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[Lizzie_Zoom]

Over many years Vauxhall have built some wonderful family cars of the medium to large variety.

Below I list my personal favourites, but if you had the choice of just TWO  (assuming you already have your treasured Omega) which ones would you pick? :-?

OR are there any Classic Vauxhall's I have left out that you would pick instead? :-?


1957 E Series Cresta


c.1960 Victor F Series 2


c1960 Cresta PA


1960 Velox Cresta


1966 Cresta PB


1970 Cresta PC


1971 Vauxhall Viscount 3.3  (An enthusiasts site states one version of the Viscount was fitted with a V8 General Motors engine)   )



c.1990 Senator

[Albatross]

1. Omega 3.2 Elite Saloon.

2. Omega 3.2 Elite Estate

Seriously I think the Senny would get in there, but the others are not day to day cars and are very dated nowadays IMHO.

[Marks DTM Calib]

1) Monaro Vx 500 (500 bhp of supercharged goodness)



2) Opel Monza



So, none of the above.

[Leomas]

No-one going for the Viva?

[unlucky alf]

the FD ventora 3.3 was rather nice,& leomas the vivas were o,k as i had loads of them[including an HC with 3.0 essex lump] but not the most comfortable of cars, oh & dont forget the royales

[Lizzie_Zoom]

the FD ventora 3.3 was rather nice,& leomas the vivas were o,k as i had loads of them[including an HC with 3.0 essex lump] but not the most comfortable of cars, oh & dont forget the royales

For you Tim

[Lizzie_Zoom]

..................and before someone says about me leaving this one out (how dare I! )



1990 Lotus Carlton   8-) 8-) 8-)

[Lizzie_Zoom]

1) Monaro Vx 500 (500 bhp of supercharged goodness)



2) Opel Monza



So, none of the above.

Yep Mark, both real beauties!! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[unlucky alf]

there is an old boy that drives a royale coupe mk1 around where i live, i wouldnt mind it myself if it wasnt that met green with green velour interior, totally disgusting & thanks lizzie for the piccy it takes me back to my cabbie days

[Auto Addict]

I've posted this before, this was similar to my first car, given to me by my father when I past my driving test.



It had leather seats, sun roof, independant front suspension, hydraulic brakes and an OHV engine.

Top speed about 60 mph.

So easy to work on.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I've posted this before, this was similar to my first car, given to me by my father when I past my driving test.



It had leather seats, sun roof, independant front suspension, hydraulic brakes and an OHV engine.

Top speed about 60 mph.

So easy to work on.

What a cute car, and it seems very advanced for its time! 8-) 8-)

[Andy B]

........ and it seems very advanced for its time! 8-) 8-)

Advanced? Which bit? The seperate head lamps from the wings, that probably would have been improved with birthday cake candles? Or the 'suiside doors' at the front?        

[PaulW]

My poor selection...

Opel Manta A (I know not the biggest of VX's but still a classic none the less)


Firenza


Lotus Carlton


Irmy Omega


Wortec 'Carbon Edition' VXR8 (600bhp+ yes please)

[Dusty]

I just knew that there would be a "Senny" amongst your pictures Lizzie.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

........ and it seems very advanced for its time! 8-) 8-)

Advanced? Which bit? The seperate head lamps from the wings, that probably would have been improved with birthday cake candles? Or the 'suiside doors' at the front?        

The  bits Andy: sun roof, independant front suspension, hydraulic brakes and an OHV which I understand many cars that were not in the "luxury" bracket, did not enjoy until the mid-1950s as, for instance, cable brakes were still fitted along with single axle front suspension, and as for sunroof's, the cars I went in at the end of the 1950s and early 1960s certainly didn't have them.  Only Rolls Royce engineers at that stage had perfected leak proof sun roofs!

The car in question is a realitively small and cheap 1939 "sit up and beg" motor:-?!

That is how I understand it anyway!