The 1936 Dodge D2 Convertible Sedan was part of the newly designated Series D2 lineup , dubbed the " Beauty Winner " line by Chrysler and featured slenderly retool styling and a 116 - in wheelbase carry over from 1935 .
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In the early thirties Raymond H. Dietrich left his custom body styling consultancy , Dietrich , Inc. , give way up designing customs bodies for Edsel Ford ’s Lincolns in central for a position at Chrysler Corporation . He became the first person at Chrysler to carry the form of address " hairstylist . "
Dietrich ’s first assignments at Chrysler were to restyle the radical Airflow , first usher in in 1934 , and to pen a moderate alternative to the Airflow ’s innovational styling . The resulting aspect debuted on all conventional Chrysler intersection for the 1935 model year .
The D2 series displayed light styling changes to the front remnant . The hood was lengthened , " Air - style " headlamps now pit the trunk colouration and were no longer chromed , the grille became less angled and four chrome horizontal legal community ornament each side of the grille . The instrument panel was revised and trifling applied science origination include dumb front spring shackle .
The exchangeable sedan ’s 3,018 pounds were driven by a 217.8 - cid inline six - cylinder engine create 87 bhp . Introduced in 1934 , this locomotive engine power Dodges through 1941 . mightiness was transfer via a three - speed manual transmission .
The 1936 D2 convertible saloon featured here is one of only 750 produced and is have by Jim Kelso of Long Beach , California . Optional equipment include whitewall tires , bumper guards , dual windshield wiper , outside rearward - sight mirrors , and treble side - mounted spare tires .
The five - rider convertible sedan , which re-emerge in 1936 after ride out the 1935 model year , was the flagship of the 1936 D2 serial , topping off a Mary Leontyne Price range of a function of $ 640 to $ 995 . Dodge nixed the convertible sedan after 1938 .
