1903 ‘5HP’. Fitted with a single-cylinder engine and 2-speed epicyclic gearbox, the 5HP could achieve a top speed of 18mph, and compared with its rivals had an advanced chassis, featuring a composite steel and wood structure. ‘BS 8213’ is the second oldest surviving Vauxhall in the world.
1903: The first ever Vauxhall car was the 6HP with its slow-revving single cylinder engine and a chassis that was Forward Thinking – amalgamating the chassis and lower body into a composite steel and wood structure. Vauxhall’s sporting debut also came in October 1903 with a time trail in the ninth Vauxhall ever made.
1925: The first Vauxhall made under GM was a short wheelbase 21HP model.
The 30-98 will show the remarkable engineering progress made by the Luton company in the early 20th century. Officially the first UK car to achieve 100mph (in OE form), the 30-98 put Vauxhall firmly in the motorsport arena, where it vied with arch-rival Bentley at hillclimb tracks around the UK, as well as at the fearsome Brooklands Circuit. The 1920 display car is on loan to Vauxhall from former Chairman, Nick Reilly, and is one of the earliest surviving E-type models manufactured.
The Vauxhall 30–98 is a car manufactured by Vauxhall at Luton, Bedfordshire from 1913 to 1927