The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-16
New Plymouth Shows
 Safe-Vision Lights
IIO36 Models Lower, Wider and LOnger-ShOclle
 Steering, Rubber.CpshiOned Body Among Changes

The new loS6 Plymouths on dis- play ct the show rooms of Plymouth Dealers here are longer, lower and wider than their predecessors.
 Style changes mark the new models as distinctly different in exterior appearance. The long, low contours of the body sweep back from . new modern radiator grille, distinguished by rows of bright chomium bars on both sides of Q center section of vertical bars fin- ished in the same color as the body.
 The characteristic Plymouth sail- ing ship emblem has been enclosed in a tear-drop outline. This same design is carried out in hood louvre decorations and headlamp lines. A larger windshielf slopes back at a more acute angle, cutting down wind resistance. The read body pan- els taper from the arched roof and are rounded from fender to fender.
 Styled to emphasize smart gtrearnlining, the new model looks bigger and more massive than it's predecessors. The car has been low cred one inch in overall height with the center of gravity closer to the ground. Three Business" and seven "Deluxe" body types, all on 1l3- inch wheelbases, make up the Ply mouth line for 1936.
 Interiors have been redesigned to allow four and one-hilf inches more passenger space from front to rear, and about two inches more elbow and shoulder r com. The safety steel body, reinforced for addition al strength, is insulated from the frame with sound-deadening -ruh- Der.
 Frame Redeslgned
 The frame, backbone" of the car, has been completely redesigned. Tests show 1t to be twice as resis- tant to twisting forces as previous production frames. AS 8 result of experience with Airflow design, Plymouth engineers have perfected . new kind of "shockless" steering as afi added comfort feature.
 Bright new shades and patterns are used in the upholstery and trim. Doors are embossed with ver- tical lines rnatchcing the pleats of the seat cushions. The front seats ot the Deluxe two-door sedan mod els are no longer bucket-type seats, common to such models. They now extend the full width of the car, al- lowing accommodations for three per- sons in the front seat. The instru- HIlent panel has been simplified with the placing of all instruments with in the face of a large, airplane-type speedometer.
 Arm rests on the new models fit into the sides of the car, adding extra elbow and shoulder room. In the Deluxe sedans, ashtrays have been inserted in the forward ends of the arm rests. Plymouth retains it's glmplified ventilation system, ex- cefIt that in Deluxe four-door se- dafaG, the rear quarter windows now swing out to draw air out of the car ct the rear. They are operated by Q simple friction lever which eliminates bulky mechanism in the SAdS PuhAGis
 Outside rail and ross-members of the rigid-X girder steel frame have been increased in depth from five to five and one-half inches. The cross-member sintersection, nucleus of the frame, has been made into Q single unit. New developments in metal shaping and new welding D Q ctices made possible the strengthening of Plymouth's safety steel body as well as construction of the new type frame. The body fits down over the frame to form one integral unit.
 The 1936 Plymouth body is cush- toned on rubber for the first time. Composition rubber shims are placed between the body and frame to insulate the body against road noises. Body rumble is eliminated even on cobble-stone pavements There are more than 400 rubber parts, 50 pounds of rubber, in the new car.
 A new system of headlighting, in- corporated in the 1936 model as "Safe Vision" lighting, reduces headlight glare and provides more