This car has a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet Bel Air Powerglide is one of the 15500/15600 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5.4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) at 4800 rpm and 481 N·m (355 lb·ft/49 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 2 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3023 mm | 119 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 5415 mm | 213.2 inches | |
| Width | 2029 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Height | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | L30 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5354 cc (326.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 82.55 mm
4 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.23 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
481 Nm (355 ft·lb) (49 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
38.3 kW/litre 52.1 ps/litre 51.4 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
89.84 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1129 kPa (163.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 669.25 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) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 8.25-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.25-14 | ||
| 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 | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 737209 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 15611 | ||
| Model family | 15500/15600 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Chevrolet Bel Air Powerglide added 2022-01-05. Last modified 2022-01-08. |
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