Plymouth Standard

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Plymouth Standard
Production period: 1933-1935
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Previous model: New Finer Plymouth
Successor: Plymouth Business

The Plymouth Standard was a large passenger car that Chrysler manufactured under the brand name Plymouth in the 1933-1935 model years. It replaced the New Finer Plymouth and was the brand's first six-cylinder model, in the simpler version. In 1936 the standard was set in favor of the Business model, which had been in production since 1935 .

Year by year

Model PC (1933)

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Plymouth Standard Model PC Sedan 4 door (1933)

Plymouth Standard Model PC Sedan 4 door (1933)
Production period: 1933
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
3.1 liters (51 kW)
Length: 4420 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2718-2743 mm
Empty weight : 1095-1156 kg

That year Plymouth offered its first six-cylinder car, the PC model. Together with the more luxuriously equipped model PD (Deluxe) it replaced the New Finer Plymouth of the previous year with only view cylinders. Despite the new engine, the slightly shortened car with a 2718 mm wheelbase was offered at the same price as the four-cylinder. The performance was in November 1932.

In addition to a 4-door sedan, various 2-door bodies were also available. There was also a chassis without a body for customers who wanted to have a “custom” body made by the body cutter.

The new cars were powered by a six-cylinder in-line engine with side-mounted valves and a displacement of 3110 cm³, which made 70 bhp (51 kW) at 3600 rpm. The engine power was passed on to the rear wheels via a single-disc dry clutch and a 3-speed gearbox with center shift. All four wheels, which could be wire-spoke or wooden-spoke wheels, were hydraulically braked.

The car, which looked too much like its predecessor, was not particularly popular with customers. Because of the disastrous sales figures, the new PCXX model was soon built; the PC was discontinued in April 1933 after about 60,000 copies.

Model PCXX (1933)

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Production period: 1933
Body versions : Limousine , coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
3.1 liters (51 kW)
Length: 4420 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2743 mm
Empty weight : 1066-1143 kg

The new standard model PCXX appeared in April 1933 and was stylistically adapted to the deluxe model PD . This was hoped for better acceptance. The convertible fell away completely. By the beginning of December 1933, however, only 43,403 units had been sold.

Model PG (1934)

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Production period: 1934
Body versions : Limousine , coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
3.3 liters (56.5 kW)
Length: 4609 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2743 mm
Empty weight : 1104-1150 kg

This year, the Standard was the most simply equipped model series (the Six was placed in the middle, the Deluxe above ). The standard differed from these models mainly in the lack of chrome equipment. It was made almost exclusively with 2-door bodies; The "Business Coupé" in particular was intended for salespeople who needed a robust, cheap car to transport their samples.

The car did not appear until the middle of the model year, in February, and, like its sister models, had the new inline six-cylinder engine with 3,299 cm³ displacement, which made 77 bhp (56.5 kW) at 3600 rpm. Only 20,512 copies were made by September 1934.

Model PJ (1935)

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Plymouth Standard Six Model PJ Business Coupe (1935)

Plymouth Standard Six Model PJ Business Coupe (1935)
Production period: 1935
Body versions : Limousine , coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
3.3 liters (60 kW)
Length: 4772-4826 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2870 mm
Empty weight : 1207-1210 kg

The PJ model - a model name for all equipment lines this year - had been completely redesigned. The wheelbase of the new X-frame was a uniform 2870 mm. The bodies were rounder and there were now also sedans with a separate trunk, known as "touring sedans". The doors were now hinged at the front instead of the back. The output of the 3.3 liter engine increased to 82 bhp (60 kW).

Of the Standard Six, again the most simply equipped model, only two-door versions (a sedan and the business coupé) were offered. The four-door, which was almost never ordered in the previous year, was dropped. By August 1935, 13,948 pieces were made.

Due to the low demand was allowed this model 1936 in 1935 made business rise.

source

  • Beverly R. Kimes, Henry A. Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .