This vehicle has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The Chevrolet One-Fifty Powerglide is one of the 1500 model family from Chevrolet.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.9 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 136 bhp (138 PS/101 kW) at 4200 rpm and 283 Nm (209 lbft/28.9 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 2 speed automatic transmission.
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) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4968 mm | 195.6 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | Blue Flame 136 | ||
| 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) |
138 PS (136 bhp) (101 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
283 Nm (209 ft·lb) (28.9 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
26.3 kW/litre 35.8 ps/litre 35.3 bhp/litre 0.58 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
73.41 Nm/litre
0.89 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 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 922.5 kPa (133.8 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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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 443146 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 1502; 55-1211 | ||
| Model family | 1500 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Chevrolet One-Fifty Powerglide added 2015-11-21. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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