Well used Vauxhalls hail from Pakistan

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Pakistan may be the last place you’d think about when talking classic cars, but several large motor manufacturers had assembly factories in the country. A well-known source claims: “Pakistan produced its first vehicle in 1953 at the National Motors plant in Karachi. The plant was opened in conjunction with General Motors who arranged the facilities for the production of Vauxhall cars and Bedford trucks. In the same year, Ford trucks partnered with Ali Automobiles where they introduced Ford Anglia, Ford pickups and the Ford Kombi. Haroon Industries partnered with Dodge Motors in 1956.” Those were enough goings to put the Pakistanis on the road.

This means of course, that now-classic Vauxhalls, Fords, Dodges and Jeeps can still be seen on the streets of Karachi, Islamabad or Lahore. The Vauxhall seen above is a good example of how the Pakistanis just keep on going, not troubled by MOTs or Health and Safety issues. It may not be the prettiest of Victors available, but it must have proved itself really well after 400,000 kilometres. That’s the mileage the current owner claims. He offers it for sale for 285,000 Pakistan rupees, some 2500 euros…

(Words editor, picture courtesy pakcars.com)

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