Rover Light Six
| Rover Light Six | |
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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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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) |
| Rover 2-litre | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Rover |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | straight-six pushrod ohv |
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| 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 |
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| Successor | Rover Light Twenty |
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.