This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style designed by Ghia with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 3.7 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) at 4000 rpm and 291 N·m (215 lb·ft/29.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1280 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Ghia | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2705 mm | 106.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4890 mm | 192.5 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1280 kg | 2822 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 44 litres | 9.7 [11.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3682 cc (224.689 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 (SAE) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
291 Nm (215 ft·lb) (29.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
29.4 kW/litre 39.9 ps/litre 39.4 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
79.03 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 993.2 kPa (144 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 613.67 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 114.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.84 kg/kW 19.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 6.50-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228668 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Plymouth Ghia Asimmetrica added 2011-01-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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