Old Vauxhall Cresta.
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A very good friend of mine has a collection of old cars scattered around his property ( he lives out in the sticks )
2 Armstrong Siddelys
4 Morris 1000's
Hillman imp
2 jags ( them gangster film jags)
daimler Dart
Triumph Spit fire
3 Rover 100's (with the suicide doors)
MG Midget
Wolsely Hornet
He is a horder all the above are in various states of repair
bikes he has a Triumph Trident
Norton 850 commando
Early suzuki GT water cooled triple 2 stroke. Front drum brake model
Triumph Bonneville ( Silver Jubilee model)
and more
2 Armstrong Siddelys
4 Morris 1000's
Hillman imp
2 jags ( them gangster film jags)
daimler Dart
Triumph Spit fire
3 Rover 100's (with the suicide doors)
MG Midget
Wolsely Hornet
He is a horder all the above are in various states of repair
bikes he has a Triumph Trident
Norton 850 commando
Early suzuki GT water cooled triple 2 stroke. Front drum brake model
Triumph Bonneville ( Silver Jubilee model)
and more
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Yes! Until you mentioned it, I had forgotten the speedo! It is "quite a long time" ago! Yes, the rear lights were huge oval things, and the flasher was sat atop the rear wing. You are correct, the facelifted model had completely restyled rear lamps. The fuel filler cap on the one we had was missing, it had a rubber one in the filler neck!
I too also had an FD Ventora. With an SU conversion, I used to get approx 18mpg round town, and late 20s or even low 30s on a run! I absolutely hated that slant OHC 4-cylinder engine in the FD & FEs, By all accounts it was half a Chevrolet V8! Whether this is fact is debatable, as I am sure it would not have been worth re-casting the block to "close-off" the other 4 cylinders. I recall that Opel continued to use their OHV engine the the late 60s/70s (which was scrounged by Vauxhall for the Mark 1 Cavalier) until the OHC unit we are all familiar with went into the Novas, Astras and Mk 11 Cavaliers. Rumour has it that it was thought that the 4-cylinder engine from the earlier Victors would be too tall for the new FD, so that is why they went for the slant engine - and then fitted the straight six in the Ventora and Victor 3300 Estate! An identical engine, but with two more cylinders!
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I've just remembered that there were a couple of changes for the 1960 model year. The front sidelamps/indicators were placed in a chrome housing, and the rear window was enlarged and now wrapped around in one piece. I don't remember any other changes, does anyone else?
If they did, I never saw one!
I've got a fine example of the slant engine parked on my drive. It's the 2.3l version in the front of a Bedford CF (1984 facelift).
Yes, the first of the F-Series Victors did have the exhaust coming out through the bottom of the O/S/R light cluster, or rather through the chrome detail around the rear light. Post facelift (1960 model year IIRC) the exhaust exited at the N/S/R of the car below the bumper. Isn't it strange that details such as this are recalled when prompted? I always found the Fords (Consuls and Zephyrs) from this era very noisy. Sound deadening in the Vauxhalls was, IMO much better
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I knew someone who I used to buy Leyland parts off for my succession of Metros Maestros & Montys. He said they were recon but they always looked brand new. Then I found out he knew someone who worked* at Longbridge....
* When they weren't striking...
* When they weren't striking...
He must have been on the one week on, six weeks off shift then. 
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