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| Engine
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| Configuration |
Straight 6
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Construction |
aluminium alloy block and head
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| Displacement |
2,493 cc / 152.1 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
83.0 mm (3.3 in) / 76.8 mm (3 in)
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| Compression |
10.4:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Camshaft |
Chain driven
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| Fuel feed |
3 Weber 50 DCO Carburettors
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| Ignition |
Twin Spark |
| Lubrication |
Dry sump |
| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
280 bhp / 209 kW
@ 7,800 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
112 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium |
| Chassis |
steel multi-tubular spaceframe |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, coil springs over dampers |
| Rear suspension |
DeDion axle, trailing links, transverse torsion bars |
| Steering |
rack-and-pinion |
| Front Brakes |
Girling discs, 317mm (12.5 in), 1-pot caliper |
| Rear brakes |
Girling discs, 292mm (11.5 in), 1-pot caliper |
| Gearbox |
David Brown SC537 5 speed Manual
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| Clutch |
Triple plate |
| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
625 kilo / 1,378 lbs |
| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,286 mm (90 in) / 1,308 mm (51.5 in) / 1,308 mm (51.5 in)
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| Wheels (fr/r) |
Borrani 5.5 x 16 / 7 x 16 |
| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.45 bhp / kg |
| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Aston Martin, the Post-War Competition Cars, by Anthony Pritchard
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| Useful links |
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