1940 Plymouth P10 Super Deluxe Sedan

Description

Plymouth for 1940 finally received the new body the other Chrysler lines had received the year earlier. When production began on August 1st, 1939, the majestic convertible sedan, the sporty rumble seat, and the drafty, side-curtained station wagon were all memories. The new body, mounted on the 117" wheelbase, was lower, wider, and longer than any Plymouth in past history.The 1940 cars' wheelbase was stretched 3" across the board (the 1939 convertible sedan had been the only Plymouth built on a 117" chassis before 1940). In addition, the engineering department moved the engine 4" forward and then relocated the rear axle 7 1/2" aft, so the passenger compartment increased in size with the seats now cradled inside the suspension, rather than over it. The glass area in the new bodies was increased by 18 percent, with larger windshields, a narrower center windshield divider, larger quarter windows, and a larger one-piece rear window replacing last year's two-piece window. The new backlight gave the driver an increase of 23 percent in viewing area. The windshield wipers, previously mounted above the windshield in the header panel, were relocated to the cowl. Interior space was up over 10 cubic feet from 1939 and trunk space increased to over 21 cubic feet.