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Show New Plymouth Hardtop r it i -Asm -4 A j f ' - - - - - - - - - i J ' The 1937 Plymouth Sport Coupe (hardtop) has a low silhouette, long wheelbase, more powerful Fury 301 engine and revolutionary new Torsion-Aire ride said to be the most important advancement in automotive design since the introduction of independent front suspensions. Car pictured here is the Belvedere with Sportone trim. New Plymouth Being Displayed by Dealers Throughout Nation Beginning Next Tuesday 122 inches for Suburban station wagons in the 1957 line. The new car has the appearance of greater length which comes from functional styling. A broad hood, soaring tail fins and forward thrusting headlight brow all contribute con-tribute to the impression of length. In chassis design, Plymouth has accomplished its most significant The 19?) 7 Plymouth will be displayed dis-played throughout the nation by dealers beginning Tuesday, Oct. 30 Plymouth President J. P. Mansfield Mans-field announced today. The release was given out by Dave Greenwood, American Fork Plymouth-DeSoto dealer. Lower, -wider and more powerful, the new model represents a complete com-plete change in styling, body structure struc-ture and chassis. Mansfield said the new car is a result of a telescoping of Plymouth's Ply-mouth's foi-ward planning. "The car we are about to introduce intro-duce has the style and features of the car we had thought, only a few years ago, as possible for about 19G0," Mansfield said. "We have moved faster than we had hoped. The public has shown an eagerness to accept dramatic change." 1957 Plymouth models are as much as five inches lower than corresponding cor-responding 1956 models. The wheel-base wheel-base has been lengthened from 115 inches for all models in 1956 to 118 inches for standard models and change since the introduction of independent front wheel suspensions suspen-sions with coil springs in 1934. The feature is called Torsion-Aire. In the overall re-design of the front suspension, coil springs have disappeared. They are replaced by torsion bar springs which together togeth-er with other equally basic improvements im-provements in both front and rear, produce a new kind of ride and new "handling." The completely new front suspension sus-pension and steering system creates cre-ates a remarkable degree of stability sta-bility under forces of acceleration, braking, and cornering. At the same time, according to Plymouth engineers, the vehicle is more softly sprung than ever before. For the first time on an American passenger pas-senger car, ball joints are combined combin-ed with torsion bar springs to create cre-ate the unique combination of ride and handling characteristics. A new rear suspension incorporates relocated leaf springs, which contribute con-tribute to the new better ride. All of the 1957 Plymouths have more powerful engines than 1956 models. The standard V-8 for all models except the Plaza in the new Fury 301, the number signifying displacement. The Plaza V-8 retains re-tains a displacement of 277 cubic inches, but, like the Fury 301, has a new camshaft, new carburetion, and other innovations to achieve increased performance and economy. econ-omy. The compression ratio of the Fury 301 is 8.5 to 1. Plaza V-8 compression remains at 8 to 1. The compression ratio of the Power-Flow Power-Flow Six is increased from 7.6 to 1 in 1856 to 8 to 1 in 1957. Other innovations in the 1957 line Include: New 14-inch wheels and low pressure, large section tires. New 11-inch brakes, of Chrysler Corporation's Total-Contact design. de-sign. A new integral all-weather air-conditioning air-conditioning system which combines com-bines heating, cooluig, dehumidify-ing dehumidify-ing and ventilating in one uder-hood uder-hood unit, available on all V-8 models. Padded instrument panel and sun visors available as optional equipment. New safety recessed center steering steer-ing wheel. New full-view windshields with 45 per cent greater glass area in sedans and Suburbans and 43 per cent greater in hardtops. A new line of Suburban station wagons with many advanced features fea-tures including a rearward facing third seat in nine-passenger models, mod-els, roll-down tail e-ate winrtaxr wrap-around quarter window, torsion tor-sion bar g-ail gate hinge, optional inside concealed luggage compartment compart-ment with lock on all six-passenger Suburbans and a fuel tank mounted in left rear fender. As in the 1956 offering, Plymouth Ply-mouth for 1957 offers four lines of standard automobiles, Belvedere Belve-dere is the top line, Savoy the middle, and Plaza the lowest-priced. A two-door hardtop is available in the Savoy line and both a two-door two-door and four-door hardtop are available in the Belvedere line. Suburbans again in 1957 make up a distinct line of cars, in three groups Deluxe, Custom and Sport and in 12 models taking into account two-door and four-door models, and six-passenger and nine passenger bodies, and V-8 and six cylinder models. |
