The Observer's Book of Automobiles, Volume 1Frederick Warne., 1956 |
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2-seater 4-door Saloon 9 ft Birmingham C.B.C. body sides bonnet top BRITAIN bumper c.c. Compression ratio capacity 10 Imp capacity 18 capacity 20 U.S. chassis chromium circle 36 ft circle 41 Compression ratio 8.5 Cubic capacity Current Models cylinders V8 Daimler door pillars Dry weight Estate Car Ford four-cylinder Frazer-Nash front wings Fuel tank capacity grille Hardtop headlamps headlights Height 5 ft horizontal bars intake Kerb weight length 14 ft Limousine litres London C.C. Middlesex C.C. motor car Note Number of cylinders NUMBER PLATES oblong air-intake Observer's Book oval Overall length 14 Overall width piston produced radiator rear wheel road wheels rubbing-strips Saloon side windows sloping slot Sport Coupé Station Wagon straight-through wings styling Super tank capacity 20 track 4 ft Turning circle Turning circle 36 Two-piece U.S. gals Wheel-base 8 ft Wheel-base 9 width 5 ft width lights wire wheels Wolseley wrap-round rear window