Car & Classic have revealed that the Ford Escort still tops the most searched for classic car of 2022. The outcome is the result of an analysis tracking the classic car searches between 2022 and 2021.
Ford is still the most-searched for brand, but whilst the Escort, Capri and Cortina are still making up more than 50% of overall Ford searches, the humble Fiesta has seen a resurgence, perhaps because of the current model’s discontinuation announced in 2022.
Interest in Triumph, with the Stag and TR6 the most popular models across both 2021 and 2022, remains steady in second place.
BMW, third in 2021, settles for sixth place in 2022, after Jaguar (third in 2022, up from fourth in 2021) and the other two main German brands, Porsche and VW; interest in E30 is everlasting, if not even stronger.
Both Jaguar’s E-type and Mk2 are confirmed as first and second most searched-for models in 2022 as in the previous year.
Real winner among Porsche models is the 924, third most-searched for after the 911 and 944; in 2021, that spot was taken by the 356. “The Porsche community seems to agree that the 924, for a long time the underrated model, is now enjoying a resurgence.
Land Rover Defender and Range Rover are not as popular in 2022 as they were in 2021. Land Rover’s bigger engines are not as desirable as the smaller, 2l diesel units moving older Land Rovers; series 1, 2 and 3 models are still the top 4×4 searched-for.”
There are indications that Toyota may not be as sought-after as it was in 2021: the Supra is third most-searched among the brand’s models, with the MR2 taking the top spot. Overall, Toyota brings up the rear in the top ten marque list.
Top 10 marque searches in 2022
FORD
TRIUMPH
JAGUAR
PORSCHE
VW
BMW
MG
LANDROVER
ROVER
TOYOTA
Top 10 model searches in 2022
Ford Escort
Triumph Stag
Jaguar E-type
BMW 3-series (mainly E30)
VW Golf
MG MGB
Land Rover
Rover Mini
Toyota MR2