The 1932 Plymouth PA Rumble - Seat coupe helped increase Plymouth sales , which had been down because of the Depression . In fact , auto sales agreement crashed to their low level since the output - limited daylight of World War I in 1918 . But Plymouth bucked that trend , go from from 7th place in sales in 1930 to fourth in 1931 , and third in 1932 . Aggressive pricing , sharp marketing , and a quality intersection had fueled the rapid rise .
SharingChrysler’sreputation for fine engineering , Plymouth featured hydraulic brakes on its very first 1929 models .
The Series PA , which bow down on July 11,1931 , was considered a 1932 model . borrow its Safety - Steel body from the ' 31 DeSoto SA and Chrysler SM , Plymouth was a pace ahead ofChevyandFordin eliminating structural wood , and a double - drop frame lowered overall tiptop to 67 inches , making the Plymouth depend longer than its modest 169 - inch duration .
" Floating Power , " with rubber - cushioned setting strategically place along theengine’scenter of gravity , cater " the Smoothness of an Eight and the Economy of a Four . " This Plymouth scoop was soon widely imitated . Also sport were an soft - shift key transmission with a " silent " 2nd gear and , for $ 20 , Free Wheeling . shut body carried a built - in aerial inside the cap for the few who could give the Philco - Transitone radio .
The PA was the first Plymouth to feature a wicket , and its vertical " radiator louvres " could be polish off in chrome rather than paint . Also of bank note were a stylish " flight - noblewoman " hood ornamentation and an ellipse rearward window . Powered by a 196.1 - Criminal Investigation Command , 56 - horsepowerL - head word four , the 109 - column inch - wheelbase PA boasted eight horses more than the previous Series SOU . The 11 PA models ranged in price from $ 495 to $ 690 .
The two- and four - passenger coupe sold for $ 610 ; the second taillamp , luggage stand , and dual sidemounts cost extra . Of the 105,095 Plymouth public address system built during the inadequate framework tally ( the PB bowed in April 1932 , also as a ' 32 example ) , 9,696 were rumble - seat coupes . One beautiful coupe , owned by Eugene W. Brotzman , of Mazomanie , Wisconsin , was stolen by a 72 - year - old woman , and it took him two years to recover his prized Plymouth before he could restore it in 1983 - 1984 .
