Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Vauxhall Cresta is a British car which was produced by Vauxhall from 1954 to 1972.The Cresta was introduced in 1954 as an upmarket version of the Vauxhall Velox, itself a six-cylinder version of the Vauxhall Wyvern. When the Wyvern was replaced in 1957 the new larger car took the Cresta name. This car, code named the PA version one, was one of the more elegant British cars of the late 1950s even though it was not sufficiently upmarket for it to be driven by those who considered themselves the elite of British society. Rock stars could drive them; barristers and doctors would not. This was ironic, because in the 1950s and 60s Queen Elizabeth II used a bespoke PA Estate, and later a PC version of the Cresta as personal transport.The Cresta models were the E (1954–1957), PA (1957–1962), PB (1962–1965) and PC (1965–1972). The Viscount (1966–1972) was an upmarket Cresta PC."@en }
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- Vauxhall_Cresta abstract "The Vauxhall Cresta is a British car which was produced by Vauxhall from 1954 to 1972.The Cresta was introduced in 1954 as an upmarket version of the Vauxhall Velox, itself a six-cylinder version of the Vauxhall Wyvern. When the Wyvern was replaced in 1957 the new larger car took the Cresta name. This car, code named the PA version one, was one of the more elegant British cars of the late 1950s even though it was not sufficiently upmarket for it to be driven by those who considered themselves the elite of British society. Rock stars could drive them; barristers and doctors would not. This was ironic, because in the 1950s and 60s Queen Elizabeth II used a bespoke PA Estate, and later a PC version of the Cresta as personal transport.The Cresta models were the E (1954–1957), PA (1957–1962), PB (1962–1965) and PC (1965–1972). The Viscount (1966–1972) was an upmarket Cresta PC.".