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'''Siam Di Tella 1500. 1959–66 (prod. 45,785 sedan, 1,915 Traveller). 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon. F/R, 1489 cm³ (4 cyl. OHV).''' Licensed Argentinian version of [[Riley 4/68]] but with Traveller wagon (from 1963) adapted from [[Morris Oxford V]] Traveller. Very popular among taxi companies, especially as twin-carb OHV was willing, although compression ratio had been reduced to 7·2:1, affecting power (55 hp instead of 68 hp). Modified suspension to cope with Argentinian roads. From 1966, Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) took over, modifying and renaming the cars. Pick-up (called Argenta) also developed, with at least 11,000 manufactured.
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'''Siam Di Tella 1500. 1959–66 (prod. 45,785 sedan, 1,915 Traveller). 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon. F/R, 1489 cm³ (I4 OHV).''' Licensed Argentinian version of [[Riley 4/68]] but with Traveller wagon (from 1963) adapted from [[Morris Oxford V]] Traveller. Very popular among taxi companies, especially as twin-carb OHV was willing, although compression ratio had been reduced to 7·2:1, affecting power (55 hp instead of 68 hp). Modified suspension to cope with Argentinian roads. From 1966, Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) took over, modifying and renaming the cars. Pick-up (called Argenta) also developed, with at least 11,000 manufactured.
  
  
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''Marque:'' [[Siam Di Tella]] | ''Successor:'' [[Riley 1500]]
 
''Marque:'' [[Siam Di Tella]] | ''Successor:'' [[Riley 1500]]
  
''q.v.'' [[Morris Oxford VI]]
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''q.v.'' [[Morris Oxford VI]], [[MG Magnette Mk III]]

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Siam Di Tella 1500. 1959–66 (prod. 45,785 sedan, 1,915 Traveller). 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon. F/R, 1489 cm³ (I4 OHV). Licensed Argentinian version of Riley 4/68 but with Traveller wagon (from 1963) adapted from Morris Oxford V Traveller. Very popular among taxi companies, especially as twin-carb OHV was willing, although compression ratio had been reduced to 7·2:1, affecting power (55 hp instead of 68 hp). Modified suspension to cope with Argentinian roads. From 1966, Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) took over, modifying and renaming the cars. Pick-up (called Argenta) also developed, with at least 11,000 manufactured.


Manufacturing location: Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Marque: Siam Di Tella | Successor: Riley 1500

q.v. Morris Oxford VI, MG Magnette Mk III

 

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