ENGINE
Type: L-head straight-six, aluminum block and cylinder head
Displacement: 195.6 cubic inches
Bore x Stroke: 3-1/8 x 4-1/4 inches
Compression ratio: 8.3:1 (with milled head and block)
Horsepower @ rpm: 90 @ 3,800
Torque @ rpm: 150 @ 1,600
Valvetrain: Stock (reground), duration 254 (stock 244), intake lift .345, exhaust lift .345 (stock .340)
Main Bearings: 4
Fuel System: Carter YF single-barrel, Carter mechanical fuel pump with vacuum booster
Lubrication System: Full pressure, 58-psi oil pump
Electrical System: 12 volt, 25-amp Delco-Remy generator
Exhaust System: Single, steel tubing exhaust manifold
TRANSMISSION
Type: Borg-Warner M8 3-speed automatic, air-cooled
Ratios: 1st 2.40
2nd: 1.47
3rd: 1:1
Reverse: 2.0
DIFFERENTIAL
Type: Hotchkiss, open
Final drive ratio: 3.31:1
STEERING
Type: Worm and roller type, manual
Ratio: 22:1
Turns lock to lock: 3.5
Turn circle: 36 feet
BRAKES
Type: Lockheed hydraulic, manual
Front: Bendix Duo-Servo, 9x2-inch cast-iron drums
Rear: Bendix Duo-Servo, 9x2-inch cast-iron drums
Total swept area: 139.4 square inches
CHASSIS & BODY
Construction: All-steel welded unit construction
Body style: Two-door sedan
Layout: Front engine, rear-wheel drive
SUSPENSION
Front: Independent, parallel arms, direct acting coil springs, tubular shocks
Rear: Live axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, tubular shocks
WHEELS & TIRES
Wheels: Pressed steel
Front/rear: 15 x 4-inches
Tires: Denman tubeless Elegante Premium Sports, 4-ply
Front/rear: 6.00-15
WEIGHTS & MEASURES
Wheelbase: 100 inches
Overall length: 185.5 inches (178.3 w/o Continental tire carrier)
Overall width: 73 inches
Overall height: 57.3 inches
Front track: 54.6 inches
Rear track: 55 inches
Curb weight: 2,435 pounds
CAPACITIES
Crankcase: 4 quarts
Cooling system: 12 quarts w/Weather Eye heater
Fuel tank: 20 gallons
Transmission: 10 quarts, type A
CALCULATED DATA
Bhp per c.i.d.: 0.46
Weight per bhp: 27.06 pounds
Weight per c.i.d.: 12.4 pounds
PERFORMANCE
0 to 30 mph: 4.3 seconds
0 to 60 mph: 19.9 seconds
Top speed: 90 mph
(Data courtesy of Motor Life, Jan. 1959)
PRODUCTION
Deluxe Sedan: 29,954
Deluxe Business Sedan: 443
Deluxe Station Wagon: 15,256
Super Sedan: 28,449
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