Dodge Deluxe

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Dodge Deluxe
Production period: 1934
1940–1942
1946–1948
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Previous model: Dodge DP series
Dodge Luxury Liner
Successor: Dodge New Value
Dodge Wayfarer
Dodge Meadowbrook

The Dodge Deluxe (also Dodge series DR ) was a passenger car made by Dodge in Detroit , which was presented as a successor to the Dodge DP series in January 1934 as the most luxurious model. The middle variant was the Dodge Special , the most simply equipped the Dodge Standard . In the following year, this triumvirate was replaced by the New Value model.

In September 1940 the name reappeared for the Dodge D19 series , which replaced the Luxury Liner model . Deluxe now referred to the more simply equipped 1941 model, with the more luxurious Custom being called. This model was built as the Dodge Series D22 from September 1941 until civil production was discontinued in February 1942. In 1946 the Deluxe, together with its sister model Custom, was the first Dodge after World War II . It was not replaced by the Wayfarer and Meadowbrook series until the middle of the 1949 model year .

Year by year

Series DR (January 1934 – November 1934)

Series DR

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Production period: 01 / 1934-11 / 1934
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
3.6 liters (60 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2972 mm
Empty weight :

Like its sister models Standard and Special, the car had a side-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine with 3,569 cm³, the 82 bhp (60.3 kW) at 3600 rpm. performed. The single-disc dry clutch, three-speed gearbox and rear-wheel drive were unchanged from this vehicle. The wheelbase of the chassis was 2972 ​​mm. A 2-door sedan, a 4-door sedan with 5 or 7 seats, two 2-door coupés with 2 or 4 seats and a 2-door convertible with 2 or 4 seats were supplied as bodies. As was customary at the time, there were also chassis with all mechanical components that were outsourced to bodywork companies by the customer, who provided them with special bodies.

Series D19 / D22 (September 1940 – January 1942)

Series D19 / D22
Dodge Deluxe Series D22 Club Coupe (1942)

Dodge Deluxe Series D22 Club Coupe (1942)
Production period: 09 / 1940–01 / 1942
Body versions : Limousine , coupe
Engines:
Petrol engine : 3.6-3.8 liters
(67-77 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2972 mm
Empty weight :

Just like its better equipped sister model Custom , the Deluxe from model year 1941 had the side-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine of its predecessor Luxury Liner with 3,569 cm³, which, however, now delivered 91 bhp (67 kW) at 3,800 rpm. The wheelbase of the chassis was 3,035 mm and apart from the 2-door business coupé there was only a 2-door and a 4-door sedan. Compared to the predecessor, Deluxe and Custom had, in addition to the more powerful engine, larger windows and all doors hung at the front.

In the short model year 1942, the Deluxe, like its sister model Custom, received a larger engine with 3772 cc and an output of 105 bhp (77 kW) at 3600 rpm. The front of the vehicle was also modified: the radiator grille consisted of seven chrome-plated cross bars that extended between the main headlights. In addition to the D19 superstructures mentioned above, the D22 also featured a 2-door Club Coupé with 6 seats.

D24S Series (September 1946 – December 1948)

D24S series

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Production period: 09 / 1946-12 / 1948
Body versions : Limousine , coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
3.8 liters (75 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2972 mm
Empty weight :

Deluxe and Custom were also the names of the first series of models manufactured by Dodge after World War II. The pre-war designs mentioned above were essentially adopted. Only the grille was changed a little and only showed a chrome-plated grid pattern. The 3.8 liter engine only produced 102 bhp (75 kW) and the Club Coupé was no longer available as a deluxe. In the middle of the model year in January 1949, the Wayfarer and Meadowbrook models replaced the Deluxe and Custom.

Web links

Commons : Dodge Deluxe  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Beverly R. Kimes, Henry A. Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .
  • John Gunnell (Ed.): Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X .