1930 Chevrolet Universal Coupe, 5AD 🇺🇸

May 28, 1930 Chevrolet produced their seven- millionth car since the company's founding in 1912.  Chevrolet finally surpassed Ford in yearly production and sales in 1927 and the two would occupy either  the #1 or  #2 spots on the list into the 1980s.

For 1930, Chevrolet didn’t stray too far from the car that finally won them the top spot in sales. New features for the model year included a slanted non-glare windshield, 3 spoke steering wheel, a gas gauge now on the dashboard, and round gauges. Otherwise, the cars strongly resembled the product lines back to 1925.

Under the hood remained the same 194 cubic inch, inline-six as 1928, now fitted with a revised manifold. The chassis also remained largely unchanged with the exception of being fitted with all new hydraulic shock absorbers.

Despite a passing resemblance, the Ford model A, Introduced in fall 1927, unseated Chevrolet from the top selling spot in 1929 and extended its lead in 1930. Ford produced and sold nearly twice as many cars as Chevrolet for the model year.  The Chevrolet was getting old both in styling and engineering, customers were flocking to the Ford instead.