The FE looked much bigger than the FD it replaced but grew just 2 inches, the extra room coming from cleverer packaging.
Median 94 hp across 274 similar cars
Lead trim: 1759 cc OHC · up to 123 hp
Vauxhall Victor FE / VX4/90 / Ventora1972–1978
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Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Vauxhall Victor FE / VX4/90 / Ventora yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactThe FE looked much bigger than the FD it replaced but grew just 2 inches, the extra room coming from cleverer packaging.
The last of the Victors, launched in March 1972, was the FE, marketed with the slogan "NEW VICTOR - The transcontinentals". The car appeared substantially larger than its predecessor, but was actually no wider and only 2 inches (5 cm) longer, though a higher cabin and improved packaging enabled Vauxhall to boast 1.5 inches more leg room in the front and no less than 4 inches of extra leg room in the back with virtually no loss of boot capacity. The Victor Deluxes originally had a bench seat in front, replaced with bucket seats for 1973, and engines were a 1759 cc and 2279 cc overhead-cam four, and 2793 cc and 3294 cc overhead-valve sixes; 44,078 Victor 1800/2300, 113,476 VX4/90 (to 1976), 7,291 Ventora, 693 Victor 3300 and 25,185 VX1800/VX2300 were built.
Collectors Spotted in the Vauxhall Victor Lineage
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1759 cc OHC | 1972–1978 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 77 hp | 97 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2279 cc OHC | 1972–1978 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | 100 hp | 139 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2793 cc OHV | 1972–1978 | 2.8 L Inline-6 | 114 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3294 cc OHV | 1972–1978 | 3.3 L Inline-6 | 123 hp | 176 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
The FE looked much bigger than the FD it replaced but grew just 2 inches, the extra room coming from cleverer packaging.
The FD's windscreen was bonded in, not rubber-sealed, a first for a mass-produced car years before it became standard practice.
Vauxhall sold the FC's downgrade as an upgrade, badging it Victor 101 for a claimed 101 improvements over the FB.
Vauxhall gave up on America after the FB: Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick launched home-grown compacts and US sales stopped after 1961.
Vauxhall built the original Victor's body directly off the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, right down to the forward-sloping windscreen pillars.
Rivals
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