Not A "C" Body but Stan Look At The Wheels.

[Mr C]

I believe that that wagons were Chrysler wagons with the Plymouth Nose.

Nick

Nope, they were Dodge wagons with Plymouth Grilles.

 

[Greg B.]

This car is about to throw the towel.

I think it saw its own reflection in a window and threw up already. The towel is cleaning up.

 

[cm23uoc]

Nope, they were Dodge wagons with Plymouth Grilles.

This seems to have been common practice with Canadian built cars at least till back to the 50s. I saw sometimes references to them as being called "Plodges" in common language.

 

[Greg B.]

Here's a local Dodge dealer ad I recently found from up here in Canada:




I think Chrysler Canada used all sorts of parts-bin trickery. Plymouth interiors in Dodge bodies, Plymouth engines in Dodge chassis, yu name it. It would have been all about trying to meet a lower price point. Then and even now, Canadian love cheap cars. In the '50s and '60s though, the income levels here were somewhat lower than in the USA, making a low priced car a necessity.

 

[70NPORT]

Funny how times change. "Big" is bad now when it comes to cars. Thanks OPEC.

 

[1978 NYB]

Nice vintage ads!!!

 

[cm23uoc]

That's a great ad, thanks.

 

[commando1]

Adrienne Barbeau was on it...........made it worth watching.

 

[1978 NYB]

Nice!!!!!!!

 

[70NPORT]

Those swimsuits are hilarious

 

[kmccabe56]

The circus called. They want their clown car back.

 

[kmccabe56]

Here's a local Dodge dealer ad I recently found from up here in Canada:

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I think Chrysler Canada used all sorts of parts-bin trickery. Plymouth interiors in Dodge bodies, Plymouth engines in Dodge chassis, yu name it. It would have been all about trying to meet a lower price point. Then and even now, Canadian love cheap cars. In the '50s and '60s though, the income levels here were somewhat lower than in the USA, making a low priced car a necessity.

Depending on where you lived, you could get that Plymouth body with a Plymouth, Dodge or DeSoto front end on it.

 

[commando1]

Wasn't it a matter of who you were?
Carsten would argue, I think, that because there were no boxes to check off on the option sheet for choice of front ends, you are wrong.

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

Depending on where you lived, you could get that Plymouth body with a Plymouth, Dodge or DeSoto front end on it.

Absolutly correct. Everywhere except the US you could get the Dodge Kingsway (Mayfair) and Desoto Diplomat which were Plymouths with a Desoto/Dodge front end till 1959. They were distributet from Chrysler Western Hemisphere. Some regular Dodges and Desotos were available, too. Starting with the 1960 models it didn't work out anymore

 

[commando1]

What you say is not what Kevin stated.

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

ok, new try:
I can't speak for the whole world but in europe you could get them all three at the same time in all countries if your country sold Mopars as "new" cars officially.

 

[commando1]

I'll buy that. Now I understand. Thanks.

< Sent from my tablet >

 

[cm23uoc]

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/446056144.htm?ca=1_s

There happens to be a 56 DeSoto Diplomat for sale in France, just as a reference, couldn't get the pics copied somehow.

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

till 1956 they changed just the grill, trim and some batching on the Plymouths. From 1957-1959 they changed the front clip, in 1960 all they did was the namescript on the Desoto (they were 1960 Darts)

 

[kmccabe56]

Bought me another Wagon today. It's a 1981 Plymouth Carevelle. It's the Canadian version of a Dodge Diplomat I guess. Speedo is in Kilometers and underhood stickers are in English and French. Runs and drives great and has ice cols A/C, a neccesity here in Arizona. Here's some pictures.
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Canada had Diplomats for the Dodge dealers, and Caravelles for the Plymouth dealers. All dealers in Canada sold Chrysler in combination with either D or P. There were a few that sold all three.

Not only is the speedo in kms, so is the odo.