FourDoris Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Hi all, I've been lurking here for a little while. I bought my first flathead powered car this year and am finding great info on here! Figure I should introduce myself ? This year I bought another 1933 Plymouth sedan. This one is an original survivor complete with the original 189 straight six. My first '33 was meant to be more of a hotrod. I learned that building a car from the ground up was just a little too much project for me. It's been mostly sitting for the better part of 10 years. Then my husband talked some sense into me... why not just buy one that's already running. That landed me to my current '33 and we sold the hotrod. If anyone is interested in measurements/ differences between the PC and PD models, I can give you info. I took a lot of details shots of the two cars together while I still could. The hotrod was a PC, the black one a PD. Here's some photos of my new to me car. ~Melissa 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourDoris Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 One more 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los_Control Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Very nice indeed, thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Larson Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Nice car!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) Hey cool….another 33 Plymouth owner. Welcome to the forum with your nice cars. My first car in 1965 was a 33 Plym PD. I had to sell it a few years later due to a lack of storage and I final found another on just like it a few years ago. It is a very original car with lots of little scratches and dings and I'll be leaving it that way. Edited September 17, 2019 by Reg Evans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Melissa.....what are the differences between the two models?............nice cars BTW.........welcome aboard from Oz...........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Extremely neat car. Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourDoris Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 7 hours ago, Reg Evans said: Hey cool….another 33 Plymouth owner. My first car in 1965 was a 33 Plym PD. I had to sell it a few years later due to a lack of storage and I final found another on just like it a few years ago. It is a very original car with lots of little scratches and dings and I'll be leaving it that way. NIce car! It's always awesome to meet other '33 owners! Amazing how well some of them survived through the years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourDoris Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Andydodge said: Melissa.....what are the differences between the two models?............nice cars BTW.........welcome aboard from Oz...........andyd There may be other differences, chime in if you know it. Our main challenge when the focus was on collecting all the parts to complete the PC was getting correct sets of hood sides. Then having the two models side by side was really interesting in the end. From my experience with these two cars, the PD is 3" longer through the front. You see the difference in the length of the hood and front fenders. The front fender length from notch to the corner of the running board is 3" longer. PD= 16" PC=13" The hood panels on the PD are 2 1/2" longer. PD=45 1/2" PC= 43" The radiator cap on the PD is part of the hood ornament and is accessible on the top of grill shroud. The radiator cap on the PC is accessible off the side, from inside the engine compartment. The PD dash has a glove compartment while the PC does not. Here are a few photos with measurements for those needing to ID parts. Edited September 17, 2019 by FourDoris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 So the PD is the longer deluxe model...........I bet those differences have driven 33 Plymouth owners/restorers/rodders mad for yrs.........lol......ain't old cars fun?............lol..........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 I rather like the green Caddy convertible in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourDoris Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 When we purchased the body and frame of the PC, the guy selling it was convinced it was a 34 Ford. LOL sure. You can call it Susan if you like so long as the price makes sense. Old cars are funny that way. The green Caddy is my husbands car... a 1941 Cadillac Series 62 with a little upgrade, a 500 engine. He found it like that and is keeping it that way for now. He would really would prefer the original setup with the flathead. It has other more urgent needs anyway. Here's the glamour shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Welcome aboard Melissa. Good to see another 1933 Plymouth owner here. Where are you located in "CA" (I assume California rather than Canada)? Good summary of differences between PC and PD. FWIW, I am the Plymouth Owners Club's technical advisor for the 1933 models. Most of what I've learned I've put on my vanity website at https://www.ply33.com 14 hours ago, Andydodge said: So the PD is the longer deluxe model...........I bet those differences have driven 33 Plymouth owners/restorers/rodders mad for yrs.........lol......ain't old cars fun?............lol..........andyd Worse than that, there were a bunch of running changes, especially on the PC/PCXX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourDoris Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 3 hours ago, TodFitch said: Welcome aboard Melissa. Good to see another 1933 Plymouth owner here. Where are you located in "CA" (I assume California rather than Canada)? Good summary of differences between PC and PD. FWIW, I am the Plymouth Owners Club's technical advisor for the 1933 models. Most of what I've learned I've put on my vanity website at https://www.ply33.com Worse than that, there were a bunch of running changes, especially on the PC/PCXX. Hi Tod. Always nice to meet other '33 owners! When I was about to adjust the brakes on the '33 for the first time I did a quick google search and your website came up. Great to have all that info in one place to reference! I can only imagine where the running changes can make things quite tricky to ID parts and cars. ? Yes, I am in California. Right in the heart of Los Angeles, near USC / downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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