
Matters Of Moment, January 1957
Oats Still Uunrationed Motor Sport is not a political journal, so we cannot be expected to discourse intelligently about the Suez situation, the inflation or deflation of the pound and the…
Automobiles M. Berliet, of 40, Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London, W.’, make a special chassisior sports use, known as the 15-50 h.p. de Luxe. The engine is a four, of bore and stroke 78 mm. and 130 mm., the R.A.C. rating being 15.1 h.p. The valves are overhead, operated by push rods and rocker arms, from a cam shaft within the body of the crank case. Pressure lubrication is applied to the crank shaft and also to the overhead valve gear. The clutch is a multi-disc, and the gear box, which is mounted in one unit with the engine, embodies four speeds and a reverse. The power unit is three point, suspended in the frame. The rear axle is a semi-floating one, and the final drive gears are spiral bevels. Four-wheel brakes are standard on this model, and semi-elliptic springs. Altogether the chassis seems to be admirably adapted for sports use, and looks as though it could give a very good account of itself. Its price is f,450.