Durant Touring Car

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Durant Touring Car
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Overview
Manufacturer Durant Motors
Production 1926-1931
Powertrain
Engine 3-7/8 x 4-1/4 inches I4
Transmission Selective sliding
Dimensions
Wheelbase 109.0 in (2,769 mm)

The Durant Touring Car was manufactured by Durant Motors, Inc.

Durant Motors company

Durant Motors Inc. was established in 1921 by former General Motors CEO William "Billy" Durant following his termination by the GM board of directors and the New York bankers that financed GM.

Contents

Durant Touring Car specifications (1926 data)

Monobloc engine

A monobloc or en bloc engine is an internal-combustion piston engine where some of the major components are formed, usually by casting, as a single integral unit, rather than being assembled later. This has the advantages of improving mechanical stiffness, and also improving the reliability of the sealing between them.

Standard equipment

New car price included the following items:

Optional equipment

The following was available at an extra cost:

none listed

Prices

New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax:

See also

Durant (automobile) automobile manufacturer

The Durant was a make of automobile assembled by Durant Motors Corporation of New York City, New York from 1921 to 1926 and again from 1928 to 1932. Durant Motors was founded by William "Billy" Durant after he was terminated, for the second and final time, as the head of General Motors. Billy Durant's intent was to build an automotive empire that could one day challenge General Motors.

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References

Source: Slauson, H. W.; Howard Greene (1926). ""Leading American Motor Cars"". Everyman’s Guide to Motor Efficiency. New York: Leslie-Judge Company.