Vauxhall Viceroy Automatic

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In production from 1967 to 1982, the Opel Commodore was a six-cylinder version of the Rekord and was sold in the UK as the Vauxhall Viceroy.

It went through three generations of development, the final ‘C’ Series running from 1977 to 1982. The UK market Viceroy was equipped with the venerable 2.5-litre straight-six producing 113bhp on carbs and 128bhp with fuel injection. The Viceroy badge was to denote a more luxurious version of the established Carlton saloon. An estate version was offered in most markets but not in the UK, although one was specially made in 1982 for Queen Elizabeth II to enable Her Majesty to carry her Corgis!

Performance was considered ample, with a good burst of torque, and driving through the rear wheels with either a 4-speed manual or 3-speed automatic gearbox a top speed of 100mph was achievable.

First registered in August 1981, this fine automatic Viceroy has had just two owners from new, the first until 2003 when it was acquired for the Stondon Museum Collection. The car has covered only 81,321 miles to date and comes with its original service book and blue V5.

Finished in silver with contrasting copper velour interior, the car appears to be in good and original condition throughout and is still fitted with its original radio cassette player and a tow hitch. Said to be in running order, it has been on static display for some time so will no doubt benefit from some precautionary recommissioning before use.

With only 20 Viceroys still UK registered according to DVLA figures, you are unlikely ever to see one coming the other way. An exceedingly rare car in good order throughout, it needs to be preserved for future generations to enjoy.