1988 Nissan Sunny | Lingfield, Surrey

A 1988 Nissan Sunny, the small Japanese family car that Nissan built from 1966 to 2004. Its name was chosen from more than eight million entries in a 1965 naming campaign. The Sunny is known as a practical, unfussy everyday car, which is exactly how it reads on screen. This car is silver with a brown interior, a muted pairing that suits late-1980s scenes. Its 1.3-litre petrol engine and compact size keep it in proportion with town streets, and it seats five. The brown cabin gives close shots a warm, period backdrop. Documentary work, period family scenes and urban photography all gain from an ordinary car of this age, as do adverts and music videos set in the late 1980s. It also makes an understated arrival for an event, a wedding or a personal hire. The car is based in Lingfield, Surrey.