Chevrolet Series FB

Chevrolet Series FB
Overview
Manufacturer - Chevrolet (General Motors)
Also called - Royal Mail (Roadster)
Baby Grand (Touring)
Model years - 1919-22
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Body and chassis
Body style - 2-door roadster (FB-20) / 2-door coupe (FB-30) / 4-door sedan (FB-40) / 4-door tourer (FB-50)
Layout - front engine rear wheel drive
Related - Chevrolet Series 490
Powertrain
Engine - 224 cu in (3.7 L) OHV 4-cylinder
Transmission - 3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase - 110 in (2,794.0 mm)
Curb weight - 2,160-2,950 lb (980-1,338 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor - Chevrolet Series FA
Successor - Chevrolet Superior

The Chevrolet Series FB (or Chevrolet FB) is an American vehicle manufactured by GM's Chevrolet Division from 1919 to 1922. It was a slightly larger replacement to the 1918 Chevrolet Series FA, sitting on a wheelbase of 110 in (2,794 mm) compared to 108 in (2,743 mm). It was replaced by the 1923 Chevrolet Superior.
The FB was the largest model in the Chevrolet range at the time following the demise of the V8 Series D, and complemented the smaller Chevrolet Series 490.
In January 1921 a General Motors management survey recommended that the Chevrolet Division be cancelled, but Alfred P. Sloan Jr. recommended that the division be saved and William S. Knudsen was made Vice President of Operations and performance improved.
Model names
The Series FB was advertised as the FB-12 and FB-20 (roadster), FB-22 and FB-30 (coupe), FB-40 and FB-42 (sedan) and FB-32 and FB-50 (touring). The roadster was also sometimes known as the "Royal Mail" and the tourer as the "Baby Grand", but these names were officially dropped during 1919.
During 1922 the model was sometimes referred to as the "Superior", which is the name given to the 1923 replacement.
Specification
Available in four body styles; two-door roadster and coupe and four-door tourer and sedan. The FB continued in production without many changes, the most significant in 1922 with a change to steel wheels in lieu of wood spoke ones, and larger 10gal fuel tank.
All model years were powered by the same 224 cu in (3.7 L) 4-cylinder overhead valve engine, producing 37 hp (28 kW) @ 2000rpm, as used in the previous Series FA; this had been developed from the short-stroke 171 cu in (2.8 L) version with 24 hp (18 kW) used in the Series H before it.

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Chevrolet Series FB

Chevrolet FB
Виробник - General Motors
Попередник(и) - Chevrolet Series FA
Наступник(и) - Chevrolet Superior

Chevrolet Series FB (або Chevrolet FB) - це американський автомобіль, що вироблявся підрозділом Chevrolet GM з 1919 по 1922 рік. Це була дещо більша заміна Chevrolet Series FA 1918 року з колісною базою 110 дюймів (2794 мм) порівняно зі 108 дюймами (2743 мм). Його замінив Chevrolet Superior 1923 року.

Chevrolet FB

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