The US Army ordered 8,559 Dodge Model 30 staff cars for World War One, its standard staff car of the war.
Lead trim: Model 30 L-head four, 212.3 cu in (35 bhp)
Dodge Model 301916–1922
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FactThe US Army ordered 8,559 Dodge Model 30 staff cars for World War One, its standard staff car of the war.
The Dodge 30 was an American car produced by Dodge, the commercial version of which was known as the Dodge Series One. Introduced in 1916 as a development of the company's earlier 30-35, it remained in production until 1922 and was used extensively by the US Army during the First World War. A front-engine, rear-wheel-drive car, it was originally available as a 4-door 5-seat soft-top tourer, a 2-door 2-seat soft-top roadster, a 4-door 5-seat hard-top sedan, a 2-door 2-seat hard-top coupe, or a 2 or 4-door "Rex" model with a removable hard-top produced by the Rex Manufacturing Co. of Indiana. The wheelbase was 114 in, 4 in longer than the 30-35's; Dodge switched production in July 1916, the other differences being repositioned lights, a restyled hood and four new body styles, with base models costing US$835. The engine, retained from the 30-35, was a Dodge-designed 212.3 cu in (3,479 cc) straight-four L-head petrol unit producing 35 bhp at 2,000 rpm, driven through a 3-forward, 1-reverse manual transmission with a multiple dry disc clutch. The first Dodge commercial vehicles, rated for a half short ton, were introduced in 1917 based on the Model 30 (a pickup with removable wire and canvas screen sides, with a hard-sided panel truck added in 1918). Production was 90,000 in 1917, 62,000 in 1918, 106,000 in 1919, 141,000 in 1920, 81,000 in 1921 and 142,000 in 1922 (some sources claim 124,000 for 1917); in 1923 it was succeeded by the Series 116. The Model 30 was the US Army's standard staff car in the war, with orders placed for 8,559 soft-top, 3,201 hard-top and 550 two-seat roadster staff cars.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 30 L-head four, 212.3 cu in (35 bhp) | 1916–1922 | 3.5 L Inline-4 | 35 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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