British and European Car Spotters Guide - 1936 |
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In September 1936 there were nearly 2.3 million motor vehicles of all types registered in the United Kingdom, including 1,762,924 cars (87,820 of which were registered as hackney carriages) and 467,561 trucks and buses. There was now one car per 21 inhabitants, which placed Great Britain in fifth position internationally in terms of 'car density'. Production statistics for the 1936 calendar year showed figures of 367,237 cars and 114,305 commercials, giving a total of 481,542 new vehicles for home and export sales. Exports reached a new record with overseas sales valued at over £10 million for the first time. This represented 64,765 cars and 17,571 commercials, including chassis. Imports amounted to 12,143 and 2,700 units respectively, worth almost £2.5 million. New vehicle registrations during 1936 totalled 471,914. The majority of these, namely 310,091, were private cars. 8,212 new 'hackneys' were registered. |
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AC Ace 16/56, 16/66 and 16/80 |
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Also see: AC Car Reviews | The History of AC (AUS Edition) |
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The 1936 AC Ace models all had the well-proven 1991-cc (65 x 1 00 mm) OHC engine, rated at 15·7 HP. Actual bhp figures were 56 for the 16/56, 66 for the 16/66 and 80 for the 16/80. |
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AC Ace 16/60 Family Saloon |
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Also see: AC Car Reviews | The History of AC (AUS Edition) |
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The AC Ace 16/60 Family Saloon had Sunshine roof as standard equipment and cost £485. Wheelbase was 9 ft 7 in. Overall length was 14 ft 10in. All models had 5.00-19 tires on wire wheels. |
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Also see: Alfa Romeo Car Reviews | The History of Alfa Romeo |
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Before World War 2, no car was faster or more advanced. Two superchargers were bolted onto its double overhead cam engine, and it had totally independent suspension. The result was a Le Mans winning car. |
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Alvis Firebird, Silver Eagle Sixteen, Crested Eagle and Speed Twenty |
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Also see: Alvis Car Reviews | The History of Alvis |
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The Alvis 1936 programme comprised Firebird, Silver Eagle Sixteen, Crested Eagle and Speed Twenty models. All were available in chassis form or with factory supplied bodywork. Prices of complete cars ranged from £490 up to £900. In addition there was the 3½-liter, available only in chassis form (pictured left with Sedanca De Ville coachwork by Mayfair). It had a three-carburetor 102-bhp OHV engine of 3571-cc (83 x 110mm) capacity. Like the Crested Eagle and the Speed Twenty it had Independent front suspension with a transverse leaf spring.
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Armstrong Siddeley 12, 14, 17 and 20HP |
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Also see: The History of Armstrong-Siddeley |
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Armstrong Siddeley offered 12, 14, 17 and 20 HP models, priced from £285 up to £745. Pictured left in this period advertisement is the Twelve-Plus (14 HP) Saloon De Luxe, a new model, priced at £320. All models had six-cylinder engines with overhead valves except the 12 HP which had side valves. The 12, 17 and 20 HP were carryovers from 1935, with detail improvements.
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Austin Twelve-Four Ascot De Luxe Saloon |
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Also see: Austin Car Reviews | The History of Austin (AUS Edition) |
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The Austin Twelve-Four Ascot De Luxe Saloon cost £208 and had sunshine roof and leather upholstery as standard equipment (unlike the £188 fixed-head model). Engine was a 28-bhp 1535-cc side-valve Four, rated at 11·9HP.
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Austin Twenty Mayfair Landaulet |
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Also see: Austin Car Reviews | The History of Austin (AUS Edition) |
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The Twenty Mayfair Landaulet was Austin's largest car, with 11 ft 4 in wheelbase and 57.5-bhp 3.4-liter six-cylinder engine, rated at 23.5 HP. It featured Girling brakes and Jackall hydraulic jacks. |
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Auto Union Type C Racer |
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Also see: The History of Auto Union (AUS Edition) |
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The 16 cylinder Auto-Union C Type of 1936 developed 520 bhp from its 6006cc engine. It was usually geared to allow a top speed of 175 mph, although with the right gears and tyres it was good for a whopping 215 mph. With 5.25 inch front tyres and 7 inch rear tyres, wheelspin could be provoked at 150 mph on dry roads. |
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Bentley 3½-liter Open Tourer, Four Door Saloon, Drophead Coupe |
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Also see: Bentley Car Reviews | The History of Bentley |
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The Bentley 3½-liter cost £1100 in chassis form and special coachwork was built on it by several firms. Pictured left is a 'razor-edge' four-light saloon. Complete cars available from Bentley Motors were an Open Tourer (£1380), a Four-door Saloon (£1460) and a Drophead Coupe (£1485).
