Photo Contest Entry #94- Vehicle Photography

Chevrolet Master Six Sedan, 1935

Specifications

Straight six | Engine
207 cu in | Capacity
80 hp | Power
3-speed manual | Transmissions
Separate | Chassis
Rod-operated drums | Brakes
Steel | Bodywork
80 mph | Maximum Speed

Frenchman Louis Chevrolet made his name as a racing driver Buick before starting his own factory in association with General Motors founder, William Durant, He left after a dispute and returned to the racing scene. Chevrolet continued as a division of GM and by 1930 had become America's top-selling marque. In 1929 Chevrolet introduced as a new range powered by the famous 'Stovebolt' overhead-valve six, and these highly popular six-cylinder vehicles helped Chevrolet out-sell rival Ford for most of the 1930s. The top of the range model was renamed 'Master Six' in 1934 and featured revisions to the modern 'Airstream' body styles introduces the preceding year: bonnets and wings were longer and wider, and a new vee-shaped radiator and grille made an appearance. The chassis incorporated Dubonnet-type coil-sprung independent front suspension, four-wheel mechanical brakes and three-speed gearbox.