This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.2 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 4500 rpm and 251 Nm (185 lbft/25.6 kgm) at 1800 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1244 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Length | 4397 mm | 173.1 inches | |
| Width | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1244 kg | 2743 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Hudson | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3205 cc (195.581 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79.37 × 108 mm
3.12 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
32.1 kW/litre 43.7 ps/litre 43.1 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
78.32 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 984.1 kPa (142.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 534.17 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 112.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 110.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.09 kg/kW 20.19 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.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.00 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 147862 | ||
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| RAC rating | 23.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Rambler American 440 Convertible added 2006-09-28. Last modified 2013-04-12. |
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