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1932 Plymouth
(Engineering Code PB)

Unless otherwise noted, price, engine numbers and body type production data is from [Bowman 1988b]. Specifications are from [Chrysler 1975] and serial numbers are from [Chrysler 1973]. Production dates are from [benj 2007]. Weights and paint information from [Hendricks 2001]

Highlights and commentary
Production and serial numbers
Specifications
Four Door Sedan
Business Coupe
Two Door Sedan
Rumble Seat Coupe
Sports Roadster
Business Roadster
Phaeton
Convertible Coupe
Convertible Sedan
Seven Passenger Sedan
Chassis

Highlights

The frame was upgraded to a “rigid X” construction and oil filters become standard equipment. The brake drums are now “centrifuse” (basically steel drums with a cast iron friction surface fused to them).

Production

Model Name Production Plant Serial Number Engine Number
BeginEnd BeginEnd BeginEnd
4 (New Finer) February 4, 1932 September 27, 1932 Detroit 1,680,001 1,758,001 PB1001 PB82450
Windsor 9,307,951 9,310,965

Specifications

Wheel base Num Cylinders Bore and Stroke Cu. In. Compression BHP Torque
Std. Opt. Std. Opt. Std. Opt.
112-3/8 4 3-5/8 x 4-3/4 196.1 4.9 5.6 65 @ 3400 n/a 136 @ 1600 n/a

For download speed reasons, Detailed Specifications and Standards of Adjustment are found on a separate page.

Paint Codes

See note about paint and trim.
Code Body Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe Wheels
         

Trim Codes

See note about paint and trim.
Code Description
   

Four Door Sedan

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$635 38,066 2870
Body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Hathor Blue color chip IM-1077   Washington Blue (IM-1188) Black Ivory
Phantom Gray color chip IM-643   Phantom Gray Black Green
Hathor Blue color chip IM-1077   Hathor Blue Black  
1932 Plymouth PB four door sedan
Photograph copyright Jim Benjaminson, used with permission.
1932 Plymouth PB four door sedan 1932 Plymouth PB four door sedan 1932 Plymouth PB four door sedan
1932 Plymouth PB four door sedan 1932 Plymouth PB four door sedan 1932 Plymouth PB four door sedan
1932 Plymouth PB four door sedan 1932 Plymouth PB four door sedan
Photographs copyright Frank Marotta, used with permission.
1932 Plymouth Model PB Convertible Coupe 1932 Plymouth Model PB Convertible Coupe Photographs copyright Tod Fitch, used with permission.

Business Coupe

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$565 11,126 2695
Body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Limousine Blue #4 color chip IM-949 246-30295 Limousine Blue #4 Black Ivory
Uhlan Gray color chip IM-1385   Uhlan Gray Black Red or Ivory
Black       Black Black Ivory
Black       Casino Red (IM-536) Black Red
Merrimac Beige color chip IM-202   Merrimac Beige Merrimac Beige Scarlet
Biscay Sand color chip IM-1053   Biscay Sand Biscay Sand Red
1932 Plymouth PB Rumble Seat Coupe
Photograph copyright Bob Mead, used with permission.

This 1932 PB Plymouth business coupe performed flawlessly in the 1998 and 2001 History Channel Great Races across America. For more information on this check out Bob Mead's website.

Two Door Sedan

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$575 13,031 2825
Body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Limousine Blue #4 color chip IM-949 246-30295 Limousine Blue #4 Black Ivory
Uhlan Gray color chip IM-1385   Uhlan Gray Black Red or Ivory
Black       Black Black Ivory
Black       Casino Red (IM-536) Black Red
Merrimac Beige color chip IM-202   Merrimac Beige Merrimac Beige Scarlet
Biscay Sand color chip IM-1053   Biscay Sand Biscay Sand Red

1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan 1932 Plymouth Model PB Two Door Sedan Photographs copyright Bob Arnold, used with permission.

Rumble Seat Coupe

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$610 8,159 2750
Body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Wyll Green color chip IM-1099   Wyll Green Black  
Tuscan Tan No. 3 color chip IM-1200   Tuscan Tan No. 3 Tuscan Tan No. 3  
Aurora Sand color chip IM-13   Aurora Sand Aurora Sand Green
1932 Plymouth PB rumble seat coupe

Photograph copyright Jim Benjaminson, used with permission.

