1929 Durant 60 – Durant Cars

Special features

Wheelbase 109 inches
Red Seal Continental Motor – Six Cylinder
Rubber mounted motor
Bendix Four-Wheel Brakes
Morse Silent Timing Chain
Full Force Feed Lubrication

Models and prices

Body style	Price
Touring	$725.00¹
Roadster	$755.00¹
Coupe	$755.00^1,2
Two-Door Sedan	$765.00¹
Four-Door Sedan	$845.00¹
De Luxe Roadster³	$845.00¹
De Luxe Cabriolet	$895.00¹
De Luxe Four-Door Sedan³	$935.00¹

¹ 1929 prices, US dollars, f.o.b. Lansing

² Rumble seat optional at slightly additional cost.

³ De Luxe models equipped with: Front Bumper, Rear Straight Bumper, Baggage Rack, Cowl lights and Band, Six wire wheels with two spare wheels mounted in front fender wells and equipped with two spare tires and tubes, and tire covers.

Serial number range

C-1001 to C-5000
E-1001 to E-5000
L-1001 to L-5000
T-1001 to T-5000

Specifications

Engine	Continental Red Seal Motor. Six-cylinder, L-head type, detachable head; Bohnalite pistons with invar steel struts; bore, 2-7/8"; stroke, 4-3/4"; piston displacement, 185 cubic inches; N.A.C.C. rating, 19.84; brake horsepower, 43 at 2,800 R.P.M Lanchester torsional vibration damper on front of crankshaft.
Cylinders	Cast en-bloc with upper half of crankcase; detachable head.
Valves	Intake, 1-7/16"; exhaust, 1-5/16"; 5/16" lift.
Crankshaft bearings	Front, 2-1/8" by 1-11/32"; intermediate 2-1/8" by 1-5/16" (2); rear, 2-1/8" by 1-25/32"
Camshaft bearings	Front, 1-7/8" by 1-5/16"; center front, 1-13/16" by 27/32"; center rear, 1-3/4" by 27/32"; rear, 1-9/16" by 1-3/4".
Engine lubrication	Force feed to silent timing chain and all main, connecting rod and camshaft bearings. Oil filtrator.
Cooling system	Cellular ribbon radiator; capacity, 12 quarts; 16" fan, 4 blades; centrifugal pump. Thermostat control.
Fuel system	Capacity of tank, 11-1/2 gallons; placed at rear. Vacuum feed.
Carburetor	One-inch plain tube, with air and fuel adjustment. Exhaust and intake manifold with hot spot, mounted on left side of engine.
Clutch	Single-plate, dry-disc, enclosed in flywheel; separately removable. Enclosed flywheel.
Transmission	Standard selective sliding-gear type; three speeds forward and one reverse; separately removable.
Front axle	Standard drop-forged "I" beam section with reverse Elliott type steering mechanism. Timken tapered roller wheel bearings; ball thrust bearings on king pin knuckles.
Rear axle	Semi-floating, with spiral ring-gear and pinion. Simple design.
Steering gear	Semi-irreversible, worm-and-gear type. Fore-and-aft steering. Ball thrust bearings. 17" wheel, flush type controls. Horn button on top of wheel.
Brakes	Four-wheel Bendix mechanical, internal expanding, self-energizing shoe type; 11" brake drums. Easy adjustment.
Chassis lubrication	Alemite pressure system.
Springs	Semi-elliptic; front, 36" by 1-3/4"; rear, 54" by 1-3/4". Tryon adjustable shackles. Watson Rubber Flow shock absorbers, front and rear.
Wheels	Wood artillery on standard models; wire on de luxe models.
Tires	Balloons, 29 x 5.00
Wheelbase	109 inches.
Controls	Gear shift and parking brake levers in center; accelerator pedal mounted in toe board. Spark and throttle levers on top of steering wheel. Speedometer, ammeter, electric gasoline gauge and oil gauge clustered in indirectly lighted instrument panel. Ignition and lighting switch and choke mounted on instrument panel.
Starting, lighting, ignition	Generator; staring motor; igniter and coil; combination stop and tail lamp; resistance dimmer on head lamps; cowl lamps for parking.
Standard equipment	Rear-vision mirror; automatic windshield wiper; electric motor-driven horn; combination stop and tail light; chromium-plated radiator shell, lamps and other fittings; tool kit, tire carrier and extra rim on standard models.
De luxe equipment	Front bumper; rear straight bumper; baggage rack; cowl lights and bands; 6 wire wheels with 2 spare wheels mounted in front fender wells and equipped with 2 spare tires, and tubes, and tire covers.

References

[DFR-DS] V9#3, V13#1, V13#4, V15#4, V19#4, V20#3, V20#4
[ODL] A-29-104A-6