Last week, Vauxhall announced that it will take the axe to to its Viva and Adam city cars at the end of 2019.

With an on-sale period of five and six years respectively, their lives were not long as car models go. Most cars tend to last around seven or eight years on the market, with a mid-life facelift to keep things fresh. But the Adam and Viva had a long innings compare to some.

Some cars are axed early because they were ahead of their time; others were plain wrong, didn't sell and were put out of their misery, and others fell victim to corporate failures and other machinations well above their paygrade.

Behold then, these are the George Lazenbys of British motoring history, complete with information as on how many are left on our roads, and current guide prices in case any tempt you: