1933 Plymouth PD deluxe, rumble seat coupe
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- Today on what it’s like, 1933 Plymouth PD Deluxe rumble seat coupe. Plymouth offered three cars/series in 1933 PC PCXX and PD. Lots of period ads, buttons switches and knobs. Be sure to stick around for would you rather and name that tune =)
The 1933 Plymouth rumble seat coupe is currently for sale at classic auto mall Morgantown Pennsylvania for more information pricing and pictures be sure to click the link below after the show.
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Steely Dan - Do it again
Yeah buddy congratulations you got =)
That is one beautiful little Plymouth. So many nice features for an entry level brand. Very nicely restored as well.
💯 agree =)
So true. A beautifully designed and well thought-out car in virtually every detail, other than that problematic seating position, totally unexpected for a car in The Low-Price Three. I had no inkling of its design genius prior to this close-up inspection.
❤ whoever does the detailing on these cars is exquisite. The paint is better than it was when it was new, the shine is increadable!
This car was amazing in person
I think Model T paint was put on with a paint brush then pumiced. Its unlikely any of these high end restorations actually look like the originals. My grandfather used to paint his T with a brush every so often. Also routinely tested the brakes as they had leather brake shoes.
@. Roger Smith thank you so much for sharing all that information greatly appreciate it
Thanks Jay! Everything on this 1933 Plymouth is so beautiful. 🙂
Glad you dig this episode
That's a cool old Plymouth, Jay. I like the gauges and the rear window you can lower. Too bad about the rain ☔ this Saturday.
Yeah there will be other events I’m gonna go out there a lot this summer.. i’m definitely gonna try to go to Hershey for more than one day.. in October
Love the styling on this one, looks a lot more expensive than what you'd expect of a Plymouth...just like the '57s did! WYR #1 - Plymouth #2 Aztec!
Great choices =)
I never realized how similar the Plymouth looked to the Ford they look almost identical
A very attractive car. Thanks Jay. Now here's a heads-up for when you do a 34 Plymouth. For 34, some models trialled independent front suspension. It was dropped for 35 and came back in 39. Could you add to your repertoire getting down on your knees and taking shots of suspension sometimes? The other time I wished for that was when you were looking at a Lincoln, and I wondered whether it used Ford's idiosyncratic suspension. On floor mounted starter buttons, they remove the need for a solenoid and for the starter gear to find it's own way to the ring gear teeth. Maybe it was cheaper to make. However, right hand drive versions of American 1930s cars did use solenoid operation, with hence a button on the dashboard.
Thank you for digging this episode I will do my best to get under the cars when I can I just went back to Classic auto mall and shot a whole bunch of stuff and didn’t get under any of those cars
This handsome Plymouth was somebody's pride and joy in one of the worst years of the Great Depression. I'm so glad it survived. There are so many thoughtful touches in this car, like the elegant speedometer needle, which although not opulent is far nicer then I expected it to be. The original owner had every right to be proud of this car, and I'm sure he felt extremely fortunate to have the wherewithal to buy it. WYR #1: The Chevy. #2: The Aztec was always a toad and hasn't improved one little bit. The Buick is boring. The XLR has been a "Yes, please!" since day one!
Great choices maybe I’ll get to review a Cadillac XLR one day they’re different
It’s crazy that America made opulent cars during a really bad economic recession..
Nice little coupe! I had really ignored this era of autos, and I can't say that they are favorite, but I can say that I've gained a new perspective and appreciation from seeing them on this channel!😎 First scenario, probably the Plymouth. Second, Never cared for any of these, although the new, trimmer version of the Enclave, (unless it's a different model I've seen), looks a lot better than in previous models, IMO.
I too was never really a huge fan of 30s cars until recently I mean I always like the Packards but there’s so much more to the 30s era lots of really cool styling innovations took place then
Great choices i’m going to do a supercar opinionated would you rather which super cars aged terribly I honestly think the Bugatti Veyron from the 2000s aged really bad it looks like a kit car now.. I almost put that in this would you rather but I couldn’t find other super cars that look bad couldn’t think of any off the top of my head I’m not a huge super car fan
That car looks brand new! No wonder it got so many awards.
This car was super cool =)
This was a lot of car for $545 in 1933 - very nicely trimmed, and with thoughtful features. Probably why it was a top seller. The second wiper was indeed an option, note that the feature car has just the standard single wiper.
This was a nice car for the price back then I still can’t get over how similar it looks to the Ford in the Chevy looks like a baby Packard
Another great video, Jay, of a super Plymouth. Love the back window doohicky. 😂
=) glad you dig this episode
Never got why they used those T handles instead of a crank
Such a fine style for that yr/range; a green '32 2 door sedan features in a key sequence in the movie: "Bonnie & Clyde". Incidentally, that lovely"painted" woodgrain-on-metal trim is actually the first application of the infamous "Di-Noc"; a feature that became ubiquitous across the industry. Yep, the "Family Truckster" started here.😊
*"'33 2-door" - fat-fingered typo.
Clyde wrote Henry Ford a letter telling him how much he liked the Ford V 8 for getaways. The movie "Paper Moon" shows some of the old cars in action.
Thank you so much for sharing all of that insight and added information
5:40 It looks as if the "6" circular badge could have been access to a "crank," perhaps on an earlier model.
I was thinking, with 5.5:1 compression, those engines would actually be fairly easy to turn over by hand.
Pretty car, with a lot of great features. Choices - 1933 Ford (easy for me as that was my dad’s first car) and the Enclave. The features and time have softened my view on the Aztec and the Art and Science design of the Cadillac kicked off a renaissance. Thank you as always ~ Chuck (shovel in hand).
That’s awesome Chuck great choices I’m glad you still dig this channel, no episode today but I’m going to try to post the 1937 810 Coffin Cord tomorrow that was an incredible car.. The car that I shot wasn’t original and that’s kind of sort of why I didn’t do it immediately it’s been at classic automotive for sale for the last couple times I’ve been there I like original cars this one doesn’t have the right engine has a different steering wheel column which I’m not a fan of.. I don’t mind engine swaps I just don’t like it when people take the originality of the interior of the car and change it into something more modern you lose the aesthetics of what the car was trying to be in my opinion
@@What.its.like. Agree on the mods, but an 810 Cord is a thing of beauty - looking forward to it!
Cool old Plymouth. It's really strange about that seat, I'm not sure I've ever seen one that low in a car of that era.
I think the first round goes to the Chevy. it's a really good looking car. Second round, the Pontiac Aztek. I don't think it's as bad as it used to seem, but it's still not exactly pretty. I'd totally drive that Cadillac every day, though.
I saw one of those Cadillacs about a week ago and it had the hazy headlights and it looked sunbaked and it did not look good I was looking for a picture like that when it was driving in town it did not look good compared to everything else that was out there I just don’t think it aged that well.. I also don’t think the Bugatti Veyron aged well it looks like a kit car..
I totally agree with the Chevy as well those look like baby Packards to me they look so nice for entry-level brand
👍 Chevy coupe
Pontiac Aztec 😱 some Pontiac executives were licking frogs 🐸🐸???
Plymouth had styling 👍✌️
Great episode 😉
Glad you dig this episode.. yeah Pontiac was doing so well until the Aztec
Granddad first new car was a 33 Plymouth. He remained a Plymouth man for life
Sweet=)
Nice video, you don't see early Plymouth's very often.
=) totally agree
I’ve always liked the idea of rumble seats in automobiles, for they served two functions: a place to stash items out of prying eyes; and a place to put unpleasant passengers, like a mother-in-law. I suppose that our present day trunks are direct descendants of the rumble seat - a good place to deposit bodies… I mean luggage.
