The Ford Thunderbird is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.8 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) at 3600 rpm and 278 Nm (205 lbft/28.3 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
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