Rover Two-litre
| Rover Two-litre | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Rover |
| Production | 1927–1932 approx 8000 made. |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Midsize car |
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| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2 L (2023 cc) straight-6 |
| Transmission | 3-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 | 118 in (2,997 mm) |
| Length | 178 in (4,521 mm) (depends on body) |
| Width | 63 in (1,600 mm) (depends on body) |
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| Rover 2-litre | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Rover |
| Combustion chamber | |
| Configuration | straight-six pushrod ohv |
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| Cylinder block alloy | cast iron |
| Cylinder head alloy | 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 Meteor |
The Rover Two-litre was a mid-size luxury open tourer, saloon or limousine produced from 1927 by the Rover Company of Coventry and available through to 1932. As usual the chassis was also available to coach builders.
The 16hp Two-litre was supplemented by then later replaced by the much more expensive better equipped 2-litre Rover Meteor 16 announced in February 1930.
Announced in September 1927 the Rover Two-litre was one of the Rover cars manufactured when Spencer and Maurice Wilks, who joined Rover's team in 1929 and 1930, introduced new management practices and engineering techniques to Rover.
The Two-litre was powered by a watercooled 2 L straight-6 OHV engine with an output of 45 bhp at 3600 rpm designed by Peter Poppe, which allowed a maximum speed of 60 mph (97 km/h). The bore of 65 mm put the engine into the 16 hp taxation class. Poppe's new engine became the basis for all but one of the Rover engines until the new design introduced with Rover's P3 in 1948.
The car was supplied with a three-speed gearbox controlled by a lever in the centre of the car. The lever was flexible, operated in a gate and had a stop to avoid engaging reverse.
The engine clutch and gearbox assembly is mounted and supported at three points, the single one in front, the rear pair by horizontally U-shaped leaf spring attachments.
The suspension was conventional for the time with half elliptic leaf springs all round mounted above the axles. The pedal brakes work shoes in enclosed drums on all four wheels by rods but the handbrake uses those on the back wheels and operates them by chain. There are shock absorbers fore and aft.
As with its predecessors standard bodies were very light weight rattle free fabric bodywork built by Rover under licence from Weymann. The standard 2/3-seater or 5-seater open tourer 2-litre was introduced at a price of £410. A short wheelbase two-door "Sportsman's Saloon" version became available during the last two years of production for £335. All cars became available with a 4-speed gearbox as an optional extra for £7, it was a standard fitting to the limousine.
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