Isuzu Bellett

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Isuzu Bellett GT
Isuzu Bellett GT
Bellett / Wasp
Production period: 1963-1973
Class : Lower middle class
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , coupé , pickup
Engines:
Petrol engines : 1.3-1.8 liters
(51-88 kW)
Diesel engine :
1.8 liters (40 kW)
Length: 4030 mm
Width: 1495 mm
Height: 1325-1390 mm
Wheelbase : 2350 mm
Empty weight : 910-990 kg
successor Isuzu Bellett Gemini

The Isuzu Bellett was a lower middle class passenger car produced by the Japanese automaker Isuzu from 1963 to 1973 .

The Bellett was designed by Isuzu in-house and replaced the Hillman Minx , which had been built under license until then . The name Bellett means something like "little Bellel ".

The Bellett was available as a two- or four-door sedan, a two-door coupé, a rare two-door station wagon called the Bellett Express and an even smaller Isuzu Wasp pick-up . After General Motors acquired shares in Isuzu in the early 1970s, the Bellett was replaced by a version of the global T-Car based on the Opel Kadett C, which was initially called Isuzu Bellett Gemini , later simply Isuzu Gemini and with the Great Bellett had little in common. A total of 170,737 copies of the Bellett were made.

limousine

The sedan appeared in June 1963, optionally equipped with a 1.5-liter OHV four-cylinder petrol cylinder or a 1.8-liter diesel engine. In April 1964, an OHC four-cylinder with a displacement of 1.3 liters was also offered. The front section received a facelift in 1966, and in 1967 the engine range was expanded to include a 1.6-liter with an overhead camshaft. In the course of another facelift in 1971, this engine was replaced by a 1800 cc four-cylinder; at the same time, the diesel variants were omitted.

GT

Isuzu Bellett 1600 GT

The Isuzu Bellett GT, which was presented in April 1964, was a two-door coupe with a 1.6-liter twin carburetor engine and the first Japanese car to be called GT (Gran Turismo). In September 1964, a 1.5-liter version of the coupe appeared; at the same time it received front disc brakes and a modified front section. In September 1967, the output of the base engine was increased and a hatchback body was introduced. Two years later, the 1.6-liter received an overhead camshaft, which was replaced by a 1.8-liter in 1970.

GT-R

The GT-R, more precisely GT Type-R (like Racing = racing), was the racing version of the GT, which was also available for civilian customers. The GT-R, presented in September 1969, had the 1.6-liter machine with two overhead camshafts from the Isuzu 117 Coupé , servo brakes and numerous other innovations. Visually, the GT-R differed from the other Bellett models primarily through the matt black painted bonnet. The GT-R was very successful in Japanese motorsport; it was created in an edition of about 1400 pieces.

Isuzu Wasp

Isuzu Wasp

A chassis for superstructures and a pickup was offered as the Isuzu Wasp (wasp) from 1965 . It had a payload of 1 ton and was powered either by the 1.3-liter gasoline engine or the 1.8-liter diesel engine. The Wasp was built until 1972 when it was replaced by the Isuzu Faster .

Technical data Isuzu Bellett
Isuzu Bellett: 1300 1500 1600 1600 GT GT-R 1800 GT diesel
Engine: 4-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke)
Displacement: 1325 cc 1471 cc 1584 cc 1817 cc 1764 cc
Bore × stroke: 75 × 75 mm 79 × 75 mm 82 × 75 mm 84 × 82 mm 79 × 90 mm
Performance at 1 / min: 51 kW
(70 SAE PS)
at 5200		 57 kW
(78 SAE PS)
at 5200		 66 kW
(90 SAE PS)
at 5400		 76 kW
(103 SAE PS)
at 5800		 88 kW
(120 SAE PS)
at 6400		 85 kW
(115 SAE PS)
at 5800		 40 kW
(54 SAE PS)
at 4000
Max. Torque at 1 / min: 101 Nm at 3000 114 Nm at 2600 127 Nm at 4200 133 Nm at 4200 142 Nm at 5000 152 Nm at 4200 110 Nm at 2000
Compression: 8.5: 1 8.7: 1 9.7: 1 10.3: 1 9.7: 1 22.0: 1
Mixture preparation: 1 downdraft carburettor 2 SU horizontal carburetors 2 horizontal twin carburetors Mikuni 2 SU horizontal carburetors Diesel injection pump
Valve control: OHV OHC DOHC OHC OHV
Cooling: Water cooling
Transmission: 4-speed gearbox
aW for 1500 three-speed automatic
rear-wheel drive
Front suspension: two triangular links of unequal length each, coil springs
Rear suspension: Pendulum axle, trailing arm, coil springs and transverse leaf spring
Brakes: Drum brakes all around
aW (on 1600, GT models and GT-R series) Disc brakes at the front
Steering: Rack and pinion steering
Body: Sheet steel, self-supporting
Track width front / rear: 1225/1200 mm 1235/1215 mm 1260/1240 mm 1260/1240 mm 1225/1200 mm
Wheelbase: 2350 mm
Dimensions: 4030 × 1495 × 1390 (GT: 1335, GT-R: 1325) mm
Empty weight: 910 kg 915 kg 915-925 kg 930-985 kg 970 kg 945 kg 990 kg
Top speed: 145 km / h 150 km / h 160 km / h 165-170 km / h 190 km / h 180 km / h 110 km / h
0-100 km / h: n / A
Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers): 7.5-10 p 8-11 pp 10-13 p 11-14 p 11-15 pp 10-15 p 4.8 D
Price (Switzerland, SFr): - 8,750 (1965) - 16,000 (1965) - - -

Web links

Commons : Isuzu Bellett  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Automobil Revue , catalog numbers 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971.