| Chevrolet Series FA | |
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 1918 Chevrolet Baby Grand (Model FA5) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet (General Motors) |
| Model years | 1918 |
| Assembly | Oakland Assembly,Oakland, California North Tarrytown Assembly,Tarrytown, New York Flint Assembly,Flint, Michigan Norwood Assembly,Norwood, Ohio St. Louis Assembly,St. Louis, Missouri Ft. Worth Assembly,Ft. Worth, Texas Oshawa Assembly,Oshawa, OntarioCanada |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style |
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| Layout | front engine rear wheel drive |
| Related | Chevrolet Series 490 Chevrolet Series D V8 |
| 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 F |
| Successor | Chevrolet Series FB |
The Chevrolet Series FA (or Chevrolet FA) of 1917–1918[1] is an American vehicle manufactured by GM'sChevrolet Division. It was a replacement of theSeries F which had improvements in engine capacity as well as other features. In this transformation of series, the pre-existing names of the H and F series cars, The Royal Mail and Baby Grand were dropped in favor of the names Roadster and Touring respectively. The FA Series was then replaced by theChevrolet Series FB in 1919.[2] Production was not interrupted while the United States enteredWorld War I starting in 1917.
The FA was mounted on the samechassis as the Series H and F and had the samewheelbase of 108 inches as the Series F, using theGM A platform. The FA had an improved version of the engines of its preceding two series. The stroke of the earlier four-cylinder engine was lengthened by 11/4 inches thereby enlarging displacement to 224 cubic inches and boosting horsepower to 37 for the FA. This new engine possessed a circulating oil pump and a water pump that replaced thethermosiphon cooling system. In addition, the gearbox was repositioned against the clutch to form a unit with the engine.[2][3]
The Chevrolet FA sedan called FA-4, The Roadster FA-2 "Royal Mail", and an open Touring, FA-5 "Baby Grand", The 1917 car was larger than theChevrolet Series 490. It had an easy access via the single right-hand door even without a folding forward right front seat. The flat floor of the car was a double step down to the ground. It was made of wood and had removable pillars for the roof of the car.[1]
All weather sedans had been transformed into pillar-less "hardtop" sedans that were similar to the body styles Chevrolet and General Motors makes introduced between 1949 and 1956. This closed or "all season" model offered by Chevrolet in 1917–1918, the $1,475 ($42,622 in 2024 dollars[5]) FA series Touring Opera Car was identical to the sedan except that the pillars for the roof of the car were attached.[1]
The closed cars thatChevrolet had started offering lacked the fresh-air ventilation of topless roadsters and touring cars. As a response to this problem Chevrolet the new FA Series sedan in 1917–1918 that had an openable, horizontally split windshield. It was in a way the predecessor of artificial air conditioning that was introduced as an option 40 years later and is considered standard today.[1]
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