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Vauxhall Viva HA

Launched in 1963, the Vauxhall Viva HA was deliberately conventional in engineering. It had a new ohv 4-cylinder 1057cc engine at the front driving the rear wheels. The Viva HA borrowed heavily from the Opel Kadett A by Hans Mersheimer which had been launched in Germany the year before, because there had been cooperation between Opel and Vauxhall, and the HA Viva ended up using the same floorpan and structure of the Opel Kaddett. However, under David Jones Gerald Palmer give the Viva a different look to the Opel. It was the first car to be manufactured at the new Ellesmere Point Plant on Merseyside. In 1965 the 'SL' version appeared with contrasting side flash and triple rear lamps, and there was an 'SL 90' with disc brakes and a high compression engine. A van version of the Viva was marketed as the 'Bedford HA' and Martin Walter converted this into an estate car called the Bedford Beagle. Production ceased in 1966 after sales of 306,000 and when the Viva HB took over.

Vauxhall Viva HA	Vauxhall Viva HA - wing badge	Vauxhall Viva 1965 Deluxe - badge on rear panel. Deluxe and base model HA Vivas carried these oval combination lamps whereas the SL and SL90 models had triple round units.	Vauxhall Viva HA 1966 SL - badge on bootlid. Both the SL and SL90 (and the Canadian Epic versions) had these triple lamps	Vauxhall Viva HA 1966 SL90 - badge on front wing
Vauxhall Viva HA 1966 SL90 - badge on bootlid. Both the SL and SL90 (and the Canadian Epic versions) had these triple lamps	Vauxhall Viva HA. Launched in 1963, the Vauxhall Viva HA was deliberately conventional in engineering. It had a new ohv 4-cylinder 1057cc engine at the front driving the rear wheels.	Vauxhall Viva HA. 309,000 HA Vivas were sold 1963-66, a great success for this rather simple car	Vauxhall Viva HA 1965 Deluxe. It has been said that the HA Viva was designed to be Vauxhall's 100E car, although by the time the Viva was launched the much better Ford 105E Anglia had eclipsed the 100E. A new ohv 1057cc engine sat in the front driving the rear wheels.	Vauxhall Viva HA 1965 Deluxe. Opel and Vauxhall shared the development of the platform and ended up with cars that looked very alike. The Viva was a joint effort between David Jones and Gerald Palmer
Vauxhall Viva HA 1966 Deluxe	Vauxhall Viva HA 1966 SL. The SL had been introduced in 1965 with changed rear lamps, a contrasting stripe and better equipment. The 'SL90' combined this specification with a tuned engine and disc brakes, but some buyers were content with SL package and didn't need the extra performance. The Canadian Envoy Epic had the same SL appearance.	Vauxhall Viva HA 1966 SL90. The 'SL' had been introduced in 1965 with better trim and was distinguished by different grille and a contrasting side flash. This was the same appearance as the Canadian HA marketed as the 'Envoy Epic'	Vauxhall HA Viva - rear wheel	Vauxhall Viva 1966 SL - rear wheel. Special wheel trims were given to the SL and SL90 models
Vauxhall HA Viva. Launched in Britain in 1963, the Viva HA borrowed heavily from the Opel Kadett A by Hans Mersheimer which had been launched in Germany the year before.	Vauxhall Viva HA 1966 SL90. The 'SL' had been introduced in 1965 with better trim and was distinguished by different rear lamps and a contrasting side flash. The '90' was introduced in September 1965 and was an option on the Deluxe or the SL. The tuned engine and disc brakes was supposed to enable the Viva to hit 90mph.	Vauxhall Viva HA	Vauxhall Viva HA 1966 SL. The 'restyling' of the SL and SL90 (and Canadian Epic) models was minimal. But by the time the HB Viva was being designed Vauxhall were complaining that their electrical supplier only had a small range of lamps and every British manufacturer had to choose off the shelf.	Vauxhall Viva Models
ADO 16, Austin 1100/1300	Ford Anglia 105E, 123E	Bedford Vans	Triumph Herald, 1200, 12/50, 13/60	Designer : Gerald Palmer (1911-1999)

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