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[Jusme]

A real good mix of 60's cars. A.40 police car ? Austin Westminster police cars ? Ford Corsair, 'I had one of those'    Sure I spotted the outline of an A35 in the darkness ?? But, surprise, surprise, a Vauxhall Viscount. As the series is set in 1966 the Viscount must be one of the first ? Not seen one for years...

[Vamps]

Didn't watch it this week, I know about the car's, but last week it showed some of the beaches I played on as a kid....

[PhilRich]

Great programme! 
Inebriated neighbours Ford Corsair (same colour as on the programme) ran into the back of my Morris Traveller in 1971 and it's front end was totalled!!!!
The Traveller had two broken offside glass light covers and a slightly bent 1" diameter solid steel chassis bar which was straightened without incident! 
Happy Days!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

A real good mix of 60's cars. A.40 police car ? Austin Westminster police cars ? Ford Corsair, 'I had one of those'    Sure I spotted the outline of an A35 in the darkness ?? But, surprise, surprise, a Vauxhall Viscount. As the series is set in 1966 the Viscount must be one of the first ? Not seen one for years...

I believe it's moved on to 1968.

The Westminster was an "E" reg.........and there were a couple of "F" plates in the last episode.

[jimac]

I work in Durham and often walk past the old Whinney Hill school that they use as the police station in the series.  These cars are often parked in the car park at the school when they are filming, along with an old ambulance and a black maria.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

A real good mix of 60's cars. A.40 police car ? Austin Westminster police cars ? Ford Corsair, 'I had one of those'    Sure I spotted the outline of an A35 in the darkness ?? But, surprise, surprise, a Vauxhall Viscount. As the series is set in 1966 the Viscount must be one of the first ? Not seen one for years...

My old Dad once owned a Ford Coarsehair. It was a 1965 2000 GT  with a V4 lump.  

[big mel]

My mate had a vauxhall viscount it was the same colour as the one in the program a great car, I had the later version of the rover coupe with the v8 and chrome wheels. brought back some good memories.

[Jusme]

Ahhhh, Big Mel, such fond memories. I had the same Rover 3 ltr as Gently drives, and then had the 3.5. V.8. P5. Coupe with the Rostyle wheels. It was like driving around in your favourite armchair, I also remember watching the petrol gauge going down, but in 1967 when I had the 3ltr I didn't mind too much as petrol at the local Jet garage was 4s. 1d a gallon. (20.5p) NOT a litre, a gallon....... I was working at Vauxhalls Luton when the Viscount was being made... Swore I would 'NEVER have a Vauxhall'... 

[Varche]

Ahhhh, Big Mel, such fond memories. I had the same Rover 3 ltr as Gently drives, and then had the 3.5. V.8. P5. Coupe with the Rostyle wheels. It was like driving around in your favourite armchair, I also remember watching the petrol gauge going down, but in 1967 when I had the 3ltr I didn't mind too much as petrol at the local Jet garage was 4s. 1d a gallon. (20.5p) NOT a litre, a gallon....... I was working at Vauxhalls Luton when the Viscount was being made... Swore I would 'NEVER have a Vauxhall'... 

I had a friend who had a 3.3? litre Viscount auto. Frightening fuel consumption. He used to drag race it from lights holding it on the footbrake while he wound the throttle up.

I have fond memories of a lot of the other cars on the TV series. As young teenagers we seemed to have access to an inexhaustible supply of "wrecks" to go tracking in off public roads, maybe the MOT had just come in and condemned a lot of cars. Our parents would have had heart attacks at some of the escapades. I remember a mate getting six of us into a big engined Westminster (Rolls Royce I think?) and hurtling around a field of stubble. We came to the end  and he threw it into the corner (like you might with a well sorted rally  car. It responded, predicatably looking back, by rolling a lot into a hedge. We all thought it was a great laugh - no injuries apart from bruises. The car was a right off.

Had a Sunbeam Talbot 90 for a while. Great car - would be worth a bit now.

[Jusme]

maybe the MOT had just come in and condemned a lot of cars. I remember we used to phone the garage round the corner with the details, MOT got delivered to us shortly after... 

[pscocoa]

Also had on last night a black Austin A60 Cambridge - I had a 1964 - bit of a rust bucket - sills and inner wings collected mud for fun.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ahhhh, Big Mel, such fond memories. I had the same Rover 3 ltr as Gently drives, and then had the 3.5. V.8. P5. Coupe with the Rostyle wheels. It was like driving around in your favourite armchair, I also remember watching the petrol gauge going down, but in 1967 when I had the 3ltr I didn't mind too much as petrol at the local Jet garage was 4s. 1d a gallon. (20.5p) NOT a litre, a gallon....... I was working at Vauxhalls Luton when the Viscount was being made... Swore I would 'NEVER have a Vauxhall'... 

I had a friend who had a 3.3? litre Viscount auto. Frightening fuel consumption. He used to drag race it from lights holding it on the footbrake while he wound the throttle up.

I have fond memories of a lot of the other cars on the TV series. As young teenagers we seemed to have access to an inexhaustible supply of "wrecks" to go tracking in off public roads, maybe the MOT had just come in and condemned a lot of cars. Our parents would have had heart attacks at some of the escapades. I remember a mate getting six of us into a big engined Westminster (Rolls Royce I think?) and hurtling around a field of stubble. We came to the end  and he threw it into the corner (like you might with a well sorted rally  car. It responded, predicatably looking back, by rolling a lot into a hedge. We all thought it was a great laugh - no injuries apart from bruises. The car was a right off.

Had a Sunbeam Talbot 90 for a while. Great car - would be worth a bit now.

How was this different from the Cresta?.

I can well recall the original Ventora. I believe it shared the same 3.3 litre lump with the Cresta/Viscount.

[Jusme]

Spot On Opti...  Really liked the look of those. Also the Viva GT. But I was young and those exhaust pipes... 

[henryd]

My mates dad had a Viscount with the powerglide transmission,only had two gears

[STMO123]

My mates dad had a Viscount with the powerglide transmission,only had two gears

Viscount

Vauxhall Viscount Production 1966-1972 7,025 made[2] Body style 4-door saloon Engine 3.3 L straight-6 ohv 5.2 L (318 cu) Chrysler V8 (South Africa) Transmission 4 speed manual 3 speed automatic Wheelbase 107.5 in (2,730 mm) Length 187.1 in (4,750 mm) Width 69.8 in (1,770 mm) Height 55.6 in (1,410 mm) Introduced early in June 1966,[9] with the same engine and mechanical components as the Cresta PC, the Viscount was the super de-luxe version of it. It was supplied as standard with power steering, electric windows, reclining seats, a vinyl roof, walnut dashboard, inertia reel seat belts front and back, and even a heated rear window. Areas of the grille and headlamp surrounds were blacked out to give a classier look and the tail-lights had a chrome overlay. The dark green, blue or maroon paintwork featured simulated, hand painted coachlines, along each flank, to give the car a coachpainted appearance. The outer pair of the quad, five inch, sealed beam headlamps were twin filament, giving the car four main beams.[9] The Viscount also came with wider tyres than the Cresta (7.00-14in rather than 5.90-14in).[9] Some PC 3.3 had twin tail-pipes as this was a performance option of the time. The standard transmission option was GM's Powerglide 2-speed automatic system, but a four speed manual gearbox was available, initially on the UK market at a saving of £85:[9] elsewhere the manual gear box was a no-cost option. In the third quarter of 1970 the two-speed Powerglide automatic was replaced with a GM 3-speed automatic transmission.[9] Some South African versions were fitted with a Chrysler V8 as an option - one of the rare times a General Motors product used a direct rival's engine.