Chrysler flathead engine
The Chrysler flathead engine is a flathead automotive engine manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation from 1924 through the 1950s.
Straight-4
Chrysler introduced a straight-four derivative of their new Flathead straight-six in 1926. Initially used by Chrysler, the straight-four was fitted to Plymouth and Dodge light trucks beginning in 1929, lasting in production through 1933.The original version displaced and produced 38 hp. This was only produced in 1926, with displacement reduced to for 1927 and 1928. Power was initially rated the same but was upped to 45 hp during the 1928 model year.
After the introduction of the Plymouth brand in 1929, the base engine was enlarged to with the power rating remaining the same. It also equipped Dodge light trucks in 1929–1930. It was enlarged again to in 1930 with 48 hp. The engine was slightly revised for 1931 with 56 hp and 1932 with 65 hp for Plymouth only, Dodge continued with the 48 hp from 1931 to 1933. A small-bore version was developed for export markets in 1931, with a narrower bore which brought the RAC rating down from 21 to 15.6 hp. For 1932 the bore was made a little slimmer yet, bringing the tax horsepower rating to just beneath 15.5.
Displacement | Year | Horsepower | Applications | Bore | Stroke |
1926 | 38 | Chrysler model F-58 | |||
1927 | 38 | Chrysler Series 50 | |||
1928 | 38-45 | Chrysler Series 52 | |||
1928 | 45 | Plymouth Model Q | |||
1929 | 45 | Plymouth U | |||
1929 | 45 | Dodge 1/2 Ton | |||
1930 | 45 | Dodge U1-A/B/C | |||
1930 | 48 | Plymouth 30U | |||
1931 | 56 | Plymouth PA | |||
1931 | 48 | Dodge UF-10, U1-B/C | |||
1932 | 65 | Plymouth PB | |||
1932 | 48 | Dodge E, UF-10, U1-B/C | |||
1933 | 48 | Dodge UF10, UG20/21 | |||
1931 | n/a | Plymouth PA | |||
1932 | n/a | Plymouth PB |
Straight-6
There were essentially two lines of flathead inline-sixes made by the Chrysler Corporation. Chrysler and DeSoto used a longer block with greater cylinder spacing, while Dodge and Plymouth shared a block. There is one exception to this: when Chrysler established an engine foundry in Windsor, Canada in 1938, it was decided to only use the long block for all Canadian-built engines. These engines received a trailing "C" in their designation, becoming P8C for example. Thanks to judicious dimensioning, the Canadian 201- and 218-cubic inch engines had nearly identical displacement to their American cousins.Beginning in 1938, the inline-six was used in Massey Harris's Model 101. It continued to be used by Massey until 1940, when it was supplanted by the. In 1940, Chrysler's straight six went into Massey's 201 Super, which lasted until 1942.
The last automotive use of the Chrysler flathead inline-six was in 1960. It was replaced by the much more efficient OHV slant-6 the following year, which appeared in most Dodge trucks starting in 1961. The flathead remained in production until the early 1970s for industrial and agricultural use.
