Once they headed the company car parks of Eighties Britain, now these executive icons offer prestige, nostalgia and pure driving pleasure from £5k. But which of these trading-floor titans best rewards the shrewd classic motorist?

(2001-2008)

Year of manufacture 1981 Recorded mileage 16,800 Asking price £26,995 Vendor Kim Cairns, Snettisham, Norfolk; 01485 541526; kimcairnsclassics.co.uk WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £15,039 Max power 205bhp Max t

THE WORLD CHANGED a huge amount during the 21 years that Jaguar’s XJ-S remained in production. Dictators came and went yet Jaguar’s GT battled through, transformed in a bid to stay relevant in a rapid

YOU’LL PAY: £45,000 YOU’LL LOOK LIKE: A LOTTERY WINNER ON THEIR WAY TO THE GREEK PILLAR EMPORIUM Has the 360 finally aged out of its blobby phase and into used Ferrari temptation? Though its curves we

(1998-2005)