Vauxhall Prince Henry

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Vauxhall Prince Henry

The Vauxhall C10 Prince Henry is a passenger car model by the car manufacturer Vauxhall and was produced from 1911 to 1913 .

The name refers to the Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt in 1910 (in honor of the Prussian Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich ); the Vauxhall Prince Henry is based on the racing cars used there . With the “Prince Henry” model, Vauxhall achieved notable racing successes beyond national borders. One of the key chief engineers was Laurence Pomeroy.

The first four-cylinder engine had a displacement of 3054 cm 3 and 60 hp at 2800 min -1 . 1912, a more powerful engine with 3969 cm was 3 Displacement presented of the 86 hp at 3300 min -1 made. The length is 4.05 m, the weight 1250  kg .

There are currently 9 copies of the vehicle.

Web links

Commons : Vauxhall Prince Henry  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Vauxhall 25 HP 'Prince Henry' Sports Torpedo - the world's first sports car? on Zwischengas.com