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Bianchi Series 2 Cabriolet |
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Also see: The History of Bianchi (AUS Edition) |
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A Bianchi Series 2 Cabriolet version of the S9, which featured neat, flowing lines. It also featured hydraulic brakes. |
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BMW 328 Roadster |
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Also see: BMW Car Reviews | The History of BMW |
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BMW's first sportscar, produced in the few years before the outbreak of World War 2. Its sumptuous curves and kidney-shaped grille influenced BMW styling for decades. Some say it even inspired the Jaguar XK120. |
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Chrysler Winbledon Six |
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Also see: Chrysler Car Reviews | The History of Chrysler |
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Chrysler Motors Ltd of Mortlake Road, Kew Gardens, Surrey, offered a variety of assembled American Plymouth and Chrysler Six and Eight models for the UK market, all under the Chrysler name. Pictured left is a Chrysler Wimbledon Six which had a 23-4 HP 82-bhp L-head Six engine. Basically it was a luxury edition of the Plymouth P2. The basic P2 was offered as Chrysler Kew, with 19·8 HP export engine as standard equipment. |
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Crossley Regis 1½-liter Saloon |
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Also see: The History of Crossley (AUS Edition) |
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The Crossley Regis 1½-liter Saloon cost £365 and was first introduced in 1935. The 1476-cc six-cylinder engine was rated at 12·9 HP. |
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Daimler 31·74 HP Straight Eight chassis with Hooper coachwork |
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Also see: Daimler Car Reviews | The History of Daimler (AUS Edition) |
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Pictured left is a Daimler 31·74 HP Straight Eight chassis with Hooper coachwork. The chassis cost £900 and had a wheelbase of 11 ft 10in. Wire spoke wheels were standard and the tire size was 7·00-18. The 12-cylinder Double Six 50 chassis had a wheelbase of 13 ft 1 in and cost £1650. |
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Ford Popular Saloon Model Y - the "£100 Ford" |
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Also see: Ford UK Car Reviews | The History of Ford |
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The Ford Popular Saloon, Model Y, was fitted with a 7.96 HP engine and was available with two and four-door bodywork, known as the single and double-entrance model respectively. The former's price had been reduced to £100 and it became generally known as the '£100 Ford'. To achieve this low price Ford had simplified the car's specification which was now rather austere, but as this illustration suggests, it was more comfortable than waiting at the bus stop! |
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Ford De Luxe, Model C |
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Also see: Ford UK Car Reviews | The History of Ford |
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The Ford De Luxe, Model C was available as two- or four-door Saloon or with Touring body as shown here. The Model C, which had a 10 HP 32.5-bhp 1172-cc L-head Four engine, differed from the 1935 model mainly in having three horizontal chrome strips on the radiator grille and vertical bonnet louvres, also with three chrome strips, Prices: Chassis £110, Two-door Saloon and Touring £135, Four-door (Double-Entrance) Saloon £145. |
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Ford V8 Model 60 |
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Also see: Ford UK Car Reviews | The History of Ford |
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The Ford V8, Model 60, with 22 HP (63-bhp) engine was a carryover from 1935 (when it was also available as Model 48 with 30 HP engine). Later in the season it was replaced by the Model 62. It is shown here with the smaller De Luxe Model C. |
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Ford V8 Model 62 |
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Also see: Ford UK Car Reviews | The History of Ford |
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The Ford V8, Model 62, superseded the 1935 American-style Model 60 and was entirely British-made. It was, however, unmistakably a Ford and other European Ford plants, namely in France and Germany, produced very similar 'small V8s'. The engine was a 22 HP of 2226·9cc (66·04 x 81·28 mm) capacity, developing 63 bhp at 4300 rpm. The wheelbase was 9 ft O.¼ in. Transmission, chassis, suspension, etc were similar to that of the American Ford. Both had 6·00-16 tires. The new Saloon was priced at £210. There were no alternative body styles. |
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Ford V8, Model 68 Fordor Saloon |
