Vauxhall SRV

The Vauxhall SRV, the Styling Research Vehicle, is a 1970 concept car designed by Wayne Cherry and Chris Field for Vauxhall Motors. It was never intended for production and was an attempt to raise Vauxhall's profile and image while providing a research platform for novel design concepts. Its exterior was inspired by the short-nosed, long-tailed Le Mans racers of the time, yet it seated four adults in comfort despite being just 41 inches high. It had four doors with handle-less, largely disguised rear doors, an adjustable aerofoil in the nose, electrically adjusted rear suspension levelling and fuel that could be moved between tanks to alter the centre of gravity. The engine fitted was a mock up of a 2.3-litre transverse Slant-Four, and the car could not run under its own power.