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Photograph of 1939 Vauxhall 6
1939 Vauxhall 6 [D]
Photograph of 1956 Vauxhall Velox
1956 Vauxhall Velox [D]
Photograph of Vauxhall Cresta's
Vauxhall Cresta's [D]
Photograph of 1935 Vauxhall 25hp Wingham
1935 Vauxhall 25hp Wingham [D]
Photograph of 1957 Vauxhall Victor Series I
1957 Vauxhall Victor Series I [D]
Photograph of 1924 Vauxhall 23/60 Kingston
1924 Vauxhall 23/60 Kingston [D]
Photograph of 1924 Vauxhall 23/60
1924 Vauxhall 23/60 [D]
Photograph of 1904 Vauvhall Two-Seater
1904 Vauvhall Two-Seater [D]
Photograph of 1925 Vauxhall Velox
1925 Vauxhall Velox [D]
Photograph of 1930 Vauxhall Hurlingham
1930 Vauxhall Hurlingham [D]
Photograph of Vauxhall
Vauxhall [D]
Photograph of Vauxhall Victor Estate
Vauxhall Victor Estate [D]
Photograph of 1953 Vauxhall Wyvern
1953 Vauxhall Wyvern [D]
Photograph of Vauxhall Velox
Vauxhall Velox [D]
Photograph of 1903 Vauxhall Tourer
1903 Vauxhall Tourer [D]
Photograph of 1925 Vauxhall
1925 Vauxhall [D]
Photograph of Vauxhall
Vauxhall [D]
Photograph of 1957-1959 Vauxhall PA Cresta
1957-1959 Vauxhall PA Cresta [D]
Photograph of 1956 Vauxhall E-Type Velox
1956 Vauxhall E-Type Velox [D]
Photograph of 1951-1957 Vauxhall E-Type Cresta
1951-1957 Vauxhall E-Type Cresta [D]
Photograph of 1913 Vauxhall "Prince Henry"
1913 Vauxhall "Prince Henry" [D]
Photograph of Vauxhall A-Type
Vauxhall A-Type [D]
Photograph of 1949 Vauxhall Wyvern L
1949 Vauxhall Wyvern L [D]
Photograph of 1915 Vauxhall "Prince Henry"
1915 Vauxhall "Prince Henry" [D]
Photograph of 1925 Vauxhall 30/98
1925 Vauxhall 30/98 [D]
Photograph of 1957 Vauxhall Cresta E-Type
1957 Vauxhall Cresta E-Type [D]
Photograph of 1910 Vauxhall 'Prince Henry'
1910 Vauxhall 'Prince Henry' [D]
Vauxhall
Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
Luton
Bedfordshire
1903-1960+

Vauxhall began as Alex Wilson & Company (Steam Engineers) in London in 1857. In 1894 they became the Vauxhall Iron Works, built on the site of a medieval knight's house. (Fulk le Breant - "Fulk's Hall").

The first Vauxhall was a single-cylinder 5 hp car with tiller steering and about forty cars were built before it was replaced by a series of 9, 12 and 14 hp cars that had the famous fluted bonnet.

The company moved to Luton in Bedfordshire in 1905 which, coincidentally, was the former location of Fulk's country seat.

Vauxhall had great success in the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) and Scottish Reliability Trials of 1908, which encouraged the trend to build expensive cars for the wealthy end of the market.

The most famous pre-war model is the Prince Henry, which was produced from 1911 until the outbreak of The Great War. During the war the 25 hp tourer was built to War Office requirements.

Despite poor sales after the war Vauxhall still built sports versions of their basic models. Their weak financial position led to the American General Motors take-over of 1925.

In the 1930's the company concentrated on selling smaller cars with the 17 hp Cadet in 1930 and the A-Type in 1934. The 10 hp H-Type of 1938 was the first mass-produced British car of integral construction.

After the Second World War the 10, 12 and 14 hp models were continued, but replaced in 1948 by the Wyvern and Velox models. These used the same body, the Wyvern had the 12 hp engine and the Velox used a new 2.3 litre six-cylinder unit.

The Victor replaced the Wyvern in 1957 with an American type body style.