This vehicle has a 4 door tourer type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Imperial Custom Eight Dual Cowl Phaeton is part of Chrysler's CL range of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 6.3 litre capacity. This powerplant features side valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) of power at 3200 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater tourer | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3708 mm | 146 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5399 mm | 212.6 inches | |
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| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.46 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 81.5 litres | 17.9 [21.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 6.3 litre 6306 cc (384.816 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 127 mm
3.5 × 5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 14.8 kW/litre 20.1 ps/litre 19.8 bhp/litre 0.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg DD-3 carburettor | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 9 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 788.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4.19 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.19 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.50 x 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50 x 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 327657 | ||
| Production total | 14 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | CL | ||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1932 Chrysler Imperial Custom Eight Dual Cowl Phaeton added 2013-04-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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