Plymouth

The entry of Plymouth in the auto industry came together with Dodge Brothers Corporation, De Soto Motor Corporation and the Chrysler Sales Corporation, all under Chrysler Corporation in the 30's. But due to the great American depression experienced by the country in the 20's, Plymouth's entry was not a great timing. The first Plymouth car, the Model U was totally radical in its time. It rode on a new frame with a completely revised engine, and an all steel body and a new wide band radiator.

The production of the Model 30U began three short days following the shut down of production of the Model U on April 5, 1930. It lasted 14 months in the production run, one of the longest in Plymouth's history. And the end of 30U's production, the company had made more than 75,510 cars. The Business Coupe, a two door sedan and a business roadster without rumble seat and the Commercial Sedan, a two door sedan with a door fitted into the rear of the body soon followed the earlier model.

In April 1934, Plymouth's first official station wagon was out in the market. By 1937 Plymouth had decided to bring back the commercial car market in better design, announcing a complete line of trucks in addition to the passenger car line. This line of trucks, mounted on Dodge like truck chassis and called the PT50, offered a pickup, a cab and chassis pickup, a sedan delivery--and the station wagon body on the PT50 Chassis. Over the next few years, Plymouth's design changed. Some of the models are changed, reshaped, and resized.

By 1940, Plymouth finally followed the reformation of other Chrysler vehicle. The new look of Plymouth car was very evident in their convertible sedan that was introduced in 1939. Its 117" wheelbase was lower, wider, and longer than any Plymouth in past history. The 1939 cars were Roadking P9 series in a two door or four-door sedan, as well as a two-passenger coupe. The Deluxe P10 series offered a club coupe, a two-passenger business coupe, a convertible coupe, two-door and four-door sedans, a 7-passenger sedan, a limousine, and a station wagon. The revived Commercial Car line included a pickup (express) and a cab and chassis on the truck chassis, as well as a Utility Sedan and a panel (sedan) delivery on the Roadking chassis.