Rover Light Six

Rover 2-litre
Rover 2-litre
Overview
Manufacturer	Rover
Layout
Configuration	straight-six pushrod ohv
Displacement	2,023 cc (123 cu in);
Cylinder bore	65 mm (2.6 in);
Piston stroke	101.6 mm (4.00 in);
Cylinder block material	cast iron
Cylinder head material	cast iron detachable
Valvetrain	overhead valves, pushrods, single springs, camshaft in crankcase silent chain drive
Combustion
Fuel system	twin carburettors, vacuum feed, 12-gallon tank at back
Management	distributor driven from camshaft
Fuel type	petrol
Oil system	there is pressure lubrication to every engine bearing. clutch and gearbox share oil with engine
Cooling system	honeycomb radiator in a shell with stone-guard, fan and water impeller driven from crankshaft, thermostat
Output
Power output	45 bhp (34 kW; 46 PS) @3,600 rpm; Tax horsepower 15.7;
Chronology
Successor	Rover Light Twenty

Rover Light Six^[1]
Rover Light Six
	Rover swb Light Six sportsman's saloon genuine Weymann body available in standard or Regal trim its cycle mudguards were the height of fashion
Overview
Manufacturer	Rover
Body and chassis
Class	Midsize car
Body style	sportsman's saloon ;
Powertrain
Engine	2,023 cc (123.5 cu in) straight-6
Transmission	3-plate clutch with cork inserts. three speed gearbox controlled by central lever, enclosed propeller shaft - bearing midway in torque tube, spiral bevel final drive, half-floating axle.
Dimensions
Wheelbase	106 in (2,692 mm); track 50 in (1,270 mm);
Length	159 in (4,039 mm)
Width	63 in (1,600 mm)
Height	66 in (1,676 mm)
Kerb weight	26 cwt, 2,912 lb (1,321 kg)

The Rover Light Six was a narrower lightweight short wheelbase variant of their Two-litre sports saloon produced from 1929 to 1930 by the Rover Company of Coventry. The following season it was sold with a 2½-litre 20 hp engine under the name Rover Light Twenty.

^ ^a ^b ^c The Motor Show. The Times, Saturday, 19 Oct 1929; pg. 7; Issue 45338
^ Hough and Frostick, Rover Memories, George Allen and Unwin, London 1966
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Cars Of To-Day. The Times, Tuesday, 3 Jan 1928; pg. 17; Issue 44780
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Motor-Cars For 1928. The Times, Monday, 5 Sep 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44678
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[TT45338-1] The Motor Show. The Times, Saturday, 19 Oct 1929; pg. 7; Issue 45338

[H&F-2] Hough and Frostick, Rover Memories, George Allen and Unwin, London 1966

[TT44780-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Cars Of To-Day. The Times, Tuesday, 3 Jan 1928; pg. 17; Issue 44780

[TT44678-4] Motor-Cars For 1928. The Times, Monday, 5 Sep 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44678

[AC19291227-5] Cite error: The named reference AC19291227 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Rover Light Six

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