The Chevrolet Bel Air Powerglide is a 2 door saloon-bodied automobile with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Bel Air Powerglide's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.9 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 294 N·m (217 lb·ft/30 kgm) at 2000-2400 rpm.
A 2 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1724 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3023 mm | 119 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1532 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 5357 mm | 210.9 inches | |
| Width | 2029 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Height | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1724 kg | 3801 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
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| 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) |
137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
294 Nm (217 ft·lb) (30 kgm) at 2000-2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
26.1 kW/litre 35.5 ps/litre 35 bhp/litre 0.57 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
76.26 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7013000 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 958.4 kPa (139 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 642.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.13 kg/kW 28.61 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 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 | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 404261 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 11-1511P | ||
| RAC rating | 30.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Chevrolet Bel Air Powerglide added 2015-03-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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