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313 units built
E: 274 cars
OE: 313 cars
1913–15: 13 cars
1919–22: 261 cars
1922–27: 313 cars
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Vauxhall OE, straight 4 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
98 x 140 mm
4224 cc
115 HP (86 kW) @ 3300 rpm
1927: 120 bhp (89 kW) @ 3500 rpm
cast iron block, cast iron head
die-cast aluminium pistons, duralumin connecting rods
5 main bearings
E: Side-valves operated by push rods from a camshaft low in the block
OE: Overhead valves operated by duralumin push-rods and rockers; valves have double springs; timing by chain externally adjustable
aspiration, natural with 1 x Zenith carburetor, petrol feed by air pressure, later by Autovac
ignition by magneto
worm and complete wheel steering
drum brakes all around, mechanically operated, 1926+: hydraulic operation
wheelbase E, 2896 mm (114")
wheelbase OE, 2997 mm (118")
Track 1372 mm (54")
1500 kg
Results in Endurance Races
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mille Miglia | Targa Florio | Brooklands | Le Mans | Spa | Coppa Florio | |||||||
| Date | 27/3 | 24/4 | 7/5 | 19/6 | 10/7 | 17/7 | ||||||
| Team | 1600km | 540km | 6h | 24h | 24h | GP | ||||||
| Lawrence Meeson | fire | |||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Starts/finishes 1/0 | 1/0 | |||||||||||