A rather splendid 1963 Lambretta Special.

53 weeks ago, I saw a 1959 Vesoa (linked) at that location, six parking-spaces away.
N reg Rover 418SD turbo estate. M1 north near Sheffield. I cn't remember seeing one when they were new, so quite a rare thing.
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I don't recall seeing many estates about in the day
I agree. My father had a 1977 Marina saloon and it always seened smaller cabin space than the Ford Cortina. I used to see many Cortina estates Mk3 + Mk4. Marina estates were, as you say, less common.
The 1997/R Vauxhall Calibra I espied on an early August night (post 965) has made its daylight appearance, albeit in grotty deluge.
This car and Peugeot's 406 Coupe were the most handsome affordable mass-made coupe cars of their time, in my view. If only their interior and their grunt + handling had matched it...