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Chandler Metropolitan Sedan

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The Chandler Metropolitan Sedan was manufactured by the Chandler Motor Car Company of Cleveland, Ohio.

Chandler Metropolitan Sedan specifications (1926 data)

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  • Color – Two-tone brown or Sagebrush green
  • Seating Capacity – Five
  • Wheelbase – 123 inches
  • Wheels - Wood
  • Tires - 33” × 6” balloon
  • Service Brakes - contracting on rear wheels
  • Emergency Brakes – contracting on transmission
  • Engine - Six-cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3+12 × 5 inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P. 29.4 N.A.C.C. rating
  • Lubrication – Force feed
  • Crankshaft - Four bearing
  • Radiator – Cellular
  • Cooling – Water pump
  • Ignition –Storage battery
  • Starting System – Two Unit
  • Voltage – Six to eight
  • Wiring System – Single
  • Gasoline System – Vacuum
  • Clutch – Dry disc
  • Transmission – Constant mesh
  • Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
  • Drive – Spiral bevel
  • Rear Springs – Semi-elliptic
  • Rear Axle – Three-quarter floating
  • Steering Gear – Worm and gear

Standard equipment

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New car price included the following items:

  • tools
  • jack
  • speedometer
  • ammeter
  • motometer
  • electric horn
  • transmission theft lock
  • automatic windshield cleaner
  • demountable rims
  • spare tire carrier
  • cowl ventilator
  • headlight dimmer
  • closed cars have dome light, sun visor, and rear-view mirror.

Optional equipment

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The following was available at an extra cost:

  • Front Brakes

Prices

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New car prices were available upon application on the following models:

  • Two Passenger Roadster
  • Four Passenger Royal Dispatch
  • Five Passenger Touring
  • Seven Passenger Touring
  • Five Passenger Coach Imperial
  • Five Passenger Chummy Sedan
  • Five Passenger, Four-door Sedan
  • Five Passenger Metropolitan Sedan
  • Seven Passenger Sedan
  • Seven Passenger Limousine

See also

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References

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