Dodge standard

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Dodge standard
Production period: 1928-1929
1934
Class : Upper middle class , upper class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , coupé , convertible

The Dodge Standard (also: Dodge Series 140/141 ), later the Dodge Series J , was a mid-size car made by the Dodge Brothers company in Detroit , which was presented in March 1928. After being taken over by Chrysler in 1928, it was built for another year. In mid-1934, a Dodge Standard Series DRXX was launched as the successor to the Dodge DP series .

Year by year

Standard Series 140/141 (March 1928 – July 1928)

Series 140/141

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Production period: 03 / 1928-07 / 1928
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , coupé , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
3.4 liters (43 kW)
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Wheelbase : 2794 mm
Empty weight :

The car had a side-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine with 3408 cm³ displacement, the 58 bhp (42.6 kW) at 3000 / min. submitted. The Standard was the brand's simplest model alongside the large Senior introduced 10 months earlier and the medium Victory introduced 2 months earlier . As with the sister models, its power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a single-plate dry clutch and a three-speed gearbox. A 4-door touring car, a 4-door sedan (with normal and deluxe equipment), a 2-door coupé with 2 seats and a 2-door sports convertible were offered on the chassis with a 2794 mm wheelbase. Hydraulic brakes on all four wheels were standard equipment.

Series J (July 1928 – January 1929)

Series J

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Production period: 07 / 1928–01 / 1929
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , coupé , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
3.4 liters (43 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2794 mm
Empty weight :

The cars were renamed in mid-1928 without any major changes. The range of superstructures was also adopted unchanged.

At the beginning of 1929, the J series was discontinued without a successor, while the sister models continued to be built as the DA series and DB series .

Standard Series DRXX (June 1934 – November 1934)

DRXX series

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Production period: 06 / 1934-11 / 1934
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
3.6 liters (60 kW)
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Height:
Wheelbase : 2972 mm
Empty weight :

Like its sister models Special Series DS and Deluxe Series DR , which had appeared five months earlier, the car had a side-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine with 3569 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, 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.

The successor to the aforementioned triumvirate was the Dodge New Value from January 1935 .

literature

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