This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Ford Thunderbird is an overhead valve, 4.8 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 198 bhp (201 PS/148 kW) at 4400 rpm and 388 N·m (286 lb·ft/39.6 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1425 kg.
Top quoted speed is 177 km/h (110 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2591 | 102 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1422 | 56 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1422 | 56 | |
| Lengte | 4453 | 175.3 | |
| Breedte | 1783 | 70.2 | |
| Hoogte | 1326 | 52.2 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.72 | |||
| Gewicht | 1425 kg | 3142 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | |||
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Ford | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 4.8 litre 4785 cc (291.999 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 95.25 × 83.82 mm
3.75 × 3.3 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.14 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 201 PS (198 bhp) (148 kW) bij 4400 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 388 Nm (286 ft·lb) (39.6 kgm) bij 2500 t/min |
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| Specific output | 30.9 kW/litre 42 ps/litre 41.4 bhp/litre 0.68 bhp/cu in |
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81.09 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| 1019 kPa (147.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 598.13 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | 8.2 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 11.1 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 17.6 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 140.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 138.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.65 kg/kW 16.12 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.SE. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 5 x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 6.70-15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 6.70-15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 1129 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.30 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 69861 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 45.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Ford Thunderbird added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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