I was surprised to see a 1960 PA at 0:24 in what purports to be a promotion of the '59 Victor. The raised top to the grille gives the PA away as a 1960 model, where the '59 had a straight top. Very nice to see these old images, they take me back to when I worked at a Vauxhall dealer in the early sixties.
Hi David, entirely my fault! I had the sound track on record and added the images from my collection as I don't have the original film strip that would have come with it. Great spot though; glad somebody is paying attention, and knows their Vauxhall stuff.
I had a 59 Deluxe as my first car. Rotten as a pear. Where on earth did the 'FA' rubbish come from? It was ONLY ever an 'F' Vauxhall chassis numbers denote the model. Mine was FE238998. F being the model, E being the trim (Deluxe) variant, the numbers denoting the shell number. Later I had an FC VX 4/90 The chassis no was FCH31/R******* (I do know the digits, they are blanked for a reason) FC was the model, H was the variant (VX 4/90) 31 was the engine (twin carbs, Ally head and different crank) R was for RHD. You always had to quote the chassis number for spares, so 50 years on, they are still in my head. Please educate anyone who calls in an 'FA' - it really grinds my synchromesh 3 up the tree gears. (Had to rebush the external gear linkage, used to fall out of the worn guides.)
@@foxstrangler Completely agree. Never was the 'FA' and never will be. Another one is 'F Type' - Never referred to as the F Type by Vauxhall, always referred to as the F model or F Series.....
@@Leeandian1 My word someone out there knows his stuff. Totally agree F model or F Series or even Model F. I cant stand people referring to the Victor as the FA. Never was and never should be.
Great looking car and ran smoothly .I have a later 61 model that has survived pretty well .To say they rusted yes they did but so did many cars from the late 50s early 60s with no rust protection and mud traps galore.
When I restored XOT362 , I used brand new original Springs and genuine Vauxhall Shocks. The leaf springs too were new old stock with genuine hanger rubbers and shocks. So, the car drove as the day it left the factory. Road holding was great and what a smooth ride too. No slack in the gear change as all wear was welded up and new genuine grommets fitted.
You can see on some pics that the headlamps rims are in chrome. This did not carry on into production though. Some dealers thought they looked good and chromed them themselves. The UTM reg was Vauxhall own registrations. When they were new the cars drove beautifully. I owned supers and a Delookz. The Delookz was very comfortable with individual leather front seats and carpet in the front too. The standard model (in black) in one picture shows wheel arch protectors which were not a standard fit for the standard but actually were an accessory which you can see in the accessories brochure. A great car. I wish I still had one.
People remember the rust and forget what a well-finished car it was with a superb,sweet little engine. Ancillaries were mostly by locally made AC Delco rather than Lucas.
Seated 6, but with 6 adults you were asking for trouble, the rear leaf springs were 3 leaves, and the main leaf would snap right above the axle. Vauxhall springs have always been weak - they still break on much newer models.
A good looking effort at copying American styling of the later 50's. Pity there are so few of them left because they rusted so quickly, and badly. I haven't seen one in Australia in decades.
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I was surprised to see a 1960 PA at 0:24 in what purports to be a promotion of the '59 Victor. The raised top to the grille gives the PA away as a 1960 model, where the '59 had a straight top. Very nice to see these old images, they take me back to when I worked at a Vauxhall dealer in the early sixties.
Hi David, entirely my fault! I had the sound track on record and added the images from my collection as I don't have the original film strip that would have come with it. Great spot though; glad somebody is paying attention, and knows their Vauxhall stuff.
Thanks for uploading this . Obviously a dealer training film for the updated FA. Such a shame these cars rusted so badly , not many left now.
I had a 59 Deluxe as my first car. Rotten as a pear. Where on earth did the 'FA' rubbish come from? It was ONLY ever an 'F'
Vauxhall chassis numbers denote the model. Mine was FE238998. F being the model, E being the trim (Deluxe) variant, the numbers denoting the shell number. Later I had an FC VX 4/90 The chassis no was FCH31/R******* (I do know the digits, they are blanked for a reason) FC was the model, H was the variant (VX 4/90) 31 was the engine (twin carbs, Ally head and different crank) R was for RHD. You always had to quote the chassis number for spares, so 50 years on, they are still in my head. Please educate anyone who calls in an 'FA' - it really grinds my synchromesh 3 up the tree gears. (Had to rebush the external gear linkage, used to fall out of the worn guides.)
@@foxstrangler Completely agree. Never was the 'FA' and never will be. Another one is 'F Type' - Never referred to as the F Type by Vauxhall, always referred to as the F model or F Series.....
@@Leeandian1 My word someone out there knows his stuff. Totally agree F model or F Series or even Model F. I cant stand people referring to the Victor as the FA. Never was and never should be.
Great looking car and ran smoothly .I have a later 61 model that has survived pretty well .To say they rusted yes they did but so did many cars from the late 50s early 60s with no rust protection and mud traps galore.
"Holds the road like a limpet"--incredible!
When I restored XOT362 , I used brand new original Springs and genuine Vauxhall Shocks. The leaf springs too were new old stock with genuine hanger rubbers and shocks. So, the car drove as the day it left the factory. Road holding was great and what a smooth ride too. No slack in the gear change as all wear was welded up and new genuine grommets fitted.
You can see on some pics that the headlamps rims are in chrome. This did not carry on into production though. Some dealers thought they looked good and chromed them themselves. The UTM reg was Vauxhall own registrations. When they were new the cars drove beautifully. I owned supers and a Delookz. The Delookz was very comfortable with individual leather front seats and carpet in the front too. The standard model (in black) in one picture shows wheel arch protectors which were not a standard fit for the standard but actually were an accessory which you can see in the accessories brochure. A great car. I wish I still had one.
My uncle had the Vauxhall Cresta I think 1959. Year it was built.
People remember the rust and forget what a well-finished car it was with a superb,sweet little engine. Ancillaries were mostly by locally made AC Delco rather than Lucas.
If you didn't use AC Delco plugs it would run rough and misfire. Common to Vauxhalls for years - never did find out why that was.
Seated 6, but with 6 adults you were asking for trouble, the rear leaf springs were 3 leaves, and the main leaf would snap right above the axle. Vauxhall springs have always been weak - they still break on much newer models.
Great for their time but god did they rust ! in fact Vauxhalls in particular became known for it.
F Type _could_ have been great...it's a rather cute thing.
A good looking effort at copying American styling of the later 50's. Pity there are so few of them left because they rusted so quickly, and badly. I haven't seen one in Australia in decades.
By this time GM was marketing Vauxhalls through Pontiac dealers in rhe U.S.
They don't make cars like that any more...
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