1928 Chrysler-Plymouth Model Q Standard Coupe

The Plymouth automobile was introduced to the world at Madison Square Garden in New York on July 7, 1928 as the four-cylinder model Q. The Plymouth Model Q, as well as the Chrysler Four Model, were all based on the Maxwell 4, produced by Maxwell-Chalmers Corporation in 1925.

This car was the first low-priced car to feature 4-wheel hydraulic brakes, full pressure engine lubrication, aluminum pistons, and an independent hand brake - all features that would not be introduced by Chevrolet and Ford for a decade.

The Model Q featured 'Chrysler Plymouth' on the radiator medallion; all subsequent models would be labeled 'Plymouth.'

The Business Coupe, priced at $645.00, was the lowest priced of the 6 models offered by Plymouth.

Although historically debatable, it is said that the advertising of the Plymouth name and Mayflower emblem were derived from the fact that 'This new product from Chrysler engineering and craftsmanship so accurately typifies the endurance and strength, the rugged honesty, the enterprise, the determination of achievement and the freedom from old limitations of that Pilgrim band who were the First American Colonists.'

This particular Model Q has been in the same family since 1961 when the Great Grandfather of its current owner purchased the car from a Shell Gasoline station where it was being used for advertising purposes.