Ford Comète
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The Ford Comète (forby kent as the Simca Comète) wis a car biggit atween 1951 an 1954 in Fraunce bi the Ford Motor Company's French subsidiary, Ford SAF Intendit as the luxury model in the range, the Comète's bodywirk wis biggit bi FACEL, who later produced the better-kent Facel Vega luxury caurs unner thair awn name. The oreeginal ingine wis a 2.2 L V8 produced bi Ford SAF o French design, uised in the Ford Vedette an aa, an a Pont A Mousson 4-speed manual transmission wis uised.
| Ford Comète | |
|---|---|
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| Owerview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford SAF |
| Production | 1951–1954 |
| Bouk an chassis | |
| Cless | 4-seater sports caur |
| Body style | 2-door coupé 2-door cabriolet (only 2 produced[1]) |
| Layoot | FR layout |
| Relatit | Ford Vedette |
| Powertrain | |
| Ingine | 2,158 cc Aquillon V8 till 1952 2,355 cc Aquillon V8 1952- 3,923 cc Mistral V8 1953-1954 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Lenth | 4,620 mm (182 in)[1] |
| Weenth | 1,740 mm (69 in)[1] |
| Hicht | 1,420 mm (56 in)[1] |
| Crib wecht | 1,290 kg (2,840 lb)[1] |
The oreeginal model haed a single, horizontal bar athort the grille wi a chromed shield or bullet in the center, somewha seemilar tae contemporary Studebaker products, amang ithers, an steel wheels wi chromed hubcaps. Awtho the caur's leuks, features an big quality drew admiration, the sma ingine rendered the hivy Comète unnerpouered an unreliable.
In 1953, a new "Monte-Carlo" model wis gien a 3.9 L V8 normally fittit tae Ford trucks; this ingine, befittin its truck heritage, delivered 78 kW (105 hp) but an' a' plenty o torque. Performance wis muckle improved, but the new ingine did no endear itself tae buyers; it wis no ae kent tae be a "truck ingine", but its lairge ingine displacement meant that its tax horsepouer ratin wis 22CV, makin for hie road taxes. This new model wis fittit wi wire wheels, a fake huid scoop, an a vera teepically Ford egg-crate grille (vertical an horizontal equally spaced bars). The French cawed this grille a "coupe-frites": a "french-fry cutter".
Durin the production o the Comète, Ford SAF wis taken ower bi Simca, an the final year's production wis unner the Simca name.
References
eedit- Ford S.A.F. Ford Comète Brochure Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Reproduced bi Facel-Vega.com, retrieved Apryle 30, 2005. (French leid)
- Ford Oldtimer und Motorsport Club Cologne e.V. Ford Comète. Retrieved Apryle 30, 2005. (German leide)
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