The Ford Thunderbird Convertible is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the rear wheels.
Powering the Ford Thunderbird Convertible is an overhead valve, 6.4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 4600 rpm and 579 N·m (427 lb·ft/59 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1945 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5207 mm | 205 inches | |
| Width | 1928 mm | 75.9 inches | |
| Height | 1354 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1945 kg | 4288 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Thunderbird 390 Special V-8 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.4 litre 6387 cc (389.759 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 102.9 × 96 mm
4.05 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
579 Nm (427 ft·lb) (59 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
35 kW/litre 47.6 ps/litre 47 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
90.65 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1139.2 kPa (165.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 798.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 156.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 154.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.69 kg/kW 14.52 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 | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 376134 | ||
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| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Ford Thunderbird Convertible added 2014-11-15. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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