My friend had a Cresta, same body. Don't remember the engine. But, when I got in, I didn't get in like you did. And hit my hip in that window bend. A beautiful car, but my friend wanted some American car, so he swapped the Vauxhall.
Fantastic review of fantastic car! You are right, the lip (in chrome) on the front edge of the bonnet lid perfectly frames the nice fog lights! Actually the Queen had a Velox, a Farnham Estate version, in Navy Green, as I call it. The royal family have a museum somewhere , where it still exists
I remember them in Scotland when I was small in the 1970s they all rusted away with our salted roads in winter & wet climate but still I recall them mainly during scrap yard explorations.
Yes, that was the problem in Norway too. Very sad, they were beautiful cars, with amazing engines. But when the body rusted away under you, it was impossible to keep'em.
My friend had a Cresta, same body. Don't remember the engine.
But, when I got in, I didn't get in like you did.
And hit my hip in that window bend.
A beautiful car, but my friend wanted some American car, so he swapped the Vauxhall.
Great car. Great video!
Fantastic car I'm looking for one to own, it brings childhood memories back, the car start very quiet and you hardly hear it idle when inside the car.
Fantastic review of fantastic car! You are right, the lip (in chrome) on the front edge of the bonnet lid perfectly frames the nice fog lights!
Actually the Queen had a Velox, a Farnham Estate version, in Navy Green, as I call it. The royal family have a museum somewhere , where it still exists
Apologies for the late reply. Many thanks for your support and comments. They are just such awesome car's.
I remember them in Scotland when I was small in the 1970s they all rusted away with our salted roads in winter & wet climate but still I recall them mainly during scrap yard explorations.
Thank you very much, we are lucky that we don't have rust in Johannesburg.
Yes, that was the problem in Norway too. Very sad, they were beautiful cars, with amazing engines.
But when the body rusted away under you, it was impossible to keep'em.
Nice 👍
Is that a victor FB parked next to the velox? You should make a video on that!:)
This is my Vauxhall - Velox 1950 single owner car in good running condition even after 73 years
Awesome car Jacob, love the early Vauxhall
Is it not 1960😅
You best check the bodywork carefully. They were real rot boxes here in the UK and had holes in the wings within two years.
Didn't you listen to the video?
Apologies for the late reply. It's in fact a 1957 E series Vauxhall
no he meant the FB victor on the other side of the Velox
Horsepower on this model is more like 113 bhp. The earlier 2.2 was 0-85bhp.
Hi yes you are correct my 1959 cresta is a 2.2 litre engine