Articles tagged with: type 3
The Type 3 Model had quite a long run – here are the details. The model details have been extracted mainly from UK brochures; other variations were on sale elsewhere in the world.
April 1961
1500 Notchback, ‘Station Car’ and Convertible announced (convertible never entered production). Engine 1493 cc, 7.2:1 CR, 53 bhp at 4,000 rpm with side-draft 32 PHN carb; torque exceeds 80 ft.lbs between 1,500 and 2,800 rpm. 6-volt electrics, side parking lamps, variable speed wipers. Swing-axle half-shafts; twin lower full-width torsion bars on front; two brake cylinders per front …
The state of any classic vehicle and the amount of wear, tear and rust it has will depend on the vehicle’s storage, usage and maintenance history – it is best to be wary of any recent underseal and of course look for unevenness, bulges, misaligned wings, etc.
That’s some of the obvious stuff out the way, here’s the not so obvious stuff we know, from experience, you should check for rust, wear and tear:Front axle tubes behind rubber mountings, bump-stop arms and shock-absorber supports.
Floor-pan edges, around bolts and their load-spreading …
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