eh dubya Posted August 15, 2012 Report Posted August 15, 2012 A lone P7 followed by a bunch of D12s. Would these have been solely for the Mexican domestic market? Quote
Bill Kreiner Posted August 15, 2012 Report Posted August 15, 2012 You turn up some awesome photographs! Where did you find this gem? This is showing assembly in Mexico? I wish I had detailed worldwide Chrysler figures like I do for Ford for the 1940-1948 period. I plan to expand to previous and later eras next time I get the chance to research at Benson Ford. Quote
B-Watson Posted August 16, 2012 Report Posted August 16, 2012 Those Mexican-built Plymouths and Dodges were meant for the Mexican market. Fabricas Auto-Mex was a Mexican firm formed in 1938 and were Chrysler distributors for all of Mexico. They assembled Detroit-sourced CKD units at their plant in Mexico City. Chrysler International acquired a minority interest in Fabricas Auto-Mex S.A. in 1959. In 1966 Chrysler purchased the remaining stock in the firm. Quote
eh dubya Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Posted August 17, 2012 Bill, the pic is from an Overseas Graphic I scanned long ago and not very well, so I dug it out and had another go... Quote
eh dubya Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Posted August 18, 2012 note the speedster outside Quote
Bill Kreiner Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 I didn't see the speedster before! Overseas Graphic must contain a wealth of data. Thanks again for posting all this. I'm definitely saving these JPGs. Quote
pacerman Posted August 21, 2012 Report Posted August 21, 2012 Those Mexican-built Plymouths and Dodges were meant for the Mexican market.Fabricas Auto-Mex was a Mexican firm formed in 1938 and were Chrysler distributors for all of Mexico. They assembled Detroit-sourced CKD units at their plant in Mexico City. Chrysler International acquired a minority interest in Fabricas Auto-Mex S.A. in 1959. In 1966 Chrysler purchased the remaining stock in the firm. Hemmings Classic Car featured a "built for Mexico" Dodge I think with Plymouth badges assembled in the U.S. or Canada. It had a "kilometer" speedo and some other differences from the U.S. versions. So at least some cars were built here or in Canada and exported there. Joe Quote
Bill Kreiner Posted August 21, 2012 Report Posted August 21, 2012 Hemmings Classic Car featured a "built for Mexico" Dodge I think with Plymouth badges assembled in the U.S. or Canada. It had a "kilometer" speedo and some other differences from the U.S. versions. So at least some cars were built here or in Canada and exported there. Joe What issue was that in, Joe? I haven't been getting it lately. I spoke with Carlos Heiligmann, who owns the often-photographed 1947 Desoto Diplomat (badge-engineered Plymouth) assembled in Mexico, at a car show in Manchester, Vermont, some years back. He had a wealth of data on the subject. I intended to stay in touch with him, but it never happened. I must have spent a good half-hour looking at his car. Quote
Bill Kreiner Posted August 21, 2012 Report Posted August 21, 2012 The Heiligmann Desoto may well have been the one Joe is referring to in Hemmings! I'm glad to have seen it in person. http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2010/07/01/hmn_feature10.html Quote
eh dubya Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Posted August 21, 2012 Overseas Graphic must contain a wealth of data. Thanks again for posting all this. I'm definitely saving these JPGs. Bill, I'll scan and post more as I find the time. I only have four 1939 copies of the Chrysler Plymouth (and Fargo) ones, they're 12 pages or so with some unrelated travel and film content. These from the web of Fabrica Auto-Mex's Mexico City building (1952-2007) The mural was saved and now adorns the Department of Internal Affairs. -Andy Quote
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