1940plymouth Posted February 15, 2011 Report Posted February 15, 2011 I was just looking at "Cars of the Fascinating '40's" I noticed that Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler made the three window business coupes, but not Plymouth. I wonder why with Plymouth being the bottom of the barrell sort of speak they weren't availible? Quote
greg g Posted February 15, 2011 Report Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) Dodge, deS and Chrysler shared the same wheel base longer than the Plymouth so a whole new body stamping would have been needed for the Plymouth to be bodied that way. when the did adopt the style in 49 of 50, it was the ugly runt, imho. Edited February 16, 2011 by greg g Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 15, 2011 Report Posted February 15, 2011 in the later years as Greg said the car was runty..being the Plymouth was smaller wheelbase than its sisters, they chose ever the smaller wheelbase Concord chassis for the business coupe..same for the station wagon..build on the 111 instead of the larger Plymouth 118 Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 Those big ol coupes can be made into something pretty nifty, in my opinion of course. This one lives a couple hours drive from here. The man has done it up first class in the rod/custom vein. I know not everyone will agree. Ya, it's got a Hemi....... And a nicely done interior. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 now there is somthing you don't see everyday..the clock delete.. Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 I truly appreciate good workmanship, enginuity, and attention to detail. I like rods and customs just as much as the next guy, but I wouldn't do it to something I have unless all hopes of keeping it orignial were lost. That's nice work! Quote
Frank Elder Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) now there is somthing you don't see everyday..the clock delete.. Look at how he changed the gauges and made it look right.....:confused:It looks like he used a extra clock plate and a delete plate as a filler to finish the layout. Bob do you have a close up of the speedo area? Edited February 16, 2011 by FRANKIE47 Quote
Don Coatney Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 I like the red coupe. But I would like it better if he had used the original steering wheel. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 Frankie, I looked but have no better picture of the speedo area. Sorry. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 A stock one of those coupes........ And another....... Quote
Roadkingcoupe Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 No one else has said it... around here the 1940's 3 window coupes are affectionately known as, "Big Butt Coupes" There is a gentleman in Northern Ontario that did a fantastic job on a hot rodded (pro street, to be exact) 1948 DeSoto 3 window Coupe. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 love the big butt coupes...I like them all but have a preference for the earlier version..before the built in roll of the rockers and the fender extending into the door..one day I am going to put the front sheetmetal back on mine Quote
oldodge41 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 My "Big Butt" 41 Dodge. It also has a fairly cute face I think. Quote
1940plymouth Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Posted February 16, 2011 The body style on the "big butts" is really nice Quote
Reg Evans Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 My J.Lo big butt And then my not so big butt Clyde a 38 bizzy Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 It makes you wonder what the designer was coming home to every night;) Quote
oldodge41 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Posted February 17, 2011 It makes you wonder what the designer was coming home to every night;) He he he, that made me laugh out loud! Thanks Rodney. :D:D Quote
B-Watson Posted February 18, 2011 Report Posted February 18, 2011 I was just looking at "Cars of the Fascinating '40's"I noticed that Dodge' date=' DeSoto and Chrysler made the three window business coupes, but not Plymouth. I wonder why with Plymouth being the bottom of the barrell sort of speak they weren't availible? [/quote'] Completely different bodies. The 1941-48 Plymouths used the 1940 body while Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler received a new body for 1941 that was 3" longer from the windshield to the rear and 3" wider between the pillars. The different wheelbase lengths for 1941 Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler models was all in the hood. In 1940 they all shared the Plymouth body with the Dodge's extra 2.5" wheelbase being in the hood while the DeSoto and Chrysler used a 3" longer wheelbase by pushing the rear wheels back. The rear quarter window of the DeSoto-Chrysler sedans was 3" longer and they got a slightly humped back look as compared to the Plymouth-Dodge sedan body. All 1940 coupes were of the 5 window variety which Plymouth continued through 1948. The new D-S-C body for 1941 had a larger 6-passenger club coupe, a model added to Plymouth for 1942 but the Plymouth club coupe shares only the styling with its bigger brothers. When Plymouth was reskinned for 1942 Chrysler decided to drop the Plymouth LWB sedan. I suspect that without Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler sharing bodies with the Plymouth, sales would not be great enough to justify the expense. Dodge would continue to share bodies with DeSoto and Chrysler until the 1953 models when Dodge used extended Plymouth bodies. Quote
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