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1933 Chrysler CO Series

By 1933 the Great Depression had a full grip on the luxury car market. Chrysler was able to sell only 151 cars in its top-of-the-line CL series. Understandably, in 1933, Chrysler's cars powered by six-cylinder engines proved to be their best-selling models. The CO Series accounted for over half of Chrysler's production with 17,865 vehicles produced. Body styles included a business coupe, sedan, 7-passenger sedan, convertible sedan, brougham, roadster coupe, and a convertible coupe. Pricing ranged from $750 - $950.

The L-head six-cylinder engine displaced 234 cubic inches and offered 83 horsepower. It had solid valve lifters, four main bearings, a Stromberg carburetor, and a cast-iron block. In the front were large streamlined fenders that dipped lower in the front. There was a cowless hood with door-type ventilators, 'suicide' rear-hinged doors, slanting V-type windshields, sloping V-type radiators, single bar bumpers, and slanted door openings. They came standard with hydraulic brakes, Delco Remy ignition, automatic vacuum clutch, freewheeling, silent helical gear transmission, and a new coincidental starter/accelerator pedal. Six wire wheels were standard on the convertible sedans.

The Chrysler lineup for 1933 included the CO Series resting on a 117-inch wheelbase, the Royal CT on a 120-inch platform, the Imperial Series CQ on a 126-inch platform, and the Imperial Custom with a 146-inch wheelbase. The CT was also offered on a 128-inch platform for the 7-passenger sedan and as a chassis. The CQ was approximately nine inches shorter than the previous year and had sweeping fenders and sloping vee-type radiators shared with other Chryslers. Standard equipment included Lockheed hydraulic brakes, automatic vacuum clutch, 'Floating Power,' dual wires, and external chrome trumpet horns. The grandest Chrysler in the lineup was the Imperial, priced in the lower $3,000 range. Power was from a 384.84 CID inline eight delivering 135 horsepower. All of Chrysler's engines, including the 223.98 CID, the 273.7 CID, 298.65 CID, and 384.8 CID were backed by a three-speed manual transmission except for the Imperial which used a four-speed transmission. Wire wheels and Lockheed four-wheel brakes were standard on all Chryslers.


by Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2014

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