THE VAUXHALL MODEL PA FRIARY VELOX ESTATE CAR

THE VAUXHALL MODEL PA FRIARY VELOX ESTATE CAR

Engine : Six cylinders, 79.37 X 76.2 turn. (2,262 c.c.). Pushrod-operated overhead valves. 7.8-to-1 compression-ratio. 821 b.h.p. at 4.400 r.p:m.

Gear ratios : First, 1E77 to 1; second, 6.72 to 1; top, 4.11 to 1.

Tyres : 6.40 x 13 Goodyear All-Weather Rib Super Cushion tubeless, on bolt-on steel disc wheels.

Weight : 1 ton 5 cwt. 2 qtr. (without occupants but ready for the road, with Approximately 2 gall. of petrel).

Steering ratio ; Three turns, lock-to-lock.

Fuel capacity : 10gall.

Wheelbase : 8 ft. 9 in.

Track : 4 ft. 6 in.

Dimensions : 14 ft. 10 in. X 5 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. (high). Prirc : £862 (£1,222 5s, 10d. inclusive of purchase tax). With extras as tested : £1,276 17s. 4d.

Makers : Vauxhall Motors Limited, Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Friary body by Friary Motors Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire.