

Matters of Moment, January 1974
Strangulation? The older drivers used the term strangulation to imply the richening of the mixture in order to get an engine started from cold. But in the present context it…
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.