The Vauxhall Victor is, by British standards a large family car produced by Vauxhall from 1957 to 1976. In North America it was considered a compact.
The original Victor, launched on 28 February 1957, was coded the F series and saw a production run of more than 390,000 units.
Following American styling trends then current, the windscreen pillars (A-pillars) sloped forwards. In fact, the body style was derived directly from the classic ′55 Chevrolet Bel Air, though this is not apparent unless the two cars are viewed side by side.The Victor briefly became Britain's most exported car, with sales in markets as far flung as the United States (sold byPontiacdealers, since Vauxhall had been part of GM from 1925), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Asianright-hand drivemarkets such as Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore.
In Canada, it was marketed as both the Vauxhall Victor (sold through Pontiac/Buick dealerships) and the Envoy (through Chevrolet/Oldsmobile dealers).
The Victor was also instrumental in giving Vauxhall its first in-house-designed estate car, which complemented the four-door saloon.
1958 Vauxhall Victor F Series by Vanguards.
This model was issued in 2004. Lledo, the issuer went bankrupt in 1999 and the models were produced by Corgi. Corgi took over the Vanguards under their own name starting in 2005.
As mentioned above the Victor was also instrumental in giving Vauxhall its first in-house-designed estate car, which complemented the four-door saloon.
This was my younger brother's first car. Unfortunately, it came to an abrupt end with a high speed roll-over north of Toronto. The two occupants were not injured which was amazing when you look at the wreck. Its a 1958 Vauxhall Victor Estate.
I saw very many Vauxhall Victors in Victoria, British Columbia. A very popular color for the FA seemed to be yellow. The yellow station wagon frequently was seen with a black or dark green roof as well. The FAs were decent enough but rust prone. The FB that replaced it was IMHO a much more resilient car and of course larger inside. It too was very popular back in the day. It does seem to me though that in my home area there were many more Vauxhall Crestas on the road. They too were a very good car.
The Vauxhall Victor is, by British standards a large family car produced by Vauxhall from 1957 to 1976. In North America it was considered a compact.
The original Victor, launched on 28 February 1957, was coded the F series and saw a production run of more than 390,000 units.
Following American styling trends then current, the windscreen pillars (A-pillars) sloped forwards. In fact, the body style was derived directly from the classic ′55 Chevrolet Bel Air, though this is not apparent unless the two cars are viewed side by side.The Victor briefly became Britain's most exported car, with sales in markets as far flung as the United States (sold byPontiacdealers, since Vauxhall had been part of GM from 1925), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Asianright-hand drivemarkets such as Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore.
In Canada, it was marketed as both the Vauxhall Victor (sold through Pontiac/Buick dealerships) and the Envoy (through Chevrolet/Oldsmobile dealers).
The Victor was also instrumental in giving Vauxhall its first in-house-designed estate car, which complemented the four-door saloon.
1958 Vauxhall Victor F Series by Vanguards.
This model was issued in 2004. Lledo, the issuer went bankrupt in 1999 and the models were produced by Corgi. Corgi took over the Vanguards under their own name starting in 2005.
I have the yellow and the beige ones done by Vanguards and quite like them.
I did the pattern making for this transkit for the Vauxhaul for Rod Ward many years ago. It's based on the Vanguard diecast and sold under his Bijou label.
