5 9 ▁to ▁remove ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁extreme ▁sty ling ▁details . ▁Both ▁models ▁also ▁quickly ▁developed ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁rapid ▁and ▁severe ▁struct ural ▁cor ros ion . ▁The ▁F - Type ▁Victor ▁was ▁especially ▁badly ▁affected ▁by ▁this ▁issue , ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁thin - g au ge ▁steel ▁to ▁minim ise ▁weight , ▁numerous ▁mo ist ure ▁tra ps ▁in ▁its ▁body ▁design ▁( for ▁instance ▁the ▁hidden ▁tail pipe ▁design ▁encourag ed ▁cor ros ive ▁exhaust ▁g ases ▁and ▁cond ens ation ▁to ▁collect ▁in ▁the ▁rear ▁wing ▁corners ), ▁the ▁fitting ▁of ▁a ▁pl astic ised ▁under se al ▁treatment ▁to ▁the ▁floor pan ▁which ▁served ▁to ▁trap ▁mo ist ure ▁and ▁d irt ▁once ▁it ▁became ▁ch ipped ▁or ▁crack ed ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Victor ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁quantities ▁and ▁rates ▁that ▁the ▁L ut on ▁plant ▁had ▁not ▁previously ▁de alt ▁with . ▁ ▁A ▁manufact uring ▁plant ▁at ▁Ell es m ere ▁Port , ▁Ch esh ire , ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁initially ▁making ▁components ▁to ▁supply ▁to ▁the ▁production ▁lines ▁in ▁L ut on , ▁before ▁passenger - car ▁production ▁began ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁V aux hall ▁V iva ▁small ▁family ▁car ▁comm enced , ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁car ▁being ▁aim ed ▁at ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁the ▁Ford ▁Ang lia ▁and ▁Morris ▁Minor . ▁The ▁German ▁version