This car has a saloon type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, side valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.6 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 97 bhp (98 PS/72 kW) at 3600 rpm and 237 Nm (175 lbft/24.2 kgm) at 1200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The Plymouth Cambridge P24-1 weighs a claimed 1395 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1419 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1484 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Length | 4813 mm | 189.5 inches | |
| Width | 1864 mm | 73.4 inches | |
| Height | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1395 kg | 3075 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Plymouth | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3569 cc (217.794 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.6 × 111.1 mm
3.25 × 4.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 98 PS (97 bhp) (72 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 237 Nm (175 ft·lb) (24.2 kgm) at 1200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 20.3 kW/litre 27.6 ps/litre 27.2 bhp/litre 0.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
66.41 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca D6H2 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 834.5 kPa (121 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 594.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.29 kg/kW 32.21 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.70 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-LH | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 67496 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Plymouth Cambridge P24-1 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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