Oldtimer picture gallery. Cars. 1938 Chevrolet.
1938 Chevrolet: HA Master DeLuxe,
HB Master
Year of production: IX 1937 - IX 1938
Overall production: 465158 units
(HA - 302728, HB - 162430)
4x2 rearwheeldrive frontmotor car
Body modifications:
HA Master DeLuxe, wheelbase - 112,3 inches:
2-passenger Coupe, 2840 pounds, 714 US dollars, 36108 built
4-passenger Sport Coupe, 2855 pounds, 750 US dollars, 2790 built
5-passenger Coach, 2900 pounds, 730 US dollars, 1038 built
2-door Trunkback Town Sedan, 2915 pounds, 750 US dollars, 186233 built
4-door Sedan, 2915 pounds, 796 US dollars, 236 built
4-door Trunkback Sport Sedan, 2940 pounds, 817 US dollars, 76323 built
HB Master, wheelbase - 112,3 inches:
2-passenger Coupe, 2770 pounds, 648 US dollars, 39793 built
2-4-passenger Cab, 2790 pounds, 755 US dollars, 2787 built
5-passenger Coach, 2795 pounds, 668 US dollars, 3326 built
2-door Trunkback Town Sedan, 2825 pounds, 689 (610 in October 1937) US dollars, 95050 built
4-door Sedan, 2840 pounds, 730 US dollars, 522 built
4-door Trunkback Sport Sedan, 2845 pounds, 750 US dollars, 20952 built
Engine: 85 hp/3200rpm,
Straight 6 - cyl, 216,5 cid
Bore/Stroke: 3,50/3,75 inches
Compression ratio 6,25 : 1
Length: 184 in (4,67 m)
Width: 70 in (2,75 m)
Height: 68 in (2,67 m)
(measured by Nathaniel Carl Anderson
on his 2-door trunkback town sedan HB)
Clearance: ?mm
Front wheel track:
Master (semielliptics) - 56,375 in (143,2 cm),
Master Deluxe (knees, independent) - 57,25 in (145,4 cm)
Rear track: 59 inches (149.9 cm)
Carburettor: Carter W-1 cast Iron single barrel w/metering rod
Steering gear ratio: 17,5 : 1 Master deluxe (HA), 16 : 1 Master (HB)
Rear Axle Ratio: 4,22 : 1 (HA), 3,73 : 1 (HB)
Maximal speed: about 80 miles per hour (128 km/h.)
Gearbox:: 3 speed on the floor,
trucks had optional 4 speed
Tyres: 6,00 X 16 inches
Fuel Tank Capacity: 14 Gallons (53 Liters)
Fuel consumption: 17 miles/gallon (13.8 L/100km)
Photos are from:
Kruse International,
Classics4Sale,
Volo Auto Museum,
Hemmings Motor News,
Koury Investments,
CW Classics,
Marcus Dahlqvist hemsida, Sweden (in
Swedish/English). Markus is the owner of
this 4-door HA Master DeLuxe and many other old automobiles,
Vehicles: Show & Sell Area,
Nathaniel Carl Anderson from Pine
Island, Minnesota, USA, the owner of
1938 Chevrolet 2-door trunkback town
sedan HB,
eBay.
Joe Savoy (Automotive Mascots and Moto Meters, Victoria, B.C., Canada), sent photo of the 1938 Chevrolet HA Master DeLuxe Business Coupe. This car belongs to Reg. Putts.
Data are from the "Encyclopedia of
American cars", Publications International, Ltd., 1993, USA.
Thanks for help to Nathaniel Carl Anderson from Pine Island,
Minnesota, USA, the owner of 1938 Chevrolet 2-door trunkback
town sedan HB, serial number 2HB101430. Which breaks down this
way: 2 - made in North Tarrytown, New York, HB - 1938 Chevy
Master, 10 - month of manufacture (Oct 1937), 1430 - sequence number that started with 1001.
Thanks for help to David Hayward, Automotive Historian (England) (The International General Motors Historical Site).
You are welcome to write me by E-mail Contact. Andrei Bogomolov.
Entrance Gallery Cars Chevrolet 1937 1939 Sale Links
Last updated 21 IV 2001.
4-door Sedan, 2915 pounds, 796 US dollars, 236 built
Engine: 85 hp/3200rpm,
Clearance: ?mm
Gearbox:: 3 speed on the floor,
Volo Auto Museum,
Nathaniel Carl Anderson from Pine
Thanks for help to Nathaniel Carl Anderson from Pine Island,