Vauxhall 14-6

Vauxhall 14-6

Vauxhall Fourteen-Six 1938-1948
unitary hulled six-light saloon
1947 example
Overview
Manufacturer Vauxhall 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 automobile that was produced by Vauxhall Motors 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]

Bodies

Stratford four-seater sports 1933
by Whittingham & Mitchell

Programme for 1934:

Bodies by Vauxhall
Bodies by other coachbuilders but supplied by Vauxhall and in their standard catalogue

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] 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]


References

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  1. Norm Darwin, The History of Holden since 1917, Ford Publications Pty Ltd, 1983, pages 87-89
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Michal Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, Vauxhall J-Fourteen-Six, A-Z of Cars 1945-1970, Haymarket Publishing Ltd, 1994, page 212
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Michal Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, Vauxhall J-Fourteen-Six, A-Z of Cars of the 1930s, Haymarket Publishing Ltd, 1993, page 208
  4. Display advertising, Vauxhall Motors, Ltd. "The Times, Thursday, Oct 12, 1933; pg. 28; Issue 46573
  5. 5.0 5.1 Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, January 2002, pages 130-133