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@ur.gasser7414 Thanks so much for posting this. I haven't seen one running and functioning in decades. I had the pleasure of buying a 1964 one-owner, low mileage, black and silver model in 1970 as a teenager. I believe I had one of 4 of the wagon versions in the entire Dallas-Fort Worth area. The car really was a head-turner. I thoroughly enjoyed raising the suspension all the way up while waiting at a stop light. It made the people in the cars next to me feel like their cars were sinking. Back then, it was really hard to find 16" Michelin radials . I have seen them in old French movies where they were used as an ambulance. Really cool car, I loved mine!
I had several cresta PA's apart from massive rust problems was the knee breaking wrap around windscreen the amount of time's i hit my knees getting in and out im suppressed i can still walk apart from these 2 big faults they were a fantastic car of the fifties and early 60's next to the ford 2.6cc of the same era.
Just loved this wonderful car. I didn't even know it existed as an european/UK car, as I thought a car like this could only be american. These kind of cars makes you feel very special when you drive them but unfortunately they are not suitable for our tiny and crowded european countries with narrow roads.
lets compare the 1956 Lagonda , Jaguar , Aston Martin , Bentley , Jenson , Austin Healey to name a few , all faster than the Chevy / Caddy and can go round bends ......
When is a kit car not a kit car, Is it when it's a Morgan? I have a JBA Falcon. One tester described a well put together Falcon as mine is being built by the great car builder John Watson, as better than a Miogan. That was a few years back now and Morgan's have improved build quality wise.
It would have been great to display how the middle row of seats fold completely flat, the cushion flips 180degrees and the squab 90degrees to provide a very long and flat load space. I am always disappointed in engineers who do not bother, it seems, to provide what should be a basic feature of a load carrier. Even my W124 wagon, while it could not have the cushion flip beyond 90degrees, allowed one to remove it, so not impacting the load space length.
We had some friends in Africa who drove their Citroen Safari all over West Africa, and on one occasion crossed the Sahara north to south. This was in the 60's so it was a real adventure. They actually cracked the engine sump halfway across, and glued, yes glued, the crack shut and proceeded with caution and made it. As far as I was concerned it was the absolute coolest car in the world. Still in my top 5.
I hate the seats and the dash - the rest of this car is fantastic. Does any other car use a button for breaks? There crazy that it raises up like that - how unusual is that?
I think you mean saloon, and not coupe! The coupe, though very rare, has only two doors while the ordinary saloon car has four! (and comparable to the Break)
You should not the drive the car in the highest position! It is just for service and changing tyres! The car is totally stiff and could be damaged if driven in this position.
The idea behind the one-spoke steering wheel is also a safety feature. It has no "crasch center" and is designed to minimize injuries on impact. It bends rather than protrudes in to your chest.
When changing tires you don´t even have to insert a stand "closest to the wheel to be changed". There is just one ancor point in the middle of the car, and it raises both the font and the rear wheel at the same time!
Beautiful cars. In NZ they, for some reason, rusted like bastards. Probably from boat ramps and the ensuing salt-water exposure Especially around and under the rear roof pillar, ("C" pillar?), which would detach. You could jump on the rear bumper, and the back doors would pop open. Massive amount of work to repair, but worth it. Think the last version here was the PASX. Super cool car, and rigid once fixed properly. And those rolling coloured speedos!!! So cool. I spun a fixed one, at speed. All good. Scared the shit out of me, though.
A PA Vauxhall does NOT look American. Quite and individual car. And it is a PAX, not a PA. With the Big Block engine,,2.6 litre. As for the youth of today,, column changes werer very common in this era of car. A friend of mine has had a PAX since 1969. In storage but compete Stags?? Do any havve that horrid engine still?
1984. I had just arrived at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. I walked to the local garage in Barton Mills and rented their green-gold Viva until I bought a new car. Great time.
the early one with the borg warner 35 was slower than an 1800 Maxi , what an embarrassment when your latest girlfriend was driving mine and said, is that it!! when she put her foot down to overtake a car in front of us....a bit like having a 2 inch cock
you are all living in a dream world, I had a Stag for 30 years from the 70s . I modified it to death, to make it worth while. Conan ex SOC modified co-ordinator
When you stand close to the rear you can read the plate ,and from a distance you can still read it due to the shape of the rear door. When changing a flat the there is only one stud to attach the stand on each side if memory serves me right and when you drop the suspension both wheels raise. On the saloon there is one bolt at the rear of the wing to remove the complete wing .the hydraulic lever can be raised if you are carrying a heavy load.i have seen a brake running with one ton of coal in the back with level suspension. The front brakes are inboard and sit beside the gearbox and not on the wheels,this greatly increases the breaking efficiency of the brakes. Thank you for the video I was around when Citroen moved into Dundee Scotland where my love of the mark comes from.
I had a drive of one of these , when I was very young, I thought it was superb, the steering was brilliant like Ford Consuls & Zephyrs effortless holding a straight line, I think less hard work than some modern cars. Cars of these eras were bullet proof, they rarely missed a beat, red lights never came up, there was usually only one for the generator. Extremely cheap to maintain, miles better than new cars, quick & easy to get at anything, totally simple, quick to do anything.
Most of these older motors were so heavy ,built so well and strong but running one now ,you'd need the road tax wave to buy fuel but what was so special to many of us back then ,the smell inside spose you'd call someone who likes this ,a petrol head .
I had one of these. in1968. It was brilliant. You could put start it put it in gear get it moving then get out of the car and jog alongside it . Used to do this on an old runway while serving in the RN Both my friends had these too. The bench seats were brilliant like single beds 😜. Also they ere so easy to work on I took the engine apart and replaced all pistons and Big end bearings in a small lock up garage with no special.tools I just improvised and jacked up the engine block.
