The Eight Roadster is a rear wheel drive roadster road car with a front located engine, from Gardner.
The Eight Roadster is part of Gardner's Series 90 range of cars.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.9 litre capacity. This unit features side valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3302 mm | 130 inches | |
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lycoming | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4894 cc (298.65 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 114.3 mm
3.25 × 4.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 11.4 kW/litre 15.5 ps/litre 15.3 bhp/litre 0.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Fuel system | 1 Schebler carburettor | ||
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| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 611.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
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| turns lock-to-lock | |||
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| Front suspension | |||
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| Wheel size front | |||
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| Tyres front | 32 x 6.00 | ||
| Tyres rear | 32 x 6.00 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 364089 | ||
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| Model family | Series 90 | ||
| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1927 Gardner Eight Roadster added 2014-02-27. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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