1972 Vauxhall 1800 L Diesel Perkins [FE]

1972 Vauxhall 1800 [FE] in O Lugar do Morto, Movie, 1984

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2013-11-17 21:37	Early basic Deluxe. Any local assembly?
rpcm ◊ 2013-12-17 17:44	I don't think, but the very few sold here weren't badged as Victor, just 1800 or (even rarer) 2300. This one, being a taxi, must be powered by a Perkins Diesel engine - as also the majority of those sold here and not used as taxis. So I would say it's a 1800 with a Perkins Diesel engine.
rpcm ◊ 2013-12-25 00:56	I found this period Portuguese sales brochure where the names of these models are seen. The front wings'Victor script was locally replaced by a Vauxhall's griffin badge. Curiously the Estate was sold as Caravan.
dsl ◊ 2015-03-15 19:20	My incomplete run of World Car Catalogue editions say Portugal assembly was: 1967 - Victor, Viva 1969 - Victor, Viva 1971 - Victor, Viva 1975 - Victor, Viva 1976 onwards - Portugal assembly continued, but no info on models. So I think this could well have been made-in-P.
taximadrid ◊ 2015-06-17 09:05	portugal taxi ?