{"id":498709,"date":"2020-04-19T13:19:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T20:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=105444"},"modified":"2024-07-07T17:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T17:06:19","slug":"20s-super-car-the-vauxhall-30-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/20s-super-car-the-vauxhall-30-98\/","title":{"rendered":"Vauxhall 30-98 – The ’20s “Super Car”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Built in series from 1919 to 1927, the 30-98 was, in its day, the fastest cataloged production car in Great Britain, with a factory-warranted top speed of 100 mph, when fitted with a high axle ratio and pared-down coachwork.<\/p>\n

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The majority of 30-98s were sold with a tourer body (the Vauxhall-owned example shown here has coachwork made by in-house coachbuilder, Velox), but the most dramatic-looking was made by Wensum \u2013 another of Vauxhall\u2019s in-house creations – with no doors, no hood, flared wings and carrying a \u00a3150 premium; a sizeable increase when a standard Tourer cost around \u00a31200.<\/p>\n

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During its production life, around 600 E- and OE-Type (for \u201cOverhead-valve\u201d) 30-98s were built, and it says much for its legacy that today around 170 still survive, many of which remain in regular use on road and track.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The OE-Type 30-98 model had exceptional performance in its day, producing around 112 bhp from its four-cylinder, 4224-cc engine. But a center throttle, extremely heavy flywheel and weak brakes by today\u2019s standards make this a challenging \u2013 if very fast – car to drive on modern roads.<\/p>\n

Yet despite that, Vauxhall\u2019s \u201cOE268\u201d \u2013 built in the penultimate year of production \u2013 has accrued some 25,000 miles as a press and events car in just the last 12 years alone.<\/p>\n

Technical Data: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Color: Primrose Yellow<\/p>\n

Interior color: Blue<\/p>\n

Engine Capacity: 4224-cc<\/p>\n

Top Speed: 85 mph (100 mph in performance guise)<\/p>\n

0-60mph: 29.8 seconds<\/p>\n

Fuel Consumption: 14-18mpg<\/p>\n