Roadkingcoupe

This model was available with the rear seats removed, two forward tilting "Panel truck" style seats and a parcel screen. "Passenger car appearance, report many owners,often permits this smartly styled Plymouth Utility Sedan to go on Residential streets and Boulevards, from which out and out commercial vehicles are barred." Funny that a vehicle designed to carry cargo used the rare and "slimmer" Slantback trunk style. You would have thought that the "bustleback" trunk would have gone on this one.

Nice variation on the 1939 Plymouth P7 Businessman's coupe. Factory optional slide in P/U box that could be used with or without the trunk lid attached. 75 1/2" long and not quite a ute. UNIQUE car/option

Original motor number should start P7-(STAR)- ******* a Canadian number would read P7-C-******* The body number is 1,343,583 and that is correct for a P7 in the range from 1,298,001 to 1,377,475. P7`s were made in Detroit, Evansville and LA. I would guess the was built in LA. Very little chance of the mileage being correct with the wear to the starter pedal rubber (missing), brake and clutch pedals replaced (not stock). Still looks like an original motor just the water pump that looks like it doesnt belong.

Looks like an original engine in that it still retains the single horn mounted on the head and stock non oil bath air filter. The Water Pump looks a little funky. Like they switched it over from the by-pass to non-bypass water pump. just a guess.

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The 1939 Plymouth Coupe P7 Roadking was BASE model and the last floor shift model. Cheapest car for sale in 1939 (big three). The P7 Coupe in the auction is surprisingly original. On the base model P7 the passenger tail light & passenger wiper were an option! The P7 had NO belt line body molding. Instead it had a short delete molding that went back 8-10" on the hood and ended in a point. Here is my take on the car. .....a wonderful example of an original P7 Roadking coupe! The two most glaring items 1-the weird part stuck on the radio delete right above the PLYMOUTH medallion (should not be there). 2- passenger tail light (right rear) has the clear glass "nipple" that only belongs on the drivers side. In addition the rubber is missing from the starter pedal, the lighter has disintegrated? and after market brake and clutch rubber pedal covers Notice the Bumper Bolts.....horizontal on the bumper round on the bumperettes! interesting Note the ORIGINAL woodgraining on the dash...it is the best I have seen. WOW! -Air filter is stock P7 (no oil bath on the base model) -Heater is an aftermarket acc. and the switch is a lighted heater switch in the most common location (left lower dash) -the windshield rubber is missing the metal trim (correct for a P7)

looks like the metal cups found in the wheel cylinders how it migrated into the motor seems to be the real mystery?

#1 in the ugly department But incredibly effective as an icon of unattractive design! First GM build the Aztec under the Pontiac name then they orphaned the whole line. win one lose one....

Have you noticed..... The price of cars is dropping, but the cost of parts is going through the roof. However....... The upside is the recent entrance of many reproduction parts suppliers for old Plymouths, including running boards, floor matts, sill matts, 6v LED/ Halogen bayonet style (non-sealed beam) headlight bulbs, reproduction P15 tail lights and castings, fiberglass coupe trunk lids, knobs, body repair panels, driveshafts (updated with X u-joints),glove box liners, authentic repro Diamond tread bias ply tires, and more. 20 years ago, there were few repro parts available at all.

Never heard of that in Ontario I too like the patina on your car and would hate to lose it. Rented a vehicle for a commercial once and they painted it up as a "hippie mobile" flower power and all. The paint was temporary but looked great. It washed off easily and that was that. Maybe it would work for you. keep the patina!

They were sold for all cars but were also available as a dealer accessory part # and all in a FORD box! I am sure that other automobile companies had them as dealer accessories repackaged for your Ford, Nash, Stude etc. Just came across a PB 1/2 filter in a CHRYCO box with MoPaR logo and all!

Pres-A-Lite cigarette lighter and automatic lit cigarette dispenser designed for installation in an automobile. It's from the Pres-A-Lite Sales Corp., N.Y., N.Y. According to the included promotional info "the Pres-A-Lite hands you lighted ready to smoke cigarettes while you drive ..... 100% automatic .... avoids accidents .... fits all cars ... clamp it on in a few minutes .... holds 23 cigarettes .... beautifully made of Bakelite and pressed aluminum ... designed by Raymond Loewy ...

