Vauxhall Craftsmen’s Guild

[Bob WorsleyParticipant @bobworsley31976]

Just looked in a filing cabinet for first time in 30 years and found some correspondance from the Vauxhall Craftsmen’s Guild, does anyone else remember this.

When did it stop, mine is dated 1968/9, anyone actually submitted a model?

This website is rather slow!

 

[Tony Pratt 1Participant @tonypratt1]

Hi Bob, I was a Luton Vauxhall toolroom apprentice 1970 – 74 and haven’t heard of this, what’s it all about?

Thanks,

Tony

[John PParticipant @johnp77052]

Hi,

Vauxhall craftsmans guild i seem to remember this from about 1965 ,i
entered and sent in a model as many did ,it was a look into the future
of car design ,if you viewed some of the entrants from back then they
are not too disimilar from what is being made now.

John

[Graham MeekParticipant @grahammeek88282]

It is funny I was only thinking about this the other day and wondering what happened to this scheme.

Yes I was one of the Vauxhall Craftsmen, I still have the Award somewhere, but I cannot remember the exact year, somewhere between 1965 and 1968. I recall seeing my entry in one of Vauxhall’s monthly magazines. I found out early on that I was no car designer.

Regards

Gray,

 

[Bob WorsleyParticipant @bobworsley31976]

You designed a car, as mentioned, looked very like today’s bland curvy shapes, nothing like the squarer 70’s cars.

 

[john halfpennyParticipant @johnhalfpenny52803]

It was around in about 1970 – I recall it just prior to applying for a student engineering apprenticeship at Luton, though I quickly realised I was hopeless as a designer/model maker.

[David SeniorParticipant @davidsenior29320]

I still have the booklet, though I’m a bit surprised by the date as I would have expected my interest to have been around 1970.

I remember acquiring a large block of plasticine but never submitted a model.

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

Vauxhall would supply suitable tyres

[GeorgineerParticipant @georgineer]

Yes, I got the brochure then decided that I had more interesting things to do.  Late sixties, I think.

George

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