Plymouth De Luxe

{{Infobox automobile

| image = 1948 Plymouth Special De Luxe Club Coupe 3.5.jpg

| caption = 1948 Plymouth Special De Luxe Club Coupe

| name = Plymouth De Luxe / Special De Luxe

| manufacturer = Plymouth (Chrysler)

| model_years =

| aka = Dodge Kingsway (Canada)

| production = 1933–1942
1946–1950

| assembly = Lynch Road Assembly, Highland Park, MI
San Leandro Assembly, San Leandro, California

| related = DeSoto Deluxe
Dodge Deluxe

| predecessor = Plymouth Model PJ

| successor = Plymouth Concord (Deluxe SWB)
Plymouth Cambridge (Deluxe LWB)
Plymouth Cranbrook (Special Deluxe)

| class = Full-size

| body_style = 2-door sedan
4-door sedan
2-door coupe
2-door convertible
4-door station wagon

| layout = FR layout

| platform =

| engine = Post War: {{convert|217.8|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} Plymouth I6

| transmission =

| wheelbase = 1937-39 {{convert|114|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
1940-48: {{convert|117|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
1949-50 SWB: {{convert|111|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
1949-50 LWB: {{convert|118.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

| length = 1946-48 station wagon: {{convert|195.625|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
1946-48 other styles: {{convert|196.75|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
1949 SWB: {{convert|185.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
1949 LWB: {{convert|191.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
1950 SWB: {{convert|186.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
1950 LWB: {{convert|192.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

| width = {{Convert|72.71|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

| height =

| weight =

| designer =

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The Plymouth De Luxe and Special De Luxe were full-sized automobiles which were produced by American manufacturer Plymouth during the 1933–1942 and 1946–1950 model years.

The Plymouth Deluxe Model PD appeared in 1933, shortly after the Plymouth Six Model PC which was the company's first six-cylinder automobile but offered a {{convert|107|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} wheelbase versus 112 for the De Luxe.{{Cite web|title=Plymouths of 1933: PC, PD — their first six cylinder cars|url=https://www.allpar.com/threads/plymouths-of-1933-pc-pd-%E2%80%94%C2%A0their-first-six-cylinder-cars.229640/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Allpar Forums|language=en-US}}

It was an upscale alternative to the Plymouth Six (1933-1934), Business Six (1935-1938) and Roadking (1938-1940).{{Cite web|title=The Glamour Car: Plymouth for 1938|url=https://www.allpar.com/threads/the-glamour-car-plymouth-for-1938.227894/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Allpar Forums|language=en-US}} In 1941, the Roadking name was dropped for the low trim Plymouths, which were referred as P11 and not renewed in 1942, making the De Luxe, the entry level.{{Cite web|title=Plymouth cars of the 1940s (from the Illustrated...|url=https://www.allpar.com/threads/plymouth-cars-of-the-1940s-from-the-illustrated-plymouth-desoto-buyers-guide.229625/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=Allpar Forums|language=en-US}}

Between 1941 and 1950, the De Luxe was offered in two trim levels, the De Luxe and the top-of-the-line Special De Luxe.{{cite web|title=Travel there and Back in a Plymouth|url=http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Plymouth/1946%20Plymouth/album/1946%20Plymouth-16.html|publisher=Chrysler Corporation|access-date=2011-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220072157/http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Plymouth/1946%20Plymouth/album/1946%20Plymouth-16.html|archive-date=2011-02-20|url-status=dead}} The engine in 1946 was a {{convert|95|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on|adj=on}} {{convert|217.8|CID|L|1|abbr=on}} Plymouth Straight Six.{{cite web |url=http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Plymouth/1946%20Plymouth/album/1946%20Plymouth-16.html |title=Directory Index: Plymouth/1946 Plymouth/album |publisher=Oldcarbrochures.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220072157/http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Plymouth/1946%20Plymouth/album/1946%20Plymouth-16.html |archive-date=2011-02-20 |url-status=dead }} In 1949 this engine was upgraded to produce {{convert|97|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Plymouth/1949%20Plymouth/album/1949%20Plymouth-12.html |title=Directory Index: Plymouth/1949 Plymouth/album |publisher=Oldcarbrochures.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524074202/http://oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Plymouth/1949%20Plymouth/album/1949%20Plymouth-12.html |archive-date=2013-05-24 |url-status=dead }}

{{gallery | width = 200 | height = 150

|File:1934 Plymouth (4696441525).jpg|1934 Plymouth Deluxe

|File:1937 Plymouth Convertible (19098950278).jpg|1937 P4 Deluxe

|File:1939 Plymouth P8 coupe (6105198921).jpg|1939 3-window coupe assembled in Australia

|File:41 Plymouth (9121471944).jpg|1941 Plymouth Special De Luxe Convertible

|File:1941 Plymouth Model P-12 Special Deluxe (34785768695).jpg|1941 Plymouth Special De Luxe 4-Door Sedan

|File:Plymouth Special De Luxe 4-Door Sedan 1946 2.jpg|1946 Plymouth Special De Luxe 4 Door Sedan

|File:Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth & DeSoto automobiles - NARA - 283638.jpg|1946 Plymouth Special De Luxe Club Coupe

|File:Plymouth Special De Luxe 1947 - Falköping cruising 2010 - 7045.jpg|1947 Plymouth Special De Luxe Club Coupe

|File:1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe Woody (front left).jpg|1949 Plymouth Special De Luxe Station Wagon

|File:1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe Sedan with fender skirts.jpg|1949 Plymouth Special De Luxe Four Door Sedan

|File:Plymouth DeLuxe OCJ-679 p1.JPG|1950 Plymouth De Luxe Three Passenger Coupe

|File:1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe convertible at Hershey 2019, front left.jpg|1950 Plymouth Special De Luxe Convertible

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