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 Bits of car trivia - CGNorwich
Here's another bit of car badge trivia

Sir Falkes de Bréauté was a soldier in the pay Of King John. He built a large house in London for hisi wife know as Falkes Hall. That area of London later became know as Vauxhall after which the car company was named. The Griffin badge use by the Vauxhall car company, originally a marine engineering firm in the area was the emblem of Sir Falkes de Bréauté.

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