The Chevrolet Superior Series F was manufactured by Chevrolet from 1923 to 1926, with a different series per year. The 1923 model was known as the Series B, the 1924 model was the Series F, for 1925 it was known as the Series K and the 1926 Superior was known as the Series V. It was replaced in 1927 by the Series AA Capitol . It was the first Chevrolet that didn't have a larger companion model and was the only car sold by Chevrolet in several body style configurations all supplied by Fisher Body . Each year new mechanical changes, appearance updates or optional features that became standard in subsequent years became expected of all GM products including Chevrolet. Body styles were separated into open and closed which meant closed included retractable glass in the doors and glass surrounding rear seat passengers. Standard items included tools, a jack for tire removal, speedometer, outside lockable door handles, ammeter , oil pressure gauge , dashboard light, choke pull knob , electric horn , ignition theft lock, and a two piece vertical ventilating windshield that allowed fresh air to enter the passenger compartment. Wheels were 30" and came standard with hickory wood spokes or optional pressed steel discs. For 1925, bumpers were offered optionally along with outside side view mirrors, heater for passenger compartment and a clock.
8-540: All Superior models were powered by a 171 cu in (2.8 L) four-cylinder engine with 26 hp at 2000 rpm, and shared the 103 in (2,616.2 mm) wheelbase. The cheapest complete model, which was the Superior Roadster , cost $ 510 in 1926 ($ 8,777 in 2023 dollars ), while the range-topping model, the Superior Sedan , sold for US$ 825 ($ 14,199 in 2023 dollars ). It was also possible to buy
16-532: A chassis; the Commercial chassis cost $ 425, while the Express Truck chassis cost $ 525. Duco automotive lacquer paint, introduced by DuPont was the first quick drying multi-color line of nitrocellulose lacquers made especially for the automotive industry. This chassis was shared with other GM products at the time, including Cadillac , Buick , Oldsmobile , Oakland and GMC products, introducing
24-535: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Duco Duco was a trade name assigned to a product line of automotive lacquer developed by the DuPont Company in the 1920s. Under the Duco brand, DuPont introduced the first quick drying multi-color line of nitrocellulose lacquers made especially for the automotive industry. It was also used in paintings by American artist Jackson Pollock . It
32-636: Is now used by Nexa Autocolor — formerly ICI Autocolor and now a division of Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries — as a tradename for automotive enamels in Asia. Duco is still used as an Australian colloquialism for automotive paint . It is currently widely used in the same way in Egypt (دوكو). It was (and partly still is) used in Hungarian as dukkó (noun) and dukkóz (verb). Also in Romania
40-564: Is used in the plumbing industry to describe lacquered floor drains and other similar products. Duco Cement is also a brand of nitrocellulose all-purpose adhesive originally trademarked by DuPont and now marketed in the U.S. by ITW Devcon . An unrelated company with the same name designs and manufactures subsea umbilical cable systems. It is a subsidiary of the Technip Group, under the trademark Technip Umbilical Systems. The name Duco originates from Dunlop and Coflexip , when
48-669: The "A-body", "B-body" and "C-body". This policy of sharing mechanicals across multiple brand led to the General Motors Companion Make Program in the 1920s. Starting with leadership under Alfred P. Sloan , GM instituted visual styling changes for each yearly series under the business philosophy of planned obsolescence . Source: Slauson, H. W.; Greene, Howard (1926). "Leading American Motor Cars". Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency . New York: Leslie-Judge Company. This article about classic and vintage automobiles produced between 1915 and 1930
56-619: The Coflexip-Stena Offshore group acquired the subsea umbilical systems activity of the Dunlop group. The company has four locations: Newcastle (UK), Houston (US), Lobito (Angola), and Tanjung Langsat (Malaysia). This article about an automotive part or component is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This product article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tanjung Langsat Too Many Requests If you report this error to
64-435: The term was in use with the same meaning until beginning of 2000. Duco was the finish applied to National String Instrument Corporation brand of resonator guitars c. 1930 . A DuPont Duco nitrocellulosic lacquer was also applied on early Fender Telecaster guitars ("butterscotch" or honey color) : that ultra thin finish was a significant contribution to this guitar specific resonance and sound. Duco coated
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