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Vauxhall Victor FA

In 1957 Vauxhall replaced the Wyvern with the compact 'F' range of cars, and took the Velox and Cresta into a larger car. 'Victor' was a new name for Vauxhall. The design started life in Britain under David Jones; in fact 2 designs were made for approval and the simpler one was rejected in favour of the 'little Chevrolet'. However, the design was changed in Detroit after the quarter scale clay model arrived at Fisher body damaged, and the opportunity was taken not only to repair it but to modify it. The design was difficult to manufacture, and because the development time was twice shortened there were issues of panel fit, water sealing and bad rusting in FA Victors. The FA Victor was launched at the 1957 Geneva Salon and production passed 250,000 in two years, many to export markets such as Canada. The 1508cc 4-cylinder Wyvern engine powered the Victor. In 1958 a 5-door estate car was added to the Victor range, and February 1959 a Series II Victor was launched with a great taming of the original bodywork, something of a restoration to David Jones' original. In October 1960 the body was further revised with a much larger rear window. Production ended in summer 1961 after 390,000 had been produced

Vauxhall Victor 1957 Super - badge above wheel arch	Vauxhall Victor FA Series I Super - badge	Vauxhall Victor 1960 Deluxe. In the 1959 restyle, the Victor was given new elliptical side lamps and a simplified grille and bonnet.	Vauxhall Victor 1957 Super. The FA Victor was launched in 1957 with scalloped rear door, and fussy bonnet and grille. The David Jones original design was modified in Detroit after a scale model was damaged in transit.	Vauxhall Victor 1957 Super. Detroit imposed changes on the David Jones original design after his scale model was damaged flying to Detroit. American changes included the exhaust pipes in the overriders
Vauxhall Victor FA Series II. The rear door slash was deleted on the Series II from 1959 as David Jones returned the FA Victor closer to his original design	Vauxhall Victor FA Series II. From 1959 the Victor is revised as the Series II, most notably with a bigger rear window and less sculpted rear doors. After 1958 the exhaust is no longer positioned out of the bumper over riders.	Vauxhall Victor 1961 DL. For the final year, Vauxhall gave the FA Victor a mild work over, with revised bonnet and grille and a larger rear window.	Vauxhall Victor FA Super. The Super model of the Victor had extra chrome and equipment. This view shows the similarity to 1955 Chevrolet designs.	Vauxhall Victor FA Super. The Super model of the Victor had extra chrome and equipment
Vauxhall Victor 1960 Deluxe. In October 1959 the FA Victor was revised by the David Jones team, returning it perhaps to the less fussy original design before Detroit changes. The scalloped rear door was flattened and the rear window was enlarged.	Vauxhall Victor FA Super MkI. Early FA Victors had these rounded overriders with blanked centres, later Victors had simpler bumpers and eliptical sidelamps	Vauxhall Victor FA Super. Until 1958 early FA Victors had rounded corner bumbers at the rear which (on the offside) held the exhaust pipe.	Vauxhall Victor FA MkII. In 1959 the FA Victor was 'toned down' with less sculptured body and simpler grille and bumpers.	Vauxhall Victor FA MkII. In 1959 the FA Victor was 'toned down' with less sculptured body and simpler grille and bumpers. The rear bumper no longer had the exhaust pipe outlet.
Vauxhall Victor FA Super. The offside rear bumper contains the exhaust pipe on FA Victors prior to 1959	Vauxhall Victor FA MkII. In 1959 the FA Victor was 'toned down' with less sculptured body and simpler grille and bumpers. The rear bumper no longer had the exhaust pipe outlet.	Vauxhall Victor Models	Vauxhall E-series Wyvern, Velox and Cresta 1951-56	Hillman Minx Series I to VI 1956-67
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