1966 Vauxhall XVR


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Originally shown at the 1966 Geneva Salon, the XVR was largely the work of David Jones, Vauxhall’s charismatic head of design in the 1960s. Featuring gullwing doors, pop-up headlights and all-independent suspension, the XVR’s unique dash treatment was used to test reaction to ideas he had for the later Firenza.

The car is built on a custom chassis with all-independent suspension, disc brakes and a VX4/90 engine. In total three cars were made