Durant (make of car)

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Durant Model 6-60 Sedan (1929)
Durant Coupe (1932)

Durant was an American automobile brand that manufactured Durant Motors Inc. from 1921 to 1927 and 1928 to 1932.

production

Closed bodies, including for Durant automobiles, were built by the Hayes-Hunt Corporation in Grand Rapids (Michigan). The engines came from the Continental Motors Company . In Canada , Durant automobiles were manufactured under the Durant-Frontenac name .

In 1927 the production of Durant automobiles was stopped to convert the production line to a completely redesigned model that came out in model year 1928 (similar to what Ford did with the T-model in the same year ).

The last models with the name Durant left the production lines in 1931. In Canada, Durant Frontenacs continued to be built for a while.

Models

model Construction period cylinder power wheelbase Superstructures
A. 1921 4 row 35 bhp
(26 kW) 		2769 mm Touring car 5 seats, coupe 2 doors, sedan 4 doors
A-22 1922-1926 4 row 35–37 bhp (26–27 kW) 2769 mm Roadster 2 seats, touring car 5 seats, coupé 2 doors, sedan 2/4 doors
B-22 1921-1923 6 row 70 bhp
(51 kW) 		3137 mm Roadster 2 seats, touring car 5 seats, coupé 2 doors, sedan 4 doors
55 1928 6 row 40 bhp
(29 kW) 		2718 mm Coupé 2 doors, sedan 2/4 doors
65 1928 6 row 47 bhp
(35 kW) 		2794 mm Roadster 2 seats, touring car 5 seats, Cabriolet 2 doors, Coupé 2 doors, Sedan 2/4 doors
75 1928 6 row 70 bhp
(51 kW) 		3023 mm Sedan 4 doors
4-40 1929 4 row 36 bhp
(26.5 kW) 		2718 mm Roadster 4 seats, coupe 2 doors, sedan 2/4 doors
6-60 1929 6 row 43 bhp
(32 kW) 		2769 mm Roadster 2 seats, Cabriolet 2 doors, Coupé 2 doors, Sedan 2/4 doors
6-66 1929 6 row 47 bhp
(35 kW) 		2845 mm Coupé 2 doors, sedan 4 doors, Phaeton 4 doors
6-70 1929 6 row 65 bhp
(48 kW) 		3023 mm Coupé 2 doors, sedan 4 doors
6-14 1930-1931 6 row 58 bhp
(43 kW) 		2845 mm Roadster 2 seats, Coupé 2 doors, Sedan 4 doors, Phaeton 4 doors
6-17 1930 6 row 70 bhp
(59 kW) 		2921 mm Coupé 2 doors, sedan 4 doors
6-10 1931 6 row 50 bhp
(37 kW) 		2845 mm Coupé 2 doors, sedan 4 doors
6-12 1931 6 row 58 bhp
(43 kW) 		2845 mm Coupé 2 doors, sedan 4 doors
6-19 1931 6 row 58 bhp
(43 kW) 		2845 mm Coupé 2 doors, sedan 4 doors
6-20 1932 6 row 71 bhp
(52 kW) 		2769 mm Sedan 4 doors
6-21 1932 6 row 71 bhp
(52 kW) 		2769 mm Sedan 4 doors

literature

  • Beverlay Ray Kimes, Henry Austin Clark jr .: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 . Pp. 458-460.

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