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The Plymouth De Luxe and Special De Luxe were full-sized automobiles which were produced by American manufacturer Plymouth during the 1933–1942 and 1946–1950 model years. The Plymouth Deluxe Model PD appeared in 1933, shortly after the Plymouth Six Model PC which was the company's first six-cylinder automobile but offered a 107 in (2,718 mm ...
In 1939, Plymouth produced 417,528 vehicles, of which 5,967 were two-door convertible coupes [10] with rumble seats. The 1939 convertible coupe was prominently featured at Chrysler's exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair, advertised as the first mass-production convertible with a power-folding top. It featured a 201 cu in (3.3 L), 82 hp (61 ...
Plymouth Prowler: 1993: Convertible: 3.5L 214 hp V6: Plymouth Expresso: 1994: Compact car: Plymouth Backpack: 1995: 2-seater: Space for a laptop on a small table Built-in bike rack on the back Plymouth Pronto: 1997: Convertible: The front of the car resembled that of the Prowler Roll-back fabric top Plymouth Pronto Spyder: 1998: 2.4L 225 hp ...
The engine was revised for 1931 with 56 hp (42 kW) and 1932 with 65 hp (48 kW) for Plymouth only, Dodge continued with the 48 hp (36 kW) from 1931 to 1933. A small-bore version was developed for export markets in 1931, with a narrower bore which brought the RAC rating down from 21 to 15.6 hp.
Convertible versions included the 2-door "Convertible Coupe" and the 4-door "Convertible Sedan." New for 1938 was the semi-custom "Westchester Suburban" four-door woodie station wagon, of which 375 were built. [2] Dodge woodies had been made before, but only by outside coachbuilders.
In 1939, Plymouth introduced the first mechanically operated convertible roof powered by two vacuum cylinders. [14] [15] Demand for convertibles increased as a result of American soldiers in France and the United Kingdom during World War II familiarizing themselves with small roadster cars, which were not available in the United States at that ...
The 1951 Kingsway offered a 2-door business coupe, 2-door fastback sedan, 2-door Suburban wagon and a 2-door Savoy wagon. The Savoy used interior and exterior trim similar to that used on higher priced models. The business coupe was dropped for the 1952 model year. As with the Plymouth Concord, the Canadian Dodge Kingsway was dropped for 1953.
GM's fully automatic Hydramatic, which debuted in 1939, was only used in Oldsmobile in 1940. Cadillac got it in 1941 and Pontiac got it in 1948. [ 4 ] ) Chrysler had previously offered a Fluid Drive fluid coupling (not a torque converter, as it did not multiply the torque) on their manual transmissions, and the Hy-Drive was an evolution of this.