The Chevrolet Special Deluxe Cabriolet is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.5 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 3400 rpm and 230 Nm (170 lbft/23.5 kgm) at 1200 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1490 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4882 mm | 192.2 inches | |
| Width | 1849 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3548 cc (216.512 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 95.25 mm
3.5 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 3400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 1200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
17.9 kW/litre 24.3 ps/litre 24 bhp/litre 0.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
64.83 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter W1-420S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 814.6 kPa (118.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 591.33 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 | Higher is better 57.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 57.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.51 kg/kW 39.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 4.00E x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.00E x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.00-16-4PLY | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00-16-4PLY | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 290939 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 2134 | ||
| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Cabriolet added 2012-11-09. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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