Valiant VC Technical Specifications |
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- Years of Manufacture:
1966 - 1967
- Number Built:
65,634
- Price at Introduction:
- Sedan Manual: $2490
- V8 Regal Safari Wagon: $3590
- Wayfarer Utility Manual: $2128
- Models:
- Sedan
- Wagon
- Regal
- Wayfarer Utility
- Date(s) of Introduction:
- To Identify:
- Styling changes to create longer,
lower and sleeker silhouette
- Revised grille incorporating headlights
- Deep-set bumper bars fitted with recessed
park/turn signal lights
- Note: Safari wagons and Wayfarer utilities
carried over the panels and lights from the AP6,
although the Wayfarer did have a new bonnet and front
guards
- Body:
- Unitary construction (Monocoque)
- Exterior
Dimensions:
- Total Length:
- Sedan: 183.3 inches (4656
mm)
- Wagon: 189.0 inches (4800
mm)
- Utility: 188.6 inches (4790
mm)
- Total width: 69 inches (1752.6
mm)
- Height at kerb weight: 57 inches
(1448 mm)
- Wheelbase: 106.0 inches (2692
mm)
- Front Track: 55.9 inches (1419
mm)
- Rear Track: 55.6 inches (1412
mm)
- Kerb Weight:
- Sedan
- Manual: 2774 lb (1031 kg)
- Automatic: 2778 lb (1260 kg)
- Regal: 2827 lb (1282 kg)
- V8: 2972 lb (1348 kg)
- Wagon
- Manual: 2940 lb (1334 kg)
- Automatic: 2944 lb (1335
kg)
- Regal: 2962 lb (1344 kg)
- V8: 3126 lb (1418 kg)
- Utility
- Manual: 2770 lb (1256 kg)
- Automatic: 2774 lb (1258 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: 2.20
- 1st: 2.45:1
- 2nd: 1.45:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.20:1
- Clutch:
- 9 1/4" Single-plate, dry disc,
diaphragm type spring driven
- Rear Axle Ratio:
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- 6 cylinder engine:
- Capacity: 225.0 cubic inches
(3.7 litres)
- 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 carburettor
- 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
litres)
- 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 carburettor
- 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 (68 km/h)
- 2nd: 81 mph (130 km/h)
- 3rd: 105 mph (169 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,
tandem/divided master cylinder, finned
on V8 models
- Late model VC V8's were fitted with
front discs as standard
- Front:
9 inch x 2 1/2" (228.6 mm) drums
or 11" (279.4 mm) disc with 2 piston
calliper
- Rear: 9 inch x 2" (228.6 mm) drums
- Booster PBR VH24 standard on V8, optional
on 6 cylinder models
- Wheels (Steel disc with safety
rims):
- 6 cylinder
- Sedan and Utility: 14"
x 4.5" J
- Wagon: 14" x 5" J
- V8
- Sedan and Wagon: 14"
x 5" J
- Tyres:
- 6 cylinder
- Sedan: 6.45 x 14 4-ply
- Wagon: 6.95 x 14 4-ply
- Utility: 6.50 x 14 6-ply
- V8
- Sedan: 6.95 x 14 4-ply
- Wagon: 6.95 x 14 4-ply
- Note: Regals and V8's had whitewall
tyres in the applicable sizes
- Also see:
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Engine/Transmission
Combinations by Body Code |
Body
Code |
Body
Style |
Model |
Engine |
Speeds |
Transmission |
VC3-M-41 |
Sedan |
Sedan |
Slant 6 |
3 |
Manual |
VC4-M-41 |
Sedan |
Sedan |
Slant 6 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904G automatic |
VC4-4-41 |
Sedan |
Regal |
Slant 6 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904G automatic |
VC6-P-41 |
Sedan |
Sedan |
V8 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904LA automatic |
VC3-M-45 |
Wagon |
Wagon |
Slant 6 |
3 |
Manual |
VC4-M-45 |
Wagon |
Wagon |
Slant 6 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904G automatic |
VC4-H-45 |
Wagon |
Regal |
Slant 6 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904G automatic |
VC6-P-45 |
Wagon |
Wagon |
V8 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904LA automatic |
VC3-M-20 |
Utility |
Wayfarer |
Slant 6 |
3 |
Manual |
VC4-M-20 |
Utility |
Wayfarer |
Slant 6 |
3 |
TorqueFlite A904G automatic |
106C |
Heavy Duty Utility |
Dodge |
Slant 6 |
3 |
Manual |
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