
One size tends not to fit all
All great racers demand the best. Compromise isn't within their dictionary. Graham Hill was one of the most pernickety and demanding drivers any team could run. Mechanics and engineers alike…
Brief Specification.
Engine : 4 cylinders, 69 mm. bore and 98 mm. stroke, capacity 1,470 c.c. R.A.C. rating 11.9 h.p. Tzvo overhead camshafts driven from rear vertical shaft. Coil ignition. One Solex carburettor.
Gearbox : 4 speeds and reverse. Silent third, synchro-mesh third and top. Remote control centre gear-lever. Ratios 4.75, 6.71, 9.5 and 14.8 to 1.
Suspension : Semi-elliptic front. Quarter-elliptic rear.
Dimensions : Track 9 ft. 21 ins. ‘Wheelbase 4 ft. 21 ins. Weight
with four-seater body 21 cwts. Price : 2445.