Ford Fairlane 500 Club Sedan is an automobile that has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
The Fairlane 500 Club Sedan is part of Ford's Fairlane model range.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 4.8 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) at 4200 rpm and 378 N·m (279 lb·ft/38.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 2 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3023 mm | 119 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5331 mm | 209.9 inches | |
| Width | 2029 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| 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 | Thunderbird 292 V-8 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.8 litre 4777 cc (291.51 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 83.8 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 | 177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 378 Nm (279 ft·lb) (38.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 27.3 kW/litre 37.1 ps/litre 36.6 bhp/litre 0.6 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
79.13 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 994.4 kPa (144.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 597.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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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 | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 624195 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 64 A | ||
| Model family | Fairlane | ||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Ford Fairlane 500 Club Sedan Fordomatic added 2020-01-11. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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