DePlymouth?

[Frank Elder]

I have seen the p-15 brake light, also the dodge d-25 brake light..........but a similar desoto brake lite is a 1st for me.

Year? Model? Export version?

[BobT-47P15]

A couple years ago I ran onto a 1951 DeSoto that was the same body

as a Plymouth.....I believe it was an export model to Japan. So, maybe

that's where your brake light housing came from.....export DeSoto/Plym.

[Roadkingcoupe]

1946 1947 1948

Plymouth bodied Desoto

Australia, New Zealand and possibly South Africa?

[greg g]

Known as the Diplomat I believe. Central and south America also.

wiki stuff;

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1961 DeSoto Diplomat based on the 1961 Dodge Dart.The DeSoto Diplomat is an automobile produced by Chrysler Corporation for sale in export markets outside of the United States. DeSoto Diplomats were "Plodges"": Dodges or Plymouths or a mix of Dodge and Plymouth components, rebadged as DeSotos. They were manufactured both in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

The export DeSoto based on the Plymouth was first introduced in 1937 and was built in Detroit. Chrysler Corporation of Canada did not start building export DeSotos until late in the 1939 model year.

In 1946, the export DeSoto became the DeSoto Diplomat. They were exported to Europe, South Africa, South America, Hawaii, and Australia. In 1955, Chrysler of Canada did not export any cars and all 1955 Diplomats came from Detroit. In the late 1950s, some European taxicab drivers preferred to have a Perkins P4C diesel engine in the Diplomat; these diesel engines were installed on a Belgian assembly line.

From 1938 to 1956, the export DeSoto used Plymouth bodies with a grille that looked similar to the regular DeSoto but fit the Plymouth grille opening. From 1957 to 1959, the DeSoto Diplomat used the DeSoto Firesweep front clip with Plymouth body.

DeSoto was also big in Turkey after WWII.

[RobertKB]

Plymouth bodied 1946-48 Desoto was the SP15. That tail light bezel is likely something someone would kill to get. I would think very rare, way more rare than the Canadian Dodge D25.

[Frank Elder]

Thanks for all the info guys...it was a picture I found during an image search KB.

[Tony_Urwin]

Love these cars! I have one of the brake light bezels, probably as close as I'll ever get to owning one!