Watch any film or TV programme made between 1945 and 1980 and you'll be treated to a veritable feast of classic British metal afixed with blues and twos and later painted in the iconic 'jam sandwich' ...

The 'jam sandwich' Rover SD1 — so called because ... Happily yes, with the Mk3 in particular being a popular patrol car among many police forces. It was easy to see the appeal, these big saloons ...