The Chevrolet Series FA (or Chevrolet FA) of 1917-1918 [1] was the new name for the former H Series that changed the names of the cars from Royal Mail to Roadster and Baby Grand to the Touring. [2] It was then replaced by the series FB in 1919.
Technical Specificiation
editTechnical Improvements of the FA
editThe FA had the same wheelbase wheelbase and was mounted on the same chassis as the Series H. Lengthening of the stroke of the H's four-cylinder engine by 11/4 inches enlarged it's displacement to 224 cubic inches and boosted horsepower to 37 for the FA. Further, the FA had a larger stroke engine with a water pump replacing the thermosiphon cooling system and a circulating oil pump. The gearbox was repositioned against the clutch to form a unit with the engine. [3]
Engine Specifications
edit- Overhead-valve
- Inline
- Four-cylinder cast-iron block
- Bore and stroke: 3 11/16 X 5 1/4 in.
- Displacement: 171 cid.
- Net hp: 21.75 NACC
- Main bearings: three
- Valve lifters: solid
- Carburetor: Zenith double jet [4]
Models
editThe Chevrolet FA Sedan
editThe Chevrolet FA sedan, also known as the Roadster, a 1917 car was larger than the Chevrolet 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 food and had removable pillars for the roof of the car. [5]
FA Series Touring Opera Sedan
editAll 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 FA series Touring Opera Car was identical to the sedan except that the pillars for the roof of the car were attached. [6]
New FA Series Sedan
editThe closed cars lacked the fresh-sair ventilation of topless roadsters and touring cars. In response, Chevrolet introduced an openable, horizontally split windshield for it's new FA series sedan in 1917-1918.
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