The Shelsley is a rear wheel drive roadster automobile with a front placed engine, sold by Frazer Nash.
The power is produced by a supercharged engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 95 bhp (96 PS/71 kW) of power at 4500 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 790 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1041 mm | 41 inches | |
| Length | 3658 mm | 144 inches | |
| Width | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Kerb weight | 790 kg | 1742 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 77.3 litres | 17 [20.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1496 cc (91.292 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69 × 100 mm
2.72 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 96 PS (95 bhp) (71 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 47.4 kW/litre 64.4 ps/litre 63.5 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | Twin Centric superchargers | ||
| 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 121.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.15 kg/kW 18.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | LA.QE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.QE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.80 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59499 | ||
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| RAC rating | 11.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1936 Frazer Nash Shelsley added before December 1995. Last modified 2018-01-26. |
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