Sports Roadster

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$595 2,163 2595
Body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Limousine Blue #4 color chip IM-949 246-30295 Limousine Blue #4 Black Ivory
Uhlan Gray color chip IM-1385   Uhlan Gray Black Red or Ivory
Black       Black Black Ivory
Black       Casino Red (IM-536) Black Red
Merrimac Beige color chip IM-202   Merrimac Beige Merrimac Beige Scarlet
Biscay Sand color chip IM-1053   Biscay Sand Biscay Sand Red
1932 Plymouth PB sports roadster 1932 Plymouth PB sports roadster 1932 Plymouth PB sports roadster

Photographs copyright Jim Benjaminson, used with permission.

Business Roadster

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$495 3,225 2545
body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Limousine Blue #4 color chip IM-949 246-30295 Limousine Blue #4 Black Ivory
Uhlan Gray color chip IM-1385   Uhlan Gray Black Red or Ivory
Black       Black Black Ivory
Black       Casino Red (IM-536) Black Red
Merrimac Beige color chip IM-202   Merrimac Beige Merrimac Beige Scarlet
Biscay Sand color chip IM-1053   Biscay Sand Biscay Sand Red

Phaeton

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$595 259 2655
Body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Limousine Blue #4 color chip IM-949 246-30295 Limousine Blue #4 Black Ivory
Uhlan Gray color chip IM-1385   Uhlan Gray Black Red or Ivory
Black       Black Black Ivory
Black       Casino Red (IM-536) Black Red
Merrimac Beige color chip IM-202   Merrimac Beige Merrimac Beige Scarlet
Biscay Sand color chip IM-1053   Biscay Sand Biscay Sand Red

Convertible Coupe

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$645 4,853 2730
Body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Wyll Green color chip IM-1099   Wyll Green Black  
Tuscan Tan No. 3 color chip IM-1200   Tuscan Tan No. 3 Tuscan Tan No. 3  
Aurora Sand color chip IM-13   Aurora Sand Aurora Sand Green
1932 Plymouth PB convertible coupe 1932 Plymouth PB convertible coupe
Photographs copyright Jim Benjaminson, used with permission.

Convertible Sedan

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$785 690 2920
Body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Pilot Blue No. 2 color chip IM-943   Pilot Blue No. 2 Pilot Blue No. 2 Cream
Black       Black Black Ivory
Black       Black Black Red
Upper - DeLuxe Maroon Deep
Lower - DeLuxe Maroon Light		 color chip
color chip		 IM-1173
IM-1172		     Black Vermilion
Gascony Green color chip IM-1197   Gascony Green Gascony Green  
1932 Plymouth Model U Deluxe Coupe 1932 Plymouth Model U Deluxe Coupe 1932 Plymouth Model U Deluxe Coupe
1932 Plymouth Model U Deluxe Coupe 1932 Plymouth Model U Deluxe Coupe
Photographs copyright Tod Fitch, used with permission.
19312 Plymouth Model PD Convertible Coupe 1931 Plymouth Model PD Convertible Coupe Photographs copyright Tod Fitch, used with permission.

Seven Passenger Sedan

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
$725 2,179 3075
Body Ditz-Lac Intermix System Du Pont Moulding Fenders & Sheet Metal Stripe
Hathor Blue color chip IM-1077   Washington Blue (IM-1188) Black Ivory
State Maroon color chip IM-979   State Maroon Black  
1932 Plymouth PB 7 Passenger Sedan Front view 1932 Plymouth PB 7 Passenger Sedan Front view 1932 Plymouth PB 7 Passenger Sedan View toward left front 1932 Plymouth PB 7 Passenger Sedan Right rear view
1932 Plymouth PB 7 Passenger Sedan 7 Passenger Sedan Right side view 1932 Plymouth PB Right front view 1932 Plymouth PB 7 Passenger Sedan Backseat
1932 Plymouth PB 7 Passenger Sedan Dash 1932 Plymouth PB Engine 1932 Plymouth PB 7 Passenger Sedan jump seat
Photographs copyright Don Lawless, used with permission.

Chassis

Price (F.O.B. Detroit)Number BuiltWeight
Price not available 159 Not available