Classics left to die/rotting pics

[finlo]

ATTAK Z said:

The Mark 1 had the last vestiges of the Vauxhall bonnet flutes ... or was that the Victor ? .. can't remember

Was that not the Velox version?

[finlo]

ATTAK Z said:

The Mark 1 had the last vestiges of the Vauxhall bonnet flutes ... or was that the Victor ? .. can't remember

Was that not the Velox version?

[Huntsman]

ATTAK Z said:

Humper said:

ATTAK Z said:

Mark 1 ?

3 window car, pretty rare.

with the indicators in the fins

Straight edge to the front of the bonnet and wider chrome trim along the flank.

I had a later PA with 3.3 Ventora motor in pink and white when I was 18.

[Irish]

W124Bob said:

http://tinyurl.com/acugeyk
TLC required for house and car!

Thanks. A termite or 10 in that.........

[iSore]

Mercky said:

In Handsworth apparently.

although the car's been stood for years, it doesn't look as though it's been stood there for that long. Looks very out of place in an otherwise very nice and well kept house.

[deltashad]

First car I crashed was my mums Ami, aged four. Handbrake on dashboard, a hill with a Vauxhall Cresta at the bottom.

[Welshbeef]

Mercky said:

In Handsworth apparently.

Is this a vehicle which is possible to save?
I'm guessing its scrap or breaking for parts at best.

[keefr22]

ATTAK Z said:

I remember Adam Faith pulled up in one of these (salmon pink) and asked the way to a local theatre (early sixties)

There was a pink one in an almost identical state to the one in the pic parked up outside someone's house in Skewen (South Wales) for years, although it disappeared sometime in the last 12 months. They'd have made a fine pair of bookends..!!

[5.0ltr]

Could look sexy?

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=PA+Cresta+&amp...

[RichB]

Oh those bloody rude boy bling wheels, why oh why...

[Bob CD]

Forgive my ignorance, but why is it called a three window car?

I'm also interested in the panoramic windscreen. Taking the easy way out (rather than doing my own research), can I ask PHers what other Vauxhalls had these 'screens?

[Mercky]

Bob CD said:

Forgive my ignorance, but why is it called a three window car?

I'm also interested in the panoramic windscreen. Taking the easy way out (rather than doing my own research), can I ask PHers what other Vauxhalls
had these 'screens?

The rear screen was made up of three separate sections of glass, rather than the single one of the later cars.

The only other Vauxhall that had a similar wrap round front screen was the first Victor.

[4rephill]

oliverb205 said:

Mercky said:

In Handsworth apparently.

I wonder what's in the garage...

An old washing machine that: "I reckon I can fix that!"
A sofa that's: "Too good to just throw away!"
Boxes that should have gone in the attic but: "I'll put them in the garage for now!"
A home gym that: "Honestly love, I'll use it again one day so there's no point getting rid of it!"
Boxes of spare parts for a car that: "In all honesty, I can't remember what car they're for!"
Patio furniture that: "Yes Love, but this year will be different and we'll get to use it all!"
An old barbecue that: "We'll be able to use in the summer with the patio furniture!"
Stuff bought at a car boot sale that's: "Not junk! - it was a bargain!"
And a range of DIY tools for all those projects that: "I'll get round to doing one day Love! - Trust Me!"


That would be My guess!

[kamilb1998]

4rephill said:

An old washing machine that: "I reckon I can fix that!"
A sofa that's: "Too good to just throw away!"
Boxes that should have gone in the attic but: "I'll put them in the garage for now!"
A home gym that: "Honestly love, I'll use it again one day so there's no point getting rid of it!"
Boxes of spare parts for a car that: "In all honesty, I can't remember what car they're for!"
Patio furniture that: "Yes Love, but this year will be different and we'll get to use it all!"
An old barbecue that: "We'll be able to use in the summer with the patio furniture!"
Stuff bought at a car boot sale that's: "Not junk! - it was a bargain!"
And a range of DIY tools for all those projects that: "I'll get round to doing one day Love! - Trust Me!"


That would be My guess!

[ATTAK Z]

Mercky said:

The rear screen was made up of three separate sections of glass, rather than the single one of the later cars.

The only other Vauxhall that had a similar wrap round front screen was the first Victor.

[Mercky]

ATTAK Z said:

Nice Pic! Those cars could have been on the production line together.

[Humper]

5.0ltr said:

Could look sexy?

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=PA+Cresta+&amp...

I remember seeing that in Practical Classics, it's a Cresta welded on to a Jag XKR, i like it.

[Welshbeef]

Saw some lovely classics today at Goodwood even one which had been "saved". A great day out.

[quiraing]

Wow, can u imagine driving a new Cresta in 1959!!

[ATTAK Z]

quiraing said:

Wow, can u imagine driving a new Cresta in 1959!!

Believe me they weren't that good to drive ... the steering wheel was connected to the front wheels with rubber bands ... it was like driving a boat in moderate seas !!!