1939 Plymouth Instrument glass VARIATIONS

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Over time I have been able to chronicle the differences between US and Canadian (export included) Mopar vehicles. In the 1939 Plymouth there are numerous differences between identical looking cars. Recently on ebay an Instrument cluster glass was pictured from a Cdn car. Most forum members are familiar with the sinlge tone brown glass face. There is a very interesting variation on Cdn cars. Pictured below are the two instrument glass treatments.

All US cars had stainless moldings. CDN cars have a mixture of mostly pot metal and some stainless. The 70 year old pot metal literally crumbles in your hand. So the US version is superior, no pits, no rust etc.

In this case the Instrument glass on the CDN car is unique and actually might be an improvement on this original US designed car. Pictures might take a day to clear the forum and be posted.

auction # 300381364049 is the Canadian

glass ebay link -

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300381364049&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fmotors.shop.ebay.com%3A80%2F__%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2127.m39.l1313%26_nkw%3D300381364049%26_sacat%3D%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

auction #130347456409

ebay link-

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1939-Plymouth-Speedometer-Instrument-Dash-Glass_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1e59505799QQitemZ130347456409QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories