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By "Baladeur" Not so very long ago, my identity having been carelessly divulged by someone to one of the readers of these articles, in full view of my rapidly greying…
THE AUSTIN A6o COUNTRYMAN ESTATE CAR
Engine : Four cylinders, 76.2 < 88.9 mm. (1,622 c.c.).
Push-rod-operated overhead valves. 8.3-to-I compression-ratio. 61 b.h.p. (gross) at 4,500 r.p.m.
Gear ratios: 1st, 16.55 to I; 2nd, 10.08 LO 1; 3rd, 6.25 to i ; top, 4.55 to r. Tyres : 5.90 14 Dunlop, on bolt-on steel disc wheels. Weight : I ton 3 cwt. qtr. (without occupants but ready
for the road, with just under 3 gallons of petrol). Steering ratio : 2. turns, lock-to-lock.
Fuel capacity : to gallons (Estimated range : 290 miles.) Wheelbase 8 ft. 41 in.
Track : Front, 4 ft. 2:; in.; rear, 4 ft. 3 in.
Dimensions : 14 ft. 9:i in. .< 5 ft. 3 in. -< 5 ft. o in. (high). Price : £670 (4;978 6s. 5d. inclusive of purchase tax). Radio extra.
Makers : The Austin Motor company Ltd., Longbridge, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.