fill the gap in the company's range between its twin-cylinder cars and the GS. It used the body of the Ami 8 saloon/estate with the 1015cc engine from the GS. It was surprisingly quick, but French sales were somewhat hampered by its 6CV tax rating. #weirdcarbs

Best-known for its iconic American taxicabs, Checker Motors also cultivated a small clientele of private buyers attracted by the design's unchanging style and rugged reputation. This brochure from around 1965 features the Marathon Sedan, Wagon and a Custom Limousine. #weirdcarbs

Bond's core market was 3-wheelers, but like its fellow UK arch-rival Reliant it branched out into 4-wheel fibreglass sports models. The Equipe was based on a Triumph Herald chassis - this brochure is on the original 1963 version, with its 1147cc Spitfire power unit. #weirdcarbs

Audi model designations went their own sweet way for a while in North America, so the 4000 model replaced the Fox (or in Euro-speak, the 80 mk2 succeeded the mk1). The car had the usual changes to meet Federal regulations, and a choice of 1.7 or 2.2-litre engines in this 1981 brochure. #weirdcarbs

While Fiat's initial Ritmo (aka Strada) was a bold piece of industrial design reflecting its early, quite austere trim, the special Targa Oro in this 1979 Italian brochure, based on the 1301cc Ritmo 65, introduced luxury features inside and out, providing a more sophisticated look. #weirdcarbs

Mitsubishi muscled in on Lancia's practice of naming cars after Greek letters with the 1976 Sigma. In Japan it was badged Galant Σ, but in the UK, where Colt was then used as the marque name, it was simply the Colt Sigma, with the Colt brand marketed as 'a tough new breed of car'. #weirdcarbs

In 1996, near the end of President Suharto's three decades of rule in Indonesia, he issued a decree calling for the creation of a national car company. It led to the launch of this Timor SS15, really a rebadged Kia Sephia imported from South Korea by Suharto's youngest son. #weirdcarbs

The rear-engined Renault Dauphine was the successor to the company's 4CV. It was styled to appeal to a new generation of post-war buyers looking for their first new car, and it worked: by the date of this '60s British brochure nearly 2 million had been made. #weirdcarbs

Coupés often sell for a higher price than their saloon counterparts, but this wasn't the case when the style was briefly offered in the Vauxhall Viva range. The good-value 1975 Viva E existed to use up last stocks of the coupé shell, previously offered as a Firenza and later Magnum. #weirdcarbs

Tough and reliable, the Peugeot 504 was a particular favourite across Africa, where production far outlived the French original. Nigeria assembled the 504 until as late as 2006. This brochure is from around 2000, with luxury 'BestLine' models on the cover. #weirdcarbs

Hoping to take advantage of the craze for cabriolets on the British market, Zastava GB commissioned a locally-converted version of its Yugo 45/55 hatchback in 1986. The leaflet called it 'by far the best value convertible in Britain today'. Despite high hopes, only a handful were made. #weirdcarbs

A very influential model across Europe, the Opel Rekord A arrived in 1963 with a clean, modern look penned by GM in Detroit, closely resembling the contemporary Chevrolet Chevy II. This English-language brochure called it 'impressively long, massively broad'. #weirdcarbs

Described in its 1996 brochure for Japan as a 'new trend passenger car', the Honda S-MX looked rather like a kei model in its photos, with tall styling and asymmetric doors, but was considerably larger and powered by a 2.0-litre DOHC engine. #weirdcarbs

The last throw of the dice for the classic Scimitar GTE design was its 1988 relaunch by Nottingham-based Middlebridge, which had acquired the rights to the car from Reliant in 1987. The GTE was now powered by Ford's latest 2.9-litre 150bhp V6 engine from the Scorpio. #weirdcarbs

Simca was arguably the first company to come up with a 'hot hatch' in the shape of its 1100 TI, launched in 1973 with an 82bhp twin-carb 1294cc engine and exclusive sporting trim. It is shown in slightly-revised 5-door form, including new rear lights, in this 1975 Dutch brochure #weirdcarbs

Ford's EXP offered a two-seat 'personal coupé' based on the North American version of the first front-wheel-drive Escort, with a liftback body not replicated in the European range. This 1983 brochure pitched it as a fun and well-equipped runabout. A Mercury LN7 model was also available. #weirdcarbs

The high-roof Volvo 145 Express was a replacement for the very roomy Duett model in Sweden and other markets, including The Netherlands, the source of this 1970 brochure. It was available in estate car form and two different van configurations, sold alongside the regular 145 estate. #weirdcarbs

Mazda's first-generation 626 was a conventional rear-wheel-drive model which enthusiastically embraced the fashionable European-style sloping-nose aero look on its saloons as well as the handsome coupé. This 1981 UK brochure features the mid-life facelift, with integrated front lights. #weirdcarbs

VW's mk2 Scirocco got a performance flagship for 1986, in the form of the new 129mph GTX 16V, billed in this UK brochure as 'the fastest production model Volkswagen have ever made'. The engine developed 139bhp, a 24% increase over the standard GTX/GTi unit. #weirdcarbs

The styling of the hardtop Triumph TR7 had not been universally admired, but few denied that the later drophead bodystyle suited the car well, making sense of the rising side 'slash'. These Canley-built cars are generally thought to be better-made too. #weirdcarbs