Jan,
Yes, the business coupe had no back seat. Instead, it had a platform,
I believe, to cover over the tunnel and produce a level area. The idea
behind it was to permit easy loading/access for people who carried
around boxes, samples, and the like. Basically, it was set up for
salesmen who had to carry around items to show/sell to clients.
Station wagons and compact vans eliminated the market for the
business sedan.
As to taillights, those 1957 Plymouth taillights were used on :
Plymouth (U.S.) - 662,829; Plymouth (Canada) - 34,672 and Dodge
(Canada) - 40,402; for a total of 737,903 vehicles. (These figures
include export models Dodge Kingsway and DeSoto Diplomat.)
In comparison, only 26,081 1960 DeSotos and 44,636 1960 Dodge
Matador/Polaras were built. Replacement lenses would have
been manufactured on a comparative level. The production of so
many lenses was not an error, just that so many more 1957 Plymouths,
etc. were built compared to 1960 Dodges and DeSotos.
Bill W
Vancouver, BC
> Hi,
> where the '57 Plymouth business coupes really without a back seat? What
> kind of interior (in the back seat - trunk area) did they have?
>
> Jan
>
> ps. I have been wondering this for a long time. Can anyone tell why there
> are some many '57 Plymouth tail light lenses available comparing to other
> 50's Chrysler products? You can see them for sale at e-bay nearly every
> day, but when did you last time see lights for say '60 DeSoto or Dodge?
> Did someone produce them too much by an error, or whats the story?
>
>
>
>
>
> >You are correct. My 1957 Plymouth folder lists the Belvedere 4 door
> >hardtop as a Sport Sedan and the Belvedere and Savoy 2 door
> >hardtops as Sport Coupes. The two door sedans are listed
> >as club coupes while the 2 door sedan with no back seat is
> >listed as a business coupe.
>
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