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The Classic Car Book Adapted to the Web

by Jim Benjaminson. Copyrighted by Jim Benjaminson.
Originally printed by Motorbooks International.

Introduction and acknowledgements
"Walter, you'll go broke!" 1924-1945
An incredible sellers' market 1946-1948
An all-new car, at last! 1949
More of a good thing 1950
The year that nearly wasn't 1951
The calm before the storm 1952
Against all trends 1953
Disaster strikes! 1954
Plymouth Dream Cars
A complete turnaround! 1955
1956: From ship to plane (with PowerFlite and Fury)
Plymouth turbine cars
1957: The Forward Look, TorqueFlite, and torsion bars
Plymouth diesels
1958: Year of Christine
Christine, the furious Fury
1959, the End of an Era

All material has been reprinted by permission. Some revisions have been made to better fit Web publication.

Chrysler Heritage • History by Year • Chrysler People and Bios • Corporate Facts and History

Plymouth 1946-1959: Introduction • Turbines • Diesels • Christine • Dream Cars • Print version
1924-1945 • 1946-48 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

DeSoto and Plymouth Buyers' Guide: DeSoto 1929-39 • DeSoto 1940s • DeSoto 1950s • Exports
Plymouth 1928-29 • 1930-34 • 1935-39 • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • Valiant/Barracuda
Acknowledgements • Introduction • Top Ten Lists and Clubs

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