1980 Jeep Cherokee | London

The Jeep Cherokee name began with the full-size SJ, built from 1974 to 1983 and known as a roomy American 4x4 with a V8 up front. This one is a 1980 Cherokee Laredo. This car is black with a grey interior and is in excellent condition. Its flat-sided, upright body gives it a strong silhouette, and the 5.9-litre V8 adds a deep exhaust note for moving shots. It is left-hand drive: the driver sits on the kerb side and the front passenger steps out on the road side, which gives the car a distinctly American look on a London street. Film and TV work set in the late 1970s or early 1980s gets a period US 4x4 whose boxy shape reads clearly on screen. Photography and fashion shoots have a dark, glossy body that makes clothes and colour stand out. Music videos and events can use its size and V8 presence, and a couple wanting an unconventional wedding car would find it distinctive. The car is based in London.