The Ford LTD Hardtop is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.9 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) at 4600 rpm and 407 Nm (300 lbft/41.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1820 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) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 5486 mm | 216 inches | |
| Width | 2027 mm | 79.8 inches | |
| Height | 1364 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1820 kg | 4012 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] 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 | 4.9 litre 4942 cc (301.579 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
33.2 kW/litre 45.1 ps/litre 44.5 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
82.36 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Autolite carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1034.9 kPa (150.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 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 122.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.09 kg/kW 18.53 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 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.75-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.75-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 438229 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Ford LTD Hardtop added 2015-09-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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