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{{Infobox automobile
{{Infobox automobile
| image = Rover Six 1910.jpg
| image = 1905 Rover 6 hp (5655436697).jpg
| name = 1905 Rover 6 hp (5655436697).jpg
| name = Rover 6 hp<ref name=TA19050128>The new Rover 6hp, ''The Autocar'', 28 January 1905</ref>
| caption = 1905 open 2-seater
| caption = 1905 open 2-seater
| manufacturer = [[Rover (car)|Rover]]
| manufacturer = [[Rover (car)|Rover]]
| production = 1906-1912
| production = 1905-1912
| body_style =
| body_style =
| engine = 780 or 812&nbsp;cc single-cylinder
| engine = 780 or 812&nbsp;cc single-cylinder<ref name=TA19050128/>
| transmission = 3-speed manual
| transmission = 3-speeds<ref name=TA19050128/>
| wheelbase = 72 inches (1830&nbsp;mm)<ref name=BritishCars>{{cite book |last=Culshaw |first= |authorlink= |author2=Horrobin |title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-16689-2}}</ref>
| wheelbase = {{unbulleted list|{{convert|72|in|mm|abbr=on}}|'''Track''' {{convert|48|in|mm|abbr=on}}<ref name=TA19050128/>}}
| length = 111 inches (2820&nbsp;mm)<ref name=BritishCars>{{cite book |last=Culshaw |first= |authorlink= |author2=Horrobin |title=Complete Catalogue of British Cars |year=1974 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-16689-2}}</ref>
| length = 111 inches (2820&nbsp;mm)<ref name=BritishCars/>
| width = 48 inches (1220&nbsp;mm)<ref name=BritishCars/>
| width = 48 inches (1220&nbsp;mm)<ref name=BritishCars/>
| weight =
| weight = 6 cwt, {{convert|672|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name=TA19050128/>
| successor =
| successor =
| designer = Edmund Lewis
| designer = Edmund Woodward Lewis
| sp = uk
}}
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| caption =
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| aka =
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| predecessor =
| successor =
| configuration = single-cylinder<ref name=TA19050128/>
| displacement = {{unbulleted list|{{convert|780|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=TA19050128/>|{{convert|810|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=TA19110805>The single cylinder Rover cars, ''The Autocar'', 5 August 1911</ref>}}
| bore = {{unbulleted list|{{convert|95|mm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name=TA19050128/>|{{convert|97|mm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name=TA19110805/>}}
| stroke = {{convert|110|mm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name=TA19050128/>
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| valvetrain = mechanically operated<ref name=TA19050128/>
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| fuelsystem = Rover (pat.) carburettor<ref name=TA19050128/>
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| fueltype = petrol<ref name=TA19050128/>
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| coolingsystem = water, circulation by pump, radiator<ref name=TA19050128/>
| power = {{unbulleted list|{{convert| 1|bhp|kW PS|abbr=on}} @2,400 rpm|Tax horsepower 3.74<ref name=TA19050128/>|3.82}}
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[[File:1905 Rover 6 hp (5656010286).jpg|thumb|rear view]]
[[File:1905 Rover 6 hp (5656010286).jpg|thumb|rear view]]
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The '''Rover 6''' was a small two-seater 6-horsepower car and only the second car model made by the British [[Rover (car)|Rover]] car company. Announced in January 1905<ref name=TA19050128/> a 6 horsepower car was available from Rover until 1912.
[[File:1905 Rover 6 hp (5655436697).jpg|thumb|left|1905 2-seater]]
==Engine==
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The '''Rover 6''' was the second car model made by the British [[Rover (car)|Rover]] car company. It was sold from 1906 until 1912.
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The engine was a 780&nbsp;cc [[side-valve]], single-cylinder unit, water-cooled, with a bore of 95&nbsp;mm and stroke of 110&nbsp;mm. The capacity increased to 812&nbsp;cc in 1908 when the bore was increased to 97&nbsp;mm to bring it into line with the new range of four-cylinder cars. The engine's normal speed was 1200 rpm. Drive was to the rear wheels through a three-speed gearbox and jointed drive shaft. Ignition was by High-Tension.<ref name=TA19050128/>

==Controls==
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The first car made by Rover, the [[Rover 8]], which was sold alongside the 6, had been of unorthodox construction with its backbone chassis. For the new smaller car it was a return to convention with a steel reinforced wooden chassis with half elliptic leaf springs front and rear supporting the car on rigid axles.
The engine's throttle is operated by a lever below the steering wheel. The same lever simultaneously controls the ignition timing.<ref name=TA19050128/>
==Chassis==
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The first car made by Rover, the [[Rover 8]], which was sold alongside the 6, had been of unorthodox construction with its backbone chassis. For the new smaller car it was a return to convention with a steel reinforced wooden chassis with half elliptic leaf springs front and rear supporting the car on rigid axles.<ref name=TA19050128/>
==Road test==
The test car was finished in dark green and black with matching pegamoid upholstery. The seat was removable and the footboards and rear platform were covered with green cork lino.