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Also see: Ford UK Car Reviews | The History of Ford |
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Ford V8, Model 68 Fordor Saloon with 30 HP engine. This, the 'real Ford V8', was virtually the same as the North American Model 68. It had the 3621·5cc (77·78 x 95·25 mm) V8 engine, developing 88·5 bhp at 3700 rpm and rated at 30·01 HP. It had, of course, right-hand drive. Wheelbase was 9 ft 4 in. |
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Frazer-Nash Ulster 100 |
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Also see: The History of Frazer-Nash |
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The Frazer-Nash Ulster 100 was one of several sports and racing cars produced by AFN Ltd of Isleworth, Middlesex. The Ulster 100 was, in effect, a modified edition of their TT Replica model, with a new streamlined body, and cost £625-£650, depending on engine type. The spare wheel was mounted vertically and lengthwise in the pointed tail section. Engine was a 1496-cc (69 x 100 mm) OHV or OHC four-cylinder, rated at 11·9 HP. Later a twin-OHC version became optional. AFN also offered a range of six-cylinder 1½- and 2 liter BMW-based models, priced from £298 up to £460. |
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Gräf und Stift SP8 |
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Also see: The History of Gräf und Stift (AUS Edition) |
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1936 Gräf und Stift SP8, the "Rolls-Royce of Austria", fitted with an in-line 8 cylinder 5.9 liter engine developing 125 bhp @ 3000 rpm. It weighed in at a mighty 3 tons when road ready. |
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Hillman Minx |
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Also see: Hillman Car Reviews | The History of Hillman (AUS Edition) |
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The Hillman Minx was entirely restyled for 1936, but retained the well-proven 9·8 HP 1185cc side-valve Four engine. The main body shell, with the later addition of a built-in boot, was to continue until after the 1939-45 war. 1936 Minx buyers had the option of a folding luggage grid which cost £2 7s. 6d, painted. The Minx Saloon retained its £159 price tag; the De Luxe model (with sun roof as shown) was reduced in price, to £175. |
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Hillman Hawk Saloon |
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Also see: Hillman Car Reviews | The History of Hillman (AUS Edition) |
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The Hawk was a new Hillman model, powered by a six-cylinder 3181cc (75 x 120 mm) side-valve engine, developing 75-bhp at 3400 rpm and rated at 20·92 HP. It had a 9 ft ½ in. wheelbase and was available also as Sixteen with 16·95 HP 56-bhp 2576cc (67.5x120 mm) power unit. Tyre size was 6·50-16. All six-cylinder Hillmans had Evenkeel IFS with transverse leaf spring. |
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Hillman 80 |
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Also see: Hillman Car Reviews | The History of Hillman (AUS Edition) |
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The Hillman 80 was generally similar to the Hawk but had 10ft 6 in wheelbase. Shown is a Limousine with oversize tires, one of a fleet of Hawks and 80s supplied to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company for use in Persia. |
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Hillman 80 |
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Also see: Hillman Car Reviews | The History of Hillman (AUS Edition) |
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Pictured left is a Hillman 80 Touring Car as supplied to the Trans-Jordan Frontier Force. These cars were equipped with spare water and petrol tanks (visible in rear compartment) thus permitting operation at long distances from base. Spare road springs were carried at front and rear, doubling up as bumpers. |
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Humber Twelve Vogue Two-door pillarless Saloon |
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Also see: Humber Car Reviews | The History of Humber |
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Pictured left is a Humber Twelve Vogue Two-door pillarless Saloon, and shows side-opening lid of built-in luggage boot. |
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Humber Eighteen |
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Also see: Humber Car Reviews | The History of Humber |
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Humber Eighteen, small-bore edition of the Snipe, at Olympia. The Eighteen superseded the 16/60 of previous years. Bore and stroke were 69·5 x 120 mm, giving a cubic capacity of 2731 cc and an HP rating of 17·97. Brake horsepower was 65 at 3600 rpm. All six-cylinder Humbers now had independent front suspension and the cars were becoming increasingly similar to comparable Hillman models, both manufacturers being divisions of the Rootes Group. Eighteen and Snipe were available with four factory-supplied body styles: the former were £30 cheaper throughout the range. |
