Vauxhall XVR – Early 1960s Concept Car

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Vauxhall’s XVR from back in 1966 still manages to tweak the inspiration with its slick, ‘vette-ish lines.

We always were reminded of seemed to ape the imagined futurism of the Durango 95 from A Clockwork Orange (which was actually a Nova kit car, apparently).

The XVR was one of the most interesting products of a very creative period from Luton, a collection of which we saw at Goodwood a couple of years ago.

Did the ‘Farrah Fawcett’ version of the Corvette Stingray, which launched in 1968, gain inspiration from this concept. Could a Vauxhall really have inspired an American Icon?




 

 

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6 Responses to “Vauxhall XVR – Early 1960s Concept Car”

  1. Never realized how nice these were until I saw these at gw fos a couple of years ago.pity the hefty vs now look like Aussie Bathurst racers….

  2. Never realized how nice these were until I saw these at gw fos a couple of years ago.pity the hefty vs now look like Aussie Bathurst racers….

  3. stuart amphlett

    ah hem (clears throat) Corvette! cough

  4. stuart amphlett

    ah hem (clears throat) Corvette! cough

  5. Ben Purvis

    “Which was actually a Nova kit car, apparently”
    No, that was an Adams Probe 16, wasn’t it?
    “Could a Vauxhall really have inspired an American Icon?”
    No, the ’68 Corvette was inspired by the Mako Shark II concept from 1965 (a year before the XVR).
    Pedantry aside, the XVR still looked good though…

  6. Colin Burton

    Photograph No 6 is Wayne Cherry opening the rear door of the Vauxhall SRV not a XVR!