The Thunderbird is a passenger car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 5.1 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 225 bhp (228 PS/168 kW) at 4600 rpm and 439 N·m (324 lb·ft/44.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 1575 kg, the Ford Thunderbird can dispense with the 0-60 mph yardstick in 10.2 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 17.5 seconds.
Maximum speed quoted is 182 km/h (113 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2591 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4704 mm | 185.2 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1326 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1575 kg | 3472 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61.8 litres | 13.6 [16.3] 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 | 5.1 litre 5116 cc (312.197 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 87.4 mm
3.8 × 3.44 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 439 Nm (324 ft·lb) (44.8 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 32.8 kW/litre 44.6 ps/litre 44 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
85.81 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1078.3 kPa (156.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 639.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 31.8 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 182 km/h (113 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.39 kg/kW 15.68 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.70-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1095 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 272052 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Ford Thunderbird added 2012-05-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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