Vauxhall sold this as a milestone bargain: "The first time any six-cylinder Vauxhall has been sold under £1000!"
Lead trim: 20-60 R-Type 2.8 six
Vauxhall 20-60 R-Type20-60-R · 1927–1928
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FactVauxhall sold this as a milestone bargain: "The first time any six-cylinder Vauxhall has been sold under £1000!"
The Vauxhall 20-60 is a four- or five-seater saloon, limousine, tourer or coupé-cabriolet announced on 28 September 1927 with a six-cylinder engine and a four-speed gearbox, "the first time any six-cylinder Vauxhall has been sold under £1000", a cautious move downmarket that replaced the four-cylinder 14-40. Its design was completed before General Motors took control in late 1925, making it "in construction and plan British", designed by Charles Evelyn King, and with the R-type's 2,762 cc six (73 mm bore, 110 mm stroke, cast en bloc with the crankcase on a nine-bearing crankshaft, overhead valves through push rods and aluminium rockers from a chain-driven three-bearing camshaft, a triple-diffuser Zenith carburettor, 19.82 hp tax rating) the RAC formula moved its tax rating from 14 to 20 hp, a significant impost for owners; the page gives no power figure. Half-elliptic springs, cable-operated four-wheel brakes, a single-plate dry clutch and a spiral-bevel half-floating rear axle; the chassis weighed 2,520 lb and the wheelbase was 123 in (130 in long). The Times liked the smooth, quiet engine, light controls and brakes but thought the rear springs harsh. Vauxhall 20-60 No. 1000 was produced in January 1928.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-60 R-Type 2.8 six | 1927–1928 | 2.8 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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The 1929 T-Type update bored the engine out by just 2mm, yet that was enough to add 465cc of swept volume and a 25 percent jump in power.
Vauxhall sold this as a milestone bargain: "The first time any six-cylinder Vauxhall has been sold under £1000!"
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