- Years of Manufacture: 1962 - 1966
- Number Built: 1,010,090
- To Identify:
- Coke bottle style
- Indicators set directly below front headlights
- Flowing lines tapering towards front
- Round tail lights
- Body:
- 2 and 4 door, unitary construction (Monocoque)
- Key operated lock on driver's door
- Slight wrap around inclined windshield of toughened safety glass and a full width curved rear window
- Full drop door windows with quarter vents incorporating locking catches
- Laminated windshield available as an option
- Exterior Dimensions:
- Total Length: 168.31 inches
- Total width: 62.50 inches
- Height at kerb weight: 56.65 inches
- Wheelbase: 98.00 inches
- Front Track: 49.50 inches
- Rear Track: 49.50 inches
- Kerb Weight:
- Fuel Tank:
- Turning Circle:
- Instruments:
- Speedometer
- Petrol gauge
- Temp warning lamp
- Oil warning lamp
- Ammeter warning lamp
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- Transmission:
- Remote control floor gear change, fFour forward speeds and reverse with synchromesh on all forward gears
- 1st: 3.543:1
- 2nd: 2.396:1
- 3rd: 1.412:1
- 4th: 1.000:1
- Reverse: 3.963:1
- Clutch:
- Diaphragm spring clutch
- Hydraulic operation from pedal to heavy-duty ball bearing thrust release
- Rear Axle Ratio:
- Semi-floating pressed steel banjo housing with hypoid final drive
- Axle Ratio 4.125:1
- Engine:
- Capacity: 1197.8cc
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type,
4 cylinders, 3 main bearings, cast-iron crank-shaft
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
inline
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv, fully machined combustion chambers, separate inlet and exhaust ports to each cylinder.
- Fuel System: Single down-draught carburetor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.1875 x 2.290 inches
- Power: 53.0 bhp at 4800rpm
- Torque: 66.5lb-ft (Nm) at 2700rpm
- Compression Ratio: 8.7:1
- Ignition and Electrical:
- 12 volt oil filled coil
- Distributor has automatic centrifugal advance and retard with additional vacuum control
- Two brush generator used in conjunction with regulator
- Starter motor, single tone horn, 12 volt battery 40 amp hr. at 20-hour rate. Two sealed beam headlights, parking lights and left and right turning indicator lights
- Exhaust:
- Fuel Sustem:
- Suspension:
- Front: Independent by directly operated coil springs mounted on telescopic shock absorbers
- Rear: Semi-elliptic springs with telescopic shock absorbers
- Steering:
- High efficiency recirculatory ball type worm and nut steering gear with ratio of 15.1:1
- Brakes:
- Two leading shoe on front, leading and trailing rear. Total lining area 81.68 sq. in.
- Front
- Hydraulically operated 8.0 x 1.75 in.
- Rear:
- Hydraulically operated 8.0 x 1.50 in.
- Handbrake - Cable operated effective rear wheels
- Wheels:
- 13" 4J Pressed steel disc wheels with wide based rims
- Tyres:
Also see:
1965 Armstrong 500
Ford Consul Cortina Review
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