▁of ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁sold ▁as ▁the ▁Op el ▁K ad ett . ▁The ▁locally ▁assemble d ▁V aux hall ▁V iva ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁V aux hall ' s ▁Sl ant ▁Four ▁went ▁into ▁production ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁production ▁overhead ▁cam sh aft ▁inline - four ▁engine ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁rub ber ▁timing ▁bel t . ▁Also , ▁the ▁F D ▁Victor ▁was ▁launched ▁at ▁the ▁Ear ls ▁Court ▁Motor ▁Show , ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁V aux hall ' s ▁fin est ▁all - B rit ish ▁sty ling ▁efforts . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁V aux hall ▁acquired ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁making ▁rust - pr one ▁models . ▁The ▁cor ros ion ▁protection ▁built ▁into ▁models ▁was ▁tight ened ▁up ▁significantly , ▁but ▁the ▁reputation ▁do gg ed ▁the ▁company ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁V aux hall ▁became ▁a ▁Royal ▁W arr ant ▁H older : ▁Motor ▁Ve h icle ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁to ▁H M ▁The ▁Queen ▁– ▁the ▁Royal ▁M ew s . ▁The ▁war rant ▁of ▁H R H ▁The ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁ach ieving ▁five - figure ▁sales ▁on ▁its ▁most