▁the ▁British ▁car ▁market , ▁aim ing ▁to ▁produce ▁higher ▁volumes ▁of ▁more ▁conventional ▁cars ▁that , ▁using ▁G M ' s ▁large ▁engineering , ▁design ▁and ▁production ▁resources , ▁would ▁offer ▁modern ▁technology ▁and ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁equipment ▁at ▁a ▁reasonable ▁price ▁with ▁compet itors ▁being ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Wol se ley , ▁H umber ▁and ▁the ▁smaller ▁Ro vers . ▁The ▁Cad et ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁step ▁in ▁this ▁process , ▁which ▁gathered ▁pace ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁with ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁AS - type ▁Light ▁Six . ▁With ▁an ▁all - ste el ▁body ▁and ▁a ▁ref ined ▁and ▁modern ▁overhead ▁val ve ▁inline - six ▁engine , ▁the ▁Light ▁Six ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 2 - ▁and ▁ 1 4 - ' tax ▁horse power ' ▁variants . ▁Modern isation ▁and ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁L ut on ▁factory ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁Light ▁Six ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁£ 1 9 5 ▁for ▁the ▁standard ▁four - door ▁sal oon , ▁which ▁was ▁significantly ▁less ▁than ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁older ▁riv als ▁with ▁four - cy l inder ▁engines ▁and ▁less ▁interior ▁appoint ments , ▁and ▁V aux hall ▁made ▁the ▁unusual ▁decision ▁to ▁offer ▁both ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁models ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁price . ▁Two - door ▁sal oon , ▁cou pe , ▁tour er ▁and ▁cab rio let ▁bodies ▁were ▁also ▁available ▁for ▁extra ▁cost , ▁plus ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁other ▁body ▁designs ▁from ▁coach build ers .