In 1940 Plymouths were given the new body that other Chrysler group cars had acquired in 1939; the Plymouth P9, P10, P11, P12 went on sale. These cars restarted the Plymouth sales in 1946. The P15 was Chryslers first new post-war car, and was offered as P15S Deluxe and P15C Special deluxe. A 3.6litre six-cylinder l_head engine powered the cars, and was shared with other Chrysler, DeSoto and Dodge vehicles. Plymouth carried bodies by Briggs Manufacturing and shared these with Desoto, Dodge and Chrysler cars. A 2-door Sedan, 4-door Sedan. Club Coupe, Business Coupe, Convertible Coupe and Station Wagon. In 1949 a brand new 'Keller school of styling' body was given to Plymouth (and other Chrysler group vehicles).
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Plymouth P15 1948 Business Coupe - badge on bonnet side. Both Deluxe and Special Deluxe versions were offered
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Plymouth P15 1948 Business Coupe - badge on bonnet
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Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe Club Coupe 1947 - badge and brake lamp on bootlid (trunk)
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Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe Club Coupe 1947 - badge on bonnet side
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Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe Club Coupe 1947. Plymouth cars traditionally carried a Mayflower ornament on the top of the hood (bonnet), and by 1947 this was quite stylised and illuminated.
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Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe 1947 4-door sedan. - badge on bonnet
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Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe 1947 4-door sedan - grille.
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Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe Club Coupe 1947. A 3.6litre six-cylinder engine powered the cars. As the entry-level cars for the Chrysler group, Plymouths were simply styled even though their shared metal with the rest of the group.
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Plymouth P15C 1948 2-door coupe. The Plymouth P15 was powered by a 3,569cc inline six, whereas the Dodge D25 which used the same body had a 3.8-litre six
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Plymouth P15 1948 Business Coupe. Business Coupes were often the cheapest of a model range. The standard 3,569cc Chrysler inline six was given to the P15s
Plymouth P15C 1947 Coupe front
Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe Club Coupe 1947. The P15 was Chryslers first new post-war car, and was offered as P15S Deluxe and P15C Special deluxe. A 3.6litre six-cylinder l_head engine powered the cars, and was shared with other Chrysler, DeSoto and Dodge vehicles.
Plymouth P15C 1947 Coupe rear
Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe Club Coupe 1947. Plymouth carried bodies by Briggs Manufacturing and shared these with Desoto, Dodge and Chrysler cars. A 2-door Sedan, 4-door Sedan. Club Coupe, Business Coupe, Convertible Coupe and Station Wagon.
Plymouth P15C 1947 Special Deluxe 4-door sedan front
Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe 1947 4-door sedan. In 1947 Plymouth only built the P15 model, powered by a 3,569cc inline six.
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Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe 1947 4-door sedan. Other bodies available included club coupe, business coupe, 2 and 4-door sedans, convertible and woody station wagon. A Dodge D25 was also sold which used the P15 body
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Plymouth P15C 1948 2-door coupe. 1948 P15 cars were little changed from the previous year
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Plymouth P15C 1948 2-door coupe. The 2-door coupe was sold as a 3-passenger, sometimes called the 'Business Coupe', or the 6-passenger version.
Plymouth Special Deluxe 1946 4-door Sedan front
Plymouth Special Deluxe 1946 4-door Sedan. Built on a 117-inch chassis, the Plymouth P15C was powered by a 3,569cc inline six cylinder engine.
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Plymouth P15 1948 Business Coupe. Built on a 117-inch wheelbase, the Business Coupe was the cheapest model and only had a single bench seat, most of the car was given over to luggage space for the business man
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Plymouth P15C 1948 2-door coupe. Built on a 117-inch wheelbase, the P15 Special Deluxe body was also used for the Dodge D25, but that had a longer wheelbase because of its Dodge front end. The 2-door coupe has a longer cabin, for 2 rows of seats, than the cheaper Business Coupe.
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Plymouth Special Deluxe 1946 4-door Sedan. Built on a 117-inch chassis, the Plymouth P15C was powered by a 3,569cc inline six cylinder engine.
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Plymouth P15C Special Deluxe Club Coupe 1947. In the 1930s Coupe models such as this often had a bootlid that opened to reveal a Dickey seat for extra (temporary) passengers. But on this model it is a simple bootlid.
Plymouth P8 1939 4-door Sedan front
Plymouth P8 1939 4-door Sedan, with 3,299cc inline flathead six. The body was essentially a heavy restyling of the previous model, although Plymouth was now sharing sheetwork with Desoto, Dodge and Chrysler
Plymouth P18 Special Deluxe 1949 sedan front
Plymouth P18 Special Deluxe 1949 sedan. In 1949 Plymouth introduced the P17 Deluxe and the longer P18 Special Deluxe, both with 217cu in L-head 6-cylinder engine. In 1949 252000 Special Deluxe Sedans were sold, but there was also a 2-door club coupe, convertible and station wagon.
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Click here to go to an album on: DeSoto 1946. DeSoto Custom 1946. The DeSoto Deluxes produced 1946 to 1948 used DeSoto's 1942 bodies, and were similar to Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth bodies..
Dodge D25 Special Deluxe 1946 2-door coupe front
Click here to go to an album on: Dodge D24. Dodge Special Deluxe 1946 2-door coupe. The 'Special Deluxe' was a Canadian built Dodge. Power came from a 3.8-litre Flathead six cylinder engine
Ford Model 79A Super Deluxe 1947 2-door coupe front
Click here to go to an album on: Ford 1946/7. Ford Model 79A Super Deluxe 1947 2-door coupe. The 7GA had modest styling changes, with parking lights now going round and fitted below the headlamps.
Standard Vanguard Phase I rear
Click here to go to an album on: Beetle-shaped cars. Standard Vanguard Phase I. The 'beetle-back' styling by Walter Belgrove only allowed a small boot, and the longer 3-box Phase II gave a more capacious body.