The 40 Special is a road car from Buick, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a sedan/saloon body style.
Its 4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 107 bhp (108 PS/80 kW) of power at 3400 rpm.
A 3 speed Wilson Preselect transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 5080 mm | 200 inches | |
| Width | 1829 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 192 mm | 7.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 4014 cc (244.949 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78.58 × 104.7 mm
3.09 × 4.12 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 108 PS (107 bhp) (80 kW) at 3400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 19.9 kW/litre 27 ps/litre 26.7 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 501.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
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| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
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| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed Wilson | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 54527 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1939 Buick 40 Special added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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