Vauxhall Wyvern

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The Vauxhall Wyvern was a British family car produced by Vauxhall Motors in the postwar era, known for its conventional styling and role as an affordable, mass-market saloon.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Vauxhall Victor 2
Vauxhall 12 1
Vauxhall L-Type Wyvern 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model
family car
saloon car
bodyStyle 4-door saloon
brand Vauxhall
category Vauxhall vehicles
postwar British cars
class mid-size car
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
engineConfiguration inline-four engine
era post–Second World War period
fuelType petrol
introducedAt 1948 Earls Court Motor Show
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
manufacturer Vauxhall Motors
linked to: Vauxhall
marketSegment affordable family transport
mass-market
notableFeature exported to various Commonwealth markets
unitary body construction in later versions
predecessor Vauxhall 12
linked to: Vauxhall Wyvern
productionEnd 1957
productionLocation Luton, Bedfordshire
linked to: Luton
productionStart 1948
soldBy Vauxhall dealers in the United Kingdom
styling conventional postwar styling
successor Vauxhall Victor
linked to: Vauxhall Wyvern
targetCustomer British middle-class families
transmission manual gearbox
wheelbase approximately 8 ft 6 in

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vauxhall Viva predecessor Vauxhall Wyvern
Vauxhall Cavalier predecessor Vauxhall Victor
linked to: Vauxhall Wyvern
Vauxhall Wyvern predecessor Vauxhall 12
linked to: Vauxhall Wyvern
Vauxhall Wyvern successor Vauxhall Victor
linked to: Vauxhall Wyvern
1948 London Motor Show hasDebutVehicle Vauxhall L-Type Wyvern
linked to: Vauxhall Wyvern