D-24 data plate

[windsor8]

FYI. Dodge club coupe at SRN had a data plate mounted on the inside of the passenger side door, I wasn't aware of since I've never had my door panel off. The plate is from Budd the coach builder. Am I correct?

[Uncle-Pekka]

Interesting.

No such plate in my D24 4D sedan. I've had panels off of all 4 doors...

I cannot enlarge the posted picture enough to read it - What does it say?

[windsor8]

Here is a close up of the plate. It reads "This door made under one or more US patents" and 6 patent numbers

[B-Watson]

FYI. Dodge club coupe at SRN had a data plate mounted on the inside of the passenger side door, I wasn't aware of since I've never had my door panel off. The plate is from Budd the coach builder. Am I correct?

Yes, Budd made bodies, body parts and stampings back in those days. It is not a data plate, but a manufacturer's patent plate. Briggs built almost all Plymouth bodies for the U.S. market while the larger Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler bodies were built by Chrysler. With some parts obviously sourced from outside suppliers.

Budd built bodies and body parts for Dodge/Dodge Brothers back in the beginning years of the Dodge Brothers car. Thus Dodge Brothers had the first all-steel open touring cars (before 1920) and the first all-steel closed cars (1928 Victory Six), all engineered by Budd.

Bill

Vancouver, BC

[windsor8]

Thanks for the ifromation and history thats very interesting.

[Uncle-Pekka]

Yes, Budd made bodies, body parts and stampings back in those days. It is not a data plate, but a manufacturer's patent plate. Briggs built almost all Plymouth bodies for the U.S. market while the larger Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler bodies were built by Chrysler. With some parts obviously sourced from outside suppliers.

Budd built bodies and body parts for Dodge/Dodge Brothers back in the beginning years of the Dodge Brothers car. Thus Dodge Brothers had the first all-steel open touring cars (before 1920) and the first all-steel closed cars (1928 Victory Six), all engineered by Budd.

Bill

Vancouver, BC

Interesting production details.

Could it be, that Budd supplied bodies (or at least doors as we see here) for the coupes, but Chrysler did big batch models such as sedans. As said, there is no body builder badges found anywhere in my 4D custom sedan.

[Young Ed]

I've seen 39-47 mopar truck doors with and without a budd plate inside them. Seems to be more on the earlier trucks.

[Plymouthy Adams]

my 41 D19 business coupe has the budd tag affixed...