The Ford Thunderbird Landau is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 7 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 360 bhp (365 PS/268 kW) at 4600 rpm and 651 Nm (480 lbft/66.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 2111 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2977 mm | 117.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5319 mm | 209.4 inches | |
| Width | 1963 mm | 77.3 inches | |
| Height | 1356 mm | 53.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2111 kg | 4654 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 91.3 litres | 20.1 [24.1] 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 | 7 litre 7026 cc (428.753 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 110.74 × 91.19 mm
4.36 × 3.59 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
365 PS (360 bhp) (268 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
651 Nm (480 ft·lb) (66.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
38.2 kW/litre 52 ps/litre 51.2 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
92.66 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1164.3 kPa (168.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 878.25 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 172.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 170.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.86 kg/kW 13.14 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | 13.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.15 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.15 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 90200 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 60.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Ford Thunderbird Landau added 2002-01-10. Last modified 2015-04-30. |
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