The Chevrolet One Fifty Powerglide is a 2 door saloon (sedan)-bodied automobile with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of Chevrolet's 1500 series of cars.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.9 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 4200 rpm and 285 Nm (210 lbft/29.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 2 speed automatic transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1540 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1492 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 5017 mm | 197.5 inches | |
| Width | 1872 mm | 73.7 inches | |
| Height | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 203 mm | 8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1540 kg | 3395 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53.8% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3856 cc (235.308 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.42 × 100.08 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) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
27.1 kW/litre 36.8 ps/litre 36.3 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
73.91 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 7009254 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 928.8 kPa (134.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 642.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.75 kg/kW 24.64 lb/bhp |
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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 | 5.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5K x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5K x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.70-15-4 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70-15-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1787 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 293964 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1502; 56-1211 | ||
| Model family | 1500 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Chevrolet One Fifty Powerglide added 2012-11-17. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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