This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Master Six Special Coupé forms part of Buick's Series 116 model range.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) of power at 2800 rpm, and maximum torque of 233 N·m (172 lb·ft/23.8 kgm) at 1200 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 3 speed manual transmission.
The Buick Master Six Special Coupé weighs a claimed 1597 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2940 mm | 115.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 4096 mm | 161.3 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1597 kg | 3521 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3916 cc (238.969 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.1 × 117.5 mm
3.31 × 4.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 2800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 233 Nm (172 ft·lb) (23.8 kgm) at 1200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 14.1 kW/litre 19.2 ps/litre 18.9 bhp/litre 0.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
59.5 Nm/litre
0.72 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 4.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Marvel T3-10-704 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 747.7 kPa (108.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 652.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 46.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 34.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 46.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 28.94 kg/kW 48.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 30 x 5.50 | ||
| Tyres rear | 30 x 5.50 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1742 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.63 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 203753 | ||
| Production total | 10308 | ||
| Model code | 26S | ||
| Model family | Series 116 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1928 Buick Master Six Special Coupé (1929) added 2009-09-17. Last modified 2018-01-02. |
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