840 Cresta Es were built at GM's Petone plant in New Zealand in 1956 alone — a figure that survives only because a local owners' club found the factory ledgers.
Median 90 hp across 175 similar cars
Lead trim: 2.3 six-cylinder
Vauxhall Cresta E1954–1957
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Fact840 Cresta Es were built at GM's Petone plant in New Zealand in 1956 alone — a figure that survives only because a local owners' club found the factory ledgers.
The Vauxhall Cresta is a British automobile produced by Vauxhall from 1954 to 1972, introduced in 1954 as an upmarket version of the Vauxhall Velox, itself a six-cylinder version of the Vauxhall Wyvern; the Cresta models were the E (1954–1957), PA (1957–1962), PB (1962–1965) and PC (1965–1972). The Cresta E, launched in 1954, had the same 2262 cc six-cylinder engine in the same state of tune as the Velox but scored over it in having a choice of leather or fabric upholstery, optional two-tone paintwork and a heater as standard; 166,504 were produced.
Collectors Spotted in the Vauxhall Cresta Lineage
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Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 six-cylinder | 1954–1957 | 2.3 L Inline-6 | 83 hp | 114 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Vauxhall styled the PC on the coke-bottle look, giving Britain a slightly smaller Chevrolet Impala with a Viscount badge on top.
Vauxhall never built a Cresta estate in-house — coachbuilder Martin Walter of Folkestone grafted on a steel-framed glass-fibre roof extension and tailgate to make one.
The Cresta PA wasn't just a middle-class family saloon — Queen Elizabeth II personally used a bespoke Friary-bodied PA estate as her own transport.
840 Cresta Es were built at GM's Petone plant in New Zealand in 1956 alone — a figure that survives only because a local owners' club found the factory ledgers.
Rivals
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