Mika Jaakkola Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Hello,I'm just wondering. I bought a 1939 Plymouth. It has a floor shifter, but the title says it's a P8. So that should mean DeLuxe. I though that only 1939 Roadkings had floor shifter?So the question is, is there something that's not right in my Plymouth? Wrong tranny or wrong markings at title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wsfrison Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Sorry about the slow response, I hadn't checked the Plymouth site lately.According to my reference materials=P7 serial nos. 1298001-1377475,9150401-9164593,3110001-3114680. Canadian 9603586-? P8 serial nos. 10630001-10879874,20027001-20062199,3222001-3242203.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elmo39 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Mika i'm coming in a bit late to , yes the deluxe was a P8 and the roadking a P7 , but P8 engine numbers applied to both series . i dont live in the US but from what i can understand it depended on which State your car was titled in whether it was titled by the engine number or the body serial number , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Bill-W Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 1939 Canadian serial numbers :P-7 : Roadking : 9603586 to 9607605P-8 : DeLuxe and Custom : 9358626 to 9368510Engine numbers :P-7 : Roadking : P7-1001-C and upP-8 : DeLuxe and Custom : P8-1001-C and upBillVancouver, BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elmo39 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 the way i read it mike your car is not canadian assembled , but one you recently imported from the US, the information i Posted came from the book THE PLYMOUTH DESOTO STORY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 MikaI posed your question to a 1939 Plymouth expert in Michigan. Here's what he says:You would have to know where the car was built or assembled because exports used different labels for the series. One export brochure I have lists SIX and Deluxe SIX which states"The DeLuxe Sixes are equipped with the Remote Control Gear Shifts, but the Sixes come equipped with the convential Gear Shift levers." This sounds the same or similar to domestic P8 Deluxe and P7 Standard.On a recent French ad that I found, it states that a shift on the column was standard on the Custom and DeLuxe. You can tell if the trans was replaced by the steering column, draft pad at the fire wall, the casting at the base of the steering wheel, etc. I am not sure if there would be a difference if it is a left or right hand drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Bill-W Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: West Peterson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">MikaI posed your question to a 1939 Plymouth expert in Michigan. Here's what he says:You would have to know where the car was built or assembled because exports used different labels for the series. One export brochure I have lists SIX and Deluxe SIX which states"The DeLuxe Sixes are equipped with the Remote Control Gear Shifts, but the Sixes come equipped with the convential Gear Shift levers." This sounds the same or similar to domestic P8 Deluxe and P7 Standard.On a recent French ad that I found, it states that a shift on the column was standard on the Custom and DeLuxe. You can tell if the trans was replaced by the steering column, draft pad at the fire wall, the casting at the base of the steering wheel, etc. I am not sure if there would be a difference if it is a left or right hand drive. </div></div>The French ad for Custom and DeLuxe may be a Canadian item. Chrysler of Canada offered a Custom series from 1936 through 1941 on the upper Plymouth model. Which was the same model number as the DeLuxe series.BillVancouver, BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoe1939 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 While on the subject of 1939 P-8's I have a question. I have a '39 P-8 four door sedan and need some parts. Mainly I am looking for a new coil and coil mounting bracket as well as some parts for the distributor.I have tried for about 2 months on and off to get theses parts without luck. Please help me with any suggestions on where to get these parts. You can email me directly at shoe_crc@hotmail.comThanksJohn Shoemaker1939 Plymouth P-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Check with Andy Bernbaum. He may be expensive, but sometimes he is the only game in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Try Ed Speigel in Murrysville, PA. Phone 412-559-6880. He has only NOS original parts and may have what you need or be able to find it for you. He has helped me several times on hard to find parts on a 38 Dodge. His email was Parts4U@aol.com, but that was several years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I downloaded a free PDF catalogue from Mitchell Motor Parts Inc. and I saw some coil stuff in there. Their web site is www.mmpar.com if you want a copy of the catalogue.I've recently bought a 1938 Plymouth Pickup. I keep seeing these P numbers mentioned. According to this catalogue...I guess I have a 1938 P5, P6. Not sure how to tell which of the two P's it is or what it signifies. Can anyone help a newbie out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 My book shows PT-50 for 1937 Plymouth 1/2 ton pickup, PT-57 for 1938, PT-81 for 1939. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thank you keiser... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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