1931 MODEL INDEPENDENCE SERIES LT and M SERIES from July 1 1931

1LT 2LT 3LT 5LT 6LT 8LT 9LT

12LT 21LT

1½ TON CHASSIS 131” W.B. SINGLE REAR WHEELS

CHASSIS AND FRONT FENDERS

OR

CAB AND FRONT FENDERS

IN EACH CASE

1½ TON CHASSIS 131” W.B. DUAL REAR WHEELS

1½ TON CHASSIS 157” W.B. SINGLE REAR WHEELS

1½ TON CHASSIS 157” W.B. DUAL REAR WHEELS

1MA 2MA 3MA 5MA 6MA 8MA 9MA

12MA 21MA

1½ TON CHASSIS 131” W.B. SINGLE REAR WHEELS

CHASSIS AND FRONT FENDERS

1½ TON CHASSIS 131” W.B. SINGLE REAR WHEELS

CAB AND FRONT FENDERS

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12MB 21MB

1½ TON CHASSIS 131” W.B. DUAL REAR WHEELS

CHASSIS AND FRONT FENDERS

1½ TON CHASSIS 131” W.B. DUAL REAR WHEELS

CAB AND FRONT FENDERS

1MC 2MC 3MC 5MC 6MC 8MC 9MC

12MC 21MC

1½ TON CHASSIS 157” W.B. SINGLE REAR WHEELS

CHASSIS AND FRONT FENDERS

1½ TON CHASSIS 157” W.B. SINGLE REAR WHEELS

CAB AND FRONT FENDERS

1MD 2MD 3MD 5MD 6MD 8MD 9MD

12MD 21MD

1½ TON CHASSIS 157” W.B. DUAL REAR WHEELS

CHASSIS AND FRONT FENDERS

1½ TON CHASSIS 157” W.B. DUAL REAR WHEELS

CAB AND FRONT FENDERS

1931 U.S. CHEVROLET TRUCK BROCHURE

THE 1931 U.S. MODELS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH BODIES BUILT “IN HOUSE” AS CHEVROLET HAD ACQUIRED THE MARTIN-PARRY COMPANY IN APRIL 1930. BELOW ARE LISTED THE U.S. CHASSIS. THERE WERE THREE WHEELBASES AVAILABLE, THE INDEPENDENCE SERIES 109 IN. [½ TON/10 CWT. AE]; 131 IN. [LT] AND 157 IN. [LT], PLUS THE LATE MODEL MA AND MB WITH 131 IN. WHEELBASE AND MC AND MD WITH 157 IN. WHEELBASE.

U.S. MODELS:

½ TON AE: CHASSIS $355

½ TON OPEN CAB PICK-UP [ROADSTER DELIVERY] $440

½ TON CLOSED CAB PICK-UP $487.50

HALF-TON PANEL VAN $555

½ TON SEDAN DELIVERY $575

HALF TON CANOPY EXPRESS $550

HALF TON CANOPY EXPRESS (SCREEN SIDES) $569

LT 131 IN. WHEELBASE:

1 ½ TON CHASSIS $520

1 ½ TON PANEL VAN $760

1 ½ TON HIGH AND WIDE EXPRESS $715

1 ½ TON CANOPY EXPRESS $750

1 ½ TON STAKE TRUCK $710

1 ½ TON OPEN EXPRESS

1 ½ TON CANOPY EXPRESS (SCREEN SIDES) $772

LT 157 IN. WHEELBASE:

1 ½ TON CHASSIS $590

1 ½ TON STAKE TRUCK $810

1 ½ TON HIGH AND WIDE EXPRESS $800

1 ½ TON STOCK TRUCK $830

1 ½ TON PLATFORM TRUCK $770

1 ½ TON CHASSIS AND CAB $695

1 ½ TON PANEL TRUCK $?

 SINGLE WHEELS WERE FITTED, EXCEPT THAT DUAL WHEELS WERE AN OPTION AND STANDARD ON 157 IN. TRUCKS.

 THE WEIGHT OF THE CHASSIS WERE: 1,880 LBS. [AE] PLUS 335 LBS. FOR THE CAB. THE LT SINGLE WHEEL, 131 IN. CHASSIS WEIGHED 2,560 LBS., DUAL WHEELS 2,760 LBS., AND THE CAB 335 LBS. THE 157 IN. CHASSIS WEIGHED 2,890 LBS., AND THE CAB 335 LBS. THE MAXIMUM WEIGHTS OF THE CHASSIS WERE 4,000 LBS. [AE]; 7,300 LBS. [LT SINGLE-WHEEL] AND 8,000 LBS. [DUAL WHEELS]; AND LT 157 IN. 8,000 LBS. ON DUAL WHEELS. THE ENGINES PRODUCED 50 B.H.P. IN EACH CASE @ 2,600 R.P.M. THE GEARBOXES WERE THREE-SPEED [AE] AND 4-SPEED [LT].