Displacement | Years | Horsepower | Applications | Bore | Stroke |
1924-1925 | 68 | Chrysler B-70 Six | |||
1926 | 92 | Chrysler Series E-80 | |||
1927-1928 | 92 | Chrysler Series 80 | |||
1926 | 68 | Chrysler Model G-70 | |||
1927 | 68 | Chrysler Series 70 | |||
1930 | 75 | Chrysler Series 70 | |||
1930 | 68 | Chrysler Series 66 | |||
1931 | 68 | Chrysler Series 66 | |||
1927 | 54 | Chrysler Series 60 | |||
1928 | 54 60 | Chrysler Series 62 | |||
1929 | 55 | DeSoto Series K | |||
1930 | 57 | DeSoto Series K | |||
1932 | n/a | Chrysler Richmond | |||
1933 | n/a | Chrysler Richmond | |||
1930-1932 | 61 | Dodge Series DD | |||
1933 | 70 | Dodge Series DQ | |||
1930-1931 | 60 | DeSoto Series CK | |||
1933 | 70 76 | Plymouth PC/PCXX/PD | |||
1930 | n/a | DeSoto Series CK | |||
1930 | n/a | Dodge Series DD | |||
1931-1932 | n/a | DeSoto Series SAX | |||
1933 | n/a | Plymouth PC/PD/Chrysler Kew/Wimbledon | |||
1929 | 65 72 | Chrysler Series 65 | |||
1930 | 62 | Chrysler Series 66 | |||
1930-1931 | 62 | Chrysler Series CJ | |||
1939 | n/a | Plymouth P7/P8 | |||
1939 | n/a | Dodge Series D12/D13 | |||
1933 | 75 81 | Dodge Series DP | |||
1934 | 77 | Dodge Series DT | |||
1934 | 77 82 | Plymouth PE/PF/PFXX/PG Chrysler Wimbledon | |||
1935 | 82 | Dodge Series DV/DV-6 | |||
1935 | 82 | Plymouth Model PJ Chrysler Wimbledon | |||
1936 | 82 | Dodge Series D-3/D-4 | |||
1936 | 82 | Plymouth P1/P2 Chrysler Wimbledon | |||
1937 | 82 | Dodge Series D6/D7 | |||
1937 | 82 65 | Plymouth P3/P4 Chrysler Kew/Wimbledon | |||
1937 | 70 | Plymouth PT50 | |||
1938 | 82 | Dodge Series D9/D10 | |||
1938 | 82 65 86 | Plymouth P5/P6 Chrysler Kew/Wimbledon | |||
1938 | 70 | Plymouth PT57 | |||
1939 | 82 | Dodge Series D12/D13 | |||
1939 | 82 86 | Plymouth P7/P8 Chrysler Kew/Wimbledon | |||
1939 | 70 | Plymouth PT81 | |||
1940 | 84 87 | Plymouth P9/P10 | |||
1940 | 79 | Plymouth PT105 | |||
1941 | 87 92 | Plymouth P11/P12 | |||
1941 | 82 | Plymouth PT125 | |||
1931 | n/a | Dodge Series DH | |||
1931-1932 | n/a | Chrysler CMX | |||
1932-1933 | n/a | DeSoto SCX/Chrysler Mortlake | |||
1933 | n/a | DeSoto SDX/Chrysler Wimbledon | |||
1933 | n/a | Dodge Series DP Victory | |||
1934 | n/a | Dodge Series DR Victory | |||
1934 | n/a | Plymouth PE/PF Chrysler Kew/Wimbledon | |||
1935 | n/a | Dodge Series DU Victory | |||
1935 | n/a | Plymouth PJ Chrysler Kew | |||
1936 | n/a | Dodge Series D-2 Victory | |||
1936 | n/a | Plymouth P1/P2 Chrysler Kew | |||
1937 | n/a | Plymouth P3/P4 Chrysler Kew | |||
1938 | n/a | Plymouth P5/P6 Chrysler Kew | |||
1939 | n/a | Plymouth P7/P8 Chrysler Kew | |||
1940 | 70 | Plymouth P9 | |||
1931-1932 | 67 | DeSoto Series SA | |||
1928 | 58 | Dodge Standard Six | |||
1929-1930 | 63 | Dodge Series DA | |||
1931 | 68 | Dodge Series DH | |||
