1950 Vauxhall Velox LIP Saloon PETROL Manual

Description

AVAILABLE AT AUCTION WITH EVOKE CLASSICS

Vehicle Location: Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12

Older restoration, with over £40,000 spent
Accompanying restoration invoices
Vendor describes as 'like new'
HPI Clear
Six-cylinder elegance, meticulously restored at a cost of £43,000

This early post-war Velox has a charm all of its own; a smooth six-cylinder engine, upright American-influenced styling and a level of refinement few British saloons of its era could match.

Examples restored to a genuinely high standard are increasingly scarce. The supporting paperwork runs to over twenty pages of detailed invoices. Please do take a good look through.

Background & History

Introduced in the late 1940s, the Velox sat at the top of Vauxhall's range as a more luxurious alternative to the Wyvern.

Buyers were drawn to its smooth inline-six, generous glass area, broad bench seating and the unmistakable transatlantic look that defined early post-war Vauxhall design
These early 2.3-litre (2275cc) cars are now quite rare, admired for their period styling and relaxed, long-legged touring manners
This Vauxhall carries chassis number L 1 P 5 7 2 0 1
The current owner has enjoyed the car for the past five years
But its real story lies in the momentous restoration carried out shortly before his tenure
An astonishing £43,000 was spent by the previous vendor on the Velox's rebuild - supported by extensive documentation and imagery
Further work was carried out in 2022, costing an additional £4,000 - images of those invoices detailing the work are in the Gallery

Safety Belt Pretensioners; Tuning

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