1930 Production Numbers

[30DodgePanel]

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[Spinneyhill]

Were there some DAs produced in 1930?

[keiser31]

Were there some DAs produced in 1930?

Short answer is yes. There were some 1929 'DA' and 'DB' models sold as 1930s.

[Spinneyhill]

Yes, but were they MADE in 1930 or just carry-overs?

 

Next question then, what is the production year? Is it the same as the model year, which seems to begin in July - not clear on that?

[keiser31]

My books tell me that the 1930 DA started production in July of 1929 and ended in March of 1930.

[30dodge35]

This is a 1930 DA Sn 119304 built probably in Dec 1929'

There was according to production numbers 1040 built between jan 1 1930 to March 1930, not sure if they used every number?

[30DodgePanel]

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[30DodgePanel]

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[30DodgePanel]

Thanks to the 5 who have helped me through the years.

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[keiser31]

I believe the Wikipedia source was a book labeled "Cars of the Classic 30's".

 

Does anyone have this book that could verify the production breakdown for the Dodge lineup in 1930 ?

"The Dodge Story" and "The Standard Catalog of Chrysler 1924-1994" has breakdowns of the production numbers for the passenger vehicles.

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[Spinneyhill]

Can you get anything from the truck serial numbers on

http://www.t137.com/registry/help/partspages/SerialNumberGuide/slide013.html

and the pages before and after?

[30DodgePanel]

Thanks to the 5 who have helped me through the years.

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[30DodgePanel]

Can you get anything from the truck serial numbers on

http://www.t137.com/registry/help/partspages/SerialNumberGuide/slide013.html

and the pages before and after?

 

 

Thanks to the 5

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[30DodgePanel]

Thanks for being one of the 5

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[30DodgePanel]

again

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[stakeside]

Hello Dave,

                      The numbers I quoted are just passenger cars, no trucks. The truck motors were not the same as passenger car motors, I am sure you know that. Some of the documents I use were given to me with understanding that they not be published and with one source I was told not to share with others without permission. I can't be of much help concerning the trucks since most of my research has been on the DC-8, DD-6, DE-6 and DF-6.  

I have a DA 6 from a passenger car and two from "E" series trucks. What are the differences between them? Can I see differences without tearing done a good car engine?

Possible difference in main bearing size. If there is a parts listing for main bearings available there may be verification. Was the valve train assembly different?

[Rogillio]

_{By the way, Wikipedia shows a total of over 90,000 Dodge units produced for 1930.}

_{For what it's worth...}

 

_{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Automobile_Production_Figures}

 

 

Why are there no Dodge numbers for 1928?  I guess that is why Chrystler was buying DB out....so maybe that is right and there are no 1928s?

 

My car was build in July/Aug 1926 and it called a 1927 series (per the serial number charts).  Does that mean mine was one of 180,000 (1927 production numbers) or one of 265,000 (1926  prodcution numbers)? 

[30DodgePanel]

I have a DA 6 from a passenger car and two from "E" series trucks. What are the differences between them? Can I see differences without tearing done a good car engine?

Possible difference in main bearing size. If there is a parts listing for main bearings available there may be verification. Was the valve train assembly different?

 

 

Thanks for being one of the 5

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[30DodgePanel]

Yep

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[stakeside]

Parts numbers when comparing in the books with passenger DA6 engines does show different numbers listed for bearings.

Different casting numbers on the exterior components such as the head is another example.

When you got the DA6 engine from AZ you probably noticed a difference in the trans/clutch assembly as well..

They are different in subtle ways. I can send you parts list comparisons if you would like.

So the bearings are the same.

What other components of the engine would be different? Pistons. connecting rods, valves, camshaft. Nor sure why block or head would be different. I would like to see the parts list comparison you mentioned.

I noticed the passenger car DA6 has the exhaust manifold exit at the front of the engine whereas the truck DA6 exhaust exits the rear of the engine.

Is it possible all you need to make a passenger DA into a truck DA is replace the exhaust manifold.

[30DodgePanel]

So the bearings are the same.

What other components of the engine would be different? Pistons. connecting rods, valves, camshaft. Nor sure why block or head would be different. I would like to see the parts list comparison you mentioned.

I noticed the passenger car DA6 has the exhaust manifold exit at the front of the engine whereas the truck DA6 exhaust exits the rear of the engine.

Is it possible all you need to make a passenger DA into a truck DA is replace the exhaust manifold.

 

Thanks again

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[30DodgePanel]

Yep

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