A brief history of the
Southern Cross
models - 1932 to 1934

Southern Cross Nine Tourer - 1932 8.9 h.p. 1018cc 4-cylinder overhead inlet & side exhaust valve engine with 4-speed gearbox.
This was the first of a long line
of Southern Cross 4-Seater Tourer models, all looking very similar,
before they were replaced by the all new 2-seater Gloria Southern
Crosses.
It was also the first, along with the Super Nines, to use the
Coventry Climax designed overhead inlet & side exhaust valve engine.
This model is recognisable from later Southern Crosses by its wings
with no sweeping trailing ends and its mesh radiator grille mounted
in front of the Art-Deco fluted surround.
As this model used the same chassis as the Super Nines we do not
know how many were produced. It cost £225 and we have recorded 12 of
which 6 survive with their original style bodywork.

Southern Cross Sports 4-Seater - 1932 to 1933 9.8 h.p. 1,122cc 4-cylinder overhead inlet & side exhaust valve engine with 4-speed gearbox.
Very similar to the previous model
but with a larger capacity engine, swept wings and redesigned
chassis. The price remained the same at £225.
We estimate that 200 were produced and have recorded 17 with 8
surviving with their original style bodywork.

Southern Cross Speed Model 4-Seater - 1933 to 1934 9.53 h.p. 1,087cc 4-cylinder overhead inlet & side exhaust valve engine with 4-speed gearbox.
Very similar again to its
proceeding model, but this time with a smaller capacity engine, and
the option of a free-wheel pre-selection gearbox.
The price had reduced to £215. It is very hard to distinguish from
the previous model but if studied carefully the wing lights now have
deeper streamlined bodies.
We estimate that, together with the Southern Cross Sports Saloon,
800 were produced. We have recorded 19 with 6 surviving with their
original style bodywork.

Southern Cross Sports Saloon - 1933 to 1934 9.53 h.p. 1,087cc 4-cylinder overhead inlet & side exhaust valve engine with 4-speed gearbox.
This model is mechanically the same as the Speed Model 4-Seater Tourer, but with 2-door coupe bodywork. It was priced at £225. It did not appear to have sold well, this may have been partly due that it was offered alongside Triumph's new Gloria range. We have recorded 12 with 4 surviving, of which 1 retains its original style bodywork.














