Vauxhall Victor 101 Super

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Continuing Vauxhall’s policy of regular skin changes for its family cars, the Victor FC appeared on the scene in 1964 just three years after its predecessor.

Although it looked significantly different from the FB, under the skin little had really changed, prompting Vauxhall to market it as the Victor 101 to stress that it had ‘101 improvements’ over the FB. Still powered by the familiar 76bhp 1,594cc unit seen before, it was still suspended by wishbones and coil springs at the front along with a live axle and semi-elliptic springs at the rear.

The new styling was much sleeker though, with thinner pillars, more curvaceous panels and a slightly concave rear window – a trend which didn't catch on but was more successfully adopted by Citroen with the CX and C6 models. The bold new styling also offered another significant upside – the Victor 101 offered one of the largest boots in its class, more interior space and class-leading ride quality.

There was a choice of six cars across saloon and estate bodyshells, including the range-topping VX4/90, which had a four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox as standard with a two-speed Powerglide automatic gearbox available from 1966.

Dating from January 1966, this 101 Super four-door saloon had just one owner from new until 2011 when it was acquired for the Stondon Museum Collection. It has covered less than 61,000 miles with no fewer than 30 old MOTs from 1975 to 2015 to warrant this mileage. Said to be in good running order with an MOT until October 2016, it also comes with a service book and a hand-written notebook detailing usage, an old green log book, a modern V5C and a period sales brochure.