▁a ▁new ▁level ▁by ▁closely ▁res emb ling ▁the ▁famous ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Che v ro let ▁Bel ▁Air , ▁complete ▁with ▁tail f ins , ▁prominent ▁' fl utes ' ▁on ▁the ▁bon net ▁( a ▁modern ▁ev ocation ▁of ▁a ▁familiar ▁V aux hall ▁sty ling ▁c ue ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ), ▁wrap - around ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁screens , ▁large ▁chrom ed ▁b ump ers ▁and ▁an ▁exhaust ▁tail pipe ▁integrated ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rear ▁overrid ers . ▁A ▁year ▁after ▁launch ▁the ▁Victor ▁would ▁also ▁provide ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁V aux hall ' s ▁first ▁factory - built ▁estate ▁car . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁P - Type ▁Vel ox / Cr esta ▁models ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Like ▁the ▁Victor ▁these ▁essentially ▁featured ▁updated ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁driv et rain ▁( and ▁running ▁g ear ) ▁from ▁the ▁E - Type ▁models ▁in ▁a ▁new , ▁larger ▁and ▁much ▁more ▁fl am boy antly - sty led ▁body . ▁American ▁sty ling ▁c ues ▁were ▁again ▁much ▁in ▁evidence , ▁this ▁time ▁being ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Cad illa c ▁concept ▁car ▁called ▁the ▁Park ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁new ▁V aux hall ▁models ▁continued ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁their ▁prede cess ors . ▁The ▁Victor ▁achieved ▁new ▁sales ▁records ▁for ▁V aux hall ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁was ▁Britain '