The Chevrolet Corvair Monza Station Wagon is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed in the rear, and a 5 door estate/station wagon body.
The Chevrolet Corvair Monza Station Wagon is one of the 900 Series range of cars from Chevrolet.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.4 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 102 bhp (103 PS/76 kW) at 4400 rpm and 182 Nm (134 lbft/18.6 kgm) at 2800-3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1213 kg.
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 | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Length | 4572 mm | 180 inches | |
| Width | 1702 mm | 67 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1213 kg | 2674 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 35% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
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| Cylinders | Flat 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2370 cc (144.626 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.3 × 66 mm
3.44 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE gross) |
103 PS (102 bhp) (76 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE gross) |
182 Nm (134 ft·lb) (18.6 kgm) at 2800-3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE gross) |
32.1 kW/litre 43.6 ps/litre 43 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE gross) |
76.79 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Rochester carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 965 kPa (140 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 395 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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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 85.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 62.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 84.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.95 kg/kW 26.64 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| 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 | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.50 x 13-4PR | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 13-4PR | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 364243 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 935 | ||
| Model family | 900 Series | ||
| RAC rating | 28.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Station Wagon added 2014-03-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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