Vauxhall Velox LIP 

Production period:	1948 to 1951
Class	Motor car
Body versions:	Touring car, Saloon
Engines:	Petrol: 2.3 litres
Length:	4178 mm
Width:	1575 mm
Height:	1600 mm
Wheelbase:	2483 mm
Curb weight:	1029 kg

The Vauxhall Velox LIP model is a post war saloon from the late 1940s to the early 1950s.

History

The Vauxhall Velox was built as the successor of the Vauxhall 20 hp. The four-door sedan has a light weight body made possible by the type of construction and the reduction of wind drag by the new styling bonnet flutes, " V " fronted, low and broad grille, composed of six horizontal slats which are chromium plated. With good fuel economy with petrol consumption of 25-28 m.p.g. with normal driving and good performance The Velox has the bumper over-riders and fitted with cream wheels with embossed hub-caps. This version has a newly developed 6-cylinder OHV in-line engine with 2275 cc and 54 bhp (39.7 kW) now with 12-volt Ignition. 

The Vauxhall was one of the first British cars to adopt full body/chassis integral construction, and since 1937 all models have been of this chassis less type. The one-piece steel roof completes the all-welded structure of great rigidity and yet of light weight, a steel bulkhead between the body and luggage boot stiffens the rear structure. The car reaches a top speed of 119 km / h. Transmission is by an open Hardy Spicer shaft to a spiral bevel rear axle.

 In the same bodywork, the Vauxhall Wyvern was offered with a smaller engine.  Independent front suspension is torsion bar and tube type with inbuilt double acting hydraulic shock absorbers. The rear semi-elliptic, underslung springs are encased in gaiters and with double acting shock absorbers. The brakes are drum and over 100 square inches of lining area with Vauxhall designed shoes and Lockheed hydraulic operation.

Inside the Velox is upholstered in leather Both front seats are of the single full-width type and fully adjustable. Also, a centre folding armrest to the rear seat and side arm slings. The installing a radio and car heater are options switch-operated screen wipers are self-parking, upon being switched off. The one-piece bonnet is locked from within the car, and can give very easy access to the engine for maintenance.

As well as being built at Vauxhall's Luton plant in England, early Velox and Wyvern models were assembled by Holden Australia and in New Zealand at the GM plant. In Australia, there was also a touring car in addition to the sedan.