I am working on a non commercial web site (links below) parts of which
discuss the history of (British) roads and road transport. I have tried to
find out about fashions in car design, colouring and ornamentation to show
how these have evolved.

Anyone care to suggest a list of cars that defined any given decade? That is
if you saw one on a photo it would probably give a fair idea of when the
photo was taken.

Suggestions for the most likely car to be seen on the roads in any given
decade would also be a big help.

Any comments of fashions in colours and ornamentation would be welcome.

Bits of the site relating to this topic include . . .


Road Traffic - Introduction, Licensing, Wheels, Suspension, Brakes and
Transmission
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app1/rt-intro.htm

Roads and Road Works
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app1/roads.htm

Road Markings and Street Furniture
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app1/st-furn.htm

Private motor vehicles
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app1/rt-cars.htm

British motor manufacturers (still very much under construction)
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app1/motorman.htm

Road Vehicles - Horse Drawn Vehicles and Bicycles
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app1/rthdbike.htm

Road Vehicles - Commercial Vehicles
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app1/rt-combk.htm

Appendix One - Outside the Fence - Main index for this section
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app1/001-index.htm

This started as a site intended to help kids (specifically my god son) build
toy train sets, however if they are going to do this I would prefer they
gained some knowledge in the process. Any comments, reminiscences etc
welcome - If anyone has a photo of a favourite car they could scan and send
it would help to illustrate the various sections. As I say its a non
commercial site, I am currently a carer and hence broke (I get 87 quid a
week from a grateful nation to live on) so all I can offer in return is a
credit with a link to any website(s) you wish to promote.

TIA

Mike