The Ford Custom 500 is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.7 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) at 4400 rpm and 383 Nm (282 lbft/39.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual with overdrive 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
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