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NOW Here is a really cool 1960s classic, emerging today from the stock of Martin Howey Classics (Est. 25 years).
She is a 1963 Vauxhall Victor FB Super in a delightful shade of pastel green with a contrasting fawn roof and matching interior. She has an MoT until February 2024 (no advisories) and these days is a pretty rare sight on our roads. Launched in the early 60s, production ended just three years later. By the time we ventured into the 1970s, you just didn't see these trusty old Victors any more. Extremely stylish with slightly Trans-Atlantic looks, they were a very popular family saloon as well as being favoured by taxi companies. Compact and a pleasure to drive with that 1508cc engine and four speed box, it is easy to forget what good cars they actually were. We all know thousands were lost to rust. But did Morris, Austin, Ford and Triumph not go the same way? The FB was a good car and here is one ready for its next owner. Great panels, lovely paint work, engine bay and interior. What's not to like?
This description is based on my opinion of the vehicle, the paperwork that comes with the car and anything I have been told about it. The vehicle is 60-years-old and this cannot be taken as a definitive statement for obvious reasons. As with most classic cars, there may be faults and quirks whilst, almost inevitably, some degree of tinkering and care will always be called for. Such are the joys of owning an antique vehicle and they must be taken within their own context and not compared to modern day cars. They are sold as old, mainly out-dated machines and come without any comeback whatsoever. They are my terms and conditions.
My classic cars are motoring antiques. This car, for example, is 60-years-old. It's not two, five or even ten-years-old as your own everyday car may be. It has been in service for more than half a century and so will have quirks and faults in there somewhere. However, faults on these old girls are not always apparent when buying and selling classics which is what I do. I do not restore them, nor do I pretend that they are concours cars. The majority of them go out as they came in, and I continue to enjoy finding more - a skill which is becoming increasingly difficult as many of you will be aware. They deserve to be taken on as "family pets" and cared for through thick and then. They don't make them any more and demand now out-strips supply. Please bear all this in mind, and enjoy your classic car. I can also assist with delivery and so please ask for a quote.
I have now been established as a one-man band classic car dealer for 25 years and pride myself on my buying prowess and - due to small margins - my prices which I firmly believe are up there among the very best in the UK classic car marketplace.
Thanks, Martin. the details below.
