1931 U.S. CHEVROLET TRUCK BROCHURE
THE 1931 U.S. MODELS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH BODIES BUILT
IN HOUSE AS CHEVROLET HAD ACQUIRED THE MARTIN-PARRY
COMPANY IN APRIL 1930. BELOW ARE LISTED THE U.S. CHASSIS. THERE
WERE THREE WHEELBASES AVAILABLE, THE INDEPENDENCE SERIES 109 IN.
[½ TON/10 CWT. AE]; 131 IN. [LT] AND 157 IN. [LT], PLUS THE
LATE MODEL MA AND MB WITH 131 IN. WHEELBASE AND MC AND MD WITH
157 IN. WHEELBASE.
U.S. MODELS:
½ TON AE: CHASSIS $355
½ TON OPEN CAB PICK-UP [ROADSTER DELIVERY] $440
½ TON CLOSED CAB PICK-UP $487.50
HALF-TON PANEL VAN $555
½ TON SEDAN DELIVERY $575
HALF TON CANOPY EXPRESS $550
HALF TON CANOPY EXPRESS (SCREEN SIDES) $569
LT 131 IN. WHEELBASE:
1 ½ TON CHASSIS $520
1 ½ TON PANEL VAN $760
1 ½ TON HIGH AND WIDE EXPRESS $715
1 ½ TON CANOPY EXPRESS $750
1 ½ TON STAKE TRUCK $710
1 ½ TON OPEN EXPRESS
1 ½ TON CANOPY EXPRESS (SCREEN SIDES) $772
LT 157 IN. WHEELBASE:
1 ½ TON CHASSIS $590
1 ½ TON STAKE TRUCK $810
1 ½ TON HIGH AND WIDE EXPRESS $800
1 ½ TON STOCK TRUCK $830
1 ½ TON PLATFORM TRUCK $770
1 ½ TON CHASSIS AND CAB $695
1 ½ TON PANEL TRUCK $?
SINGLE WHEELS WERE FITTED, EXCEPT THAT DUAL WHEELS WERE AN OPTION
AND STANDARD ON 157 IN. TRUCKS.
THE
WEIGHT OF THE CHASSIS WERE: 1,880 LBS. [AE] PLUS 335 LBS. FOR
THE CAB. THE LT SINGLE WHEEL, 131 IN. CHASSIS WEIGHED 2,560
LBS., DUAL WHEELS 2,760 LBS., AND THE CAB 335 LBS. THE 157 IN.
CHASSIS WEIGHED 2,890 LBS., AND THE CAB 335 LBS. THE MAXIMUM
WEIGHTS OF THE CHASSIS WERE 4,000 LBS. [AE]; 7,300 LBS. [LT
SINGLE-WHEEL] AND 8,000 LBS. [DUAL WHEELS]; AND LT 157 IN. 8,000
LBS. ON DUAL WHEELS. THE ENGINES PRODUCED 50 B.H.P. IN EACH CASE
@ 2,600 R.P.M. THE GEARBOXES WERE THREE-SPEED [AE] AND 4-SPEED
[LT].
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