Hey Frank, don't knock the Victor! I learnt to drive on one of those, a driving school car. My Dad had a Vauxhall Velox at the time, so there was some advantage in both cars having the same peculiarities (like steering-column shift). The Velox later died when the rear spring came through the floor pan, butting up against the rear seat squab, and causing my grandmother to remark, "Ted, this car's not very comfortable."
Actually the Victor was thought of as cutting-edge design at the time, looking as it did like three boxes welded together rather than the more rounded cars of the era. English Victors didn't have the fins that yours had. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: Friday, 10 October 2008 6:15 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Why the LHC broke. On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It'd be a disgrace if the new Mini wasn't very much better than the old - > four decades better in fact. Even the most ordinary new cars are better > than most cars from the sixties with just a minority of exceptions, and the > old Mini was designed in the fifties.<snip> I don't know about that. We had an early 60's Vauxhall Victor Deluxe that was pretty amazing. It was up on blocks all winter long, was underpowered, got lousy fuel economy, had practically no passenger room and a small trunk. It had an ignition/starter motor switch in the engine compartment (I remember it was a huge soft black rubber button), and I recall my Dad spending many hours under the hood constantly pressing it after trying to effect repairs. Given the car's reliability that button was the only well-thought-out part of the car. On top of all that it might have been the ugliest car I've ever seen (what were my parents thinking?): http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/2266017_9156f804ce.jpg It lasted all of about three years before it died. Then we bought a Rambler. They don't make 'em like that any more. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
