Oldtimer picture gallery. Cars. 1938 Plymouth.
1938 Plymouth Series P5 Business (since 31 III 1938 - Roadking) and P6 DeLuxe
Year of production: 1938
Overall production: 279338 units (P6 - 204603, P5 - 74785, one of these 3 numbers is 50 wrong)
4x2 rear-wheel drive, front motor car
Body modifications:
P6 DeLuxe, wheelbase - 112,0 inches, longwheelbase - 132,0 inches:
2-seater Coupe, 2804 pounds, 730 US dollars, 27181 built
2-4-seater Coupe, 2864 pounds, 770 US dollars, 2000 built
2-4-seater Convertible Coupe, 3009 pounds, 850 US dollars, 1900 built
2-door Sedan, 2874 pounds, 773 US dollars, 1222 built
2-door Touring Trunkback Sedan, 2864 pounds, 785 US dollars, 46669 built
4-door Sedan, 2894 pounds, 803 US dollars, 1446 built
4-door Touring Trunkback Sedan, 2874 pounds, 815 US dollars, 119669 built
4-door 8-seater Suburban Wagon, 3039 pounds, 880 US dollars, 555 built
7-seater LongWheelBase Trunkback Sedan, 3289 pounds, 1005 US dollars, 1824 built
7-seater LongWheelBase Sedan Limousine, 3300 pounds, 1095 US dollars, 75 built
Chassis for coachbuilders and Taxicabs, ? pounds, ? US dollars, 2062 built
P5 Business (since 31 III 1938 name changed to Roadking, and touring sedans introduced), wheelbase - 112,0 inches:
2-seater Coupe, 2739 pounds, 645 US dollars, 15932 built
2-door Sedan, 2764 pounds, 685 US dollars, 15393 built
4-door Sedan, 2809 pounds, 730 US dollars, 6459 built
2-door Touring Trunkback Sedan, 2779 pounds, 701 US dollars, 16413 built
4-door Touring Trunkback Sedan, 2824 pounds, 746 US dollars, 18664 built
2-4-seater Coupe, 2809 pounds, 695 US dollars, 338 built
Chassis for coachbuilders, ? pounds, ? US dollars, 1586 built
Engine: 82 hp/3600rpm, 6 - cyl, 201,3 cid
Bore/Stroke: 3,13/4,38 inches
Compression ratio 6,7 : 1
Length: ?mm, width: ?mm, height: ?mm
Clearance: ?mm
Carburettor: ?
Gearbox: ? speeds
Maximal speed: ? km/h
Tyres: ?x? inches
Fuel tank capacity: ? L
Fuel consumption: ? L/100km
Photos are from:
Deals On Wheels,
Trader Online,
eBay,
Net-A-Car.
Data are taken from the "Encyclopedia of American cars", Publications International, Ltd., 1993, USA.
Thanks to Albert Kopans (Canada) and Captain Larry Rau (USA) for powerful assistance.
If you have to add, ask or correct me, you are welcome to write me by E-mail Contact. Andrei Bogomolov.
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Last updated 28 III 2000.
2-4-seater Convertible Coupe, 3009 pounds, 850 US dollars, 1900 built
P5 Business (since 31 III 1938 name changed to Roadking, and touring sedans introduced), wheelbase - 112,0 inches:
Maximal speed: ? km/h