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Vauxhall PB Velox and Cresta

Launched at Earls Court 1962, the PB versions of the Cresta and Velox used a brand new body far more European than the winged PA Cresta. The design team of David Jones responded to criticisms about the over America predecessor, and also that it had too many rust traps so the PB was designed to be more restrained. However, the design wasn't entirely new since it used exactly the same doors as the Victor FB. Launched with an upgraded version of the 2651cc 6-cylinder engine from the PA Cresta, the PB engine gave 113bhp, but was enlarged in October 1964 to 3294cc giving 128bhp. The Velox PB was mechanically the same as the Cresta PB but was equipped with a 4-speed floor gearchange in place of the Cresta's 3-speed column or automatic. Less well equipped, the Velox saved one hundred pounds on the purchase price compared to the Cresta. In 1965 the Cresta PB was replaced by the 3.3-litre Cresta PC, but the Velox name was dropped at this point.

Vauxhall Cresta PB - wing badge	Vauxhall Cresta 1965 PB. Behind the new grille given in the autumn 1964 revamp a 6-cylinder engine enlarged to 3294cc	Vauxhall Cresta 1963 PB. The David Jones design used the front and rear doors of the FB Victor to save development costs and manufacturing costs.	Vauxhall Cresta 1963 PB. The David Jones design originally included a 'turtle deck' boot similar to the Victor FB, but a higher and squarer boot was decided.
Vauxhall Cresta PB. The be-winged PA Cresta was replaced by the PB in 1962 which came with a 2651cc 6-cylinder engine, but a 3294cc 6-cylinder engine was offered in 1965.	Vauxhall Cresta 1965 PB. In Autumn 1964 the Cresta was given a revamp which included new grille and new trim, and it gained a 3294cc version of the 6-cylinder engine.	Vauxhall Cresta 1965 PB. Launched in 1962, the PB Cresta was a more down-to-earth style, looking very much like a large FB Victor, whose doors it shared. In late 1964 a revamp was given with new rear lamps and trim	Vauxhall Cresta PB - rear lights
Vauxhall Cresta 1964 PB - rear lamps. From the 1964 revamp the Cresta lamps incorporated reversing lamps	Vauxhall Cresta 1965. The PB Cresta was launched in 1962, and the David Jones design used the doors from the Victor FB. In October 1964 the PB Cresta and Velox were modestly revised with a new grille and trim.	Vauxhall Cresta 1965 PB. In Autumn 1964 the Cresta was given a revamp which at the rear included reversing lamps in the lamp units.	Vauxhall Cresta models
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