Chevrolet Series AC International
Overview
ManufacturerChevrolet (General Motors)
Model years1929
Assembly
Body and chassis
Body style
  • 2-door roadster
  • 2-door coupe
  • 4-door sedan
  • 4-door tourer
Layoutfront engine rear wheel drive
PlatformGM A platform
RelatedOakland Six
Pontiac Series 6-29A
Powertrain
Engine194 cu in (3.2 L) OHV 6-cylinder
Transmission3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase107 in (2,717.8 mm)
Length156 in (3,962.4 mm)
Curb weight2,175–2,585 lb (987–1,173 kg)
Chronology
PredecessorChevrolet Series AB National
SuccessorChevrolet Series AD Universal

The Chevrolet Series AC International is an American vehicle manufactured by Chevrolet in 1929 to replace the 1928 Series AB National. In all, 1,328,605 Series ACs were manufactured in a range of ten body styles, with 73,918 from Oshawa.[1] The Series AC was distinguished from the AB by the introduction of a new six-cylinder engine, the first Chevrolet with a six-cylinder since the 1915 Chevrolet Series C Classic Six. Advertised as "A Six for the price of a Four", it was only $10 more than the outgoing four-cylinder Series AB ($170 in 2022 dollars [2]).[3] To simplify production operations, each factory was designated one body style for national consumption and shipped by railroad to major American cities. The serial number of origin was relocated to the right body sill underneath the rubber floormat except for the roadster and phaeton, which were inscribed on the right side of seat frame. Prices listed started at US$525 for the roadster or phaeton ($8,947 in 2022 dollars [2]) to US$725 for the Landau Convertible ($12,356 in 2022 dollars [2]).[1]

Factory of origin[1]
code city body style
1ACFlint Assembly2-door 2-passenger Roadster
2ACTarrytown Assembly4-door 5-passenger Phaeton
3ACSt. Louis Assembly2-door 2-passenger Coupe
5ACKansas City Assembly2-door 2-passenger Sport Coupe w/2-passenger rumbleseat
5ACKansas City Assembly2-door 2-passenger Sport Roadster w/2-passenger rumbleseat
6ACOakland Assembly2-door 2-passenger Cabriolet w/2-passenger rumbleseat
8ACLakewood Assembly2-door 5-passenger Coach
9ACNorwood Assembly4-door 5-passenger Sedan
12ACBuffalo Assembly4-door 5-passenger Landau Convertible
21ACJanesville Assembly4-door 5-passenger Imperial Sedan

Specification

1929 Chevrolet truck

The Series AC was powered by Chevrolet's new overhead valve 194 cu in (3,180 cc) six-cylinder engine, producing 46 hp (34 kW) @ 2400 rpm. The engine became known as the "Stovebolt Six" because single-slot screws were used to attach covers for the pushrod and overhead valves to the engine block.[4] The Oakland Six flathead was replaced by the Oakland V8 in 1929 and the companion junior brand Pontiac was introduced in 1926 with the Series 6-27 and the split-flathead Pontiac straight-6 engine, making room for Chevrolet to offer their new Chevrolet straight-6 engine. Further up the brand hierarchy Oldsmobile Six continued to be offered until 1938, having been introduced in 1917.

Standard items included a banjo-style rear axle, single plate dry disc clutch, four wheel mechanical brakes with pressed steel 20" disc wheels. Options offered were front and rear bumper, to be considered standard equipment in later years, rear mounted extendable trunk rack, heater for passenger compartment, cigar lighter, and the introduction of a hood ornament.[1] In May 1925 the Chevrolet Export Boxing plant at Bloomfield, New Jersey was repurposed from a previous owner where Knock-down kits for Chevrolet, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac passenger cars, and both Chevrolet and G. M. C. truck parts are crated and shipped by railroad to the docks at Weehawken, New Jersey for overseas GM assembly factories.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kimes, Beverly R. (1996). Clark, Henry A. (ed.). The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1945. Kraus Publications. pp. 283–302. ISBN 0873414780.
  2. 1 2 3 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1929 Chevrolet Series AC International". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chevrolet "Stovebolt" Six". Driving Today. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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