1937 Plymouth Series PT-50

Sold for $35,750 at 2015 RM Sotheby's Hershey Auction.
Plymouth entered the light truck market in 1937. It was an aggressive move considering that Plymouth had also spent considerable resources on tooling and production of two almost totally new lines of passenger cars. Parent Chrysler made the commitment to take additional market share from others with the growing popularity of the Plymouth brand. The gambled worked and the marque's reputation for durability, economy, and reliability helped propel Plymouth to third in the industry in passenger car sales for 1937.

The PT-50 was available as a station wagon, sedan delivery, and a pickup, with base prices ranging from $525 to $740. The most popular option was the pickup which had over 10,700 examples sold. The second most popular model was the Sedan Delivery which realized 3,256 sales.

Plymouth focused on safety for 1937; their sedans received several important improvements including the removal of all protruding knobs from the instrument panel and placing them under the panel where they would not cause harm to the occupants. The front seat backs were heavily padded to reduce injury to back seat passengers. For the PT-50, it was given safety glass all around, along with a front bumper and right front side-mounted spare tire as standard. The rear bumper was optional.

This particular Plymouth has been given a 'show quality' restoration. It has been finished in all-black and the work was completed within the last three years, and has been driven less than 100 miles since the work was completed.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2015