Early Plymouth and Dodge exports to Australia

by Bill Watson and Jim Benjaminson. Photos by Jim Benjaminson except where otherwise noted.
Also see 1950 Australian Chryslers, Australian Royal, Plainsman, and Wayfarer, and Australia 1960s-1980s

The 1935 4-cylinder Dodge DM series was the first Plymouth-based Dodge to be exported from North America.

Built in Detroit, the Dodge DM was similar to the US Dodge cars, but, by comparing part numbers, it appears the Dodge DM had a Plymouth 4 (instead of the Dodge 6) with a Dodge radiator grille. These were the last 4-cylinder Dodges built in North America until the introduction of the Omni in late 1977.

The pictured limousine is a Plymouth P6 with a wheelbase stretched to 132 inches.

1939 Dodge D12 3-Window Coupe

1938 Dodge D9 4-Door belonging to P. Hession

1947 Dodge D25 - note higher roof than US version (W. Finch's car)

1947 Dodge D25 - note 1939 US Dodge style deck lid