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[ronnyd]

Saw one in Stowmarket in Suffolk this weekend. Engine running sweet as a nut but, o my God, the bodywork was shite. Think only the paint was holding it together. But still on the road so must be better than it looked. E suffix plate so 1966?

[Andy B]

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 o my God, the bodywork was shite. Think only the paint was holding it together.  ....

The same as when they drove off the forecourt 

[Keith ABS]

   Had one of those when I was a teenager. Also had its predosesor, the FB which was a far better car all round

Keith ABS

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Real shame the FC, nobody wanted it, inspite of having a few nice features, pressed alloy instead of chrome plating and various other rust-beating methods, plus the 'space curve' which all cars have now. (curved side glass and doors, added torsional rigidity and increased shoulder room) It should have been the best Victor yet.. but just didn't sell. 

And, carried the name 'Victor' which meant, in the public's eyes, 'oooh, rusty rusty rusty!' they really should have canned the name after the F Series.

Rarer than pretty much anything, now I'd say. Rarely see more than one or two at Billing.

Absolutely fascinating site - vauxpedia - and its entry for the FC 101....
http://vauxpedianet.uk2sitebuilder.com/vauxhall-fc---victor-101-vx490

[Terbs]

Had all the Victor series....B C D E.....thought they were great. Never had rust on mine, must have been lucky.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Saw one in Stowmarket in Suffolk this weekend. Engine running sweet as a nut but, o my God, the bodywork was shite. Think only the paint was holding it together. But still on the road so must be better than it looked. E suffix plate so 1966?

Yep...or 1967.

1st August 1966 -31st July 1967.

[Nick W]

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 o my God, the bodywork was shite. Think only the paint was holding it together.  ....

The same as when they drove off the forecourt 

Which makes them no different to any other sixties car. Or much later ones for that matter.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Have to say I was chatting to an owner of an F series at a classic car show a while back, he told me straight re: rust reputation 'rubbish' he said words to the effect of 'I'm not saying they didn't rust, but they weren't any worse than any other car of the time. The doors leaked, because of the dogleg pillars, and you smacked your knee every time you got in/out, that was it, really.

Good engines and box.' Reading up on that same Vauxpedia site you discover there were internal politics between Luton and Detroit which meant that GM 'improved' the design for Vauxhall, and forcibly pulled forward the launch date to the point Vauxhall very simply unable to get the problems they knew were there sorted. The almost universally loved PA Cresta/Velox was made without GM interfering, and was an unqualified success, often called (Chief Designer) David Jones' masterpiece, launched just a short time after the Victor - but with adequate testing and refining of the details. 

[2boxerdogs]

The first car I bought after passing my test in 1971 was a 1owner 3.3 Vauxhall Velox 3.3 litre Hydramatic 1964 model reg CLF 410B totally immaculate no rust at all , thrashed the boll**ks off it, traded it in in 1974 for a brand new Escort Mexico.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The first car I bought after passing my test in 1971 was a 1owner 3.3 Vauxhall Velox 3.3 litre Hydramatic 1964 model reg CLF 410B totally immaculate no rust at all , thrashed the boll**ks off it, traded it in in 1974 for a brand new Escort Mexico.

Worth a pretty penny now.

The Mk 1 Escort Twin Cam is worth a fortune.

[2boxerdogs]

The first car I bought after passing my test in 1971 was a 1owner 3.3 Vauxhall Velox 3.3 litre Hydramatic 1964 model reg CLF 410B totally immaculate no rust at all , thrashed the boll**ks off it, traded it in in 1974 for a brand new Escort Mexico.

Worth a pretty penny now.

The Mk 1 Escort Twin Cam is worth a fortune.

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The Mexico cost me £1030  , probably would be worth ten times that now !!

[BazaJT]

Had an FB once,think it was the only car I made a profit on!Bought with a blown head gasket for £3 sold it two weeks later with gasket fixed for £40

[EMD]

Some information for DBG   

V 101

[flyer 0712]

I worked at Vauxhalls in Luton making those and can tell you that if you had seen the state of some of the sheets of metal that were used to make them you would have never had bought one.....ha ha the good old days..

[Vicar]

1st August 1966 -31st July 1967.

1January -31 July 1967.
It was this year they changed to new registrations starting in August.
Prior to this they were all new plates on 1St Jan.