Antique Cars For Sale Chevrolet Series V

1926/27 Chevrolet Series V Superior My Drive Sedan For Sale

A 1920s dashboard is indeed a rare sight. We might have seen our Grand Pa’s but most probably they were produced in 1960s period or at least 10 years older than that. Many Antique Cars from the period is already equipped with electric starter motor and few were even fitted with radio, and it must be running by series of tube rather than micro processor of today. The transistor was only mass produced by early 1960s.

Though the cars of the period is in its early stage development albeit very rudimentary basic technology by today standard, but they are in general quite reliable and dependable workhorse. It’s powered by four cylinders cast engine block with removable head and valves in head producing 21.7 hp N.A.C.C. rating and yes it is running on 6 volt electrical system instead of today’s 12 volt.

This blue 1927 Chevy has been claimed by its owner to only have 35,000 miles and has been restored in US quite some time ago, but still in great condition, runs great and everything works. Paint is not perfect, but almost. Tires are like new.

Across the Continent around Gloucester, England, there is another lovely old touring 1926 Chevy which has been owned by its nearly ninety year old previous owner for longer than he wants to remember. It is in tidy condition with some room for cosmetically improvements but very reliable and easy to drive. Both Antique Cars For Sale at asking price of $ 16,900.00 and GBP £ 10,950 respectively.

T Model Head on Competition

Chevrolet has been one of the most popular and best selling General Motors marques, was founded by race car driver and enthusiast Louis Chevrolet and automotive legend William C. Durant founder of GM. It was directly competing head to head against the Ford's Model T car, at the time the T was only available in black.

But Chevrolet had many colour choices and in due time, it certainly became a worthy challenger to the Ford's traditionalism and subsequently the Chevy gradually established a stronghold in the automotive market by consistently producing cars worthy of its name decent cars of power, speed, stability, appearance and price that would outclass any other car in its segment.

Ford was believed struggling to keep up and adamantly insisted its restyled 1926 Model T was "totally new," but in fact, the utterly obsolete design was on its last legs, awaiting ouster by a completely different car for 1928. Chevrolet, meanwhile, posted a $50 million profit and stood ready to grasp the top spot in sales -- a feat viewed as inconceivable a few years earlier.

Being positioned at the affordable sedan segment, the costliest Chevrolet was the new Series V Landau sedan at $765, which flaunted fake landau irons and a fabric top where as Series V coach or coupe cost $645 and at as its basic model the touring cars started at $510.

1926 Chevrolet Series V Superior was powered by a long-lived four-cylinder power plant final featuring belt drive for the generator, which had formerly been gear-driven. A bevel gear at the camshaft drove the distributor. The wheels' braking surfaces were widened, and on the steering column, the positions of spark and throttle controls were altered. Appearance, on the other hand, was similar to the Series K. Late in the year, all closed models got disc wheels. In fact, this was the final year for wood-spoke wheels as standard equipment. Henceforth, they would be a no-cost option from then on.

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