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  1. Published on: 31/05/2016 01:39 PMReported by: roving-eye
    Believed to be the oldest surviving Vulcan motorcar in the world will be making a nostalgic trip back to its hometown when it takes centre stage at this year’s Woodvale Rally in Southport later this month (June 18 and 19).

    The 10hp, twin cylinder model with two seats, manufactured in Southport in 1904 by the Vulcan Motor and Engineering Company, will be travelling from Oxford to Southport for the event on the Sunday at Victoria Park.

    This will be the first time the vehicle, which has only been owned by two families and now belongs to Howard Day, will go on display at the rally.

    The visit will mark a century since the first owner Captain Archibald Cumberland Eyton, of Eyton Hall in Shropshire, last used the car as a recruiting officer in the First World War.

    He died in 1954 and an auction followed in ’55 when the Vulcan was purchased by Howard’s dad Derek.

    It is also 60 years since Derek restored and had the car back on the road and fit to take part in the 1956 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run after it spent years in a stable yard left to fall apart from 1916 until 1956.

    Howard says:” We have been meaning to bring the car to the rally as it looks like a great event and we wanted to do it in this nostalgic year for us. My mum is 96 and with the other anniversaries we thought it would be the perfect time.

    “With the Southport connection we would love to speak to anyone on the Sunday who had relatives who worked at the factory. It would be great to meet them.”


    Howard made his only visit to Southport in 1999 when he investigated the car’s history with a trip to the original car manufacturing premises in Yellow House Lane, then Vulcan Street and its last home in Crossens where it moved in 1906. He also visited the exhibition on the car in the library at Botanic Gardens and gathered information at the town’s main library.

    Before the First World War Vulcan motorcars were exported all over the world and some still survive in Australia and New Zealand.

    The car section at this year’s rally is already looking to be one of the best yet with a wide range of other vehicles already confirmed including previous section winner a 1907 Paterson.

    Parking for the event costs £2 at Princes Park and admission at the gate is £5 for adults, £2 for children (5-15) and the under 5s are free

    For further information visit www.woodvalerally.com or email info@woodvalerally.com

    You can follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WoodvaleRallyLtd/ and on Twitter @WoodvaleRally for latest updates. Plus please use #WRSouthport2016 and let Twitter fans know your going to attend!
     

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