THE VAUXHALL VICTOR SERIES FB ESTATE CAR

THE VAUXHALL VICTOR SERIES FB ESTATE CAR

Engine : tour cylinders, 79.37 < 76.2 mm. (14508 c.c.;. Push-rod-operated overhead valves. 8.1-to1 compression-ratio. 56.3 (gross) b.h.p. at 4,600 r.p.m.

Gear ratios : 1st, 13.57 to 1; 2nd, 8.79 to 1; 3rd, 5.59 to 1; top, 4.13 to T.

Tyres : 5.90 x 13 Michelin tubeless 6-ply, on bolt-on steel disc wheels.

Weight : x ton o Mt. I qtr. (without occupants but ready for the road, with just under 3 gallons of petrol). Steering ratio : 3:1 turns, lock-to-lock.

Fuel capacity : to gallons. (Estimated range : 280 miles.) Wheelbase : 8 ft. 4 in.

Track : Front, 4 ft. 21 in.; rear, 4 ft. 3.12 in.

Dimensions : 14 ft. 51 in. x ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. (high). Price : k;590 (k861 13s. id. inclusive of purchase tax). With extras as tested : £948 15s.

Afakers : Vauxhall Motors Ltd., Luton, Bedfordshire, England.