Rover Light Six

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.

Rover Light Six
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Overview
ManufacturerRover
Body and chassis
ClassMidsize car
Body style
  • sportsman's saloon
Powertrain
Engine2,023 cc (123.5 cu in) straight-6
Transmission3-plate clutch with cork inserts. three speed gearbox controlled by central lever, enclosed propellor 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)
Length159 in (4,039 mm)
Width63 in (1,600 mm)
Height66 in (1,676 mm)
Kerb weight26 cwt, 2,912 lb (1,321 kg)
Rover 2-litre
Overview
ManufacturerRover
Layout
Configurationstraight-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 materialcast iron
Cylinder head materialcast iron detachable
Valvetrainoverhead valves, pushrods, single springs, camshaft in crankcase silent chain drive
Combustion
Fuel systemtwin carburettors, vacuum feed, 12-gallon tank at back
Managementdistributor driven from camshaft
Fuel typepetrol
Oil systemthere is pressure lubrication to every engine bearing. clutch and gearbox share oil with engine
Cooling systemhoneycomb 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
SuccessorRover Light Twenty
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