Vauxhall A type 20hp c.1910
Edited October 2022
One hundred years ago in 1922, the Vauxhall Drawing Office had been working flat out on new models. The all new M type 14hp was launched into a new market segment for Vauxhall, in an attempt to follow the trend for smaller cars. Priced at £650, it was substantially cheaper than the previous, larger Vauxhall models.
By late 1922, engineering work on the overhead valve D type, the OD or 23-60, was complete with production already underway. And there had been the 1922 TT cars, a massive project for the Drawing Office, although with considerable help from Harry Ricardo, mainly on the unique engine.
Financially, the Company was struggling. A loss of almost £222,000 in 1921 was narrowed to a loss of £76,700 in 1922. Car output was up to 637, from 479 the previous year, driven mainly by the M type. Productivity however, was low. With 1390 employees, the batch production process could not compete with the new assembly line approach being adopted by Austin, Ford and Morris, for example.
Website updates this time (October 2022) include OD1116 on the track at VSCC Donington, a newly discovered D type, a change of ownership, and a recent picture of OD378, all on the UK News page. The For Sale page includes several updates, including a couple of recently advertised cars for sale.
Dave Stuart continues his very entertaining, best selling Newsletter from Oz, with August and and October 2022 editions recently added. Plus there is an update on the rebirth of OD1072.
A reminder that there is a page covering 'Parts and Service' for our cars, where you will find several new advertisements. 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)
October 2022
One hundred years ago in 1922, the Vauxhall Drawing Office had been working flat out on new models. The all new M type 14hp was launched into a new market segment for Vauxhall, in an attempt to follow the trend for smaller cars. Priced at £650, it was substantially cheaper than the previous, larger Vauxhall models.
By late 1922, engineering work on the overhead valve D type, the OD or 23-60, was complete with production already underway. And there had been the 1922 TT cars, a massive project for the Drawing Office, although with considerable help from Harry Ricardo, mainly on the unique engine.
Financially, the Company was struggling. A loss of almost £222,000 in 1921 was narrowed to a loss of £76,700 in 1922. Car output was up to 637, from 479 the previous year, driven mainly by the M type. Productivity however, was low. With 1390 employees, the batch production process could not compete with the new assembly line approach being adopted by Austin, Ford and Morris, for example.
Website updates this time (October 2022) include OD1116 on the track at VSCC Donington, a newly discovered D type, a change of ownership, and a recent picture of OD378, all on the UK News page. The For Sale page includes several updates, including a couple of recently advertised cars for sale.
Dave Stuart continues his very entertaining, best selling Newsletter from Oz, with August and and October 2022 editions recently added. Plus there is an update on the rebirth of OD1072.
A reminder that there is a page covering 'Parts and Service' for our cars, where you will find several new advertisements. 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)
October 2022
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