Vauxhall 14-6
| Vauxhall 14-6 | |
|---|---|
 Vauxhall Fourteen-Six 1938-1948 unitary hulled six-light saloon 1947 example | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Vauxhall (General Motors) |
| Also called |
Vauxhall Fourteen-Six Vauxhall Model J |
| Production | 1933 to 1948 |
| Assembly |
United Kingdom Australia |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style |
4-door saloon 2-door coupé (Australia) 2-door roadster (Australia) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,781cc I6 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 105.0 inches [1] |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Vauxhall Velox |
The Vauxhall 14-6 is an automobile which was produced by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1933 to 1948.[2]
General Motors light six
Announced for the 1933 Earls Court Motor Show the 14-6 was offered as a six-light, four door saloon [2] and was powered by a four bearing, OHV, 1,781cc I6 engine.[3]
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1933-36 saloon
on separate chassis
flat front grille
1936-38 saloon
on separate chassis
updated grille
1938-1939 saloon
serving in France 1940
Bodies
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by Whittingham & Mitchel
Programme for 1934:
- Bodies by Vauxhall
- 4-door 6-light saloon with sliding roof
- 2-door coupé with sliding roof
- Bodies by other coachbuilders but supplied by Vauxhall and in their standard catalogue
- Tickford Foursome Coupé (by Salmons)
- Pendine 4-str Sports Tourer (by Holbrook)
- Suffolk Saloon Sports Tourer (by Holbrook)
- Stratford 4-str Sports (by Whittingham & Mitchel)
- Tourer (by Duple)
- 2-str with Dickey (by Duple)[4]
Unitary chassis-body September 1938
The previous engine was retained. Features included a unitary hull, independent front suspension and a three-speed gearbox in place of the four-speed "silent third" gearbox.[3] Post-war models can be distinguished by bonnet-louvre and grille changes.[2]
45,499 examples were produced,[3] including 30,511 in the post-war period.[2]
Australian production
The Vauxhall 14 J was also produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia. Commencing in 1939, the 14 was offered in sedan, coupé and roadster body-styles.[5] and as in UK but in a Holden version, a light utility. A 14 sedan was the first civilian car to be produced by GMH in the post-war period, leaving the Fishermans Bend assembly line on 21 May 1946.[5]
Coupé 1934
Stratford Tourer c. 1935
Tourer 1937
Tourer 1937
Saloon c. 1938
Drophead coupé 1939
Bedford coupé utility 1940
(Model J) 1946
note Holden's divided windscreen and roof
References
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- ↑ Norm Darwin, The History of Holden since 1917, Ford Publications Pty Ltd, 1983, pages 87-89
- 1 2 3 4 Michal Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, Vauxhall J-Fourteen-Six, A-Z of Cars 1945-1970, Haymarket Publishing Ltd, 1994, page 212
- 1 2 3 Michal Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, Vauxhall J-Fourteen-Six, A-Z of Cars of the 1930s, Haymarket Publishing Ltd, 1993, page 208
- ↑ Display advertising, Vauxhall Motors, Ltd. "The Times, Thursday, Oct 12, 1933; pg. 28; Issue 46573
- 1 2 Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, January 2002, pages 130-133