Vauxhall does not build many cars like the Vauxhall B-Type with 3473 or 4525 or 5013 cc I6, built from 1910 to 1914 as the assembly line was turning motoring into an industry.
Where it came from
The Vauxhall 27, 30 and 35 h.p. (Vauxhall chassis code "B" type) is a large six cylinder car manufactured by Vauxhall from 1910 to 1914. The 27 h.p. was Vauxhall's first six-cylinder car.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 3473 or 4525 or 5013 cc I6. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 135 in or 144 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Vauxhall's history is not in doubt: it was built at Luton. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Ford Model T, the Lancia Gamma-20HP, the Fiat S76. Nearby in the Vauxhall catalogue sit the Vauxhall 10-4 and the Vauxhall 30/98.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Vauxhall B-Type has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.