Vauxhall Velox

Vauxhall Velox
PA S Saloon 1958
Overview
Manufacturer	Vauxhall (General Motors)
Production	1948–65
Body and chassis
Class	Executive car
Layout	FR layout
Related	Vauxhall Wyvern 1948-1957 Vauxhall Cresta 1954-1972
Chronology
Predecessor	Vauxhall Fourteen (J)
Successor	Vauxhall Cresta PC

Vauxhall Velox LIP
Overview
Production	1948-51
Assembly	Luton, Bedfordshire, England Biel, Switzerland Australia, Petone, New Zealand South Africa
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon 2-door tourer (Australia)
Related	Vauxhall Wyvern
Powertrain
Engine	2275 cc I6 ohv 54 bhp (40 kW)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	97.75 in (2,483 mm)
Length	164.5 in (4,178 mm)
Width	62 in (1,575 mm)
Height	63 in (1,600 mm)
Curb weight	2,268 lb (1,029 kg)

Vauxhall Velox EIP Vauxhall Velox EIPV
1955 Vauxhall Velox EIP Saloon
Overview
Production	1951–57 235,296 made
Assembly	Luton, Bedfordshire, England Australia, Petone, New Zealand
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon estate car 2-door tourer 2-door coupe utility
Related	Vauxhall Cresta EIPC Vauxhall Wyvern EIX
Powertrain
Engine	2275 cc I6 ohv 55 bhp (41 kW) 2262 cc I6 ohv 64 bhp (48 kW) 2262 cc I6 ohv 67.5 bhp (50.3 kW)
Transmission	3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	103 in (2,616 mm)
Length	172 in (4,369 mm)
Width	67 in (1,702 mm)
Height	63.5 in (1,613 mm)
Curb weight	2,352 lb (1,067 kg) - 2,436 lb (1,105 kg)

Vauxhall Velox PA
Velox PA SY
Overview
Production	1957–62
Assembly	Luton, Bedfordshire, England Australia Petone, New Zealand
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon 5-door estate car
Related	Vauxhall Cresta PA
Powertrain
Engine	2262 cc I6 ohv 82.5 bhp (61.5 kW) 2651 cc I6 ohv 94.6 bhp (70.5 kW)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	105 in (2,667 mm)
Length	177.5 in (4,508 mm)
Width	68.5 in (1,740 mm)
Curb weight	2,520 lb (1,143 kg) - 2,576 lb (1,168 kg)

Vauxhall Velox PB
Overview
Production	1962–65
Assembly	Luton, Bedfordshire, England Petone, New Zealand Australia
Body and chassis
Body style	Four-door saloon Five-door estate car
Related	Vauxhall Cresta PB
Powertrain
Engine	2651 cc I6 ohv 94.6 bhp (70.5 kW) 3293 cc I6 ohv 115 bhp (86 kW)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	107.5 in (2,730 mm)
Length	181.75 in (4,616 mm)
Width	70.25 in (1,784 mm)
Curb weight	2,632 lb (1,194 kg)

The Vauxhall Velox is a six-cylinder automobile which was produced by Vauxhall from 1948 to 1965. The Velox was a large family car, directly competing in the UK with the contemporary six-cylinder Ford Zephyr, and, to a slightly lesser extent the A90, A95, and A110 Austin Westminster models.

It was introduced by Vauxhall shortly before the London Motor Show in October 1948 as a successor to the Vauxhall Fourteen. Between 1948 and 1957 the Velox was shared its body with the less powerful four-cylinder Vauxhall Wyvern. From August 1954 through to October 1965 it shared its body with the more luxuriously equipped Vauxhall Cresta, a tradition that ended upon the introduction of the new PC Vauxhalls. The Velox name was discontinued at that time in favour of the more upmarket Cresta name while a new flagship model, the Viscount, was launched.

The Velox and its Opel contemporaries are remembered for having mirrored North American styling trends much more closely than other European models of the time. This was particularly apparent following the introduction in 1957 of the PA version of the Velox.

The classic four-door saloon boasted a newly developed straight-six-cylinder engine of 2275 cc, with overhead valves. The 54 bhp (40 kW) power output provided for a claimed top speed of 74 mph (119 km/h). Power was delivered to the rear wheels via a three-speed manual gear box with synchromesh on the top two ratios.

Optional extras included a heater from which warm air was evenly distributed between the front and back areas of the passenger cabin and which could be set to de-ice the windscreen in winter or to provide cool air ventilation in summer. Also available at extra charge was an AM radio integrated into the fascia.

The body was shared with the four-cylinder Vauxhall Wyvern, a pattern that continued with subsequent versions of the Velox until the introduction of the more compact Vauxhall Victor at the beginning of 1957. While the Velox exterior differed only in badging, additional brightwork and different coloured wheels, the interior boasted superior seating materials over the Wyvern including a central arm rest in the rear.