1932 | 74 | Dodge Series DH | |||
1931 | 78 | Chrysler Series CM-6 | |||
1932 | 78 | Chrysler Series CM-6 | |||
1932 | 75 | DeSoto Series SC | |||
1932 | 79 | Dodge Series DL | |||
1933 | 82 | DeSoto S-All | |||
1934 | 82 | Dodge Series DR/DRXX | |||
1934 | 87 | Dodge Series DR /DS | |||
1935 | 87 | Dodge Series DU | |||
1936 | 87 | Dodge Series D-2 | |||
1937 | 87 | Dodge Series D-5 | |||
1938 | 87 | Dodge Series D8 | |||
1939 | 87 | Dodge Series D11 | |||
1940 | 87 | Dodge Series D14/D17 Dodge Series D15 | |||
1941 | 91 | Dodge Series D19 Dodge Series D20 | |||
1942 | 95 | Plymouth S-All | |||
1942 | 95 | Dodge Series D23 | |||
1946-1949 | 95 | Plymouth S-All | |||
1949 | 97 | Plymouth S-All | |||
1950 | 97 | Plymouth S-All | |||
1951 | 97 | Plymouth S-All | |||
1952 | 97 | Plymouth S-All | |||
1953 | 100 | Plymouth S-All | |||
1954 | 100 | Plymouth S-All | |||
1940 | 84.25 | Dodge Series D14/D15 | |||
1940 | n/a | Plymouth P9/P10 | |||
1941 | 88 | Dodge Series D20/D21 | |||
1941 | 88 | Plymouth P11/P12 | |||
1942 | 95 | Dodge Series D23 | |||
1942 | 88 | Plymouth P14 | |||
1928 | 60 | Dodge Senior Six | |||
1928 | 68 | Dodge Senior Six | |||
1932 | 82 | Chrysler Series CI Chrysler Kingston | |||
1933 | 83 89 | Chrysler Series CO Chrysler Kingston | |||
1937 | 93 | DeSoto Series S-3 Chrysler Richmond | |||
1937 | 93 100 | Chrysler Series C-16 | |||
1938 | 93 100 | DeSoto Series S-5 | |||
1939 | 93 100 | DeSoto Series S-6 | |||
1940 | 100 105 | DeSoto Series S-7 | |||
1941 | 100 105 110 | DeSoto Series S-8 DeLuxe DeSoto Series S-8 Custom DeSoto Series S-8 | |||
1942 | 105 | Dodge Series D22 | |||
1946-1949 | 102 | Dodge S-All | |||
1949 | 103 | Dodge S-All | |||
1950 | 103 | Dodge S-All | |||
1951 | 103 | Dodge S-All | |||
1952 | 103 | Dodge S-All | |||
1953 | 103 | Dodge S-D-46, D-47 | |||
1954 | 110 | Plymouth S-All | |||
1954 | 110 | Dodge S-All I-6 | |||
1955 | 117 | Plymouth S-All I-6 | |||
1955 | 123 | Dodge S-Coronet I-6 | |||
1956 | 125 | Plymouth S-all exc Fury, Belvedere cvt | |||
1956 | 131 | Plymouth O-all exc Fury, Belvedere cvt | |||
1956 | 131 | Dodge S-Coronet I-6 | |||
1957 | 132 | Plymouth S-All exc Fury, Belvedere, cvt | |||
1957 | 138 | Dodge S-Coronet I-6 | |||
1958 | 132 | Plymouth S-All exc Fury, Belvedere cvt | |||
1958 | 138 | Dodge S-Coronet I-6 | |||
1959 | 132 | Plymouth S-Savoy, Belvedere, Suburban exc. Custom 9P, Fury, Sport Fury | |||
1959 | 138 | Dodge S-Coronet I-6 | |||
1942 | 115 | DeSoto Series S-10 | |||
1946-1949 | 109 | DeSoto S-All | |||
1949 | 112 | DeSoto S-All | |||
1950 | 112 | DeSoto S-All | |||
1929 | 78 | Dodge Series S | |||
1930 | 78 | Dodge Series DB | |||
1934 | 100 | DeSoto Series SE | |||
1934 | 93 100 | Chrysler Series CA/CB | |||
1935 | 93 | DeSoto Series SF | |||
