- Years of Manufacture: 1965 - 1966
- Number Built: 43,344
- Price at Introduction:
- Sedan Manual: ₤1240 ($2480)
- Regal Safari: ₤1625 ($3250)
- Wayfarer Utility Manual: ₤1059
($2118)
- Wayfarer Utility Automatic: ₤1174
($2348)
- Models:
- Sedan
- Wagon
- Regal
- Wayfarer Utility
- Date(s) of Introduction:
- To Identify:
- New split grille design
- Slightly protruding headlights
- Revised bonet and front guards
- Body:
- Unitary construction (Monocoque)
- Exterior
Dimensions:
- Total Length:
- Sedan: 187.9 inches (4772.66
mm)
- Wagon: 188.7 inches (4792.98
mm)
- Utility: 189.0 inches (4800.6
mm)
- Total width: 69 inches (1752.6
mm)
- Height at kerb weight: 55 inches
(1397 mm)
- Wheelbase: 106.0 inches (2692.4
mm)
- Front Track: 55.9 inches (1419.86
mm)
- Rear Track: 55.6 inches (1412.24
mm)
- Kerb Weight:
- Sedan
- Manual: 2744 lb (1244.65 kg)
- Automatic: 2758 lb (1251.00 kg)
- Regal: 2807 lb (1273.23 kg)
- V8: 2942 lb (1334.46 kg)
- Wagon
- Manual: 2915 lb (1322.22 kg)
- Automatic: 2929 lb (1328.57
kg)
- Regal: 2947 lb (1336.73 kg)
- V8: 3072 lb (1393.43 kg)
- Utility
- Manual: 2740 lb (1242.84 kg)
- Automatic: 2754 lb (1249.19 kg)
- Instruments:
- Speedometer
- Petrol gauge
- Temperature gauge
- Alternator gauge
- Oil warning lamp
- Transmission:
- Manual
- 1st: 2.95:1
- 2nd: 1.83:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.80:1
- TorqueFlite Automatic
- Torque converter coupled to
3 speed epicyclic transmission
- Stall ratio: 2.25
- 1st: 2.45:1
- 2nd: 1.45:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.20:1
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- Clutch:
- 9 1/4" Single-plate, dry disc,
diaphragm type spring driven
- Rear Axle Ratio:
- 6 cylinder engine:
- Capacity: 225.0 cubic inches
(3.7 liters)
- Type: Conventional, watercooled
four stroke, reciprocating piston
type with 6 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
inlined 30 degrees, "wedge"
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated
ohv with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Carter single
downdraft type carburetor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.40 x 4.125 inches
(86.36 x 104.77 mm)
- Power: 145 bhp (108.13 kw) at 4400rpm
- Torque: 215 lb-ft (291.17 Nm) at
2400rpm
- Compression Ratio: 8.4:1
- Valve Timing
- Intake
- opens: 10° BTC
- closes: 50° ABC
- duration: 240°
- Exhaust
- opens: 50° BBC
- closes: 6° ATC
- duration: 236°
- Firing Order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Radiator Capacity: 18 pints
- Oil Pan
- Without filter: 6.6 pints
- With filter: 8.3 pints
- V8 engine:
- Capacity: 273.0 cubic inches (4.5
liters)
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
8 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
OHV, 90° Vee, "wedge" head
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Carter two barrel downdraft
type carburetor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.63 x 3.31 inches
(92.202 x 84.074 mm)
- Power: 180 bhp (134.226 kW) at 4200rpm
- Torque: 260 lb-ft (352.51 Nm) at 1600rpm
- Compression Ratio: 8.8:1
- Valve Timing
- Intake
- opens: 14° BTC
- closes: 46 ° ABC
- duration: 240°
- Exhaust
- opens: 58° BBC
- closes: 2 ° ATC
- duration: 240°
- Firing Order: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
- Radiator Capacity: 28 pints
- Oil Pan
- Without filter: 6.6 pints
- With filter: 8.3 pints
- Top Speed in Gears (V8):
- 1st: 42 mph (67.6 km/h)
- 2nd: 81 mph (130.35 km/h)
- 3rd: 105 mph (168.98 km/h)
- 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 10.9 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
17.4 seconds
- Ignition and Electrical:
- Exhaust:
- Single tail-pipe, straight through resonance
type muffler
- Suspension:
- Front: Torsion bars .87" x 35.8"
- Rear
- Asymmetrical semi elliptic,
- Sedan: 4
leaves 55" x 2 1/2"
- Wagon & V8: 5 leaves 55" x
2 1/2"
- Utility: 6 leaves 55" x
2 1/2"
- Steering:
- Recirculating ball type, ratio 20:1
- Brakes:
- Hydraulic duo-servo drums, self adjusting,
finned on V8 models
- Front:
9 inch x 2 1/2" (228.6 mm) drums
- Rear: 9 inch x 2" (228.6 mm) drums
- Booster PBR VH24 standard on V8, optional
on 6 cylinder models
- Wheels:
- 6 cylinder: Steel disc with safety
rims 14"
x 4.5" J
- V8: Steel disc with safety
rims 14"
x 5" J
- Tyres:
- Sedan: 6.45 x 14 4-ply
- Wagon: 6.50 x 14 4-ply
- Also see:
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