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Ford Vedette 4door sedan 

1948-1952, France

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
48-52: V8/16V ?:1 2158cc.(132ci)

66-hp

@4500rpm

30.6 hp/l 1bbl 90lb-ft. (122Nm)

@2500rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.2l66hp: 135kph/84mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.40-15
transmission/drive wheel: 3-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4500 x 1720 x 1570 mm (177.2 x 67.7 x 61.8 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2690 mm - 1370/1370 mm (105.9 in - 53.9/53.9 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.74 m² (83.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.23 m² (~24.0 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 12.15 m³ (429.0 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1170 kg (2579 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 17.7 kg/hp (39.1 lb/hp) 56 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 620,000 Francs (1949) 
production: ?

   

The Ford Vedette was a large sedan, built by Ford in France. It was developed by the Ford Motor Company
in the US, as a new entry-level model but then taken over by Ford France.

Pictures taken at the "2010 Musikbox und Strassenkreuzerfestival" in Verl, Germany
 
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Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Cité de l’Automobile – Musée National – Collection Schlumpf" in Mulhouse, France
 
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