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Title: VX 490
Post by: omega3000 on 14 September 2012, 16:56:38: Did anyone own one of these , still a lovely looking car imo ... cant remember what sort of engine they had in them , cant be 4.9 or can it :-\

(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/milleblack/VX490.jpg)
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: Steve B on 14 September 2012, 17:18:54: yep had 2 of them..think was a 2.3 engine..had a automatic and a 4 speed with a overdrive switch on top of stick..vx4/90
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: albitz on 14 September 2012, 17:46:05: Yep,2.3 slant four.Iirc the auto should have been 3 speed with o/d ? :-\
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: RobG on 14 September 2012, 17:47:42: Used to have the FB model
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Vauxhall_VX490_based_on_Victor_FB_1508cc_first_registered_January_1963.jpg/800px-Vauxhall_VX490_based_on_Victor_FB_1508cc_first_registered_January_1963.jpg)
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: albitz on 14 September 2012, 17:54:48: That one doesnt have rust holes all over it so Im assuming its less than six months old. ;) ;D
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: RobG on 14 September 2012, 17:57:35: And if you wanted armchairs instead of seats, had the Viscount as well.
(http://slatford.co.uk/Pictures%20of%20Cars/Vauxhall/VauxhallViscount1971.jpg)

Zephyr 6 wasn`t bad either
(http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/modelpicture.php?id=3799)
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: omega3000 on 14 September 2012, 18:08:03: Ventora :)

(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/milleblack/vauxhall_ventora_fe_1.jpg)
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: albitz on 14 September 2012, 18:57:13: Liked the Ventora in its day. 3.3 litre straight six iirc. :y
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: RobG on 14 September 2012, 19:33:44: Quote from: Albitz on 14 September 2012, 18:57:13
Liked the Ventora in its day. 3.3 litre straight six iirc. :y
Yep, same as the Viscount & the lesser spec`d Cresta
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: Olympia5776 on 14 September 2012, 19:34:04: The 4/90 actually stood for 4 cylinder 90 BHP .
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: RobG on 14 September 2012, 19:37:54: Nope. Initially the FB variant was fitted with a 1508cc lump giving 71 BHP then in late `63 a 1598cc giving out 85 BHP ;)
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: tidla on 14 September 2012, 19:39:53: Quote from: Olympia5776 on 14 September 2012, 19:34:04
The 4/90 actually stood for 4 cylinder 90 BHP .

That explains the performance ..Engine bay you could climb in to do work.
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: omega3000 on 15 September 2012, 08:50:16: Quote from: tidla on 14 September 2012, 19:39:53
Quote from: Olympia5776 on 14 September 2012, 19:34:04
The 4/90 actually stood for 4 cylinder 90 BHP .

That explains the performance ..Engine bay you could climb in to do work.

Arh the good ole days :)
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: Weds on 15 September 2012, 12:30:30: I had one of the later ones, the gear box gear selection was interesting. 1st gear was left and back
Title: Re: VX 490
Post by: Olympia5776 on 15 September 2012, 14:05:57: Quote from: RobG on 14 September 2012, 19:37:54
Nope. Initially the FB variant was fitted with a 1508cc lump giving 71 BHP then in late `63 a 1598cc giving out 85 BHP ;)
It must have been 90 MPH , there certainly was a marketing correlation between the model identification numbers and spec or characteristics of the car .