Me too I’ve always wanted to ride in one. One day hopefully I would love to own a car with a rumble seat I always like that idea as well
People who remember Plymouths from the 60's and 70's would probably tell you you always got a little with them than a Ford or Chevy (torsion bars & A727 torqueflight notwithstanding). They always felt cheap, especially the Fury vs. Impala/Caprice, Galaxie/LTD. But in the 30's, up to WWII, you always got 'more'. It wasn't just floating power and 4 wheel hydraulics, there was a quality baked in and usually a better interior. Plymouths were usually the most expensive of 'the low priced three' as well. This when $20-30 meant something. (Inflation calculators become less useful during the depression - you really have to compare relative pricing - a blue collar working man might make 1,100 a year - and on that scale the Plymouth was more like $27,000 today) No idea you traveled so far to CCM, obviously multiple videos per trip / that's a killer 'commute' WYR: 1) that's tough: Ford has more zip and collector value, but the Plymouht would be generally more comfortable - have to figure out that seat issue. 2) Aztek - god awful.
Great choices thank you so much for sharing that all of that added information as well as insight greatly appreciate it =)
Hi Jay!: That Plymouth is a really slick design! Too bad it had uncomfortable seating! Gotta pick the 1933 Ford though, with that flathead v-8 power! Second. . . .hmmmmmm. . . .no real contest. . AZTEC for sure! That was weird when it came out! I guess it was pretty reliable? A manager that worked at my workplace still drives one! As an aside, it's a shame that all those pretty vehicles came out in 1932-34 when the depression was at its worst! Seems like there are less 1933 models around than pretty much any other year of the '30's. And the 1934 Packards and Cadillacs! REALLY NICE designs! The Cadillac and LaSalle with those NIFTY biplane bumpers and slick front end design! And Packards! Most of them are nice anyway!
Great choices =) Aztec I agree was always ugly I was in highschool when that car came out I remember people thinking they were cool.. i was like are we talking about the same car?? Lol
The ford and Plymouth look very similar
I love that '33 Plymouth and would take it in a New York minute! Also, the Cadillac XLR(Corvette) is a pretty cool car. It's too bad that they didn't make more of them. Cadillac misjudged their Cadillac buyer's market.
The choices made for the Pontiac brand were not the best. Bring back the LeMans, made in S. Korea by Daewoo wasn't a very smart move. Built on an Opel design, the first ones I saw was an actual Opel in Canada in 1986. Plagued with reliability issues from the start, replacement parts supplies were also a problem. Many cars were hung up in Pontiac dealerships for weeks at a time, waiting for warranty replacement parts. If that wasn't bad enough, Pontiac next brought in the Mexican made Aztec!
Many consider the Aztec the final nail in Pontiacs coffin. It was already too late for Pontiac when they introduced the Australian-made GTO.
Pontiac marketed the Aztec like Rambler marketed their cars in the mid-50's as great for car-camping. Pontiac offered a tent which would attach to the rear hatch . It didn't go over too well. Having an AWD option didn't help either. The drivetrain was fairly GM conventional and that may be why it lasted a few years. Even hauling one out to wherever they were shooting a season of "Survivor" and gave it away to one of the Survivors. Even that didn't result in new sales at the Pontiac dealers.
Now, here's my Aztec story. For some reason, the Canadian government bought a fleet of Aztecs. I found out about this when one year I was at the S.E.M.A. show in Las Vegas. Alex Debagorski of the "Ice Road Truckers" was one of the featured celebrity guests. I was honored to hang out with him for awhile(and he's really the big nice guy you've seen on the show). While I was hanging out with him he kept getting calls from home. What I found out was that he bought a lot of 100 Aztecs at a government auction. He planned of getting them running and driving well so that he could resell them. When he told me, I couldn't contain my laughter. Alex didn't appreciate that. He told me that he paid so little for them that he couldn't help but make a nice profit.
I like going to auto wrecking yards and finding all kinds of rarities and failed projects. One thing I have never seen is a Pontiac LeMans(Daewoo) or an Aztec. I can't tell you the last time I saw those cars driving around or even parked in somebody's yard. lol
Thank you so much for taking the time to share all that knowledge and information
Great choices =)
I vote for the Pontiac Aztec as having aged the worst. Always felt it was one of the ugliest cars of my lifetime. Very sad because Pontiacs were the coolest in the 60's and 70's.