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Humber Snipe Six-light Saloon |
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Also see: Humber Car Reviews | The History of Humber |
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The Humber Snipe Six-light Saloon was priced at £475. The Snipe had the same 120-mm stroke as the Eighteen but an 85-mm bore. Cubic capacity was 4086 cc, output 100 bhp at 3400 rpm and treasury rating 26·88 HP. Wheelbase for both was 10ft 4 in, tire size 7·50-16. |
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Humber Pullman |
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Also see: Humber Car Reviews | The History of Humber |
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The Humber Pullman was similar in most respects to the Snipe but the wheelbase was longer, at 11 ft 01, in. Prices were £425 for the chassis, £735 for the Limousine and Landaulette, £895 for the Sedanca Coupe and £975 for the Sedanca De Ville. Picture shows H M King Edward VIII (the Duke of Windsor) in back of car, at Vimy Ridge, France, after the unveiling of the Canadian War Memorial on 26 July, 1936. |
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Jowett 6G Series and J Series |
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Also see: Jowett Car Reviews | The History of Jowett |
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Jowett offered two model ranges, namely the 6G Series with the 7 HP 907cc (75·4 x 101·6 mm) 16-bhp flat-twin engine and the J Series with a new 10 HP 1166-cc (63·5 x 92 mm) 31-bhp flat-four 80th had 8 ft 6 in wheelbase. The 10 HP (centre) Saloon was offered as Jupiter (£197 10s.) and Jason (£215), the 7 HP was available with four body styles. |
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Lagonda Rapier |
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Also see: The History of Lagonda |
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Lagonda Rapier chassis production was discontinued and disappeared from the 1936 catalogues. However, since Lagonda only supplied bare chassis and coachbuilding took a relatively long time, several cars were delivered during 1936. One such car was the Drophead Coupe by Ranalah, one of only nine known to have been built. |
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Lagonda Rapier |
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Also see: The History of Lagonda |
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Lagonda Rapier with Ranalah Two-seater bodywork, the only one known to have existed. |
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Lagonda Tourer |
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Also see: The History of Lagonda |
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The Lagonda Tourer was one of three factory-supplied body styles on the firm's £795 4½-liter chassis. It cost exactly £1000. The others were a Four-door Saloon at £1085 and a Drophead Coupe at £1125. The six-cylinder engine, rated at 29·13 HP, developed 140 bhp and had twin SU carburetors. Wheelbase was 10ft 9 in, tire size 6·00-18. |
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Lanchester 10 Saloon |
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Also see: The History of Lanchester |
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The Lanchester 10 Saloon was one of five body types offered £298-£325, in addition to the chassis which was available for £215. Engine was a 1444cc OHV Four, coupled to Daimler Fluid Flywheel transmission. |
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Lanchester Straight Eight |
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Also see: The History of Lanchester |
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A Lanchester Straight Eight with Hooper Landaulette coachwork for HRH the Duke of York (later King George VI). The chassis was, in fact, that of the then-new Daimler Straight Eight,. only a few of which were used in Lanchester guise for special customers of the marque. |
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MG T-Series Midget TA |
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Also see: MG Car Reviews | The MG Story |
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MG T-Series Midget TA was introduced in 1936 and developed from the 1935 PS-type Compared with the PS it was larger and had a 10 HP 1292-cc (63·5 x 102 mm) OHV four-cylinder engine. developing 50 bhp at 4000 rpm Two-seater version is shown. |
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MG SA-Series Two-liter Saloon, Tourer and Convertible |
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Also see: MG Car Reviews | The MG Story |
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The MG SA-Series Two-liter was available with Saloon, Tourer and Convertible (shown) bodywork or as a bare chassis at £250. The six-cylinder OHV engine was of 2288-cc capacity (69 x 102 mm), developing 78·5 bhp at 4200 rpm. |
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MG SA-Series Two-liter chassis |
