In the mid - late 70s I had a £25 Viva van which I ran as a tip-mobile and second vehicle. Really rough hand painted looking but mechanically spot on. It served us well - leave it anywhere in Hertfordshire and nobody was interested. A friend borrowed for about 6 months (living in South London), and it was stolen and recovered twice. On the second recovery the police pointed out that the engine no was incorrect and belong to something else - but were not further interested. The convenient feature was that 1 year old daughter in a proper pram with hood down would neatly roll into the back. I also favored Vx with a Chevette Estate at some point which was a good practical small car. That was replaced with a BL Austin Maxi 1750 which had no rust and was remarkably reliable. In xxx the opportunity to buy a new Volvo 245 Estate for less than the price of a Vx Cavalier Estate could not be refused and I kept that until spectacularly written off by my wife with me asleep in the passenger seat
The only other Vx was a (company) Carlton CDX Estate which was certainly a toy filled car cf the previous poverty spec (company) Granada.
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