Vauxhall Xvr Concept

Fairly impractical for a daily drive though with no indicators. Sitting at only 40 inches in height the vauxhall xvr concept car was a sleek low slung prototype with gullwing doors and a wraparound front window that was integrated into the doors. Vauxhalls first moment in the sun was.

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Vauxhall Xvr Concept 1966

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As a design director he was responsible to make the vxr showcar in just five months.

Vauxhall xvr concept.

The xvr was the first vauxhall design concept to be publically shown in 1966 and whilst it was a masterpiece of design it could by some be accused of borrowing some its styling cues from other gm designs especially the then newly launched chevrolet corvette.
The name stands for experimental vauxhall research prototype.
Vauxhall xvr concept features completely clean and sleek design.
Vauxhall xvr concept 1966 in all three xvrs were built the road going version was made in metal the other two were in fibre glass and were both non runners without any engine or transmission fitted.

Wayne cherry from gm was sent to vauxhall in 1965.
Can you believe this is a vauxhall.
David jones was responsible for styling the car.
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The vauxhall xvr is a concept car built in 1966 by vauxhall.
The xvr two seater that premiered in geneva in march 1966 was the first vauxhall concept car ever to be exhibited in publicuncompromising in its styling treatment the xvr showed the future trend in world design according to david jones the then vauxhalls director of styling.
It debuted at the march 1966 geneva motor show receiving favorable reviews from press but never went into production.
This provided very generous side vision with the compromise of a blind spot directly in front of the driver due to the single central windscreen strut used.

The name stands for experimental vauxhall research prototype.
This gentle reader is the vauxhall xvr so named because its an experimental vauxhall research car.
However vauxhalls management had been persuaded by jones that it would be possible to add a boost to the publics perception of the vauxhall if it were to display publicly some of their concept work in the same way that gms various divisions did at american auto shows.
In a bid to improve vauxhalls sporting image the design center in luton england produced the xperimental vauxhall research vxr prototype.