The Thunderbird is a car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 7.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 224 bhp (227 PS/167 kW) at 4000 rpm and 502 N·m (370 lb·ft/51.2 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
The Ford Thunderbird weighs a claimed 2314 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 205 km/h, or 127 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3058 mm | 120.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 5730 mm | 225.6 inches | |
| Width | 2024 mm | 79.7 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.87 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2314 kg | 5102 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100.4 litres | 22.1 [26.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 7.5 litre 7542 cc (460.241 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.79 × 97.79 mm
4.36 × 3.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
227 PS (224 bhp) (167 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
502 Nm (370 ft·lb) (51.2 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
22.1 kW/litre 30.1 ps/litre 29.7 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
66.56 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Motorcraft carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 836.4 kPa (121.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 942.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 98.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.85 kg/kW 23.14 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 | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 225-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 244981 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 60.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Ford Thunderbird added 2011-05-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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