1989 Toyota MR2 | Margate, Kent

A 1989 Toyota MR2, the compact mid-engined coupé that brought an exotic layout to an affordable sports car. The engine sits behind the seats and drives the rear wheels, and UK reviewers took to it as a driver's car. It won Japan's Car of the Year award when it launched in 1984. This car is blue outside and blue inside, a matched pairing that photographs cleanly, and it is in excellent condition. It has a 1.6-litre engine and a two-seat cabin. The low wedge body and pop-up headlamps give it a clear 1980s outline. Advertising, music video and fashion shoots can use the pop-up headlamps and wedge shape to place a scene in the 1980s, and period film and TV work gets the same cue. Its compact size leaves room in shot for the location around it. A couple wanting a distinctive arrival will find it suits a wedding too. The car is based in Margate, Kent.