This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 5.4 litre engine is an overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that produces 235 bhp (238 PS/175 kW) of power at 4400 rpm.
An automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3277 mm | 129 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5779 mm | 227.5 inches | |
| Width | 2083 mm | 82 inches | |
| Height | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | |||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5427 cc (331.176 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.84 × 92.1 mm
3.81 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 238 PS (235 bhp) (175 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 32.3 kW/litre 43.9 ps/litre 43.3 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
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| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 678.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | |||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.20 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.20 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | automatic | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 366366 | ||
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| RAC rating | 46.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Chrysler Norseman added 2014-05-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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