Dodge 30

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Dodge
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30th
Production period: 1917-1922
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé
Engines: Otto engine :
3.5 liters (26 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2896 mm
Empty weight :
Previous model Dodge 30-35
successor Dodge 116
Dodge 30 Tourer (1917)

The Dodge 30 was a passenger car from the Dodge Brothers company in Detroit , which was presented as a further development of the first model 30-35 in July 1916 as the 1917 model.

Like its predecessor, the car had a side-controlled 4-cylinder in-line engine with 3479 cm³, which delivered an output of 35 bhp (25.7 kW). This cubic capacity corresponded to 30 tax horsepower , which explains the name Dodge 30. The rear wheels were driven via a multi-disc dry clutch (instead of a cone clutch as in the predecessor) and a three-speed gearbox with center shift. The rear wheels were braked mechanically. The wheelbase of the chassis has been extended from 2794 mm to 2896 mm. For the 4-door tourer and the 2-door roadster, there were "Rex" versions that were equipped with removable roofs (also called winter tops ) and separate plug-in windows from Rex Manufacturing Co. and thus transformed from open cars into half or fully closed ones could become. There was also a 2-door sedan and a 2-door coupé.

In 1918 the model series was continued without major changes; In addition to the standard electric lighting, an electric starter and a speedometer were added as basic equipment. In 1919 further superstructures were added, e.g. B. a 4-door limousine and a taxi with 6 seats.

In 1920 the "Rex" versions were discontinued and the windshield was tilted back a little. For the sedans, there was an option of wire-spoke wheels instead of the usual "artillery" spoke wheels. In 1921, an interior heater was added as an extra. In June 1922 there was a second model of model year 1922 with an increased radiator (parallel to the successor built from this point on).

When the series was replaced by the 116 series, a total of 632,673 copies had been built in six years.

Web links

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source

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