The Windsor Deluxe Town & Country is a rear wheel drive estate/station wagon passenger car with a front placed engine, from Chrysler.
It is part of Chrysler's C67 family of cars.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.9 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 188 bhp (191 PS/140 kW) at 4400 rpm and 373 Nm (275 lbft/38 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed manual 'box.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3200 mm | 126 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Length | 5552 mm | 218.6 inches | |
| Width | 2009 mm | 79.1 inches | |
| Height | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4925 cc (300.542 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.2 × 92.2 mm
3.63 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
191 PS (188 bhp) (140 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
373 Nm (275 ft·lb) (38 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
28.5 kW/litre 38.7 ps/litre 38.2 bhp/litre 0.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
75.74 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ball & Ball BBD-2180S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 951.7 kPa (138 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 615.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 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 | 5.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.60 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.60 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 750717 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | C67 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe Town & Country added 2022-07-14. Last modified 2022-07-14. |
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