Dodge Victory

Dodge Victory
Production period:	1928-1930
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé , landaulet
Successor:	Dodge DD series

The Dodge Victory (also: Dodge Series 130/131 ), later Dodge Series M and Dodge Series DA , was a mid-size passenger car from the Dodge Brothers company in Detroit , which was presented in January 1928. After being taken over by Chrysler in 1928, it was built for two more years.

Year by year

Victory Series 130/131 (January 1928 – July 1928)

Series 130/131
Dodge Victory Brougham (1928)
Production period:	01 / 1928-07 / 1928
Body versions :	Touring car , limousine , coupé
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.4 liters (43 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	2845 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 Victory was the brand's mid-range model alongside the larger Senior, launched 7 months earlier, and the smaller Standard , due to come in March. As with the sister models, its power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a single-disc dry clutch and a three-speed gearbox. A 4-door touring car, a 4-door sedan (in normal and deluxe equipment), a 2-door coupé with 2 or 4 seats and a 2-door Brougham were offered on the chassis with a 2845 mm wheelbase. Hydraulic brakes on all four wheels were standard equipment.

Series M (July 1928 – January 1929)

Series M
Image does not exist
Production period:	07 / 1928–01 / 1929
Body versions :	Roadster , sedan , coupé , landaulet
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.4 liters (43 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	2845 mm
Empty weight :

The cars were renamed in mid-1928 without any major changes. However, some new bodies were added, such as a 2-door sedan, a 2-door roadster, a 4-door landaulet and sports versions of the sedan and coupé. The touring car fell away.

Series DA (January 1929 – March 1930)

DA series
Dodge DA series sedan 4 doors (1929)
Production period:	01 / 1929-03 / 1930
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.4 liters (46 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	2845 mm
Empty weight :

In early 1929, the M series was renamed the DA series, with the majority of the models being adopted. The engine output increased to 63 bhp (46.3 kW). There were again new bodies, such as a 4-door Phaeton.

In March 1930 the DA series was replaced by the DD series , which had been in production since January 1930 .

literature

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

Web links

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

Commons : Dodge Serie DA  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files