1937 Plymouth Deluxe Tour Sedan

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

This Plymouth Deluxe Tour Sedan, a superb example of Plymouth’s most popular 1937 model, is confirmed by its Chrysler Corporation Production Record as having been completed on January 15, 1937 at the Detroit, Michigan plant. Its delivery destination is noted as Minneapolis, Minnesota with the original selling dealer noted as “Johnson”, most likely Bud Johnson Plymouth and DeSoto, the area Plymouth distributor. Remarkably for a sedan of this era, this Plymouth has been treated to a Concours quality, no-expense-spared restoration resulting in one of the finest representations of a pre-war Plymouth in existence today.

Having been discovered in a Kingman, Arizona barn in October 2000, the Plymouth was initially treated to a hobbyist restoration to get it back on the road, before being acquired by the current owner, a devoted Plymouth collector, in 2009. A decision was made to undertake a painstakingly detailed and highly correct restoration to Concours standards, a project that would take some 10 years to complete! This meticulous restoration work was undertaken by Mike Mancini’s American Muscle Car Restoration, Inc., in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. A thick file comprising hundreds of pages of detailed restoration receipts documents the incredible efforts undertaken during that period to bring every aspect of the Plymouth to its current state of presentation. The end result, some $350,000+ later, must be one of the finest pre-war Plymouth automobiles in existence. Truly a labor of love, this car is a testament to its owner’s love for and devotion to the Plymouth marque. It is a superb representation of the type of car typically seen on American streets during the late 1930s, a time when Plymouth was the third most popular car in America. Highlights

• Documented 10-year, exhaustive restoration to show standards by Mike Mancini’s American Muscle Car Restoration, Inc. completed in 2023

• Over $350,000 in documented restoration invoices on file

• Chrysler Production Record documentation included

• Period correct Wedgewood Blue exterior

• Impressive interior upholstery including correct mohair

• Extremely fine attention paid to correct finishes throughout

• Fully restored undercarriage

• A Pebble Beach quality restoration on a standard production model; perhaps the finest Plymouth Tour Sedan in existence today

Features

• Three speed manual transmission

• Opening windshield for ventilation

• Radio

• All steel roof

• Wind wings in front doors

• Plymouth “Safety Styling” interior appointments

• Three spoke steering wheel

• Chrome front and rear bumpers

• Firestone Gum-Dipped blackwall tires

Known Imperfections

• This 1937 Plymouth Deluxe Tour Sedan is presented as a finely restored example and is said to be free from any substantial imperfections.

Included

• Chrysler Production Record document

• Extensive file of restoration invoices

• Owner’s manual

• Spare wheel and tire

• Jack & lug wrench

• Pair of 1937 yellow-on-black California license plates

Known Ownership History

• 1937 – sold new in Minneapolis, MN

• 2000 – discovered in a barn in Kingman, AZ

• In between – several owners in Arizona and California

• 2009 – sold to current owner, California