Buick Special Sport Coupé is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Special Sport Coupé is part of Buick's Series 40 range of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 93 bhp (94 PS/69 kW) of power at 3200 rpm.
A 3 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2997 mm | 118 inches | |
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| Track/tread (rear) | |||
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| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3818 cc (232.989 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78.58 × 98.42 mm
3.09 × 3.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 94 PS (93 bhp) (69 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 18.2 kW/litre 24.7 ps/litre 24.4 bhp/litre 0.4 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg EEI carburettor | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 477.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 16 x 6.50 | ||
| Tyres rear | 16 x 6.50 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 340604 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 465 | ||
| Model family | Series 40 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1936 Buick Special Sport Coupé added 2013-06-23. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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