Pontiac Custom Torpedo

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Pontiac Custom Torpedo Eight Series JC (1941)
Pontiac Custom Torpedo Eight Series JC (1941)
Custom torpedo series JC
Production period: 1941
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , coupé
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.9-4.1 liters
(66-76 kW)
Length: 5105 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 3099 mm
Empty weight : 1506-1690 kg

The Pontiac Custom Torpedo Series JC was a luxury class passenger car manufactured by Pontiac , a General Motors brand , in the 1941 model year .

Parallel to the Deluxe Torpedo and the Streamliner Torpedo , the Custom Torpedo was offered on the long GM-C chassis. The cars in the “Silver Streak” design (chrome strips on the bonnet from the radiator grille to the lower edge of the windshield) were available as a 2-door coupé, 4-door sedan and 5-door “Woody” station wagon (made of wood at the rear). The interior was made of synthetic leather. There was also a deluxe station wagon with real leather upholstery.

There was either a six-cylinder in-line engine with 3919 cc operating at 3,200 min -1 gave 90 hp (66 kW), or an eight-cylinder in-line engine with 4079 cc capacity, of 103 bhp (76 kW) at 3500 min -1 made. The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a single-disc dry clutch, a three-speed gearbox with steering wheel and a cardan shaft.

In the following year, the model was discontinued without replacement. In the only year of production, 25,448 cars were built.

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