Remembrance day is observed in Canada I drove the coupe today and am constantly amazed how strong a reminder the 1939 Plymouth is a relic of that era. 1939 was the year Canada entered WWII. Driving in the car makes a direct linear connection to the past. The past is in the rear view mirror The present here I sit The future coming at me through the front (split "V") windsheild. We should all remember....

The dual heater valves are expensive when they show up on eBay...$125-$150. For most of us that is too rich for the blood. A simple heater valve replacement should cost around $10 (or less) and it still looks appropriate on our old flatheads. I used the word appropriate rather then "authentic"..a slight modification for the POC. p.s. drove the 39 yesterday, just above freezing...did not use the heater.......no cares either.

Thanks Tom, the 1941 Dodge D20 A/S Coupe (auxillary seat) has 42,000 original miles (confirmed) It was purchased 9 years ago with only 39,000 original miles. Drives like a new (1941) car.

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I am not an electrician....... But the wiring on 6v (positive ground) car is a heavier gauge wire. Thicker then the wiring on a 12 volt car. I thought you could boost a 6v car with a 12v battery but not the other way around. A 6 volt battery will fry 12 volt wiring(?) It might make more sense to carry a 12 volt small battery (motorcycle, atv, etc.) to run your 12 volt GPS........just a thought.

Historically the bumperettes were vertically mounted bolt heads. If you look at a 1939 1940 or 1941 Plymouth the center bumperette is narrow and the bumper bolt head can only be mounted vertically (doesn't look right horizontal). After 1941 the bumperettes became wider and at that point the "decision" could be made to position the bumper bolts horizontal on the bumperette.

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vertical on the bumperette horizontal on the bumper looks good too

As mentioned earlier "the horn wire is very fine strand stainless type wire." In addition the black wire insulation is very pliable, it feels and bends like rubber.

I was at a swap meet and the guy beside me had a great old Coke cooler like the ones in the nickle and dime store. You know the one....two horizontal sliding doors on top and you would reach down to the bottom and pull out a cool one. The guy was selling cold Cokes bottles out of the thing and as kids came up to buy them he would hand them the bottle (unopened). Without fail no one under 18 knew how to use the bottle cap opener mounted right on the Coke cooler. Even after he showed them where the opener was. Not that there is anything wrong with it.......but some of my fondest memories are of racing to the "smoke shop" to dive into the coke cooler reaching to the bottom, pulling out a cold one and then (with a fair bit of alacrity) decapitated that bottle and swigging on a coke. p.s. the pull tab was the end of that era. Anyone remember how the original pull tab fully detached from the can, leaving a sharp metal shard? the good old days....?

1939 Chrysler cars were unique in that the speedo was equipped with a feature that would change colors as the speed of the vehicle increases (visible at night). The color went from green to orange to red as you reached higher speeds. The speedo (lighting) changed color not just the needle. This was accomplished by installing a thin "film" in front of the speedo bulb. This allowed the "window" to shine different colored light into the speedo face. As the speed increases the "window" rotates with the speedo needle that exposes different colors representing vehicle speed. The push button starter was on the floor in 1939 (as well as many other years) and then moved up to the dashboard after that (1940? 1941? Chryslers not Plymouth). So by 1941 there had already been a speedo that changed color as speeds increase and a dash mounted starter button. Technical note: If your 1939 Plymouth, Chrysler, Dodge or Desoto speedo does not have this feature the "film" has faded and no longer projects the colors. This can be fixed easily be replacing the "faded" film with colored acetate or any kind of colored translucent film.

I have removed them from the 39 and 41's because the three metals (aluminum, steel and brass) seem to cause more corrosion then when they are removed. The local old car guru (still working on old cars daily and has been for 50 years) swears that taking them out is the way to go. Been driving without them for 5 years the brakes work well (can lock them up with bias ply tires). I am interested in the conflicting argument for them. others might disagree.