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The Vauxhall 20-60 is a four or five-seater saloon, limousine, tourer or coupé-cabriolet manufactured by Vauxhall of Luton. It was announced on 28 September 1927 with a six-cylinder engine and a four-speed gearbox.〔New Vauxhall Car. ''The Times'', Wednesday, Sep 28, 1927; pg. 11; Issue 44698.〕 A cautious move downmarket. "The first time any six-cylinder Vauxhall has been sold under £1000!"〔Shaw & Kilburn. '' The Times'', Tuesday, Mar 06, 1928; pg. 21; Issue 44834〕 "British & Vauxhall". The initial 2.7-litre engine was enlarged to 3-litres after twelve months.〔 Priced to be at the lower end of the luxury market with six cylinders, four speeds and five brakes, the better endowed 20-60 replaced the 4-cylinder Vauxhall 14-40. Though the new engine's capacity or swept volume was enlarged just 465cc the vagaries of the RAC or tax formula moved its tax rating from 14HP to 20HP. This tax increase was a significant impost for owners. Its design was completed before General Motors took control in late 1925 making the car "in construction and plan British".〔Cars Of To-Day. ''The Times'', Tuesday, Jan 17, 1928; pg. 7; Issue 44792〕 The 20-60 — it was given a 3.3 litre engine in October 1930 and renamed 80, later Silent Eighty — remained in production until the introduction of Vauxhall's first true General Motors large-car design, the Vauxhall Big Six, announced and displayed in October 1933 but not delivered until August 1934 long after the GM-designed medium-sized Cadet released in October 1930. This gap in Vauxhall's programme may reflect the sales-failure of their very expensive 25-70 sleeve-valve car. General Motors had taken control of Vauxhall 16 November 1925.〔Display advertisement: The Future of Vauxhall Motors by managing directors L Walton and PC Kidner. ''The Times'', Thursday, Nov 26, 1925; pg. 10; Issue 44129〕 ==Design and specifications== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vauxhall 20-60」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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