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.
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