Production 1933 to 1948 | Layout FR layout | |
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Manufacturer Vauxhall (General Motors) Also called Vauxhall Fourteen-Six
Vauxhall Model J Assembly United Kingdom
Australia Body style 4-door saloon
2-door coupé (Australia)
2-door roadster (Australia) | ||
The Vauxhall 14-6 is an automobile which was produced by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1933 to 1948.
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General Motors light six
Announced for the 1933 Earls Court Motor Show the 14-6 was offered as a six-light, four door saloon and was powered by a four bearing, OHV, 1,781cc I6 engine.
Bodies
Programme for 1934:
Unitary chassis-body September 1938
The previous engine was retained. Features included a unitary hull, independent front suspension and a three-speed gearbox in place of the four-speed "silent third" gearbox. Post-war models can be distinguished by bonnet-louvre and grille changes.
45,499 examples were produced, including 30,511 in the post-war period.
Australian production
The Vauxhall 14 J was also produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia. Commencing in 1939, the 14 was offered in sedan, coupé and roadster body-styles. and as in UK but in a Holden version, a light utility. A 14 sedan was the first civilian car to be produced by GMH in the post-war period, leaving the Fishermans Bend assembly line on 21 May 1946.