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Fairthorpe TX

Production period:

1965 to 1969

Class :

 Sports Car

Body versions :

 Coupe

Engines:

 1998 cc 

Length:

 144 in, 3,658 mm

Width:

 60 in, 1,524 mm

Height:

 46.50 in, 1,181 mm

Wheelbase:

 83 in, 2,108 mm

Dry weight :

 1,680 1b, 762 kg

 

The Fairthorpe TX was a British sports car built from 1965 and 1969.

History

The Coupe TX was a small British sports car from the 1960s, of which about 50 copies were made.The body was a coupé in plastic materials with 2 doors and 2 seats and carrying capacity of 353 1b, 160 kg. The prototype TX I of 1965 had a four-cylinder engine from Ford and convertible, while the production models from 1967 were  fixed head GT body equipped with a six-cylinder engine, 1998 cc displacement and 95-140 hp.With a max speed of 112 mph, 180.3 km/h Fuel consumption of 26.5 m/imp gal, 22.2 m/US gal, 10.61 X 100 km  .Price in basic form  £ 1,310 (GB).

Standard equipment on this car includes full instrumentation of speedometer, tacho meter, oil pressure and temperature gauge. water temperature gauge. Fuel gauge and heater, seat belts, map reading light. tool kit. jack. spape wheel.

Options included:wire wheels; light alloy wheels; Leather upholstered seats, radio, windscreen washer, heated rear window , 3.890 axle ratio and tuned engines from stage I to stage V with 160 hp.

Chassis was a double backbone type, with channel section with outriggers.front suspension: independent, wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar, telescopic dampers.The rear suspension: independent, longitudinal trailing arms, transverse arms from top of articulated uprights to ends of longitudinal trailing arms (Torix-Bennett system),coil springs and telescopic dampers. 

Steering of rack-and-pinion type with turns of steering wheel lock to lock of : 4.25. Brakes came with front disc and rear drums.

Performance: max speeds: 36 mph, 58 km/h in 1st gear; 54 mph, 87 km/h in 2nd gear; 77 mph, 124 km/h in 3rd gear; 97 mph, 156.2 km/h in 4th gear; and 112 mph,180.3 km/h in overdrive/top.

Fairthorpe TX

 

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Technical

  •  Fairthorpe TX Technical details and specifications (1965-1969)

    ENGINE

    front, 4 stroke
    cylinders: 6, in line
    bore and stroke: 2.94 x 2.99 in, 74.7 x 76 mm
    engine capacity: 121.92 cu in, 1,998 cu cm
    compression ratio: 9.5
    max power (DIN): 95 hp at 5,000 rpm
    max torque (DIN): 117 1b ft, 16.1 kg m at 3,000 rpm
    max engine rpm: 6,000
    specific power: 47.5 hp/l
    cylinder block: cast iron
    cylinder head: cast iron
    crankshaft bearings: 4
    valves: 2 per cylinder, overhead, push- rods and rockers
    camshafts: I, side
    lubrication: eccentric pump, full now filter
    lubricating system capacity: 8 imp pt, 9.51 US pt, 4.5 1
    carburation: 2 Stromberg 150 CD horizontal carburettors
    fuel feed: mechanical pump
    cooling system: water; cooling system capacity: 11 imp pt. 13.11 US pt, 6.2 1.

    TRANSMISSION
    driving wheels: rear
    clutch: single dry plate (diaphragm);
    gearbox: mechanical; gears: 4 + reverse; synchromesh gears: l, II, III,1V
    gearbox ratios: 12.650, Il 1.780, Ill 1.257, IV 1, overdrive/top 0.800, rev 3.104
    gear lever: central;
    final drive: hypoid bevel
    axle ratio: 3.270.

    ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
    voltage: 12 V
    battery: 56 Ah
    generator type: dynamo, 300 W
    ignition distributor: AC Delco

    DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
    wheel base: 83 in, 2,108 mm
    front track: 49.50 in, 1.257 mm
    rear track: 49.50 in, 1,257 mm
    overall length: 144 in, 3,658 mm
    overall width: 60 in, 1,524 mm
    overall height: 46.50 in, 1,181 mm
    ground clearance: 4 in, 102 mm
    dry weight: 1,680 1b, 762 kg
    turning circle (between walls): 25 ft, 7.6 m
    Fairthorpe Torix-Bennett rear suspension
    width of rims: 4.5"; tyres: 155 x 13
    fuel tank capacity: 10 imp gal, 11.9 US gal, 45 1.

    © Motor car History

     

Service

  • Fairthorpe TX Service Guide (1965-1969)


    engine oil: 8 imp pt, 9.51 US pt, 4.5 1, SAE 20W-30, change every 6,000 miles, 9,700 km
    gearbox oil: 1.50 imp pt, 1.69 US pt. 0.81, SAE 90, no change recommended
    final drive oil: 1 imp pt, 1.27 US pt. 0.6 1, SAE 90, no change recommended
    greasing: every 5,000 miles. 8,000 km, 6 points
    tappet clearances: inlet 0.010 in, 0.25 mm, exhaust 0.010 in, 0.25 mm
    valve timing: inlet opens 180 before tdc and closes 580 after bdc, exhaust opens 58° before bdc and closes 18° after tdc
    normal tyre pressure: front 22 psi, 1.5 atm, rear 24 psi, 1.7 atm.
    cooling system capacity: 11 imp pt. 13.11 US pt, 6.2 1.

    © Motor car History

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