Chevrolet · 1932–present
Chevrolet Series BA Confederate
The Chevrolet Series BA Confederate (or Chevrolet Confederate) is an American vehicle manufactured by Chevrolet in 1932 to replace the 1931 Series AE Independence. Production slipped significantly from over 600,000 cars to 323,100 for the model year as the Great Depression continued, but was still sufficient for Chevrolet to retain first place in the American car sales table. Sales were also affected by cross-town rival Ford introducing the Ford V8 coupe and sedan. A new body style called a station wagon was produced in limited quantities by coachbuilder Mifflinburg Body Company of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania.
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Predecessor: Chevrolet Independence · Successor: Chevrolet Standard Six|Chevrolet Eagle
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Specifications
The Series BA carried over much from the Series AE and the main external differences were the sloping of the windshield and the removal of the external visor above. For the initial model year (1932), Chevrolet offered fourteen different body style choices, which were all supplied by Fisher Body and continued the program of devoting production to different factories for national consumption. The choices were now broken into "Standard" and "Deluxe" and one distinguishing feature was that on either side of the hood the previous louvers were replaced by opening vents, finished in a distinctive chrome on DeLuxe models. Flint Assembly, Buffalo Assembly and Janesville Assembly provided more than one coachwork choice due to production capacity. In May 1925 the Chevrolet Export Boxing plant at Bloomfield, New Jersey was repurposed from a previous owner where knock-down kits for Chevrolet, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac passenger cars, and both Chevrolet and G.M.C. truck parts are crated and shipped by railroad to the docks at Weehawken, New Jersey for overseas GM assembly factories. It remained powered by the 194 cu in (3,180 cc) "Stovebolt" six-cylinder engine, but now upgraded with a downdraft carburetor and a higher compression ratio to produce 60 hp (45 kW). A three-speed synchro-mesh transmission was fitted and a "Free Wheeling" mode called Wizard Control was standard, which permitted the car to coast when the driver's foot was lifted from the accelerator. The electrical system was 6 Volt Negative ground, dual front (referred to as "Town and Country") horns and a passenger side Brake and Parking lights were options that could have been added on at either the dealership or factory. Turn signal systems had not yet been implemented, the generator used a "cut-out" rela
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Specifications
- name
- Chevrolet Series BA Confederate
- Manufacturer
- Chevrolet (General Motors)
- aka
- Chevrolet Confederate
- Model years
- 1932
- Predecessor
- Chevrolet Series AE Independence
- Successor
- Chevrolet Series CA Eagle and Series CC Standard
- Body style
- 2-door roadster, 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan, 4-door tourer
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Platform
- GM A platform
- Engine
- 194 cuin OHV I6
- Transmission
- 3-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 109 in
- Kerb weight
- 2410-2850 lb
- Related
- Pontiac Series 402
- sp
- us
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5094420CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Series_BA_ConfederateCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1361279966 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1932_Chevrolet_Confederate_BA_4-Door_Sedan_OKP156.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.