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Vauxhall Viva HA Launched in 1963, the Vauxhall Viva HA was deliberately conventional in engineering. It had a new ohv 4-cylinder 1057cc engine at the front driving the rear wheels. The Viva HA borrowed heavily from the Opel Kadett A by Hans Mersheimer which had been launched in Germany the year before, because there had been cooperation between Opel and Vauxhall, and the HA Viva ended up using the same floorpan and structure of the Opel Kaddett. However, under David Jones Gerald Palmer give the Viva a different look to the Opel. It was the first car to be manufactured at the new Ellesmere Point Plant on Merseyside. In 1965 the 'SL' version appeared with contrasting side flash and triple rear lamps, and there was an 'SL 90' with disc brakes and a high compression engine. A van version of the Viva was marketed as the 'Bedford HA' and Martin Walter converted this into an estate car called the Bedford Beagle. Production ceased in 1966 after sales of 306,000 and when the Viva HB took over. |
Vauxhall Viva Models
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ADO 16, Austin 1100/1300
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Ford Anglia 105E, 123E
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Bedford Vans
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Triumph Herald, 1200, 12/50, 13/60
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Designer : Gerald Palmer (1911-1999)
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