Circa 1933/1934 Vauxhall 12 Light Six ASY saloon.
Many years ago, a 1934 Vauxhall 12 ASY became the first pre-war car I owned, in a straight swap for a two-stroke Saab van. Both needed work, and at the time I was looking for something pre-war to fiddle with, so the swap was done, and I became the proud owner of an ASY restoration project. Both the Vauxhall Light Six ASY (12hp) and ASX (14hp) cars look identical, so the car shown below could actually be either model. Both were six-cylinder saloons, introduced as replacements for the previous Cadet.
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This photograph was taken in Broadstairs in 1936, so the car would have been three or four years old at the time. It certainly looks to be in fine fettle, with gleaming paintwork and highly polished chromework, including the distinctive strakes incorporated on the Vauxhall's bonnet top panels. The chap in the background is clutching a pair of driving gloves, so presumably they were about to set forth on a ride out behind the Vauxhall's wheel.
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