Vauxhall Cresta E

Production period:	1954 to 1957
Class :	luxury car
Engines:	Gasoline : 2.3 liters (49.6 kW)
Length:	4382 mm
Width:	1702 mm
Height:	1560 mm
Wheelbase :	2616 mm

The first Vauxhall Cresta was introduced in October 1954 luxury variant of the Vauxhall Velox . The various generations were the E (1955-1957), the PA (1958-1962), the PB (1963-1965) and the PC (1966-1972). The Viscount (1966-1972) was a luxury version of the Cresta PC.
The Cresta is, in effect, a de luxe version of the Velox, and differences on the Cresta only a number of stainless  steel or chrome plated parts instead of painted mouldings, and the fitting as standard of wheel discs, hub plates and a bonnet ornament. The Cresta alone also has white-wall tyres.  

Details worth looking at are the styling of the front lamps, the wrap-round double curvature windscreen, and the three-piece rear window. Luggage accommodation is generous  A look underneath show that  these models are treated with rubber bitumastic protective paint. the Cresta which has as standard many items of equipment not normally offered. The possibility of fitting two wing mirrors and twin foglamps, and reversing lamps. There is protection of the carpet by additional mats, which can be had either in plastics or in linked rubber fibre type.excessive sun- shine can fit an external sun vizor. A standardized towing attachment in which the stresses are spread so as to avoid any distortion of the car's structure  to tow a caravan. A radio set specially designed for the car and used in conjunction with a loudspeaker having a grille which matches the speedometer unit. 

The Vauxhall Velox E was introduced in 1951 and revised in 1954. In this course, in October 1954, a de-luxe version of the Velox, the Cresta was presented. This had the same 2262 cc six-cylinder engine with the same power delivery, but was better equipped with leather upholstery, two-tone paint, whitewall tires , a standard heater and a clock. In addition to the PA models, the E series is now one of the most sought-after and sought-after models of the Vauxhall brand.
The first version, Model E, was replaced in 1957 by the modern PA, which was now luxurious enough to later be accepted by the English upper classes. In the meantime, Queen Elizabeth II actually used a station wagon version for many years.