1932 Chevrolet Confederate

The Chevrolet Confederate was manufactured in 1932 to replace the 1931 Independence. Production slipped significantly from over 600,000 cars in 1931 to 313,395 in 1932 as the Great Depression continued, but was still sufficient for Chevrolet to retain first place in the American car sales. Sales were also affected by cross-town rival Ford introducing the Ford V-8 coupe and sedan. The Confederate is powered by the "Stovebolt Six" with a downdraft carburetor.

A three-speed synchro-mesh transmission with "Free Wheeling" mode was standard, which permitted the car to coast when the drivers foot was lifted from the accelerator.

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. Once 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.