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The car features a .25-inch lowered front end and a .75-inch lowered rear with specially designed windshield, top and doors. Other equipment includes a tachometer, front and rear carpets, backup lights, white sidewall tires, and an exhaust cutout switch easily accessible in the front door.
The car is powered by a 260.8 cubic-inch inline eight-cylinder engine and developing 115 horsepower. The engine is fitted with nine main bearings and requires seven quarts of oil. The car is 207-inches long riding on 125-inch wheelbase and has a top speed of 95-100 miles per hour. The original side curtains were found in the trunk.
The current owners purchased the car in 1971 and found a new 1940 penny embedded in the front floor pan's mastic sound deadening insulation. Body work was completed by Seaman & United Body Shop of Chicago.
1940 Nash 4081 Special Cabriolet |
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| Year | 1940 |
| Make | Nash |
| Model | 4081 Special Cabriolet |
| Engine Location | Front |
| Drive Type | Rear Wheel |
| Combined MPG | 0.00 |
| Performance | |
| Top Speed | 95 mph | 152.9 km/h Similar top speeds |
| Engine | |
| Engine Configuration | I |
| Cylinders | 8 |
| Aspiration/Induction | Normal |
| Displacement | 260.80 CU IN. | 4274.5 cc. | 4.3 L. |
| Horsepower | 115.00 HP (84.6 KW) |
| HP / Liter | 26.7 BHP / Liter |
| Main Bearings | 9 |
| Fuel Type | Gasoline - Petrol |
| Fuel Feed | Carburetor |
| Standard Transmission | |
| Transmission | Manual |
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