birddog,
The old Reliant Regal was, and is, loved by some (bearing in mind that they were designed to be driven by folks who didn't have a car drivers' licence or couldn't afford a real car).
But
prestigious?
When parked in the street they regularly get tipped over by "appreciative" locals on their way back from the pub; that is, the ones not already tipped over accidentally by over-enthusiastic driving.