Dodge 116

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Dodge Series 116 Touring 1924.jpg
Series 116
Production period: 1923-1925
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , station wagon , panel van , coupé , landaulet
Engines: Otto engine :
3.5 liters (26 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2896-2946 mm
Empty weight :
Previous model Dodge 30
successor Dodge 126

The Dodge 116 was a passenger car from the Dodge Brothers company in Detroit , which was presented as a further development of the Model 30 in June 1922 as Model 1923.

Like its predecessors, the car had a side-controlled 4-cylinder in-line engine with 3479 cm³, which delivered an output of 35 bhp (25.7 kW). The rear wheels were driven via a multi-disc dry clutch and a three-speed gearbox with center shift. The rear wheels were braked mechanically. The wheelbase of the chassis was 2896 mm. In contrast to the previous models, two equipment variants were offered: The standard was available with the familiar bodies - 2-door roadster, 4-door touring car, 4-door sedan, 2-door business coupé, 4-door business sedan. The Custom was better equipped than a 4-door sedan, 2-door 4-seater coupé and 3-door delivery van. For the first time in the US automotive industry, all-steel bodies were offered (instead of the wood-steel composite construction that was common up to that time).

Dodge Brother, manufactured in 1924

In 1924 the model series was completely revised. The wheelbase grew by 2 "to 2946 mm and all the bodies looked lower and more elongated. All cars were now equipped with a (single) brake light. The new Special models - with the same superstructures as the standard models, but better equipped additional automatic windshield wipers. Custom models were an open and a closed taxi and a landaulet.

In 1925, the 1924 models continued to be built essentially unchanged, with the automatic windscreen wipers (instead of the previously manually operated ones) being part of the basic equipment for all models. A 5-door station wagon was also offered as a custom model.

When the series was replaced by the 126 series in July 1925 , a total of 580,108 units had been built in three years.

source

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