The Plymouth Fury Hardtop TorqueFlite-6 is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
It is part of Plymouth's PP1/2-H family of cars.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.7 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) at 4000 rpm and 290 Nm (214 lbft/29.6 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 2 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2997 mm | 118 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 5321 mm | 209.5 inches | |
| Width | 1996 mm | 78.6 inches | |
| Height | 1391 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 76 litres | 16.7 [20.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Plymouth | ||
| Engine code | 30-D Economy 6 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3683 cc (224.75 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.36 × 104.78 mm
3.4 × 4.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
290 Nm (214 ft·lb) (29.6 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
29.4 kW/litre 39.9 ps/litre 39.4 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
78.74 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter BBS 2985S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 989.5 kPa (143.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 613.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 770198 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 23 | ||
| Model family | PP1/2-H | ||
| RAC rating | 27.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Plymouth Fury Hardtop TorqueFlite-6 added 2022-08-31. Last modified 2022-09-01. |
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