Calling all 1939 Plymouth Nerds

"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak) 03/08/2014 at 16:09 • Filed to: old-ass cars nobody outside of a bridge club remembers

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Your expertise is needed.

I stumbled upon this photo on Google images:

It is apparently a 1939 Plymouth, but every other '39 I've seen looks like this:

With the squircle headlights, and more chrome. Almost everything else seems to be the same. So, does anyone know if this is really the same year? A different model? A different market?

Thanks fellas.

KnowsAboutCars > ptak appreciates old racecars 03/08/2014 at 16:22

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I believe the round headlamps were aftermarket conversions such as Wedford arrow conversion kit. The conversions were somewhat popular at the time.

ptak appreciates old racecars > KnowsAboutCars 03/08/2014 at 16:41

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Interesting, thanks. I don't see why anyone would purposefully change the squircles for the more boring type, though.

desertdog5051 > ptak appreciates old racecars 03/08/2014 at 16:46

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Different model. The square headlight model is the DeLuxe. The round headlight is one of a couple base models Like the Special.

KnowsAboutCars > ptak appreciates old racecars 03/08/2014 at 16:47

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One reason was that sealed beams became mandatory in 1940 and some people were afraid that the law change would also concern older cars

ptak appreciates old racecars > KnowsAboutCars 03/08/2014 at 19:07

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That explains it. What a silly law.