Maker record
Vauxhall
Vauxhall is a British motor vehicle maker whose first car appeared in 1903. Its early output included sporting cars; later production included family saloons and commercial vehicles. Vauxhall models represented in the British Motor Museum’s heritage collection span from the 1903 four-seater to vehicles of the 2010s, including the Wyvern, Velox, Victor, Astra and Bedford CA van. The collection records the maker’s changing range across more than a century of British motoring.
- Founded
- 1857
- Locations
- United Kingdom
The story of Vauxhall
Vauxhall’s origins lie in an engineering works established in London in 1857. The works initially made pumps and marine engines. In 1903 it produced its first motor car, a 5hp four-seater. The company moved car production to Luton in 1905, where it continued to expand its motor-vehicle business.
Vauxhall’s range developed from early sporting cars into a broader selection of passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The British Motor Museum’s collection includes the 1926 30-98, the 1949 Wyvern, the 1959 Velox, several generations of Victor, and later models such as the Astra, alongside a 1968 Bedford CA van. These vehicles document successive stages of the company’s production through the twentieth century and into the 2010s. The Vauxhall heritage collection was transferred to the British Motor Museum in 2021.
