Vauxhall 'Prince Henry'. Paddy Adair, S Africa c.1914
Edited December 2021
IN LIGHT OF THE GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO CATCH UP WITH JOBS IN THE GARAGE, SEARCH OUT FURTHER HISTORY OF YOUR CAR(S), AND SEND THE A-D REGISTER SOME PHOTOS FOR THE WEBSITE. PLEASE!
One hundred years ago in 1921, Britain was in the grip of a deep recession. The post war boom had been short lived, and GDP shrank 8.1% in one year. Unemployment increased to 11.7%, and all manufacturers scrambled to cope with falling demand. Vauxhall was well placed to expand in overseas markets, having already been successful prewar, with exports to Australia and New Zealand in particular. In a bold move, a branch was established in Toronto, Canada, and the then Sales Manager, Mr Dyball, was despatched with a selection of cars to try to break into that market.
At home, the car market was moving quickly towards smaller, mass produced, and lower priced models such as the Austin 7 and Morris Cowley. These market trends led to the development of the Vauxhall 14-40 (launched in 1922), but that's another story........
Website updates this time (December 2021) include some more period photographs of our cars, and a collection of Vauxhall advertisements which I purchased via eBay. It is remarkable just how many different adverts there were at that time! There's also an update about D3604: part of the Sword Collection, restored in the USA in the 1970s, and now in Switzerland, all on the UK News page.
There have been at least 4 changes of ownership this year, some of which are detailed on the UK News page. Dave Stuart continues his very entertaining, best selling Newsletter from Oz, with October and December 2021 editions. And ANOTHER previously unknown 23-60 has turned up - in Africa. OD515 survives in Zimbabwe.
A reminder that there is a page covering 'Parts and Service' for our cars. Businesses and individuals are welcome to send details of parts for sale and wanted, as well as services and recommended suppliers. A small donation to Register funds would be appreciated: see below.
And now the usual plea: we now have pictures of almost all of the approximately 185 surviving cars worldwide. Further photographs to fill the gaps are of course welcome! We are especially keen to track ownership changes in order to keep the Register up to date. Please send us additional material: rally reports, articles, technical tips, photographs and period documents are all welcome.
Feedback about our website is always welcome: please drop a quick email to the address below and let us know what you would like to see more (or less!) of.
Dave Kirke (email:contact@vauxhallregister.com)
December 2021
IN LIGHT OF THE GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO CATCH UP WITH JOBS IN THE GARAGE, SEARCH OUT FURTHER HISTORY OF YOUR CAR(S), AND SEND THE A-D REGISTER SOME PHOTOS FOR THE WEBSITE. PLEASE!
One hundred years ago in 1921, Britain was in the grip of a deep recession. The post war boom had been short lived, and GDP shrank 8.1% in one year. Unemployment increased to 11.7%, and all manufacturers scrambled to cope with falling demand. Vauxhall was well placed to expand in overseas markets, having already been successful prewar, with exports to Australia and New Zealand in particular. In a bold move, a branch was established in Toronto, Canada, and the then Sales Manager, Mr Dyball, was despatched with a selection of cars to try to break into that market.
At home, the car market was moving quickly towards smaller, mass produced, and lower priced models such as the Austin 7 and Morris Cowley. These market trends led to the development of the Vauxhall 14-40 (launched in 1922), but that's another story........
Website updates this time (December 2021) include some more period photographs of our cars, and a collection of Vauxhall advertisements which I purchased via eBay. It is remarkable just how many different adverts there were at that time! There's also an update about D3604: part of the Sword Collection, restored in the USA in the 1970s, and now in Switzerland, all on the UK News page.
There have been at least 4 changes of ownership this year, some of which are detailed on the UK News page. Dave Stuart continues his very entertaining, best selling Newsletter from Oz, with October and December 2021 editions. And ANOTHER previously unknown 23-60 has turned up - in Africa. OD515 survives in Zimbabwe.
A reminder that there is a page covering 'Parts and Service' for our cars. Businesses and individuals are welcome to send details of parts for sale and wanted, as well as services and recommended suppliers. A small donation to Register funds would be appreciated: see below.
And now the usual plea: we now have pictures of almost all of the approximately 185 surviving cars worldwide. Further photographs to fill the gaps are of course welcome! We are especially keen to track ownership changes in order to keep the Register up to date. Please send us additional material: rally reports, articles, technical tips, photographs and period documents are all welcome.
Feedback about our website is always welcome: please drop a quick email to the address below and let us know what you would like to see more (or less!) of.
Dave Kirke (email:contact@vauxhallregister.com)
December 2021
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