The Master Six Town Car is a rear wheel drive landaulette road car with a front mounted engine, produced by Buick.
The Master Six Town Car forms part of Buick's Master Six family of cars.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 68 bhp (69 PS/51 kW) of power at 2800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater landaulette | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3251 mm | 128 inches | |
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| Track/tread (rear) | |||
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| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4179 cc (255.018 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.73 × 120.65 mm
3.38 × 4.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 69 PS (68 bhp) (51 kW) at 2800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 12.1 kW/litre 16.5 ps/litre 16.3 bhp/litre 0.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Marvel T4S carburettor | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 696.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 31 x 4.95 | ||
| Tyres rear | x 4.95.95 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.72 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 326579 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 25-6-57 | ||
| Model family | Master Six | ||
| RAC rating | 27.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1925 Buick Master Six Town Car added 2013-04-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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