I can't choose the Aztec. It was always ugly, but gained Breaking Bad status. So it became a bit better then when new.
Still wouldn't drive one though 😂
I was in high school when the Aztec came out and I remember when kids thought that they were cool and I was like that thing is hideous..
@@What.its.like. parents shouldn't lie to blind children. Anybody any age with sight would have known the horror tin they were transported in and feel the appropriate level of shame. A schoolbus would be the preferably option even if filled with bullies.
Do you have to bring up the Aztec? Pontiac was better than that in the sixties, seventies and part of the nineties! Eighties, not so much! GTO, Ram Air Trans Am, etc: Yes!😁🛠️
Enjoyed, GREAT vid!!!! 👍👍
Glad you dig =)
1: Yes.
2: Buick Enclave. I like the Aztek for its practicality.
Tune: Do It Again by Steely Dan?
Great choices name that tune is steely Dan do it again somebody else bet you for the title
@@What.its.like. I didn't get beat by much.
No you didnt miss it by much it was just a matter of seconds I was trying to get that episode out at 4:30 when I go to Classic auto Mall it’s rough it’s like a 22 hour day takes 5 1/2 hours to get there in 5 1/2 hours to get home plus I’d like to stay there for as long as possible and then try to make a video when I get home/next day
@@What.its.like. Makes sense.
Looks pretty decent considering its just a little more than the model T. Curb weight is modest even by todays standards. A little less than my 85 Saab 900. About the same as my TR 6. 400,000 cars sold in the depression. Nice.
Plymouth increased market share during the 1930s becoming a working man's favorite - the brand never got beyond it's blue collar popularity - came close in the early 70s, then the rising fuel prices knocked Plymouth down from which it never recovered
W.E. I hear you about the Aztec. I think Pontiac was on the skids when they quit their own engines.
I was a senior when that car came out it’s crazy because I remember people saying how cool how different how futuristic they were.. I was like the things up A pile of shit lol
Great car and video. I choose the Plymouth, though if these were 1932, I'd take the Chevy; in 1934 I'd take the Ford. I pick the Buick because my brother had one and I thought, while it was just a bit less ugly than the Aztek, it hasn't gotten any better, and the revulsion at the Aztek has softened a bit!
Thank you glad you dig this episode =) Great choices the Pontiac Aztek could have been a modern masterpiece it was so ugly though even from day one
To those who made comments like little more than a model t, let's take a look. Plymouth entered the market at 60yh but in &5: yrs was in 4,th. Unlike Chevy and Ford here are some features that it so driveable and durable. 100k super finish engines vs 40k ford and Chevy. Standard 4 wheel hydraulic brakes., Safety glass all windows. Full flow oil filter safety rims and synchronous trans to name a few.
It’s a lot more than a model T model T was basic chassis that flexed the tires are also wider than on a model T.. thank you so much for filling us in with all that additional information =)
Those reflectors you identified on rear bumper.
Were they reflectors? I thought i saw wires running to them.
They had 2 horns outside AND 1 horn under the hood? I wonder if they were all factory..?
I’m not sure they looked like they could have been either or they were very slender
Good catch on the horns
Jay A nick name for the Rumble Seat Is The Mother In Law Seat
Yes !! =)
I'm normally a Ford guy, but this time I'll go with the '33 Plymouth. This car may be influencing me because it's so nicely restored. As far as which car aged the worst, the Pontiac Aztec. Butt-ugly even when new, in the "what were they thinking" category.
By the way, getting into those rumble seats must have been rough. Your mother in law probably would have taken a tumble trying to get in.
I’m gonna get in the back of one of those one day I’ve never been in one great choices too =)
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Just a nice car! I could see why (other than price) why it was so popular at the time. Of the 3 (1933) choices, I'd take the Ford for the styling and the flathead V-8. The Pontiac Aztek is without question the epitome of ugly. The Buick does deserve an honorable mention - the styling looks like the aftermath of a dogs face that chases parked cars.
