The Gatford Gatso Sports Roadster is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 3.9 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, side valve, 8 cylinder unit that produces 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 294 N·m (217 lb·ft/30 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual set of gears.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1100 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 165 km/h (103 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4350 mm | 171.3 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 200 mm | 7.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercury | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3927 cc (239.64 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.96 × 95.35 mm
3.19 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 294 Nm (217 ft·lb) (30 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 22.4 kW/litre 30.5 ps/litre 30 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
74.87 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Chandler-Grooves carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 940.8 kPa (136.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 490.88 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 | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.99 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.5 kg/kW 20.88 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228349 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1948 Gatford Gatso Sports Roadster added 2011-01-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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