1934 Vauxhall ASX Light Six Saloon

Registration No: 799 YUA
Chassis No: 607926
MOT: Exempt

• Owned by World War One veteran Lt. Col. Ivor Staveley Cobbe and his wife from 1941 to 1966
• Desirable six-cylinder pre-war car with four-speed manual transmission
• In long-term previous ownership of thirteen years
• Supplied with a history file including buff logbook

Despite producing some of the finest designs of the Edwardian period, Vauxhall was far from secure financially in the early 1920s and was acquired by General Motors in 1925. From then onwards the firm concentrated on solid, well-engineered models aimed at the middle-classes. Restructuring its range in the aftermath of the Depression, Vauxhall dropped the two-litre Cadet – Britain’s first car with a synchromesh gearbox – in favour of the smaller Light Six. The DY/DX was introduced in 1935 with a 1,782cc six-cylinder engine and independent front suspension. Both the DY 12hp and DX 14hp Light Six had a revised chassis to fit the independent front suspension. Common body styles were the four-door saloon and an open tourer.

A charming survivor from the decade when motoring truly became widespread in Britain, this delightful 1934 Light Six comes with history from 1941, when it was bought by Great War veteran Lt. Col. Ivor Staveley Cobbe of Wootton, near New Milton, Hampshire. Upon his death in 1963 it was used for another three years by his widow Edith, and in 1966 it passed to Mr. Robinson Waugh of nearby Sway. It must have been well-maintained by the Cobbes, as it was in continuous throughout this period, even after the “Ten-Year Test” signed the death warrant for so many older cars in the 1960s. With surviving MOT certificates dating back to 1971, we see that this Vauxhall was still going in strong in its fifth decade, so it has given really astonishing service.

The Six has evidently received some restoration work in recent years, with a repaint in what is believed to be its original shade of Blue, and a front interior retrim, but it still appears supremely correct, even down to the period sliding roof. With its six-cylinder and four-speed gearbox with synchromesh, it represents a genuinely useable pre-war car and is offered with a history file including the current V5C, 1941 buff logbook, correspondence from Vauxhall Motors, plus numerous invoices and historic MOTs.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452