The Bluebird 1000 Saloon is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front placed engine, sold by Datsun.
The Datsun Bluebird 1000 Saloon is one of the 211 model family from Datsun.
The Datsun Bluebird 1000 Saloon's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1 litre, side valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 33.5 bhp (34 PS/25 kW) of power at 4400 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
The Datsun Bluebird 1000 Saloon weighs a quoted 925 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 95 km/h, which equates to 59 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2220 mm | 87.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1170 mm | 46.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1180 mm | 46.5 inches | |
| Length | 3880 mm | 152.8 inches | |
| Width | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Height | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 163 mm | 6.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 925 kg | 2039 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 32.5 litres | 7.1 [8.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Datsun | ||
| Engine code | Type C | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 988 cc (60.291 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 59 mm
2.87 × 2.32 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
34 PS (33.5 bhp) (25 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
25.3 kW/litre 34.4 ps/litre 33.9 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 247 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 | 95 km/h (59 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 36.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 27.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 36.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 37.03 kg/kW 61.85 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 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 793650 | ||
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| Model family | 211 | ||
| RAC rating | 13.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Datsun Bluebird 1000 Saloon added 2023-02-25. Last modified 2023-02-25. |
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