The Ford Custom 500 Cruise-O-Matic is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies its power through the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.9 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 4000 rpm and 312 Nm (230 lbft/31.8 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1744 kg.
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 | 3073 mm | 121 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Length | 5491 mm | 216.2 inches | |
| Width | 2014 mm | 79.3 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1744 kg | 3845 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 85.2 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3930 cc (239.823 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 80.8 mm
4 × 3.18 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
312 Nm (230 ft·lb) (31.8 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
26.6 kW/litre 36.1 ps/litre 35.6 bhp/litre 0.58 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
79.39 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 997.6 kPa (144.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 655 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 81.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.71 kg/kW 27.9 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 5J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | F78-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | F78-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 628023 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 54D | ||
| RAC rating | 38.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Ford Custom 500 Cruise-O-Matic added 2020-01-21. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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