Dodge Luxury Liner

Dodge Luxury Liner
Production period:	1938-1940
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Limousine , coupe , convertible , Pullman limousine
Previous model:	Dodge D8 series
Successor:	Dodge Deluxe Dodge Custom

The Dodge Luxury Liner (also Dodge Series D11 , later Dodge Series D14 / D17 ) was a car made by Dodge in Detroit , which was presented as a successor to the Dodge D8 series in October 1938 as a 1939 model. It was built further in the following year.

Year by year

Series D11 (October 1938 – October 1939)

D11
Dodge Luxury Liner Series D11 (1939)
Production period:	1938-1939
Body versions :	Limousine , coupe , Pullman limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.6 liters (64 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	2972-3404 mm
Empty weight :

Like its predecessors, the car had a side-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine with 3569 cc, which made 87 bhp (64 kW) at 3600 rpm. This vehicle also had a single-disc dry clutch, three-speed gearbox and rear-wheel drive. A semi-automatic system (clutch automatically actuated by vacuum) was available on request.

There were two equipment variants, the more simply equipped Special and the better equipped Deluxe . Both variants were available on the short chassis with a 2972 mm wheelbase. The Deluxe was also available in a version with a long chassis (3404 mm wheelbase). The Special was only delivered as a 2- or 4-door sedan or as a 2-door business coupé with 2 seats. There were also three other coupé variants with 2, 4 or 5 seats of the Deluxe. As with its predecessor, the “long” deluxe came with a 7-seat limousine and a 5-seat Pullman limousine.

These bodies were completely redesigned: the main headlights were now integrated into the front fenders. These fenders were also much more massive, while the hatchback was longer and more elegant. The front with the wide radiator grille with horizontal chrome bars was inclined slightly forward, which gave the car a "faster" look ("forward design").

Series D14 / D17 (October 1939 – October 1940)

D14 / D17
Dodge Luxury Liner Deluxe Serie D14 (1940)
Production period:	1939-1940
Body versions :	Limousine , coupe , convertible , Pullman limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.6 liters (64 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	3035-3543 mm
Empty weight :

In the following year, revised luxury liners were presented. The Special (D17) and the Deluxe (D14) had their own model numbers. The short chassis had grown by 2.5 ″ to 3035 mm wheelbase, the long by 5.5 ″ to 3543 mm wheelbase. The chrome grille had been pulled up further. In addition to the model range of the previous year, the Deluxe also included a 2-door convertible with 5 seats on a coupé basis.

In September 1940 the name Luxury Liner was dropped. The successors were called Deluxe and Custom .

literature

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

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