This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Bel Air Beauville Powerglide is one of the 2400 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 4.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) at 4600 rpm and 353 N·m (260 lb·ft/36 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 2 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 5006 mm | 197.1 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.3 litre 4344 cc (265.087 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 76.2 mm
3.75 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
30.9 kW/litre 42 ps/litre 41.4 bhp/litre 0.68 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
81.26 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter WCFB 2351 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1021.2 kPa (148.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 543 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 5K x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5K x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
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| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 442233 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 2409; 55-1062DF | ||
| Model family | 2400 | ||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Beauville Powerglide added 2015-11-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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