Monday 4th February 1929
The last Plymouth Model Q was produced. The car, which was particularly economic, was launched on the market by Walter Chrysler to compete with the Ford Model-T . With the creation of the Plymouth brand, Chrysler wanted to expand its offer downwards. The gap between the two brands was then filled with the purchase of Dodge and the creation of the DeSoto brand . The Model Q was presented on 7 July 1928 at Madison Square Garden in New York . On this occasion, the demonstration car that opened the parade was led by the famous aviator Amelia Earhart . The model was also known as Chrysler Plymouth .The model was equipped with a motor in side-valve and four-cylinder in-line from 2,791 cm³ of displacement which developed 45 CV of power . This engine was the only one, in the range of the Chrysler group, to be four-cylinder. The engine was front , while the drive was rear . The gearbox was three-speed manual and the clutch was dry single-disc. The brakes were hydraulic on the four wheels.
Of the model, a total of 66,097 copies were produced.
