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1937 Plymouth cars in a period promotional video, including some factory footage
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look at it from any angle and it's
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impressive see how the lines of the
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massive fenders are joined with the
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swelling curves of the smoothly rounded
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radiator shell Body Lines flow along the
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Sleek Hood with its modernistic louvers
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over the solid one piece steel top and
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then down the handsome built-in trunk
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the rear end is Harmon iously balanced
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with those twin tail lights and a
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centered license bracket with a light
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below
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it plenty of room there and it's all
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usable room too for the gasoline filler
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pipe has been removed from the truck
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more leg room than ever before because
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the expensive new highp rear axle makes
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possible a low floor without any hump to
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accommodate the propeller shaft two big
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rear windows this year and a convenient
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reading lamp between them one of many
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thoughtful details of design it's a
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great big package of value this 1937
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Plymouth and beneath the beauty is steel
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for safety Plymouth has had a steel body
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for seven years steel pillars steel
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panels and steel floor sturdily braced
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and reinforced throughout with still
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more steel then to Crown this
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masterpiece of body construction there
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is a solid steel top formed from one
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piece of Steel and then electrically
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welded to sides to form one solid rigid
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unit more more leg room than ever before
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because the expensive new higho rear
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axle makes possible a low floor with
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without any hump to accommodate the
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propeller shaft two big rear windows
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this year and a convenient reading lamp
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between them one of many thoughtful
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details of design it's a great big
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package of value this 1937 Plymouth and
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beneath the beauty is steel for safety
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Plymouth has had a steel body for 7
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years steel pillars steel panels and
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steel floor sturdily braced and
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reinforced throughout with still more
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steel then to Crown this masterpiece of
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body construction there is a solid steel
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top formed from one piece of Steel and
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then electrically welded to sides to
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form one solid rigid unit the instrument
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panel combines luxury with safety
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styling all knobs and controls of the
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new Plymouth are assessed including the
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ignition key nothing protrudes see how
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cleverly the windshield control has been
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folded away now this seatback is padded
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to soften the bump in case of a quick
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stop note too that safety styling makes
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this armrest of soft sponge rubber
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Plymouth gives you complete ventilation
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not only does the windshield open but
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also there is a screen ventilator in the
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cowl ventilating wings are operated with
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a simple lever and when the rear half of
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plymouth's ventilating window is lowered
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there is no metal bar to obstruct the
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view or to get in the way when giving
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hands for added comfort in cold weather
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Plymouth uses complete insulation to
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seal the body against the Winter Wind as
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well as to keep up this new car has
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actually been silence like a radio
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Studio the result is the quietest ride
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of any low priced car and and Plymouth
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was the first of the low PRC cars to
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have hydraul Plymouth leads the field in
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steel body and hydraulic brakes and the
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superiority of its engine is just as
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outstanding super high compression means
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economy means Plymouth owners
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enthusiastically report as high as 24 m
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to the gallon of gasoline floating power
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Engine mountings with Plymouth
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calibrated ignition make possible this
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high compression economy with smoothness
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patented floating power suspends the
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engine in perfect balance and by
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permitting it to rock on its natural
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axis it dissipates vibration and
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provides the smoothest engine in the
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industry the rigid Plymouth crankshaft
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rests on four main bearings instead of
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three usually found in low priced cars
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four bearings mean longer life and
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economical servicing the Plymouth cam
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chea has a special quiet cam design and
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rests on four large bearings all
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pressure lubricated and it's chain
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driven which adds to manufacturing cost
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and at the same time adds to owner
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satisfaction
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not only cam shaft bearings but also
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connecting rod bearings and main
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bearings in the mighty Plymouth engine
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receive oil under 35 lb pressure that
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makes for economical operation and long
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life and even today not all low priced
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cars have full pressure lubrication all
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air that goes into the engine passes
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through a filter that removes dust and
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other particles that might damage
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cylinder walls and Berry not all low
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priced cars have an oil filter but
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Plymouth has one to keep engine oil
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clear clean and make it last longer
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rings of a special hard heat resisting
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metal are inserted in the cylinder block
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to form seats for the exhaust valves and
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thus postponing the necessity for valve
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grinding many thousands of miles here's
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more economy Plymouth Pistons are of
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aluminum alloy for finer acceleration
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and lighter bearing LS four rings on
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each piston make possible perfect
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compression and oil conservation
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Plymouth cools the cylinder boes for
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their whole length lowering the
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temperature of the crank case oil as
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much as 50° fulllength War jackets mean
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important Savings in oil no other low
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priced car has achieved balanced weight
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and balanced springing that contribut so
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much to the even smooth ride with front
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end bounce and realize what these big
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Aero hydraulic shock absorbers give you
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in comfort you must ride in the car you
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must go sailing along in the Plymouth to
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get the feel of it Plymouth places one
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of these low pressure direct acting
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shock absorbers on each wheel both front
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and rear there are four of these husky
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fellow at work saving the Springs
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smoothing out the road smothering the
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shocks of a rough road so it seems a
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Boulevard now look at it in slow motion
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see those Wheels dance but the car and
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the people in it are crushed against
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Road shots the Plymouth irons out a
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detour notice that the car takes the
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bumps but the passengers never know
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anything about it here's another
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exciting contribution to your comfort on
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the rigid X double drop frame are prou
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Sensational rubber poised body mountings
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floating power engine mountings keep
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keep engine vibration from reaching the
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body now these spool-shaped rubber body
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mountings float the body free of the
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frame thus the body is completely
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insulated against Road shocks and noises
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silent U shackles are placed on both
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front and rear springs for silent
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shackle action thus greatly improving
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the steering action Plymouth always
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rides on an even Keel because this sway
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Eliminator is connected directly to the
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front axle for a change in the car's
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forward motion first affects its
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stability travel the roughest Road and
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you'll find that Plymouth steering gear
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is virtually unaffected by any up and
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down travel of the axle wheel fight is
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eliminated for the wheels keep straight
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ahead whether you drive in gravel heavy
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dust or snow all together plymouth's
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chakra steering means new steering ease
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where the going is rough and
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particularly in City parking
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