They drove the car three hundred miles then Autocar's testers said: the single wide seat was capable of carrying two people with every comfort and the car looked fit to take anywhere. Control was so simple a child could drive it. Change speed was a little stiff. Would prefer separate control for the spark (ignition). Steering excellent. Two involuntary stops: an air valve stuck while climbing a hill and the trembler on the coil stuck. They declared the little Rover an "Ideal car for a man of very moderate means". <ref>A trial of the 6hp Rover car. page 634, ''The Autocar'', 18 November 1905</ref>
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The engine was a 780&nbsp;cc [[side-valve]], single-cylinder unit, water-cooled, with a bore of 95&nbsp;mm and stroke of 110&nbsp;mm. The capacity increased to 812&nbsp;cc in 1908 when the bore was increased to 97&nbsp;mm to bring it into line with the new range of four-cylinder cars. Drive was to the rear wheels through a three-speed gearbox and jointed drive shaft.


In 1910 a complete Rover 6 with two-seater body and weather protection cost GBP155 but an earlier model had been sold as a "hundred guinea car" (GBP105).
In 1910 a complete Rover 6 with two-seater body and weather protection cost GBP155 but an earlier model had been sold as a "hundred guinea car" (GBP105).
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* The Rover Story. Graham Robson. 1977. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-175-2
* The Rover Story. Graham Robson. 1977. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-175-2
==External links==
{{Commons category}}


[[Category:Rover vehicles|6]]
[[Category:Rover vehicles|6]]

Revision as of 11:09, 29 November 2015

Rover 6 hp[1]
1905 open 2-seater
Overview
ManufacturerRover
Production1905-1912
DesignerEdmund Woodward Lewis
Powertrain
Engine780 or 812 cc single-cylinder[1]
Transmission3-speeds[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 72 in (1,800 mm)
  • Track 48 in (1,200 mm)[1]
Length111 inches (2820 mm)[2]
Width48 inches (1220 mm)[2]
Kerb weight6 cwt, 672 lb (305 kg)[1]
Layout
Configurationsingle-cylinder[1]
Displacement
  • 780 cc (48 cu in)[1]
  • 810 cc (49 cu in)[3]
Cylinder bore
  • 95 mm (3.7 in)[1]
  • 97 mm (3.8 in)[3]
Piston stroke110 mm (4.3 in)[1]
Valvetrainmechanically operated[1]
Combustion
Fuel systemRover (pat.) carburettor[1]
Fuel typepetrol[1]
Cooling systemwater, circulation by pump, radiator[1]
Output
Power output
  • 1 bhp (0.75 kW; 1.0 PS) @2,400 rpm
  • Tax horsepower 3.74[1]
  • 3.82
rear view

The Rover 6 was a small two-seater 6-horsepower car and only the second car model made by the British Rover car company. Announced in January 1905[1] a 6 horsepower car was available from Rover until 1912.

Engine

The engine was a 780 cc side-valve, single-cylinder unit, water-cooled, with a bore of 95 mm and stroke of 110 mm. The capacity increased to 812 cc in 1908 when the bore was increased to 97 mm to bring it into line with the new range of four-cylinder cars. The engine's normal speed was 1200 rpm. Drive was to the rear wheels through a three-speed gearbox and jointed drive shaft. Ignition was by High-Tension.[1]

Controls

The engine's throttle is operated by a lever below the steering wheel. The same lever simultaneously controls the ignition timing.[1]

Chassis

The first car made by Rover, the Rover 8, which was sold alongside the 6, had been of unorthodox construction with its backbone chassis. For the new smaller car it was a return to convention with a steel reinforced wooden chassis with half elliptic leaf springs front and rear supporting the car on rigid axles.[1]

Road test

The test car was finished in dark green and black with matching pegamoid upholstery. The seat was removable and the footboards and rear platform were covered with green cork lino.

They drove the car three hundred miles then Autocar's testers said: the single wide seat was capable of carrying two people with every comfort and the car looked fit to take anywhere. Control was so simple a child could drive it. Change speed was a little stiff. Would prefer separate control for the spark (ignition). Steering excellent. Two involuntary stops: an air valve stuck while climbing a hill and the trembler on the coil stuck. They declared the little Rover an "Ideal car for a man of very moderate means". [4]

In 1910 a complete Rover 6 with two-seater body and weather protection cost GBP155 but an earlier model had been sold as a "hundred guinea car" (GBP105).

single-cylinder engine
controls and instrument panel

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r The new Rover 6hp, The Autocar, 28 January 1905
  2. ^ a b Culshaw; Horrobin (1974). Complete Catalogue of British Cars. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-16689-2.
  3. ^ a b The single cylinder Rover cars, The Autocar, 5 August 1911
  4. ^ A trial of the 6hp Rover car. page 634, The Autocar, 18 November 1905
  • The Rover Story. Graham Robson. 1977. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-175-2

External links

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