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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.