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The Chevrolet Series FB (or Chevrolet FB) is an American vehicle manufactured by GM's
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Division from 1919 to 1922. It was a slightly larger replacement to the 1918
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, sitting on a wheelbase of compared to . It was replaced by the 1923 Chevrolet Superior. The FB was the largest model in the Chevrolet range at the time following the demise of the V8
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, and complemented the smaller
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was made Vice President of Operations and performance improved.


Model names

The Series FB was advertised as the FB-12 and FB-20 (roadster), FB-22 and FB-30 (coupe), FB-40 and FB-42 (sedan) and FB-32 and FB-50 (touring). The roadster was also sometimes known as the "Royal Mail" and the tourer as the "Baby Grand", but these names were officially dropped during 1919. During 1922 the model was sometimes referred to as the "Superior", which is the name given to the 1923 replacement.


Specification

Available in four body styles; two-door roadster and coupe and four-door tourer and sedan. The FB continued in production without many changes, the most significant in 1922 with a change to steel wheels in lieu of wood spoke ones, and larger 10gal fuel tank. All model years were powered by the same 4-cylinder overhead valve engine, producing @ 2000rpm, as used in the previous Series FA; this had been developed from the short-stroke version with used in the Series H before it.


References

{{Chevrolet Vehicles Series FB Cars introduced in 1919 1920s cars Cars discontinued in 1922