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Title: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: redelitev6 on 19 July 2010, 20:59:48
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VICTOR-VX-490-GOLD-1972-FREE-TAX-/130409988765?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e5d0a829d Still looks good now.rare as hens teeth these days
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: Amigo on 19 July 2010, 22:54:35
I like this one. Only a base model but seems alot more together & ready to go. Sadly not tax excempt but at a low enouhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VICTOR-1800-FE-BLUE-/150469557663?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2308af3d9fgh price it'd hardly matter in the long run. :y
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: Amigo on 19 July 2010, 22:57:11
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-VICTOR-1800-FE-BLUE-/150469557663?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2308af3d9f
  Hope that's better. ::)
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: henryd on 19 July 2010, 23:47:00
my dad had a 74 ventora with the 3.3 straight six,quite a car in its day with bags of torque from what was I beleive was the same engine that the much bigger cresta and viscount used
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 20 July 2010, 01:46:17
Tell me if I get this tight or wrong.

We had a Vauxhall Victor 101, not sure id it was an 1800 or not.
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: henryd on 20 July 2010, 10:34:56
I think the 101 had a 1600 engine same as fitted in the bedford ca van,I liked them when I was young ,looked like a mini cresta :y
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: henryd on 20 July 2010, 10:42:27
just found this ,interesting read     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Victor
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 20 July 2010, 11:01:42
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Tell me if I get this tight or wrong.

We had a Vauxhall Victor 101, not sure id it was an 1800 or not.


Here's something that will interest both you and Henry;


(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/1965_victor_fc_grF6n.jpg)


(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/ventora_1971.jpg)
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 20 July 2010, 11:14:37
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just found this ,interesting read     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Victor

It was quick was'not it

A maximum speed of 81 mph (130 km/h) was achieved, which matched that achieved by a recently tested Austin A60 Cambridge and a Ford Cortina 1600 de luxe.[7] 

The Victor accelerated to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 20.4 seconds, which was slightly quicker than the Austin but slightly slower than the lighter Cortina.[7]

 The Vauxhall's overall fuel consumption for the test, at 23.1 mpg (10.9 l/100 km) placed it at the bottom of this class by more than 10%,

and we moan about 3.0 Miggy consumption, but at least we can get to sixt in less than half its time, and nearly double the top speed and all that on twice the capacity with a 3.2 ::) :-X
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 20 July 2010, 11:17:13
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Quote
Tell me if I get this tight or wrong.

We had a Vauxhall Victor 101, not sure id it was an 1800 or not.


Here's something that will interest both you and Henry;


(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/1965_victor_fc_grF6n.jpg)


(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/ventora_1971.jpg)

Bottom one seems to resemble ours, amd IIRC it was in a purple colour.  Best thing I remember about it was that it was replaced for a triumph 2000 (with overdrive)
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: henryd on 20 July 2010, 11:32:19
zulu 's bottom picture is the first generation ventora,wallowy thing on the road,second generation(FE) was much nicer to drive.
I remember after I had passed my test and had a morris 1100 my dad let me loose in the FE ventora,seemed really quick then but was'nt by todays standards
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: Amigo on 20 July 2010, 21:22:37
My first car @ 17 was a 101 victor (top picture) dark green with a light green roof. Most of them were 3 on the tree but mine was a 4 on the floor although it was only a Deluxe not the VX490.
    Yes they were all 1600's. Guy. :y
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: Terbs on 21 July 2010, 09:44:29
Top piccy is the Victor 101 (FC) and bottom one looks like the next model, the FD.
Had one of each, then followed with the FE....lovely cars
in their day.
I remember the cambelt going on the FD...just put another one on and away we went... :y  Not like nowadays  :(
Title: Re: This was a good looking car in its day
Post by: Terbs on 21 July 2010, 10:09:18
Just remembered an incident with my FE.......
We went to Windsor Safari Park when it first opened...in those days there were no warning notices up, and any car except convertibles were allowed through.  ;)
However, my FE had a vinyl roof as the FD in the piccy....and the ******* monkeys got their claws in and ripped a 6" strip off (including the roof paint).
It was after that that vinyl roof cars were then advised not to enter. ;D
Not sure whether they issued a ban later, I never went back !!!!