Vauxhall: the griffin, the Griffin House years and Britain's other everyman marque Vauxhall built pumps on the Thames before it built cars in Luton, wore a medieval griffin on its badge, and spent a century as Britain's other everyman marque under American ownership. A guide to where Vauxhall is from and who owns it, the sporting Edwardian glory years, and the classic Victors and Chevettes we cover.