Chevrolet Superior

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Chevrolet Superior Series B / F / K / V
Production period: 1923-1926
Class : Lower middle class
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé , landaulet
Previous model: Chevrolet 490
Successor: Chevrolet Capitol

The Chevrolet Superior was a lower middle class passenger car that was built by Chevrolet in the USA in the 1923–1926 model years as the successor to the 490 . In the first year of the superior was called Series B , then followed F series (not to be confused with the F-series of model year 1917), Series K and Series V .

Year by year

Series B (1923)

Superior Serie B (1923)

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Production period: 1923
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé
Engines: Petrol engine :
2.8 liters (19 kW)
Length: 3607 mm
Width:
Height: 1886 mm
Wheelbase : 2616 mm
Empty weight : 777-949 kg

The car was, as its predecessor, equipped with an overhead-line four cylinder engine (OHV), the cm at a displacement of 2802 3 a power output of 26 hp (19 kW) at 2000 min -1 developed. The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a cone clutch, a manual three-speed gearbox and a cardan shaft. The rear wheels were equipped with external band brakes.

Five bodies were available, a 2-seat roadster with 2 doors, a 5-seat tourer with 4 doors, a 2-seat coupé with 2 doors, a 4-seat sedanette with 2 doors and a 5-seat sedan with 4 doors. The bonnet was a little longer than its predecessor, so the curved area above the bulkhead was a little shorter. On request, the chassis with engine was also available without a body. Sales prices ranged between US $ 495 for the tourer and US $ 860 for the sedan.

Series F (1924)

Superior Series F (1924)
Chevrolet Superior Series F Tourer (1924)

Chevrolet Superior Series F Tourer (1924)

Production period: 1924
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé
Engines: Petrol engine :
2.8 liters (19 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2616 mm
Empty weight : 766-938 kg

In the 1924 model year, the B series became the F series. After the Copper-Cooled was discontinued , the Superior was now the only model series from Chevrolet. Technically and stylistically there were no changes. The Sedanette was discontinued, however; there was also a 2-door coupé with 4 seats and a 2-door sedan (coach). The sales prices dropped to US $ 490 to 795.

Tourers, 4-door sedans and 4-seater coupes were available in a deluxe version in addition to the standard version. They had steel disc wheels instead of the usual wooden spoke wheels, front bumpers, a nickel-plated radiator frame and door handles on the outside of the tourer too. Deluxe models cost between $ 640 and $ 940.

Series K (1925)

Superior Series K (1925)
Chevrolet Superior Series K Tourer (1925)

Chevrolet Superior Series K Tourer (1925)

Production period: 1925
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé
Engines: Petrol engine :
2.8 liters (19 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2616 mm
Empty weight : 766-938 kg

Only the radiator grille had changed in the 1925 series K. The nickel-plated frame was a bit narrower and lowered in the middle so that it could better accommodate the Chevrolet logo. The cone clutch was replaced by a single-disc dry clutch. The outer sun visor over the windshield was also new. The deluxe models had disappeared again. Open models continued to have wooden spoke wheels, while the closed models took over the steel disc wheels from the earlier Deluxe.

Sales prices rose to US $ 525 to 735.

Series V (1926)

Superior Series V (1926)
Chevrolet Superior Series V Tourer (1926)

Chevrolet Superior Series V Tourer (1926)

Production period: 1926
Body versions : Roadster , sedan , coupé , landaulet
Engines: Petrol engine :
2.8 liters (19 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2616 mm
Empty weight : 811-1008 kg

There were few changes in the last year of production, when the Superior was called Series V. The bowl-shaped headlights were replaced by drum-shaped specimens that were connected by a nickel-plated rod in front of the grille. The brakes - still outer band brakes only on the rear wheels - have been improved a bit. A 4-door landaulet was added as a new model .

Together with the Cooper-Cooled , which was only produced in small numbers in 1923, 1,442,253 Chevrolets were built in four years.

Web links

Commons : Chevrolet Superior  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark, Jr .: Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .