Recently came across an interesting claim, the 2 websites below state that the 1966 to 1972 Vauxhall Cresta/Viscount (PC) was available in South Africa fitted with a 5.2liter Chrysler V8?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Cresta
http://vauxpedianet.uk2sitebuilder.com/ ... a-viscount
A very strange claim, since the 283 or 327 Chevrolet small block V8, would have been available in SA, at the time to keep it an all GM affair.
Can anyone confirm this? Has anyone seen one in person?
Anyone have a CAR magazine issue confirming it?
Given the years produced, this must have then been a 318 A or LA engine?
Vauxhall Cresta/Viscount
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Re: Vauxhall Cresta/Viscount
I cant ever recall reading about this...seems illogical to fit a GM product with a rivals engine.IndianaJones wrote:Recently came across an interesting claim, the 2 websites below state that the 1966 to 1972 Vauxhall Cresta/Viscount (PC) was available in South Africa fitted with a 5.2liter Chrysler V8?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Cresta
http://vauxpedianet.uk2sitebuilder.com/ ... a-viscount
A very strange claim, since the 283 or 327 Chevrolet small block V8, would have been available in SA, at the time to keep it an all GM affair.
Can anyone confirm this? Has anyone seen one in person?
Anyone have a CAR magazine issue confirming it?
Given the years produced, this must have then been a 318 A or LA engine?
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