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Also see: MG Car Reviews and The MG Story |
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MG SA-Series Two-liter chassis had a long wheelbase (10ft 3 in) and 5·50-18 tires on centre-lock wire wheels. |
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Morgan Model F Two-seater |
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Also see: Morgan Car Reviews | The History of Morgan |
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The Morgan Model F Two-seater could be supplied with either 933cc or 1172cc side-valve four-cylinder engine (Ford 8 HP and 10 HP resp). It had a maximum speed of over 65 mph and would cruise at 60. Final drive was by single chain from worm drive sprocket. |
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Morris Range |
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Also see: Morris Car Reviews | The History of Morris (AUS Edition) |
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The Morris range comprised Series I Eight and Series II Ten, Twelve, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty-One and Twenty-Five HP models. From the Sixteen upwards all had six cylinders, the smaller ones had four. All were side-valve engines. Morris Motors emphasised "Specialisation", which meant that they operated several separate factories each specializing in the manufacture of certain components, the SU carburetor Co being a good example. |
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Railton Carrington Foursome Drophead Coupe |
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The Railton Carrington Foursome Drophead Coupe was one of eight models offered by Railton Cars. It was priced at £845 and built on the LWB (129-in) chassis which itself cost £548. There was also a 122-in chassis, costing £100 less. They were based on American Hudson mechanical components, including the 4·2-liter straight-eight L-head engine. Performance of these cars was phenomenal. They were the work of the well-known World Land Speed Record car designer Reid Railton and virtually hand-built in the old Invicta factory, Fairmile Engineering Co. at Cobham in Surrey. |
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Riley Lynx |
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Also see: Riley Car Reviews | The History of Riley |
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The Riley Lynx four-door four-seater touring bodywork was available on 1½-liter and six-cylinder 15 HP chassis, costing £345 and £375 respectively. There were also two 1½-liter Special Series models, one selling for £372 and a Concours Model for £398; these had special engines with twin carburetors, two-port inlet manifolds. etc. The Cheapest Riley was the Merlin Saloon on 9 HP chassis, at £269. |
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Rover Ten, Twelve, Fourteen and Speed Fourteen |
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Also see: Rover Car Reviews | The History of Rover (AUS Edition) |
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The Rover range comprised Ten, Twelve, Fourteen and Speed Fourteen models. Shown is a Twelve Saloon. which had an 11·9 HP OHV Four engine of 1495-cc capacity (69 x 100 mm). Power output was 48 bhp, wheelbase 9 ft 4 in. |
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SS Jaguar 100 |
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Also see: Jaguar Car Reviews | The History of Swallow Sidecars |
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The SS Jaguar 100 cost £395 and had 2½-liter six-cylinder OHV engine of 2663.7 -cc capacity (73 x 106 mm) with twin carburetors, developing 104 bhp at 4500 rpm. A speed of 60 mph was easily reached in 12 seconds from standstill and the maximum speed was about 100 mph. |
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SS Jaguar 2½-liter Saloon |
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Also see: Jaguar Car Reviews | The History of Swallow Sidecars |
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SS Cars Ltd now used the name Jaguar, which was later to replace the name SS entirely. Shown is the six-cylinder OHV 2½-liter Saloon, a slightly smaller edition of which was the 1½- liter with side-valve Four. They cost £385 and £285 respectively. |
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Standard Flying Twenty |
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Also see: Standard Car Reviews | The History of Standard |
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Standard introduced a new range of 'Flying' models for 1936, with restyled bodywork. Shown is the Flying Twenty which had a 64-bhp side-valve engine of 2664-cc (73 x 106 mm) capacity, rated at 19·84 HP. Wheelbase was 9 ft 8 in, tire size 5.50-17. |
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Sunbeam Sedanca De Ville / Thirty Chassis |
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Also see: Sunbeam Car Reviews | The History of Sunbeam |
