Chevrolet Series C Classic Six

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The Chevrolet Series C Classic Six was the first production automobile from the Chevrolet Motor Company, a large, powerful touring car introduced in 1911 that helped establish the brand in the early American automotive market.

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Chevrolet Series C Classic Six canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile ⓘ
touring car ⓘ
assemblyLocation Detroit, Michigan ⓘ
linked to: Detroit

Flint, Michigan ⓘ
bodyStyle 5-passenger touring car ⓘ
brakeType rear-wheel mechanical brakes ⓘ
chassisType ladder frame ⓘ
class full-size car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designer Louis Chevrolet ⓘ
Étienne Planche ⓘ
doorCount 4 ⓘ
driveType rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline-six engine ⓘ
engineDisplacement 299 cubic inches ⓘ
about 4.9 liters ⓘ
fuelSystem carbureted ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
historicalEra Brass Era car ⓘ
inception 1911 ⓘ
introducedAt New York auto shows ⓘ
introducedBy Louis Chevrolet ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ
manufacturer Chevrolet Motor Company ⓘ
linked to: Chevrolet
manufacturerParentCompany General Motors ⓘ
marketPosition more expensive than contemporary Ford Model T ⓘ
marketSegment upper-middle-class buyers ⓘ
notableFeature electric lighting available ⓘ
electric starter available ⓘ
notableFor being the first production Chevrolet automobile ⓘ
helping establish the Chevrolet brand in the early American automotive market ⓘ
numberOfCylinders 6 ⓘ
powerOutput about 40 horsepower ⓘ
predecessor none (first Chevrolet model) ⓘ
productionEnd 1914 ⓘ
productionStart 1911 ⓘ
seatingCapacity 5 ⓘ
steeringPosition left-hand drive ⓘ
successor Chevrolet Series H ⓘ
topSpeed about 65 miles per hour ⓘ
transmission 3-speed manual transmission ⓘ
valvetrain overhead valve ⓘ
wheelbase 120 inches ⓘ

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Louis Chevrolet → notableWork → Chevrolet Series C Classic Six ⓘ
Chevrolet Series H → predecessor → Chevrolet Series C Classic Six ⓘ
Étienne Planche → designed → Chevrolet Series C Classic Six ⓘ
Étienne Planche → notableWork → Chevrolet Series C Classic Six ⓘ