The Bel Air is a rear wheel drive sedan/saloon automobile with a front positioned engine, manufactured by Chevrolet.
It forms part of Chevrolet's 2400 model range.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.3 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 162 bhp (164 PS/121 kW) at 4400 rpm and 348 Nm (257 lbft/35.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2921 | 115 | |
| Voies AV | 1473 | 58 | |
| Voies AR | 1494 | 58.8 | |
| Longueur | 4968 | 195.6 | |
| Largeur | 1880 | 74 | |
| Hauteur | 1577 | 62.1 | |
| Garde au sol | 165 | 6.5 | |
| 1.7 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Chevrolet | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.3 litre 4344 cc (265.087 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 95.25 × 76.2 mm
3.75 × 3 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.25 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (gross) |
164 PS (162 bhp) (121 kW) à 4400 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (gross) |
348 Nm (257 ft·lb) (35.5 kgm) à 2200 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (gross) |
27.8 kW/litre 37.8 ps/litre 37.3 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
80.11 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Rochester 7008005 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1006.7 kPa (146 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 543 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
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| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 5K x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 5K x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 279 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.7 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.11 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 442387 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | 2403; 55-1019D | ||
| 2400 | |||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air added 2015-11-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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