anyone know if a 42 dodge 3 window coupe has a curved or flat back glass, also any info on 42 dodges specially the 3 windows would be appreciated. thanks
The book i have states the total production of the 3 person coupe was 5257 units. They were based on the smaller Plymouth body. The Plymouth (and Dodge) coupes have curved rear windows after 46, and the 42 appears to look a lot more like the 46 body style then the 41 style. There are no rear view pictures of the 42 coupe (Dodge or Plymouth), the pictured sedan has a curved rear window. Production of Dodge automobiles started in Aug of 1941 and ended in Jan 1942. There was also a Canadian Dodge badged, Plymouth based, 3 passenger coupe offered, but very few total Canadian cars were built in 42. Total Canadian production was less then 6,000 cars, and there is no breakdown of which body style those were. The 42 model year was the 1st to have the "concealed running boards". Tail lights were moved off the fenders and back onto the body, and the hood opened as one piece and was hinged at the rear. Gene
" the hood opened as one piece and was hinged at the rear. Gene" Nope,the hood is two piece and both swing up from the sides,just like in the 46 to 48 Dodges. At least with the US cars. The Canadian ones may have been different. I know they used the smaller Plymouth body and I know for a fact the grille was different than the US Dodge grille because I bought a NOS Canadian grille and it won't work. All this is what caused me to buy the parts books for both the US and the Canadian 42's. I'm not going to make THAT expensive mistake again.
"anyone know if a 42 dodge 3 window coupe has a curved or flat back glass, The back glass is curved. Send me a email through the HAMB message system and I can email you a photo from a restored US 42 business coupe. What other information do you need to know? I am far from being an expert,but I do have the parts manuals for both US and Canadian 42 Dodges.
Humm that's strange?? 40 mopars have two piece hoods and in 41 went to a single piece hood. My 41 Plymouth coupe has a single piece hood with the eagle beak style front. 40s are straight along the bottom of the hood. Any 41 Plymouth or Dodges that I've seen have single piece hoods. Why would they go back to a two piece hood after using a single piece hood for only one year..
"Why would they go back to a two piece hood after using a single piece hood for only one year.." I think you may be confusing Plymouths with Dodges. All the 40's Plymouths I have ever seen (I own two 47 parts cars and 1 48 coupe driver) have one piece hoods,and every 40's US Dodge I've seen has two piece hoods. The Canadian Dodges most likely had one piece hoods because they used Plymouth bodies.
You are right. The 41 Dodge I saw at Mopars at the Battleship in Mobile Al. was in fact a Canadian Dodge. I remember the owner telling me a few facts about them. One was the Canadian Dodge came standard with overdrive transmissions. You had my curiosity up so I went to http://www.carnut.com/photo/list/ It has about any car you can imagine. Looks like Plymouth was ahead of it's time. Front opening hood in 41, 46-48 All the others has gull wing hoods Chryslers,Desotos, Dodges and pilot house Dodge trucks past 48.
The information I posted came out of the book titled "The standard catalog of Chrysler 1924-1990" and has been pretty accurate for the most part. Aside from that, I have owned several 46-48 Plymouth and Dodge cars, and a few 35-39 Plymouth cars (USA cars) and a few 48-55 Dodge trucks. All of the cars had a hood made from 2 parts that was spot welded in the center and hinged from the rear as a one piece hood. They had a chrome strip across the center of the hood. My 39 Plymouth still had the split 2 piece hood that hinged in the center and opened gull wing style. When the book said the change in the hood opening happened in 41, I believed it. All the Dodge trucks were 3 piece hoods, the right section, the left section and a center section. those hoods all hinged off the center section, gull wing style. The trucks went to a single rear opening hood in 57, according to the Dodge truck book I have. Gene
1942 through 48 American Dodge cars had center hinge hoods where Plymouth Chrysler and DeSoto for the same years had rear hinged hoods. It is possible the 42 Canadian Dodge had a rear hinging hood because I believe they were built off of a Plymouth body. If you look at the Canadian Dodge front end the parking lights resemble a 42 American Plymouth but the grille resembles the American Dodge, slightly modified.
Back to the original question, I believe the 3 window coupe would of had flat glass except for the rear window. But I'm not 100% sure' Do you have a 3 window Coupe or a Club Coupe? Your picture looks like a club coupe. The rear window for the club coupe is unique to the club coupe (#901818). The rear window for the 3 passenger business coupe is also unique to that car (#901819). The sedans all share (# 892195) The 46-48's used the same windows for the same models.
I found this picture of a 1942 Dodge Club Coupe from a back angle. The rear window appears to have a curve to the glass. If yours is missing you can probably set a straight board across the opening and see if it is flush in the middle or sunk into the opening.
The 42-46 7 8 Dodge Club Coupe and Business coupes have the same basic bodies. The club coupes have a curved back window as well as the business coupes. Check with Steele Rubber.
no c 41 c28 they are not the same the 41 42 -46-48 3 window coupes have curved glass 14x44 and the five window are different. i am looking for a curved glass for my 48 3 window and found out the hard way of getting one out of a five window and don't fit. heres a pic of my car
I am looking for a back glass for my 1947 Plymouth Club Coupe. It is indeed a curved back glass. Any ideas???
I believe the back glass is flat for the 42 Dodge Coupe. I am looking for the back glass for my 1947 Plymouth Club Coupe that indeed has a curved back glass. Let me know if you see any for sale. Thanks
The rear glass on my 48 Plymouth business coupe is flat glass. Are we having fun yet? If you really want some fun, try finding a curved windshield for a 54 and early 55 Dodge truck! Gene
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