| Chevrolet Series FB | |
| Manufacturer: | Chevrolet (General Motors) |
| Aka: | Royal Mail (Roadster) Baby Grand (Touring) |
| Model Years: | 1919–22 |
| Predecessor: | Chevrolet Series FA |
| Successor: | Chevrolet Superior |
| Layout: | front engine rear wheel drive |
| Engine: | 2241NaN1 OHV 4-cylinder |
| Transmission: | 3-speed manual |
| Wheelbase: | 1101NaN1 |
| Weight: | 2160- |
| Related: | Chevrolet Series 490 |
| Sp: | us |
The Chevrolet Series FB (or Chevrolet FB) is an American vehicle manufactured by GM's Chevrolet Division from 1919 to 1922. It was a slightly larger replacement to the 1918 Chevrolet Series FA, sitting on a wheelbase of 1100NaN0 compared to 1080NaN0. It was replaced by the 1923 Chevrolet Superior.[1]
The FB was the largest model in the Chevrolet range at the time following the demise of the V8 Series D, and complemented the smaller Chevrolet Series 490.
In January 1921 a General Motors management survey recommended that the Chevrolet Division be cancelled, but Alfred P. Sloan Jr. recommended that the division be saved and William S. Knudsen was made Vice President of Operations and performance improved.[2]
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).[3] [4] 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.[5]
During 1922 the model was sometimes referred to as the "Superior", which is the name given to the 1923 replacement.
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 2241NaN1 4-cylinder overhead valve engine, producing 370NaN0 @ 2000rpm, as used in the previous Series FA; this had been developed from the short-stroke 1711NaN1 version with 240NaN0 used in the Series H before it.[5]