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Sunbeam introduced a new model with a 4½- liter straight-eight engine, designed by George Roesch. Only four of these cars were made and all of them were probably dismantled. Shown is a catalogue picture of a Sedanca De Ville on the new Thirty chassis. It was priced at £1475. Sunbeam was part of the Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq combine which was taken over by Rootes in 1935. The Sunbeam name was dropped and did not reappear until 1953, except on 1938-1954 Sunbeam-Talbots which were based on the later Rootes Talbots. |
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Talbot Ten Sports Tourer |
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Also see: The History of Talbot |
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The Talbot Ten Sports Tourer was a Hillman Minx-based car, conceived after the take-over of Clement-Talbot Ltd by Rootes. Picture shows the then well-known music hall comedians Clapham (left) and Dwyer at the Theatre Royal on the occasion of the former taking delivery of his new car. |
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Talbot Ten Sports Saloon |
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Also see: The History of Talbot |
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The Talbot Ten Sports Saloon cost £265 and had pillarless bodywork. Engine was a 9·8 HP 1185-cc (63 x 95 mm) side-valve Four, similar to that of the Hillman Minx. |
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Talbot Ten Sports Saloon |
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Also see: The History of Talbot |
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The Talbot range comprised Ten, 75, 105, 105 Speed, 3½- liter and LWB models. Shown is a Six-light Saloon which was available on the 10ft 0.3/8ths inch wheelbase 75 and 105 chassis with 17.9 HP 2276-cc and 20·9 HP 2969-cc OHV Sixes respectively. |
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Talbot 3½- liter Sports Tourer |
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Also see: The History of Talbot |
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Talbot 3½- liter Sports Tourer in Rootes' showroom in Devonshire House, Piccadilly, for many years the Rootes Group's headquarters. The 3½- liter had a 23·8 HP 3377-cc (80 x 112 mm) OHV Six, developing 120 bhp at 4500 rpm. |
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Talbot 3½-liter Speed Sports Saloon |
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Also see: The History of Talbot |
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The Talbot 3½-liter Speed Sports Saloon cost £825 and featured graceful body styling. In a timed test at Brooklands it attained 92 mph and took just under 17 seconds to reach 60 mph from standstill. |
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Triumph Gloria Six-cylinder Vitesse Tourer |
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Also see: Triumph Car Reviews | The History of Triumph |
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The Triumph Gloria Six-cylinder Vitesse Tourer was typical of the company's sporty cars. The 1991-cc engine. designed by Coventry Climax drove this 1½--ton handbuilt car at over 80 mph. The designation Vitesse indicated tuning modifications to give increased performance (65 bhp vs 55 bhp of standard Gloria Six). |
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Vauxhall Light Six O-Series |
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Also see: Vauxhall Car Reviews |
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The Vauxhall Light Six O-Series comprised 12 HP OY and 14 HP OX models which differed only in engine size. Both had six cylinders with 100-mm piston stroke but the bore was 57 mm for the 1·53-liter OY and 61·5 mm for the 1·78-liter OX. |
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Vauxhall 25 HP G-Series |
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Also see: Vauxhall Car Reviews |
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The Vauxhall 25 HP G-Series was introduced in August 1936 and produced until 1939 There were two wheelbase lengths: Model GY with 9 ft 2½- in for Saloon, Sports Saloon and Drophead Coupe and Model GL with 10ft 10in for Seven-Seater Saloon and Limousine (pictured left). These cars had a 3215cc (81·94 x 101·6 mm) OHV six-cylinder engine, giving a maximum speed of 80 mph. Standard equipment included a heater. 1936/37 models had a clutch operated starter. |
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Wolseley 25 Limousine |
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Also see: Wolseley Car Reviews | The History of Wolseley (AUS Edition) |
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Wolseley offered a wide range of models, varying from the £725 25 HP Limousine shown here down to the £165 Wasp Saloon. The 25 HP had an OHV six-cylinder engine of 3485-cc (82 x 110 mm) capacity. Wheelbase was 12ft 1¼ in (10ft 1½ in for Saloon and Coupe), tire size 7·00-16 (6·50-16). |
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1936 SS Jaguar 1½ liter four-door sports sedan. The car featured the only side-valve engine ever to carry the name Jaguar. |
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