▁wheel ▁ste ering ▁and ▁a ▁reverse ▁g ear ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁A ▁single ▁surv iv or ▁could ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁Science ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁model ▁was ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁to ▁Bright on ▁car ▁run ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁To ▁expand , ▁the ▁company ▁moved ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁production ▁to ▁L ut on ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁The ▁company ▁continued ▁to ▁trade ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁V aux hall ▁Iron ▁Works ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁modern ▁name ▁of ▁V aux hall ▁Mot ors ▁was ▁adopted . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁character ised ▁by ▁its ▁sport ing ▁models , ▁but ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁designs ▁were ▁more ▁aust ere . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁V aux hall ' s ▁success ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁V aux hall ▁Mot ors ▁was ▁att rib utable ▁to ▁Laur ence ▁Pom ero y . ▁He ▁joined ▁V aux hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 , ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁dra ug ht s man . ▁In ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 7 / 8 , ▁the ▁chief ▁designer ▁F . ▁W . ▁H od ges ▁took ▁a ▁long ▁hol iday , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁absence , ▁the ▁man aging ▁director ▁Per cy ▁Kid ner ▁asked ▁Pom ero y ▁to ▁design ▁an ▁engine ▁for ▁cars