1935 | 100 | DeSoto Series SG | |||
1935 | 100 | Chrysler O-C-6 | |||
1935 | 93 | Chrysler S-C-6 | |||
1936 | 93 | DeSoto Airstream Series S-1 | |||
1936 | 100 | DeSoto Airflow Series S-2 | |||
1936 | 93 100 | Chrysler Series C-7 | |||
1938 | 95 102 | Chrysler Series C-18 | |||
1939 | 100 107 | Chrysler Series C-22 | |||
1940 | 108 112 | Chrysler Royal/Windsor | |||
1941 | 108 112 115 | Chrysler Royal Chrysler Windsor Chrysler Royal/Windsor | |||
1928 | 75 85 | Chrysler Series 72 | |||
1929 | 75 84 | Chrysler Series 75 | |||
1942 | 120 | Chrysler Royal/Windsor | |||
1946-1949 | 114 | Chrysler Royal/Windsor | |||
1949 | 116 | Chrysler Royal/Windsor | |||
1950 | 116 | Chrysler Royal/Windsor | |||
1951-1952 | 116 | DeSoto Deluxe/Custom | |||
1951 | 116 | Chrysler Windsor, Deluxe | |||
1953 | 116 | DeSoto Powermaster | |||
1954 | 116 | DeSoto Powermaster | |||
1952 | 119 | Chrysler Windsor, Deluxe | |||
1953 | 119 | Chrysler Windsor, Deluxe | |||
1954 | 119 | Chrysler Windsor Deluxe | |||
1930-1932 | 93 | Chrysler Series 70 | |||
1930 | 93 | Chrysler Series 77 | |||
1928 | 100 112 | Chrysler Imperial Series 80L | |||
1929-1930 | 100 112 | Chrysler Imperial Series L-80 |
Straight-8
Displacement | Years | Horsepower | Applications | Bore | Stroke |
1930-1931 | 70 | DeSoto Series CF | |||
1930-1932 | 75 | Dodge Series DC | |||
1931-1932 | 77 | DeSoto Series CF | |||
1931-1932 | 84 | Dodge Series DG | |||
1931 | 80 | Chrysler Series CD | |||
1931 | 88 | Chrysler Series CD | |||
1933 | 90 98 | Chrysler Series CT | |||
1935 | 105 110 | Chrysler Series CZ | |||
1936 | 105 110 | Chrysler Series C-8 | |||
1937 | 110 115 | Chrysler Series C-14 | |||
1931 | 100 | Chrysler DeLuxe CD Series | |||
1932 | 100 | Chrysler Series CD | |||
1932 | 90 100 | Dodge Series DK | |||
1933 | 100 94 | Dodge Series DO | |||
1932 | 100 | Chrysler Series CP | |||
1933 | 100 108 | Chrysler Series CQ | |||
1934 | 122 | Chrysler Series CU | |||
1938 | 110 122 | Chrysler Series C-19 Dodge Custom Eight | |||
1934 | 130 | Chrysler Series CV/CX | |||
1935 | 115 120 | Chrysler Series C-1 | |||
1935 | 130 138 | Chrysler Series C-2/C-3 | |||
1936 | 115 | Chrysler Series C-9 | |||
1936 | 130 | Chrysler Series C-10/C-11 | |||
1937 | 130 138 | Chrysler Series C-15/C-17 | |||
1938 | 130 138 | Chrysler Series C-20 | |||
1939 | 130 | Chrysler Series C-23 | |||
1939 | 132 138 | Chrysler Series C-24 | |||
1940 | 132 135 143 | Chrysler C-27 Chrysler C-26 Chrysler C-26/C-27 | |||
1941 | 137 | Chrysler C-30 | |||
1941 | 140 | Chrysler C-30 /C-33 | |||
1942 | 140 | Chrysler C-36/C-37 | |||
1946-1950 | 135 | Chrysler Saratoga/New Yorker | |||
1931-1932 | 125 | Chrysler Series CG | |||
1932 | 125 | Chrysler Series CH/CL | |||
1933 | 125 135 | Chrysler Series CL | |||
1934-1935 | 150 | Chrysler Series CW |