Nuffield 3DL – 10/60

Nuffield was an early user of direct injection diesel engines: already in 1954, the DM4 model equipped with a Perkins engine, which replaced the previous model (later known as the 4DM), was introduced to the market, and alongside it came the three-cylinder 3DL in 1958. At this point, the models were also known by the designations Universal Four and Three. These models had BMC engines with displacements of 2.5 and 3.4 liters. A differential lock was added in 1959. A dual clutch had already been offered since 1956.

In 1962, improved models 3/42 and 4/60 were introduced. The model numbers indicated the number of cylinders and power output. The displacement of the larger model had increased from 3.4 to 3.8 liters. There were still 5 forward and 1 reverse gears, and multipliers were installed in Finland. A differential lock and draft sensing lift arms were standard. As an option, a power take-off independent of the drive clutch and power steering for the larger model were available. Finland was Nuffield’s most important export market outside the British Commonwealth.

At the end of 1964, the 10+2 speed 10/42 and 10/60 models were introduced. The smaller model’s engine grew to 2.8 liters and a reduction gear was added to the transmission. The brakes were now disc brakes, and the hydraulics featured a dual pump. The dashboard was redesigned, and starting was now done with an ignition key. In 1965, hydraulic output was increased from 31.5 to 35 liters.

In Nuffield’s history, as with Ford, are four-wheel-drive models modified by external British manufacturers, of which Bray Four 10/60 models were also imported to Finland, featuring front wheels equal in size to the rear wheels. Italian front axles were installed in the Universal Four models in Finland.

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