1932 Plymouth PB Convertible Coupe

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

The rare Plymouth PB represents a high point in prewar Plymouth production, showcasing the brand’s attractive styling and tendency to punch above its weight. Offered in a variety of different body styles, the PB offered here is a Convertible Coupe, one of 4,853 such cars constructed. Plymouth’s PB was a one year only model, and according to the Standard Catalog of American Cars represents “Plymouth’s zenith of 4 cylinder car production”.

This car is confirmed by its FCA Production Record as having been completed on March 14, 1932 at the Detroit, Michigan plant, with delivery destination noted as H.O. Harrison Co. in San Francisco, California. A remarkable history file accompanies the PB, including an original sales contract from 1932 showing its first sale in April 1932 to Robert D. Rhodes of San Jose, California. Incredibly, the original 1934 California ‘pink slip’ still exists in the car’s history file. Retained in the Rhodes family for many decades, the PB was eventually acquired by a series of Californian owners, before arriving with its current owner, a Northern California Plymouth aficionado who acquired the car in 2015.

Today, the PB exhibits an older cosmetic body restoration, contrasted by a more recent and high quality interior retrim in tan leather along with a tan cloth soft top with matching boot cover. The PB is a running, driving example – please see driving and startup videos included as part of the listing. This handsome PB is a seldom seen contemporary and worthy competitor to the more well-known Ford and Chevrolet roadsters of the era, and offers a rare opportunity to acquire an early open Plymouth.

Highlights

• A rare, attractive and elegant 1932 Plymouth body style

• Documented with original sales paperwork

• FCA Production Record documentation included

• Sold new in California and believed to be a “California car” from new

• Engine and body tag numbers correspond to Chrysler Production Record

• Extensive historical ownership documentation file, including original 1934 California “pink slip”

• Beautiful leather interior seating including fully upholstered rumble seat

• Newer, high quality tan soft top with glass window

• A running, driving, attractive example from Plymouth’s “zenith of 4 cylinder car production”

Features

• Full leather bench seat and rumble seat

• Tan cloth soft top with glass rear window

• Original inline four-cylinder engine

• Three speed manual transmission

• Three spoke steering wheel

• Chrome front and rear bumpers

• Rear mounted spare wheel and tire

Known Imperfections

• Older two-tone repaint of average quality is aging and shows various imperfections, including but not limited to various chips, cracking, scratches, prep flaws, and other blemishes, which we have attempted to picture in the galleries

• Passenger side window will not roll down without assistance

• Older Allstate tires

Included

• Original sales contract and file of paperwork, including original 1934 California “pink slip” and additional vintage registrations and titles documenting the car’s ownership

• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Production Record document

• Copies of some service invoices

• Reproduction owner’s manual

Known Ownership History

• April 9, 1932 – Sold new to Robert D. Rhodes, Palo Alto, California

• 1963 – Ownership transferred to Douglas Rhodes, Garden Grove, California

• 1967-1979 – Reportedly undriven in Rhodes family ownership

• July 1979 – Sold by Leah Smith Rhodes to Frank Moe, Mountain View, California

• May 1981 – Sold to Forrest Willcox

• 1983 – Owned by Roger Lindberg, San Jose, California

• 2015 – Owned by John Joseph Bisceglie, Foster City, California.

• 2015-Present – Current owner, Marin County, California

Additional Notes

Please note this vehicle is titled by its engine number.

A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty. 

Contact: David Swig  Phone: 415.302.2247  email: dswig@hagerty.com