This vehicle has a 4 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 7 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 4100 rpm and 630 Nm (465 lbft/64.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2360 kg.
Full specs
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| Body type | 6/7 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3124 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5395 mm | 212.4 inches | |
| Width | 1996 mm | 78.6 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2360 kg | 5203 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79 litres | 17.4 [20.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lincoln | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7046 cc (429.973 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.22 × 94 mm
4.3 × 3.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| 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 4100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
630 Nm (465 ft·lb) (64.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
31.7 kW/litre 43.2 ps/litre 42.6 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
89.41 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1123.6 kPa (163 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 880.75 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 128.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 127.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.55 kg/kW 17.62 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 9.50 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 9.50 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 288200 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 59.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Lincoln Continental Four-Door Convertible added 2012-10-27. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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