From: NAME: Alex McLellan
FUNC: MDA/CAATS
TEL: (604) 231-3054 <AMCLE AT A1 AT CATM01>
To:
"british-cars@autox.team.net"@mdavcr@galaxy@hobbes@psi%mda.2@mrgate@catm01
More Brit Cars tidbits - data as at 1959.
Make Drs Cu Eng Top
Model Year Style Sts Cap. Cnf BHP Lbs 0-60 Spd Notes
HUMBER
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Hawk 59 Saloon 2 4 2267 ? 78 2975 5-dr estate
avail wt. 3147lb
My book has the 1959 Super Snipe with 112bhp and weight of 3246lb
Post-war Humbers included included 21/4 litre Hawk, and 4-litre Super
Snipe, Pullman and Imperial.
1955 Production consisted of Hawk - Saloon, Touring Limousine, or Estate Car
and Super Snipe Hawk - Saloon, Touring Limousine, or Estate Car
in 1956, Hawk d/l saloon and Super <Snipe were available with Borg Warner
atomatic transmission.
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JAGUAR
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XK150
also 1959 R'dster2 2 3442 190-210 3192
1959 fhc 2 2 3442 190-210 2912
Mark VIII 56-59 Saloon 4 4 3442 I6 210 4030 (I have 3752lb)
Mark IX 59-61 Saloon 4 4 3781 I6 220 4000 (I have 3864lb)
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JENSEN
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541 1959 Saloon 2 ? 3993 6 ? 3024 115/120mph
Austin engine, grp body
541 "R" - similar to 541 - did 125mph+
There was also a 1954 Jensen Interceptor Coupepowred by an Austin 125, 4
litre six-cyl engine.
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JOWETT
Not much detail here. Jowett Javelin - very aerodynamic shape. Used the
flat four engine originally developed for the Morris Minor. When BMC was
formed, the 'A' series was used instead for the Morris. Seems to me that's
part of the reason the Minor has so much room under the bonnet at each side
of the engine.
Presumably, the front could have been lower with a flat four,
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LAGONDA
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30 53-58 Conv 2 4 2922 I6 105 3345 100
Rapide 53-58 Saloon 4 4 2922 I6 140 3410 100
Rapide 61-64 Saloon 4 4 3995 I6 236 3780 130
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LAND-ROVER
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Series II
Maybe Britain only, but my book has
1959 2 1997 I4 52 2788 Petrol
1959 2 2052 I4 Diesel
Regards
Alex
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