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| Engine
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| Configuration |
DeSoto Firedome 90º V8
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Construction |
cast-iron block and head
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| Displacement |
4,800 cc / 292.9 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
95.5 mm (3.8 in) / 84.9 mm (3.3 in)
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| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, OHV
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| Fuel feed |
Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
275 bhp / 205 kW
@ 5,800 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
57 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
steel ladder frame |
| Front suspension |
solid axle, trailing arms, transverse torsion bar springs |
| Rear suspension |
live axle, trailing arms, torsion bar springs |
| Brakes (fr/r) |
drums |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,540 mm (100 in) / 1,473 mm (58 in) / 1,473 mm (58 in)
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