The types my Dad's cars were when I was a kid are as follows:
Ford Cortina Mk4:


Ford Cortina Mk5:


Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2, his was a sandy coloured A reg from 1984:

Ford Orion Mk2, his was red.


And two Rover Montegos.

Both were turbo diesels, one was sandy coloured, one was red.
Rover 200 series:

His was a metallic red turbo diesel 218.
He went from that to a green Peugeot 406.

He had other cars before I was born, but these are the types of cars he had when I was a kid.