Vauxhall 12

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Vauxhall 12
Production period: 1933-1940
1946
Class : Lower middle class

The Vauxhall 12 or Vauxhall Twelve is a carriage of the lower middle class , the Vauxhall Motors 1933-1938 with six-cylinder engine and from 1938 to 1946 produced by four-cylinder engine. From 1938 the Vauxhall Twelve was based on an extended version of the Vauxhall Ten .

12 Light Six (1933-1938)

12 Light Six
Vauxhall 12 Light Six (1933)

Vauxhall 12 Light Six (1933)
Production period: 1933-1938
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , coupé
Engines:
Petrol engines : 1.5–1.75 liters
26.5–? kW
Length: 3915-4066 mm
Width: 1571-1622 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2559 mm
Empty weight : 711-1194 kg

Originally the 12 was called "Light Six" and was presented in 1933 at the British International Motor Show . It was available in two engine versions, 12 hp (1.5 liter displacement) and 14 hp (1.75 liter displacement). In 1936 he received a rounded radiator grille for the Motor Show.

The 12 hp had a displacement of 1531 cm³ (bore × stroke = 57 mm × 100 mm), the 14 hp had a displacement of 1781 hp (bore × stroke = 61.5 mm × 100 mm). The power of the 12 hp was 36 bhp at 4000 rpm.

Standard bodies

  • Standard Saloon (only 12 hp)
  • De Luxe Saloon (by Vauxhall) with sliding roof and draft-free ventilation
  • Coupé (from Vauxhall) 2 doors, with sliding roof and draft-free ventilation

Special bodies

  • Tickford Foursome Coupe (from Salmons )
  • Pendine 4-str Sports Tourer (by Holbrook )
  • Suffolk Saloon Sports Tourer (by Holbrook)
  • Stratford 4-str Sports (by Whittingham & Mitchel )
  • Tourer (from Duple )
  • 2-str with Dickey (from Duple)

12/4 or Twelve (1938-1946)

12/4 or Twelve
Vauxhall Twelve (1939)

Vauxhall Twelve (1939)
Production period: 1938-1940
1946
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Petrol engines :
1.2 liters (23 kW)
Length: 4028 mm
Width: 1545 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2476 mm
Empty weight : 914 kg

In September 1938, the Six Light was replaced by a completely new car called the “Twelve” or “12/4”. It had an extended six-light body based on the Ten as a monocoque with independent front suspension and a four-cylinder engine with 1442 cm³ (bore × stroke = 69.5 mm × 95 mm). The engine made 35 bhp at 3600 rpm.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vauxhall: Cars . In: Grace's Guide to British Industrial History . Grace's Guide. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars, 1895-1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1999. ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . P. 333.

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