Brief Specification.

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Brief Specification.

Engine : 4 cyl. 60 mm. x 95 mm. bore and stroke, 1,075 c.c. Rating 8.9 h.p. Tax £9. 2-bearing crankshaft mounted on ball and roller journal bearings. Detachable head. Cylinder block and crankcase in one casting. Chain driven camshaft. Side-by-side valves. Water cooled. Forced feed lubrication by pump to bigends through hollow crankshaft, and to tappet gallery. Petrol fed from 6i gallon rear tank to Solex carburettor by A .C. Fuel pump.

Clutch : Multiple plate type, with two light alloy discs with cork inserts, running in oil.

Gearbox : 3 speeds and reverse. Silent double helical constant mesh gears. Ratios 5.2, 9.4 and 18.6.

Transmission : From gear-box to front wheels, through short shaft to worm and spur differential. Shafts from differential through fabric joints and specially enclosed universals.

Chassis frame : Normal steel channel section side members, braced.

Suspension : Eight quarter elliptic springs in front, four to each wheel. Semi-elliptics at rear.

Brakes : Front : Drum coupled to differential. Rear : one brake to each wheel. Hand brake on rear wheels only.

Wheels : Wire, with 27 x 4 inch Dunlop tyres.

Electrical equipment : Lucas 6 volt throughout. Coil ignition with automatic advance.

Dimensions, etc.. Wheelbase 7f1. 9in. Track 4ft. Overall length 12ft. Sin. Width 4f1. 9in. Height 411. 1 lin. Turning circle 40f1. Fuel consumption 40 m.p.g. Oil consumption 1,000 to 1,500 m.p.g. Price : £160.