I totally agree Pontiac Aztec was always ugly the Buick enclave has aged horribly I saw a Cadillac XLR the other day and I was like wow that car didn’t age well.. I was trying to find a picture of one that was like sunbaked with the hazy headlights they don’t look good in that condition.
I can’t get over how much the ford and Plymouth look a like
The Pontiac is hedious compared to the Buick or Cadillac. The Caddy XLR actually looks a bit sexier due to the fact it doesn’t look like the melted jelly bean styling of the Buick.
The Plymouth doesn't seem like a bad car overall except it does seem to be underpowered as you mentioned.
Most cars were underpowered for that era to be 100% Frank
Great choices
@@What.its.like. The concept behind the Caddy was a valid one. Put a "high performance" Corvette engine in a smaller, more luxurious car. The Caddy was supposed to be "the gentleman's hot rod". It worked to a limited extent but also took customers away from the Corvette.
I think I’d take the ‘33 Plymouth. I know it’s Chrysler’s low cost car, but Chrysler Corp. went to hydraulic brakes earlier than the others (a friend’s ‘29 Dodge has them. All three of those modern cars aged badly, but the Aztek was weird from its first day.
Great choices thank you so much for sharing that information I know Chrysler used Lockheed hydro brakes
I agree all this cars aged bad
I'll take the Plymouth
Sweet choice =)
Cooles thing the windshields open uncle jim took me for a ride 65years ago great till a wasp joined us 😮
It was a great idea but it also works as a almost like a sale especially if the car doesn’t have a whole Lot of power it almost acts like windcatcher and the faster you go it feels like you’re driving a sail almost
@@What.its.like. I was kidding about the wasp it was 95deg. We were delivering bait to nj lakes an the wind was magnificent a motorcycle without the risk. Those cars were 100$ rusty underpowered and 20yrs old back then which is 2000$today he had a 2dr 47ford conv. Too .
The back window rolls down so you can talk to someone in the rumble seat.
Awesome I’ve been in a few rumble seat cars never saw one were the wind wow goes down
@@What.its.like. I'm pretty sure that option was common on the rumble seat cars.
@@What.its.like. Ford did that with Lincolns, and Mercurys, from 1958 - 1968? They called the, "Breezeway" it was operated by an electric switch on the driver's door arm rest. They had a three piece back window. Just the center piece rolled down.
I want to review a breezeway car this year those are really cool =)
At the line "even for a Plymouth" all Mopar lovers cringe in unison.... This was a banner year for Plymouth. The styling while pedestrian is nonetheless decent. Their floating power engine mounts created a very smooth feeling automobile. They were not as fast as the equivalent Ford model but they were good cars solid and dependable that year.
33 Plymouth. FTW
Thank you so much for sharing all that insight =)
Someone else said those engines are bullet poof
@@What.its.like. yep they just keep on chugging along. around 1961 or 62 My dad bought my mom a car to drive. I'm fairly sure it was a 49 Plymouth. Probably a model P 4 door sedan. It was an AZ car so zero rust. It wasn't fancy but it got her and us kids from point A to point B without issues. Not a style queen but a solid dependable car. The 219 flat six was a good engine and coupled to a 3 on the tree it got the job done. Mom drove that for probably 2 to 3 years and then dad sold it to a teenager. It was his first car and he was so thrilled to drive off on it with his dad following him home. I was probably 10 or 11 and never forgot how happy that kid looked when he first started that Plymouth up. I couldn't wait till I was old enough to own my first car. Which was a 59 Ford Galaxie 4 door sedan 292 Y-block. But that's a story for another time.
It would be a toss-up between the Chevy and the Plymouth for me--with the decider being the Plymouth's seating position. I think the Pontiac Aztec started out ugly, but it still aged badly. But if that made it a bargain, I would have snapped it up. It doesn't have to be decorative.
Great choices I totally agree with you the Pontiac Aztec was ugly since day one..
