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[Dazzler]

Viva is more a Cavalier than an Omega :-/

[LaserLance]

The VX490 was more in line with a mig than a viva 8-) 8-)

[Pitchfork]

You forget the PA Cresta - the Great Great Great Grandfather of the Omega

[tyreburner]

Please explain, i aint old enough to understand 8-)
How did it work???
I mean it is a manual it has 3 pedals but no gearstick??

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

You forget the PA Cresta - the Great Great Great Grandfather of the Omega

And the Ventora........3.3 litre straight.six.........if memory serves....the first one .......not the ugly bastard with the deep grill was best in my opinion. .

[Auto Addict]

Please explain, i aint old enough to understand 8-)
How did it work???
I mean it is a manual it has 3 pedals but no gearstick??

Column change gear stick

[tyreburner]

Please explain, i aint old enough to understand 8-)
How did it work???
I mean it is a manual it has 3 pedals but no gearstick??

Column change gear stick

Ah mai oui
Like the hiace van i used to drive, was a cool idea, why didnt it catch on/stay?

[amigov6]

Please explain, i aint old enough to understand 8-)
How did it work???
I mean it is a manual it has 3 pedals but no gearstick??

Column change gear stick

Ah mai oui
Like the hiace van i used to drive, was a cool idea, why didnt it catch on/stay?

Yup. used to have a hi ace pick on the column. Some Corsairs had them as did the Renault16, Ford Thames Van, Saab 96 & more. Probably the reason they never caught on was the slow change & maintenance of the many bushes in the linkages which if worn made it hard to find any gear.
     Certainly fun to drive, something different, i'd happily have another.

[Vamps]

Please explain, i aint old enough to understand 8-)
How did it work???
I mean it is a manual it has 3 pedals but no gearstick??

Column change gear stick

Ah mai oui
Like the hiace van i used to drive, was a cool idea, why didnt it catch on/stay?

Yup. used to have a hi ace pick on the column. Some Corsairs had them as did the Renault16, Ford Thames Van, Saab 96 & more. Probably the reason they never caught on was the slow change & maintenance of the many bushes in the linkages which if worn made it hard to find any gear.
     Certainly fun to drive, something different, i'd happily have another.

Don't forget Consuls, Zodiacs etc, made room for 3 in the front

[amigov6]

Please explain, i aint old enough to understand 8-)
How did it work???
I mean it is a manual it has 3 pedals but no gearstick??

Column change gear stick

Ah mai oui
Like the hiace van i used to drive, was a cool idea, why didnt it catch on/stay?

Yup. used to have a hi ace pick on the column. Some Corsairs had them as did the Renault16, Ford Thames Van, Saab 96 & more. Probably the reason they never caught on was the slow change & maintenance of the many bushes in the linkages which if worn made it hard to find any gear.
     Certainly fun to drive, something different, i'd happily have another.

Don't forget Consuls, Zodiacs etc, made room for 3 in the front

Wow. nostalgia. Always loved the 375 hi line Consuls Forgot the Mk3 Zephyr4 i had when i was 18 (1982 i think), column change, maroon, grey leather, 1700 pre crossflow straight 4. The reg. was FLY something C. It did'nt fly by any means but i loved it! 8-)

[MarkG]

My Mum and Dad had a two tone green 101 F reg (1968) estate from new. I remember it vividly. The interior was grey. Funny how looking at those pics flashes back details I did not realise were still in my head. Parts of the dash, the door handles, ash trays and window winders. Wow

[Pitchfork]

You forget the PA Cresta - the Great Great Great Grandfather of the Omega

And the Ventora........3.3 litre straight.six.........if memory serves....the first one .......not the ugly bastard with the deep grill was best in my opinion. .

We once put a 3.3 Ventora lump into a PA Cresta- it got about 100 metres down the road before the axel disintegrated