How about de Havilland, as that’s who built them. Nothing to do with Hawker Siddeley at the time.

No idea. Glosters at Hucclecote?

The Vampire was flying by January 1944 too. First flight was September 1943 IIRC.

If it didn’t say Meteor I’d say Vampire is quite likely. Hertford’s probably only a couple of minutes in a jet, about 10 miles, from Hatfield.

No information at all – but an educated guess.

DG206 was the first Meteor prototype to fly, powered by Halford (DH) H.1 engines due to delays with the RR engines.

The first production Meteor flew in January 1944 so I wonder if the DH-engined prototype was based at or visited Hatfield, presumably no longer being needed for the Meteor programme.

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Yes? too young to remember them…just !:D

reckon the Vauxhall might have been sold largely outside the UK?

http://www.observergroup.net/ob92back/stories.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/wa/stories/s938315.htm

http://www.carsurvey.org/review_24997.html

http://www.christmas-island.org/page44.html

http://www.funtrivia.com/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=235637&page=&vc=1

and then there are these beauts….

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DINKY-TOYS-MECCANO-VAUXHALL-VANGUARD-BLUE_W0QQitemZ110099423885QQihZ001QQcategoryZ56330QQcmdZViewItem

thanks for the link..damned usefull !

Plenty old enough to remember Standard Vanguards.

I can type Rover Cortina and say I had one. It doesn’t prove it existed.

The Ebay link is also a Standard Vanguard, whatever the seller wants to call it.

Car model names are fiercely protected by manufacturers. Daimler had to change the name of the Dart because Dodge (?) complained, Ford tried to stop Tim Dutton selling his Sierra kits, (and failed because the Dutton came first), Jaguar asked Armstrong-Siddeley for permission before using the SS-Jaguar name.

Since there definitely was a Standard Vanguard, 3 different models over a period of around 14 years, I’m pretty certain there was never a Vauxhall with the same name.

Type “Vauxhall Vanguard” into Google you get 49 results. “Standard Vanguard” gives 18,600, which for a car that went out of production comfortably over 40 years ago is impressive.

I’m now confident in stating there was no such thing as a Vauxhall Vanguard.

Possibly cheating…

The original name for the Morris Minor was the Mosquito. 🙂

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Vauxhall Vanguard? Never heard of it. Standard Vanguard yes./QUOTE]

Try google or here; http://dave2869.picturebook.org.uk/p29979873.html

Sad end to a fine old car!

Nice try. However, that’s a Standard Vanguard Phase 1.

http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/1118/gallery.ehtml

Vauxhall Vanguard? Never heard of it. Standard Vanguard yes.

Consul – Airspeed/Ford
Thunderbolt – Republic/BSA (m/c)

Spitfire as well as Supermarine/Triumph was also a 60s/70s BSA motorcycle.

Scout – Thomas-Morse/BSA

I think, in common parlance, it is safe to assume that a Jet Engine is a Gas Turbine for all intents and purposes. And when someone refers to a jet engine, they are generally referring to a gas turbine. A turbo prop is simply another variation of a gas turbine engine. Ergo, a turbo prop is a jet engine.

Rob, I totally agree with you – until your last line.

A turbo-prop is not a jet engine. If we extend your statement to include turboshafts, as it’s also a gas turbine, a Westland Wessex is a jet.

Gas turbines had been known of for years. It was Frank Whittle, and Pabst von Ohain (sp?) who reasoned the exhaust, or jet efflux, could be used to propell the aircraft directly, rather than using the power generated to drive a propellor.

I agree any residual exhaust thrust may aid performance – but so does a Merlin with ejector exhausts. 🙂