the vehicle was powered by an inline four cylinder petrol engineof 1508cc at first with pushrod operated overhead valves and a three-main bearing crankshaft. the fuel pump, oil pump and distributor were driven directly off the camshaft. a zenith 34vn downdraught carburetter was fitted. the engine was available in either a low compression or a (less frequently specified) high compression version. later models also benefitted from the slightly larger engine, as fitted in the vauxhall victor fb post 1964. a 1622 cc (99 cu.in) perkins diesel engine was also available, as was the perkins 1760 cc (108 cu.in) diesel engine.