The Ford Custom 300 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.8 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 205 bhp (208 PS/153 kW) at 4500 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lbft/40.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
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 | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1432 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Length | 5131 mm | 202 inches | |
| Width | 1981 mm | 78 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.8 litre 4778 cc (291.571 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 83.82 mm
3.75 × 3.3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
32 kW/litre 43.5 ps/litre 42.9 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
83.72 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ford-Holley carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1052 kPa (152.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 597.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.00-14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00-14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 575102 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Ford Custom 300 added 2018-12-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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