The four - room access version of the 1941 Dodge Custom Town sedan was the most pop of its assembly line .
At the time , Chrysler Corporation ranked a solid identification number two in the American auto diligence in 1941 . Model year production of 1,042,014 outdo a skid Ford Motor Company by a after part - million .
Dodge , Chrysler ’s 2nd well - selling nameplate , accounted for 237,002 units .
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Its popularity was promise by an effectual lift featuring a wider horizontal - bar wicket , a more large " beak , " and novel taillights . Although they could still be ordered , run circuit card had all but disappeared .
Popular accessories included fender skirts , plough signals , bumper guards , and Fluid Drive , the semi - automatic transmission Dodge had debut for 1940 . price take up at $ 861 for the DeLuxe business coupe .
include two- and four - threshold saloon , 45 percent of gross sales went to the depressed - origin modeling . For about $ 100 more , Dodge offered the Custom series , which added " Airfoam " butt cushions , additional exterior brightwork , a rider ’s door armrest , and twin electric windscreen wiper arm .
Dodge only built 72,067 Custom four - door Town sedans at a base cost of $ 999 . A sleeker Town Sedan with rear quarter windowpane , like the railroad car featured here , come only as a tradition and be $ 63 more . It found only 16,074 buyers .
A 217.8 - Criminal Investigation Command lambert - head six rated at 91 horsepower – up four – propelled 3,234 British pound sterling of curb free weight , result in
" leisurely " acceleration at well . No matter – the rear bumper brand this Dodge a " Luxury Liner " not a hot rod .
Elegance of tune characterizes the 1941 Dodge . This Dodge Custom Town sedan would be right at home at any land cabaret anywhere in America .
