Legends: The cars that made the marque

Cars can sometimes make or break a company as the buying public give their verdict by either flocking to the showrooms or driving in the opposite direction.

Here are some of those cars that warmed buyers' hearts and loosened their purse string - some even became cult heroes. See what you think and let us know which others we could add.

Ford Escort

The Essex boy's favourite was responsible for sending Ford sales into the stratosphere. Just six years after it started production, the Blue Oval announced it had made its two millionth Escort and it went on to find more than 4m homes in the UK. The first arrived in 1968 with rear-wheel drive and that famous 'dog-bone' grille. But it was the hot versions that really excited – the XR3i, RS Turbo and RS Cosworth cemented the Escort's place as one of the nation's favourites.