Vauxhall Type A
The Vauxhall Type A is a passenger car that Vauxhall manufactured from 1908 to 1915. A single piece was made in 1920. It was the first production Vauxhall designed by Laurence Pomeroy , and it was one of the most popular 3-liter vehicles in Britain in those days. On October 26, 1910, it was the first 20 hp car in Brooklands to exceed 160 km / h.
Lawrence Pomeroy joined Vauxhall in 1907 at the age of 22 as an assistant draftsman. He first attracted attention in June 1908 at the RAC and Scottish Reliability Trial . Its first design, the Y1, had exceptional success in the 2,000-mile race. He showed excellent climbing properties, with the uphill runs 37 seconds ahead of all competitors and also in Brooklands reached speeds that were previously unattainable. The Vauxhall was so fast that it could finish the 200 mile distance at an average speed of 46 mph (74 km / h) in each class as the car could run up to 55 mph (88 km / h). Type Y won class E in this race.
The Type Y was such a success that it was decided to go into series production as the Type A09. This is how type A.
There were four different versions that were built between the start of series production on October 27, 1908 and the discontinuation of the model in 1914. A last type A was built in 1920.
The four different versions - A09, A11, A12 and 16/20 hp
The A09 and A11 were basically further developments of the Type X with the Type Y engine and a four-speed transmission. Some early Type A, however, had the three-speed Type X transmission. At least 70 of the first Type A also had the copper sheet oil sump that was used in Type X engines. The A12 had a heavily revised chassis, and for the 16/20 the chassis and engine were again significantly redesigned.
Type A had a 3.0 l - sv block engine with forced lubrication. The camshaft and magneto were driven by spur gears on the A09, A11 and A12, while the 16/20 had a timing chain.
Data:
| A09
10.1908 - 10.1910 |
A11
10.1910 - 06.1912 |
A12
06.1912 - 11.1912 |
16/20 hp
11.1912 - 10.1920 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Displacement: |
3.0 liters 90x120 |
3.0 liters 90x120 |
3.0 liters 90x120 Some 3.5 liters 95x120 |
3.0 liters 90x120 |
| Camshaft drive: | Spur gears | Spur gears | Spur gears | Chain |
| Carburetor:
White & Poppe Zenith Claudel Hobson |
30 mm - - |
30 mm - - |
30 mm 36 mm - |
30 mm 36 mm 26 mm |
| Magneto: | Bosch D | Bosch D | Bosch D | Bosch D or Eisman EK4 |
| Coupling: | cone | Cone or multiple discs | Multiple slices | Multiple slices |
| Fuel supply: | Gravity | Gravity | Gravity, on some pumps | pump |
| Brake drums: | 305 mm | 305 mm | 305 mm | 229 mm |
| Rear axle ratio: | 1: 2.95 to 1: 4.13 | 1: 3.65 or 1: 3.875 | 1: 3.65 or 1: 3.875 | 1: 3.875 |
| Length of the chassis: | 2,921 mm or 3,124 mm | 2,921 mm or 3,124 mm | 2,921 mm or 3,124 mm | 2,972 mm |
| Standard wheel size: | 875x105 | 875x105 | 880x120 | 815x105 |
| Width of the chassis:
front: rear: |
762 mm 914 mm |
762 mm 914 mm |
762 mm 914 mm |
711 mm 864 mm |
| Subframe | U-iron | U-iron | Angle iron | Angle iron |
| Kingpin: | vertical | vertical | employed | employed |
| Type: | 1770-1778 | 1803-1811 | 1811 & 1812 | 1813-1818 |
| Production numbers: | 253 pieces | 359 pieces | 57 pieces and 21 pieces as 3.5 l | 271 pieces |
The Vauxhall Type A could reach speeds of up to 160 km / h and was one of the most famous 3-liter cars of its time. He set many speed records and was known for his reliability at high speed. Advanced technology from these models can also be found in the Prince Henry and the 30/98 .
Of the 950 cars produced, not even two dozen have survived to this day.