Ford Country Sedan

The Ford country sedan was the full sized station wagon which was formed by the Ford motor company from the year 1952 till 1974. The car model was found on the full sized car line of Ford which was available in every year. This car model was a mid trim station wagon and it featured the unembellished body sides. Being a full size station wagon, the car was able to carry maximum nine passengers if it is equipped so much.

With the muscle-invoking 390 badges and the clean and solid lines, the purposeful yet unobtrusive red striping in grille, the multi-opening rad tailgate or rear door and the subtle but cool looking vents in red pillar, the Ford country sedan was undoubtedly one of the best and gorgeous looking station-wagons which has ever built.

Specs and details of Ford country sedan

The length of the Ford Country Sedan is 214 inches and it weighs around 4,310 pounds. The car look stunning with the rear wheel drive or RWD, 3/5 door wagon type body and 3 speed manual gearbox. Apart from these, the basic characteristics and specs of this classic car is:gasoline or petrol engine of 222.9 cui or 3653 cm3 displacement with the advertised power of 145 hp/ 108 kW/ 147 PS/ 279 and 4000 Nm/ 206 lb-ft/ 2200 of torque.

The performance of Ford country sedan

The top speed of this car model is 148 km/hour and the official fuel consumption and mileage of this car estimated by the a-c is: 18.6/ 100km/ 15.3 mpg/ 12.7 mpg/ 5.4 km/l. The accelerations of this car is 0-60 mph 16.6 s; 0-100 km/h 17.9 s

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Dodge Dart

 

Dodge dart, the vintage car was built by the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge section in Northern America within the year 1960 to 1976. From the very beginning, till the end the parts of the Dodge Dart model has gone through a lot of changes. The car model was introduced as a shorter wheelbase, lower-priced full sized car in the year 1960 and 1961. During the time of being introduced in the market, the Dodge Dart was found as three different models Such as: Pioneer, Seneca and Phoenix.

The specifications of the earlier Dodge Dart model was:

111.1 inches wheelbase, 3500 lbs weight, ohv V-8 type, cid 383 displacement, 1 x 4bbl fuel system, 10.0:1 compression ratio, 330 @ 5200 horsepower @ rpm, 410 @ 3600 torque @ rpm. The representative performance of this car was 0-60 mph, sec: 6.0, 1/4 mile per sec @ mph: 14.4 @ 99

The changed Dodge Dart model:

In 1962, it became a amid sized model as the users preferred cheaper and lighter darts, and in the next year, Dodge Dart was converted as a compact car model. At that time, the price of this car model was $2787. The Dodge muscle cars were the wildest and fastest car among all.

1967, the Dodge Dart model gone through a complete change and the changed model were in the roads for the next 10 years. But the experts said that this reformed model was not better than the former Dodge Dart model as the former model was more solid with a less weight.

In the year 1972, the Dodge Dart again brought so many new changes both cosmetic and functional. It included new seating arrangements, new interior, new alteration to the exterior lighting, grille, door panels, antenna (for the vandalism resistance and FM reception), brighter backup lights, side marker lamps, gas cap, bucket seat-back release and shift linkage. The alternator of the car was upgraded, the transmission system became smoother and quieter. Electronic ignition was added to 340, the valve seats became hardened.

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Alfa Romeo Spider

The Alfa Romeo Spider is a roadster which is produced in the year 1966 by Alfa Romeo, an Italian manufacturer. From the early years, the car model was regarded as a classic design and continued the production for around three decades with several minor mechanical and aesthetic changes. At the early days of production, the price of the car was $3950.

The Alfa Romeo Spider is available in four models. Such as:

• The series 1 Alfa Romeo Spider, which was produced between 1966-1969
• The series 1 Alfa Romeo Spider, which was produced between 1970-1982/1983
• The series 1 Alfa Romeo Spider, which was produced between 1982/1983-1989/1990
• The series 1 Alfa Romeo Spider, which was produced between 1989/1990-1993

The features of Alfa Romeo Spider are mentioned below:

The car has a complete steel assimilated chassis or body with two convertible doors, a four cylinder engine(of 1.96, 1.78 and 1.6 litre) with two overhead camshafts and twin fuel injection or sidedraft carburetors, 111kW @ 3500rpm (1971-1976 2.0-litre), @ 5500rpm/207Nm torque and power, five speed manual transmission, 0-400 meters–16.6 seconds (1971-1976 2.0-litre), 0-96km/h-9.7sec performance, 14 radial/ 165 HR tyres, four-wheel power associated, disc brakes, and front-coil springs, anti-roll bar, wishbones and telescopic shock absorbers, back-live axle with railing arms, coil springs, telescopic shock protectors and tanti-roll bar suspension.

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Austin Mini Cooper S

The Austin Mini Cooper S was designed and made by the Cooper car company in England in the year 1963. The car model was produced to create a economical, nimble and inexpensive car for the commoners. At that time, the selling price of the car was £23,000.

