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Chevrolet Series D

Field	Value
name	Chevrolet Series D
image	1918 Chevrolet Series D V-8.jpg
caption	1918 Series D Touring
manufacturer	Chevrolet (General Motors)
production	1917–1918
model_years	1918
assembly	(main plant)
Flint Assembly, Flint, Michigan (1315 produced)
(branch assembly)
Oakland Assembly, Oakland, California
North Tarrytown Assembly, Tarrytown, New York (3324 produced)
Norwood Assembly, Norwood, Ohio
St. Louis Assembly, St. Louis, Missouri
Ft. Worth Assembly, Ft. Worth, Texas
Oshawa Assembly, Oshawa, Ontario Canada (194 produced)
predecessor	Chevrolet Light Six
successor	Chevrolet Series M Copper-Cooled (market position)
engine	288 cuin V8
wheelbase	120 in
weight	3150 -
related	Chevrolet Series 490
Chevrolet Series FA

Flint Assembly, Flint, Michigan (1315 produced) (branch assembly) Oakland Assembly, Oakland, California North Tarrytown Assembly, Tarrytown, New York (3324 produced) Norwood Assembly, Norwood, Ohio St. Louis Assembly, St. Louis, Missouri Ft. Worth Assembly, Ft. Worth, Texas Oshawa Assembly, Oshawa, Ontario Canada (194 produced) Chevrolet Series FA

The Chevrolet Series D is an American automobile produced by Chevrolet for the 1918 model year. It was the first, and for many years, the only Chevrolet car available with a V8 engine; a V8 would not appear again until 1955. Over 4,000 Series D cars were manufactured.

Models

The series came in two body styles, a 4-door 5-passenger Touring Sedan Model D-4 and a 2-door 4-passenger Roadster Model D-5. The only difference between the Touring Sedan and the Roadster was the Roadster had a "dual-cowl" approach while the Touring sedan used four doors. According to documented records, the term "Chummy Roadster" was not mentioned but may have been a marketing term added later.

Details

The Series D engine is a liquid-cooled, 288 cuin 90° V8, designed and built by Chevrolet in 1917 and subsequently by General Motors Company's new Chevrolet Division after the 1918 merger of the two firms.

The engine is capable of producing 36 hp at 2700 rpm. This was Chevrolet's first V8 and one of the first overhead-valve V8 engines. (Chevrolet would not produce another V8 until the debut of the Generation I small-block in 1955.) This design had a partially exposed valvetrain (pushrods and lifters were visible) with a nickel-plated rocker cover, an aluminum water-cooled intake manifold. The starter is in the valley of the block, as well as the gear driven generator with the fan clutch coming off of it. The gear driven generator runs the distributor as well. The belt in the front drove only the water pump. It had a 50 lb flywheel and a counterbalanced crankshaft. Bore and stroke was 3.375x4 in with three main bearings, solid valve lifters and a Zenith double-jet carburetor.

File:Chevrolet Series D V-8.JPG|Chevrolet Series D V-8 Engine Compartment File:Chummy Roadster 1.JPG|1917 Chevrolet Series D V-8 Chummy Roadster File:Chummy Roadster 3.JPG|1917 Chevrolet Series D V-8 Chummy Roadster(rear view)

References

(1996). "The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1945". Kraus Publications.
"75 Years of Chevrolet". GM Heritage Archive.
(19 July 2003). "87 Year Old Chevy V-8!". Motorburg.
"1917 Chevrolet Series D Engine". GM Photo Store.

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