VAUXHALL PRINCE HENRY – year 1914

Manufacturer: Vauxhall Motors Ltd., Luton, Bedfordshire, Anglia.

W 1857 r. in London's Vauxhall, a young Scottish mechanic, Aleksander Wilson, founded the Vauxhall Ironworks. The first car was built here in 1903 r. Two years later, the plant moves to Luton, Bedfordshire, where Vauxhall Motors Ltd is established. and the serial production of these vehicles begins under the direction of designer Laurence Pomeroy.

Sports successes already appeared in 1908 r., when the company's cars won the "200 miles”. The Vauxhall brand also broke a record, exceeding speed 100 miles / h on a Brooklands Autodrome.

W 1910 r. Pomeroy built the famous Prince Henry car, named after Prince Henry's rally in Germany. He used a row one in it, 4-capacity cylinder engine 3969 cm3 with SV and 4-speed gearbox. The engine power was 55,2 kW (75 KM) by 2000 RPM. The suspension was provided by semi-elliptical leaf springs, at the rear there was a cantilever suspension. The car was gaining speed 136 km/h. In the torpedo version it was sold for 605 pounds sterling. The Prince Henry racing strain took part in the Hill-Climb Race at Shelsley Walsh in 1913 r. The car broke all records, and its improved type under the name Vauxhall 30/98 he went down in the history of motoring for ever. It was produced until 1927 r.

W 1926 r. Vauxhall became part of the General Motors Corporation.