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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instanceOf automobile
touring car
assemblyLocation Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan

Flint, Michigan
bodyStyle 5-passenger touring car
brakeType rear-wheel mechanical brakes
chassisType ladder frame
class full-size car
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Chevrolet Motor Company
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