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My first Vauxhall Cresta was pink, it was all the rage in the '50s

Peter

Hi Peter,

Peter.N. wrote:My first Vauxhall Cresta was pink, it was all the rage in the '50s
Peter

I can remember them quite well I take it the one you had was a PA MODEL , my father had the PC version with a bench front seat and a 3 speed column change, but they (PA,PB & PC) all suffered from 'Tin-worm' quite badly, just like all the 101 Victor ranges etc. that's why I'll NEVER want to own a GM product !
I can still remember helping my dad bodging up both the 101 and the PC Vauxhall's which were both <3 years old
with fibre-glass matting/Aluminum mesh and P38/P40 etc.

Aha yes, this wee belter, I was looking for it the other day to show to Andrew when he said the XM with too many 'XM' badges was scary and making him hide behind the sofa... I was thinking he aint seen nothing yet...

Reminds me of this fine specimen:

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That pink car is truly disgusting.

The Yellow one is pretty revolting, the rear wing/airofoil thing is just plain rediculous.

Why do they do it?

At least this bloke has some taste.

Black is classy, and the chrome really sets it off a treat.........don't you think..........?





Pictures borrowed from somebody on the old forum, can't remember who it was though.

Paul

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They're all horiffic. I think the black car is worst of all!!

Someone started out with a nice car, and made it look shit, the others probably were shit to begin with to merit the re-sprays.

XMX wrote:Hi Peter,

Peter.N. wrote:My first Vauxhall Cresta was pink, it was all the rage in the '50s
Peter

I can remember them quite well I take it the one you had was a PA MODEL , my father had the PC version with a bench front seat and a 3 speed column change, but they (PA,PB & PC) all suffered from 'Tin-worm' quite badly, just like all the 101 Victor ranges etc. that's why I'll NEVER want to own a GM product !
I can still remember helping my dad bodging up both the 101 and the PC Vauxhall's which were both <3 years old
with fibre-glass matting/Aluminum mesh and P38/P40 etc.

Actually I lied my first Cresta was a 'E' model, I should have said my first PA cresta was pink. I think I had six in all, the last one was a PC into which I fitted a Perkins Diesel, I bought it for £25.00 with a burnt out clutch, sold it a couple of years later for £50.00

Peter

Comedy bonnet on that black one, looks like a toilet seat

Ciaran

IS there not a pink Xm in the UK? Im sure ive seen a picture of it. In fact, i think the guy who writes the Xm colum in the Citroenian has a pink Xm?

Im sure there is a yellowy/Goldy one in the Uk too.

You're quite right, there is, someone on XM-L owned it.

I believe it suffered a busted strut top not long after he bought it.

Its not quite as garish as that one in the thread here, but still a bit

Ciarán