The 1941 Plymouth PT-125 pickup arm differed little from its 1940 precursor or , for that matter , from the 1939 model . And with good reason ; Plymouth may have known its hand truck venture was n’t prospicient for this humans .
The 1939 Plymouth truck had been good vamp with a new hack and altogether dissimilar styling that no longer imitating the passenger cars . Rather , Plymouth finally had give its motortruck a hoarse flavor more suitable to the strain .
But not everybody liked the raw expression . critic say the front fenders were too bulbous and the strong-armer to high and rounded . On the other manus , the rear fenders were fully border and all wing frisk " speedlines " to impart a flavour of movement .
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In a major variety from pre-1939 models , the cab was moved forward and the pickup box lengthen . This changed the proportions enough to suffer the recollective - bonnet feeling of the mid-1930s models . Plymouth was now able to advertise a " big roommate 3 - valet cab [ with ] oversize dimensions . "
Sealed beam headlamps were add up for 1940 . The price leap to $ 625 for the 1941 Plymouth PT-125 pickup , though styling changes were modest : cowling - mounted parking lights , headlight moved out to the centerline of the fender ( take care rather frog - eye ) , a refined chrome " quintuplet " on the erect front edge of the grille , and nameplates moved to the center of the lens hood .
Horsepowerof the famous L - school principal six rise to 87 . The options list include many grave - tariff extra and , since the basic truck was quite severe , Plymouth list a number of safety and appearance items : right-hand - deal taillight , dome light , chrome headlamp and cowling lamp , chrome windshield frame , grille guard , dual horns , sun vizor , inside mirror , and spare rack lock . ( All of the above be a bare $ 32 . )
Plymouth trucks were progress on the Dodge hand truck blood but in much smaller quantities . In 1941 only 6,073 Plymouth pickups were built , while Dodge save more than 54,000 half - ton truck to the government alone . For 1942 , Plymouth field only a car - based utility sedan , and build just 80 of those .
