The Thunderbird is a road car from Ford, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The 7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that has an output of 350 bhp (355 PS/261 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 664 N·m (490 lb·ft/67.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2870 | 113 | |
| Voies AV | 1524 | 60 | |
| Voies AR | 1448 | 57 | |
| Longueur | 5217 | 205.4 | |
| Largeur | 2031 | 80 | |
| Hauteur | 1334 | 52.5 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.82 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 7 litre 7038 cc (429.485 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 109.22 × 93.9 mm
4.3 × 3.7 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.16 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 355 PS (350 bhp) (261 kW) à 4400 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 664 Nm (490 ft·lb) (67.7 kgm) à 2800 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 37.1 kW/litre 50.4 ps/litre 49.7 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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94.34 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1185.6 kPa (172 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 879.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
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| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.SE. | ||
| Roues AV | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Roues AR | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 279 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1456 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.7 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.10 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 272195 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 59.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Ford Thunderbird added 2012-05-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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