The car model had a 1071 cc engine, a bore of 70.61 mm and a boosting power of 34-55 bhp. The features of the Austin mini included twin carburettors, racing-tuned engine, “close ratio” gearbox, 'nitrided steel” crankshaft, powerful bottom end for further tuning, and “front disk” and servo- assisted larger disc brakes. At that time, all these features together were very uncommon in a small car. Later, in 1964, the engine of the car was replaced by a 998 cc engine. Despite of having around 75 bhp on tap, the car performed very well in the Rally racing group 2.

The car boasts up straight cut “gearbox pinions”, flexible competition to absorb the shock of rear and front, Sparco seats, chronometer and Tripmaster, multi-point harnesses, roll cage in the car interior, a switch to cut out the ignition and a automated fire extinguisher. Austin Mini Cooper S also comes with four dirt wheels, four road wheels, and a spare wheel

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Buick Riviera

The Buick Riviera or the Riviera by Buick is a classic car model produced by Buick in USA. The Riviera was designed by Bill Mitchell and was inspired by the classic Rolls-Royce model. The car is a full size personal luxury or coupe car and also known in USA as a “New International Classic Car”.

The model Buick Riviera first came to the market in the year 1963, with 6.6 l, 325 hp nail head, V-8 engine and 2972 mm wheelbase. The car is also fitted with Turbine drive for transmission and dual exhaust as basic equipment. With a less weight, the car has a glowing all-around performance. The Buick Riviera model is able to run at a speed of 97km/h, and the top speed of the car is 201km/h. The fuel economy of the car was 17.8 liter on every 100 km.

The interior of the Buick Riviera had a four place berth with front bucket couches. It was parted by a middle console with storage compartment and floor shifter formed into the active panel. The bucket like seats were also in the rear part of the car. The upholstery choices of the car included vinyl and cloth, optional leather or all vinyl. The deluxe interior part of the car had real walnut tucked in below the rear windows and on the doors.

Other well known extra-cost options of the car included: tilted steering wheel, seat of the power driver, power windows, remote control mirror for side viewing, air conditioning and white colored sidewall tires.

The price of the car was declared $4,333 including several substantial elements.

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Austin 7

Austin 7 was made by Herbert Austin of the Austin Motor Company in United Kingdom the year 1922. According to the American standards, it was the exceedingly small car of that time. In spite of its small size, the Austin 7 was one of the very popular cars ever and the model was sold very well in abroad and wiped out its competitor small cars. Many of the Austin 7 cars were rebuilt after the second world war as “specials”.
The wheelbase of the car was only 75 inches, the track size was only of  40 inches and it was weighted 794 pounds. Due to its small size, it was named as “Baby Austin”. The car was equipped with four “in-line water-cooled” cylinders with the displacement of 747 cubic cm. The bore of the car was smaller than its stroke and the four side valves of this car model dribbled out ten -horsepower at 2400rpm.

The chassis of the car model was looked like an “A”. The engine was escalated between the channel sections of the car at the confined front end. The steering of Austin 7 was by the wheel and worm mechanism. The rear adjournment of the model was cantilevered by “quadrant elliptic springs” from the rear part of the car chassis. Besides, at the front part of the beam axle of Austin 7 had a centrally escalated “half elliptic cross spring. In the previous models, there was no shock absorbers, the rear brakes was operated by the foot brakes, and the front brakes were operated by the handbrake.
The back axle of the car was like a spiral bevel with ratios between 5.6:1 and 4.4:1. From the different parts of the car, a small torque tube ran forward to the bracket and bearing.

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Jaguar Mark V

The Jaguar Mark V is a vintage saloon car built by the Jaguar Cars Ltd in the year 1948 in the London Motor Show. In that time, the outsold rate of this model was 5000 cars every year. This car was launched at the same time of XK120. The features of this car were:

1936 drive line, which includes the straight overhead-valve push rod-3-1/2L and 62-1/2L units. The claimed power output in this vintage car was 78 kW or 104 bhp for 2664 cc Jaguar Mark V, and 94 kW or 126 bhp for 3486 cc Mark V. Besides, this car model had an independent front suppression by torsion bar and double wishbones. The car also had an all pressed metallic steel body and hydraulic brakes.

The styling of Jaguar Mark 5 included: prewar SS Jaguar lines with leaping Jaguar radiator cap mascot and upright chrome grille.

The wheels of this car were of 410 mm or of 16 inches and it looked like steel discs. But the wheel sizes were comparatively smaller than the MK IV, whose wheel size was 460 mm or 18 inch.

In 1949, the 3.5l Mark V was first test driven by The Motor Magazine. The car had a top speed of 146 km/hr and the accelerate power was 97km/hr. The fuel consumption of this car was 15.5litre/100 km. The cost was £1263 including taxes.

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