BMC GROUP: AUSTIN A60 CAMBRIDGE OWNERS HANDBOOK 1966 -RARE -8426P

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BMC GROUP: AUSTIN A60 CAMBRIDGE OWNERS HANDBOOK 1966 -RARE -8426P
BMC GROUP: AUSTIN A60 CAMBRIDGE OWNERS HANDBOOK 1966 -RARE -8426P
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THE ROOTES GROUP
LONGBRIDGE, BIRMINGHAM
ENGLAND
OWNERS MANUAL
1966
AUSTIN
A60 CAMBRIDGE
a most rare item of vintage automobilia
REF-BSH-8426P
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8 1/2 " x 5 1/2"
68 Pages
These vintage handbooks covered virtually everything from starting the car to changing the gear box!!
Quaint, delightful and wonderfully colletible!
The Austin Cambridge (sold as A40, A50, A55, and A60) is a motor car range produced by the Austin Motor Company, in several generations, from September 1954 through to 1969 as cars and to 1971 as light commercials. It replaced the A40 Somerset and was entirely new, with modern unibody construction. The range had two basic body styles with the A40, A50, and early A55 using a traditional rounded shape and later A55 Mark IIs and A60s using Pininfarina styling.Note that the A40 number was re-used on a smaller car (the Austin A40 Farina) from 1958 to 1967, and that the Cambridge name had previously been used to designate one of the available body styles on the pre-war 10 hp range.
Initially the Austin Cambridge was only offered with a 4-passenger, 4-door saloon body, although a few pre-production 2-door models were also made.[citation needed] It had a modern body design with integrated wings and a full-width grille. Independent suspension was provided at the front by coil springs and wishbones but a live axle with anti-roll bar was retained at the rear.
A van derivative introduced in November 1956 and a coupé utility (pick up) introduced in May 1957 and remained available until 1974, some 3 years after the demise of the cars on which they had been based.
A60 Cambridge
A60
Overview
Production 1961–1969
Body and chassis
Related Morris Oxford series VI
Powertrain
Engine 1.6 L B-Series Straight-4
61 bhp petrol
1.5 L Straight-4
40 bhp diesel
Transmission 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 100.3 in (2,548 mm)
Length 174.5 in (4,432 mm)
Width 63.5 in (1,613 mm)
Height 58.5 in (1,486 mm)
Curb weight 2,464 lb (1,118 kg)
An updated Cambridge model, now called the A60, was introduced for 1961. It included a new 1.6 L version of the B-Series straight-4 engine which had first been used in the MGA. Modified styling included side chrome stripes – some models with contrasting colour infills – and reduced fins on the rear wings. The style continued to be known as "Farina". This body covered a chassis that was slightly longer in wheelbase and wider in track than the A55. This allowed three people to be accommodated on the rear seat. Anti-roll bars were added to both front and rear suspension.
A diesel version was introduced in 1961 for export cars and was available in the UK from 1962. Early manual models had the option of column gear change. The Borg Warner three-speed Type 35 automatic transmission was an option, the first British car to be fitted with this type,[18] with the selector on the steering column.
The A60 Cambridge sold well, with 276,534 being built before production finally ended in 1969. Its intended successor, the front-wheel-drive Austin 1800 of 1964, did not dent sales, so Cambridge production was continued until 1969 at the Morris plant at Cowley when the Austin Maxi took over production and the Morris Oxford version continued in production until 1971, when the Morris Marina was launched.
Austin A60 saloons assembled in Ireland by Brittain Smith of Portobello, Dublin 2 were identifiable by the use of Morris Oxford series VI tail-lights. The last of these were produced in 1970, and some were registered in 1971. The A60 Cambridge was effectively replaced by the Austin Maxi hatchback in April 1969, while the Oxford continued until early 1971, when it was replaced by the Morris Marina.
The car was popular with the UK taxi trade, but its dominating popularity with the Hong Kong taxi trade was even more impressive. In 1967 taxi versions of the Austin A60 accounted for nearly 17% of car sales, helping BMC to a total Hong Kong car market share of 28% in that year.[19]
Both a manual and automatic versions of the A60 were tested by The Motor magazine in 1961. The manual had a top speed of 80.4 mph (129.4 km/h) and could accelerate from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 19.8 seconds. A touring fuel consumption of 25.1 miles per imperial gallon (11.3 L/100 km; 20.9 mpg-US) was recorded. The test car cost £883 including taxes of £278. The automatic was slightly slower, with a top speed of 77.9 mph (125.4 km/h) and acceleration from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 24.9 seconds. A touring fuel consumption of 28.9 miles per imperial gallon (9.8 L/100 km; 24.1 mpg-US) was recorded. The car cost £982 including taxes of £309.
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