
Lotus Advisory Service
Rosemary Seers has been appointed Press Secretary to Lotus Cars and will be inaugurating an advisory service for owners of the Elan, Seven, Elite and Lotus Cortina. Regular bulletins will…
THE AUSTIN A6o COUNTRYMAN ESTATE CAR
Engine : Four cylinders, 76.2 < 88.9 mm. (1,622 c.c.).
Push-rod-operated overhead valves. 8.3-to-I compression-ratio. 61 b.h.p. (gross) at 4,500 r.p.m.
Gear ratios: 1st, 16.55 to I; 2nd, 10.08 LO 1; 3rd, 6.25 to i ; top, 4.55 to r. Tyres : 5.90 14 Dunlop, on bolt-on steel disc wheels. Weight : I ton 3 cwt. qtr. (without occupants but ready
for the road, with just under 3 gallons of petrol). Steering ratio : 2. turns, lock-to-lock.
Fuel capacity : to gallons (Estimated range : 290 miles.) Wheelbase 8 ft. 41 in.
Track : Front, 4 ft. 2:; in.; rear, 4 ft. 3 in.
Dimensions : 14 ft. 9:i in. .< 5 ft. 3 in. -< 5 ft. o in. (high). Price : £670 (4;978 6s. 5d. inclusive of purchase tax). Radio extra.
Makers : The Austin Motor company Ltd., Longbridge, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.