In 1901 the Vulcan Motor & Engineering Company was founded in Southport, Lancashire and exhibited their first at the Liverpool Cycle & Motor Show in the following year.

By 1906 the company had reached production of over 100 vehicles annually and was established outside of its Lancashire heartland. A new works was built at Crossends, though the Hawesside Street premises were retained for a few more years until further extensions were made at Crossends. Production was suspended during 1914-1918 and aircraft frames and aero engines were made.

Commercial vehicles had been built during World War I, but the company continued car production after war ceased until 1927, when the last cars were built. Vulcan decided to enter the market for municipal vehicles and introduced a low-floor chassis but by 1931 was in receivership but the company kept going until 1937 when Tilling-Stevens took control and production moved to Maidstone. The "Jubilee" and "Retriever" were names of two-ton trucks produced in the mid thirties. The Crossends works was sold to the Brockhouse Company

Laying of the Foundation Stone 23rd Febuary 1907....

Then......
*Note*..The farm building on the lower left still remains to this day.....


A few years ago.....

Truck Number 1000 of the line.....

The Workshop 1924....
Three Southport Corporation busses under construction..........

The timber yard 1924.....

Vulcan 20HP TOURER...1926

1912....

Restored 1926 Vulcan 2T flatbed.....

Restored 1936 Vulcan 3RF....

Restored 1946 Vulcan dropside type 6PF....

Restored Vulcan 6PF.....   
 

1914 Vulcan 15.9 Landaulette......

Just been having a toot and seen these and some fantastic old photos and motors. Like them a lot