9 1 5 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Baby ▁Grand ▁model ▁H - 4 ▁( 1 9 1 4 – 1 6 ) ▁were ▁American ▁cars ▁made ▁by ▁Che v ro let . ▁They ▁would ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Che v ro let ▁Series ▁F ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁▁ ▁The ▁Baby ▁Grand ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁autom ob iles ▁made ▁by ▁Che v ro let ▁under ▁W . C . ▁Durant , ▁G M ' s ▁founder . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁idea ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁car ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁very ▁popular ▁and ▁cheap ▁Model ▁T ▁Ford . ▁When ▁it ▁first ▁came ▁out , ▁it ▁was ▁pr iced ▁at ▁$ 8 7 5 ▁as ▁a ▁four - door , ▁ 5 - pass enger ▁tour ing ▁car ▁( a ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Model ▁T ▁tour ing ▁was ▁$ 5 0 0 ). ▁A ▁speed ometer ▁was ▁standard . ▁ ▁One ▁advantage ▁over ▁a ▁Model ▁T ▁Ford ▁was ▁that ▁a ▁Baby ▁Grand ▁could ▁get ▁an ▁electric ▁st arter ▁( the ▁Model ▁T ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁them ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 9 ). ▁ ▁Mod els ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁Series ▁H ▁deb uted ▁with ▁the ▁H - 2 ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁Road ster ▁and ▁the ▁H - 4 ▁ 5 - se ater ▁Baby ▁Grand ▁Tour ing ▁model , ▁both ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁wheel base . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁all ▁Series ▁H ▁models ▁got ▁a