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Ford
Prefect
(1948)




Basic (general) data

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Marque (make)Image of Ford Prefect
Ford
SeriePrefect
Model family
ModelPrefect
Model code
Issued from1948
Issued until
Country of originUS,AR,AU,BR,DE,FR,UK
Number made
Body construction
Body designation

Bodywork

 
Base platform
Bodywork typesedan (saloon)
Bodywork designer
Number of doors4
Number of seats5
Cargo capacity (volume) [l / cu ft / cu ft]
Max. cargo capacity (volume) [l / cu ft / cu ft]
Passenger space (volume) [l / cu ft / cu ft]

Dimensions & Weight

 
Wheelbase [mm / in / in]2388 / 94.0 / 94.0
Track front [mm / in / in]
Track rear [mm / in / in]
Length [mm / in / in]3970 / 156.3 / 156.3
Width [mm / in / in]1448 / 57.0 / 57.0
Height [mm / in / in]
Length/wheelbase ratio1.66
Ground clearance [mm / in / in]
Total (curb) weight [kg / lb / lb]837 / 1845 / 1845
Dry weight [kg / lb / lb]
Load capacity [kg / lb / lb]
Gross (max.) weight [kg / lb / lb]
Towing weight [kg / lb / lb]
Weight distribution (front) [% / % / %]
Fuel capacity [l / UK gal / US gal]

Aerodynamics

 
Drag coefficient
Frontal Area [m2 / sq ft / sq ft]
Cx

Engine

 
Engine Code
Engine ManufacturerFord
Engine Typestraight (inline)
Engine Type DetailsInline, 4 cylinder
Sump
Fuelpetrol (gasoline)
Fuel details
Cam Designside valves (flathead, L-block, L-head)
Total number of cylinders4
Total number of valves8
Valves per cylinder2
Engine Main bearings
Engine construction
Bore [mm / in / in]63.5 / 2.50 / 2.50
Stroke [mm / in / in]92.5 / 3.64 / 3.64
Bore/Stroke ratio0.69
Engine displacement [cm3 / cu in / cu in]1172 / 71.5 / 71.5
Unitary capacity [cm3/cylinder / cu in/cylinder / cu in/cylinder]293.00 / 17.880 / 17.880
Compression ratio6.2
Fuel supply1 Fo carb
Aspirationnatural
Compressor typeN/A
Intercoolerno
Catalytic converterno
Max. output power [kW / hp / hp]23.1 / 31.4 / 31.4
Max. output power rpm [rpm / rpm / rpm]4000 / 4000 / 4000
Max. torque [Nm / lbft / lbft]63.0 / 46.5 / 46.5
Max. torque rpm [rpm / rpm / rpm]2400 / 2400 / 2400
Maximum rpm [rpm / rpm / rpm]
Coolantwater
Max. net output [kW / bhp / bhp]22.8 / 31.0 / 31.0
Specific output [kW/l / bhp/cu in / bhp/cu in]26.5 / 0.590 / 0.590
Specific torque [Nm/l / lbft/cu in / lbft/cu in]53.75 / 0.470 / 0.470

Transmission

 
Transmission typemanual
Number of gears3
Wheel driverear wheel drive
Top gear (drive) ratio
Final gear (drive) ratio

Performance

 
Acceleration 0-50 mph (80 km/h) [s / s / s]22.80 / 22.80 / 22.80
Acceleration 0-60 mph (96 km/h) [s / s / s]
Acceleration 0-100 km/h [s / s / s]
Acceleration 0-100 mph (160 km/h) [s / s / s]
Acceleration 80-120 km/h (50-70 mph) in top [s / s / s]
0-Quarter-mile time [s / s / s]
0-Quarter-mile speed [km/h / mph / mph]
0-Kilometer time [s / s / s]
0-Kilometer speed [km/h / mph / mph]
Top (maximal) speed [km/h / mph / mph]105 / 65 / 65
Fuel consumption, City (urban) [l/100km / mi/UK gal / mi/US gal]
Fuel consumption, Road (extra-urban) [l/100km / mi/UK gal / mi/US gal]
Fuel consumption, Mixed (combined) [l/100km / mi/UK gal / mi/US gal]
Fuel consumption, Euro [l/100km / mi/UK gal / mi/US gal]
CO2 emissions [g/km / g/mi / g/mi]
Power-to-weight ratio [kW/ton / bhp/ton / bhp/ton]37.04 / 50.36 / 50.36

Chassis

 
Engine locationfront
Engine alignmentlongitudinal
Steering
Steering details
Turns lock-to-lock
Turning circle [m / ft / ft]
Suspension frontLA.TL.
Suspension rearLA.TL.
Wheels front
Wheels rear
Tyres front
Tyres rear
Brakes front
Brakes rear
Brakes details
Brake diameter front [mm / in / in]
Brake diameter rear [mm / in / in]
Braked area [cm2 / sq in / sq in]
 
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