I like to 33 Chevy because it’s sort of looks like a baby Packard
At 13:01 you point t a cylindrical device behind the steering column. Did this car have a vacuum assisted clutch or was the freewheel vacuum operated? As for the best looking car, I'll choose the Plymouth on this round. As for the car that aged the worst , the Aztek.
Thank you for that correction =)
Great choices
No opinion on WDR #1, #2 the Aztek was butt ugly while still on the showroom floor!
I totally agree
So funny story I went to prom my jr year with a senior.. we left prom I offered to drive a couple other girls who were my friends home because they had a terrible night. Driving down this hill four lane highway inside of town. So the speed limit was 25-30. A Pontiac Aztec hit me ironically right we’re his ex girlfriend was riding. Thankfully no one was hurt. My parents were gone on weekends doing craft shows so I wanted to fix the car before they got home. And honestly the only damage done was a dent in rocker panel just before the rear wheel well. And the trim was messed up. Anyway parents didn’t know because I’d park the messed up side of the car not facing the house. The following Monday in school rumors the first one I heard I hit him, another my car was totaled, another was shocked to see me because he believed I was in the hospital. Word travels fast in small schools and towns my dad asked “ so what’s this I hear you getting I a car accident prom night”
@@What.its.like. Ah, the joys of small town living! Can't get away with nuthin'.
No in the story ballooned to auto proportion my dad was freaking out because he thought I was in the hospital and I was like you saw me this morning you knew that I wasn’t in the hospital.. and yeah so that was the one and only time I was talk of the school
1933 Plymouth
Buick
Great choices =)
Light My Fire by the Doors
Good guess but no
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The Aztec didn't age badly, it was ugly from birth! The Buick and Caddy don't look so bad. The '33 Plymouth looks better to me than any car made today.
Awesome choices =)
33 Ford/ Buick Enclave
Great choices =)
Too bad Plymouth didn't have a V-8 then, like Ford did!😁🛠️
Crazy thing the Plymouth made almost as much power as the Ford V8
33 Chevy ,Aztec
Great choices.=)
@@What.its.like.
Thank You,
I know Chevy was Definitely a step up from Ford from what I read about that era of automotive History,That Aztec was Just Hideous,I remember when that thing came out ugh ,awful name too
I was in high school when they came out I remember people really liked them.. 2000s era was filled with cheap plastics and very eh cars
1933 Chevy looks like a baby packard
@@What.its.like. yeah ,I was in My late 30’s,
They did get lots of hype as I recall,Bit a weird SUV type thing for sure,Chevy had very good quality from what I ‘ve read
Black Magic Woman, Santana?
Good guess but not that
The 1933 ford v8
Great choice I can’t get over how similar the Ford and the Plymouth look
33 Chev
Caddy XLR, the other two, make them stop...
song was easy for us old farts, but, alas, too slow responding...
It was my fault sometimes I just try to do too much in a day I didn’t get to finish this episode until later than expected
Plymouth PC
Sweet choice =)
15:20 I think the Pontiac Aztec is fairly recognized as one of the ugliest cars ever produced.
That's a high bar, but I think they at least came close =:-0
I think the Fiat multiplex is the most hideous car ever made but beauty is in the eye of the beholder
@@What.its.like. _I think the Fiat multiplex is the most hideous car ..._
I had to look that one up. It reminds me of a Dodge Neon on "My 600 lb Life," with all those bulges and rolls and layers.
Now this is a great looking car. Surprised that its performance doesn’t match the look.
The Aztec aged horribly…..Ugh.
This car was really cool =) 1937 cord 810 coming tomorrow
Aztec was always ugly
By far the Aztec. Ugly the day it was born and ugly the day it died But they will draw a crowd at a Cars and Coffee
I remember when they came out I was in highschool kids thought they were cool...
The Aztec always was ugly imo. The Cadillac is sweet.
=)
The Aztek didn't age badly. It was ugly from the start!
Very true
1st choice 33 Plymouth;
2000's cars that aged badly (ugh!) Pontiac aztek way over the top worst
Great choices =)
Aztec was ugly since day one I was in highschool when that thing came out we used to call SUV super ugly vehicle holds true for that