This vehicle has a 3 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of Chevrolet's 2400 range of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.9 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) at 3800 rpm and 280 Nm (207 lbft/28.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
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 estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
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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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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | Blue Flame 123 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3855 cc (235.247 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.4 × 100.1 mm
3.56 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
23.8 kW/litre 32.4 ps/litre 31.9 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
72.63 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7007161 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 912.7 kPa (132.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 642.5 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 | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 441826 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 2429; 55-1064DF | ||
| Model family | 2400 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad added 2015-11-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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