Vehicle Description
Plymouth realized in the early '30s that people wanted a full
sized, full featured car. In 1934, they produced this car, the PFXX
model which indicated that it was a "Special Six" version. It
incorporated several new advances in design along with classic
early 30s styling. Those advances plus a nicely refreshed interior
makes this a wonderful car from this era to drive around and enjoy.
Check it out.
The overall shape of the car is familiar 1930s, but the details set
this car apart from the crowd. At the front of the piano hinged
hood is a sailing ship hood ornament that appears for the first
time. That was made possible when the radiator cap was moved to the
underside of the hood. The chrome on this car is all newer and
shines brightly with a tall grill of vertical bars with a winged
Plymouth badge in the center. It is flanked by big chrome
headlights and dual air horns on each side with a simple shiny
bumper underlining it. The body of the car is Black, and received a
midlife repaint, which means back in the 60s sometime, and while it
is showing its age a bit, can be thought of as having a "period
correct patina" to it. A red pinstripe runs down the length of the
car which compliments the maroon wire wheels, and of course
separate fenders and running boards are a 1930s required
feature.
Open the door and you will find a wonderfully refreshed interior
that makes cruising in this car comfortable and enjoyable. The door
panels echo the shape of the Plymouth wings on the grill in a
lighter fabric center and darker maroon vinyl surround with the
window frames trimmed out in wood. The seats are absolutely
gorgeous, comfortably upholstered in button tufted maroon vinyl
both front and rear. A big three spoke steering wheel sits in front
of one of the advances made in this car with the gauges moved from
the center of the dash to directly in front of the driver for the
first time. And that gauge cluster is a work of art with its series
of ovals starting with the overall cluster and working inward
ultimately delineating the individual gauges. The passenger gets an
oval glovebox with a beautiful sailing ship icon in the center and
the shifter for the manual transmission rises from the floor in the
center.
Open the hood and you will find that wonderfully stock and very
likely original, numbers matching, "Special Six". It is a flat head
engine, so is a very simple design, but has signs of good regular
maintenance with new plug wires, fuel lines and coolant hoses as
well as a new muffler in the exhaust. Also, this engine
incorporates a full pressured and filtered oil system and rubber
"Floating Power" motor mounts, as well as developing about 10% more
horsepower than its 1933 predecessor. That power flows back through
a 3-speed manual transmission to a solid rear axle on leaf springs.
The front suspension was somewhat ground breaking for 1934 in that
it incorporated an independent suspension with unequal length
A-arms and coil springs. The other feature incorporated for the
first time was hydraulic brakes both front and rear. 7.00 X 17
tires are mounted on the maroon wire wheels in classic 1930s
style.
A full sized, full featured, advanced design Plymouth from 1934
with a comfortably refreshed interior. Come on down and check it
out.
