Rover M1 prototype coupe
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Year: | 1947 |
Class : | prototype |
Body design : | Coupe |
Engine: | Gasoline :0.7 liter (21 kW) |
Length: | 3454 mm |
Width: | 1422 mm |
Wheelbase: | 1956 mm |
The Rover M1 was a small 2-door prototype coupe that Rover developed in 1947.
History
The Rover M1 series production did not take place; it stayed with the prototype. Made for use after the war as a light small engine car needed for good fuel consumption for the post war time.
The body was from light-alloy sheets the engine Solex carburettor-equipped in-line four-cylinder engine ( overhead inlet / side exhaust ) had a displacement of 699 cc and developed 28 bhp (21 kW) at 5000 rpm. The car had a wheelbase of 1956 mm and a track width of 1168 mm the frame as entirely from light-alloy sheets. this was 3454 mm long and 1422 mm wide. All 4 wheels had coil springs independent front suspension and a coil-sprung rigid axle at the rear located by radius arms and a Panhard rod.
This vehicle was the first development of Rover after the Second World War .
