1972 Vauxhall Cresta Deluxe [PCD]

1972 Vauxhall Cresta [PCD] in Softly Softly: Task Force, TV Series, 1969-1976 Ep. 4.07

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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dsl ◊ 2023-07-23 03:02	LGO x70K was Jan-Feb 72. Probably Deluxe, but Standard got the 4 headlight grille from Dec 70. Production ended July 72.
jcb ◊ 2023-07-23 06:33	Learnt to drive in one of these . Bright red 3.3 ltr , my fathers. Kept forgeting to put handbrake on as it was next to door! -- Last edit: 2023-07-23 06:55:37
dsl ◊ 2023-07-24 13:28	dsl wrote Standard got the 4 headlight grille from Dec 70. Production ended July 72. Update - the Dec 70 date is listed in Glass's for the change. But it didn't happen quite like that - both a book ref and Vauxpedianet say it was announced for the Oct 70 launch of 71my Crestas, and brochures were duly printed with all Crestas having 4 lights, but Luton discovered a stockpile of the Standard 2-light grilles, so didn't make the change until they ran out in late 71. The brochures were still used and distributed, but with a correction sticker. So 4-light Standards were only made for the final few months and there wouldn't have been very many - very few PCs were made after March 72 until the final production end in July. But this Jan 72 example might be one, although as said Deluxe more likely.

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dsl

◊ 2023-07-23 03:02

LGO x70K was Jan-Feb 72. Probably Deluxe, but Standard got the 4 headlight grille from Dec 70. Production ended July 72.

jcb

◊ 2023-07-23 06:33

Learnt to drive in one of these .
Bright red 3.3 ltr , my fathers.
Kept forgeting to put handbrake on as it was next to door!

-- Last edit: 2023-07-23 06:55:37

dsl

◊ 2023-07-24 13:28

dsl wrote Standard got the 4 headlight grille from Dec 70. Production ended July 72.

Update - the Dec 70 date is listed in Glass's for the change. But it didn't happen quite like that - both a book ref and Vauxpedianet say it was announced for the Oct 70 launch of 71my Crestas, and brochures were duly printed with all Crestas having 4 lights, but Luton discovered a stockpile of the Standard 2-light grilles, so didn't make the change until they ran out in late 71. The brochures were still used and distributed, but with a correction sticker.

So 4-light Standards were only made for the final few months and there wouldn't have been very many - very few PCs were made after March 72 until the final production end in July. But this Jan 72 example might be one, although as said Deluxe more likely.

1972 Vauxhall Cresta Deluxe [PCD]

1972 Vauxhall Cresta [PCD] in Softly Softly: Task Force, TV Series, 1969-1976 Ep. 4.07

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