The Morgan 4/4 S III is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the powerplant located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 39 bhp (39.5 PS/29.1 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 72 N·m (53 lb·ft/7.3 kgm) at 2700 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 689 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3658 mm | 144 inches | |
| Width | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 689 kg | 1519 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 997 cc (60.841 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 48.4 mm
3.19 × 1.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 39.5 PS (39 bhp) (29.1 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 72 Nm (53 ft·lb) (7.3 kgm) at 2700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 29.2 kW/litre 39.7 ps/litre 39.1 bhp/litre 0.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.22 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 907.5 kPa (131.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.25 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 57.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 56.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.69 kg/kW 39.57 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 57596 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Morgan 4/4 S III added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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