Chevrolet Baby Grand
The H-Series is a series of mid-size cars that were produced by Chevrolet from 1914 to 1922.
The first model produced within the H-Series, the Baby Grand Touring, was the first car assembled by Chevrolet with the supervision, during the design phase, Billy Durant and Louis Chevrolet. The intention was to compete with the popular and economical Ford Model T. When it was introduced to the market, the Baby Grand was on sale for $ 875, and it was tender body with five doors and four seats torpedo. A Model T Torpedo 1914 cost instead $ 500. On the Baby Grand, the speedometer was offered among the standard equipment. One of the advantages of having a Baby Grand was that the latter, unlike the Model T, it had an electric starter. The Model T, in fact, it had supplied only in 1919.
Series H were part of the Royal Mail Roadster, the Baby Grand Touring and Special Amesbury, who had a body, respectively, roadster, roadster torpedo and special. The bodies were identified by three digits: the roadster was called H2, H3 and especially the roadster torpedo H4. In 1918, on the occasion of the launch of the sedan version, these designations were eliminated.
The first model that was launched on the market was the Baby Grand, which was characterized by having a five-seater torpedo body.
In 1915 the Grand Baby was stretched up and was equipped with larger brakes. The most important change was that the year in question, the electric starter was among the standard equipment. In 1915 were launched on the market the H2 two-seater roadster, which took the name of Royal Mail, and H3 special three-seater roadster, which was called Amesbury. The H2 and H3 to initially had a wheelbase of 102 inches, while the H4 of 106 inches (104 inches in 1914).
In 1916, the H-Series models were brought to a higher level. This was caused by the introduction of the Series 490, which with its price of $ 490, was called upon to compete with the Ford Model T. In the year in question, the engine was installed an engine in-line four-cylinder 2.8 L displacement and 26hp. The change was in three reports. The engine was mounted on the front, while the rear-wheel drive was.
In 1917 he was brought up to 108 inches. In 1918, the sedan version was added, and the names of Royal Mail, Amesbury and Baby Grand were eliminated.
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