TV commercials never said the name Cranbrook at all, just calling it the new Plymouth, because the badge was only a trim level.
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Lead trim: Cranbrook 217.8 cu in flathead six (97 hp, 1951–1952) · up to 100 hp
Plymouth Cranbrook1951–1953
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FactTV commercials never said the name Cranbrook at all, just calling it the new Plymouth, because the badge was only a trim level.
The Plymouth Cranbrook was built by Plymouth for the 1951 through 1953 model years, replacing the Special Deluxe when Plymouth changed its naming scheme and essentially the same as the Plymouth Concord and Cambridge (the Cranbrook and Cambridge shared the P-23 series number in 1951 and 1952; for 1953 the Cranbrook was Series P-24-2 and the Cambridge the lower P-24-1). In period TV commercials the cars were introduced simply as "the new Plymouth" and the ads made no mention of the nameplate, which indicated a trim package with standard and optional features; the name may have come from Cranbrook Drive in Detroit near the Dodge Main plant. It was conservatively styled to fit K. T. Keller's notion that drivers should sit upright while wearing a hat, with few differences from the 1950 Special Deluxe (the hood release handle became the overdrive control); the six-cylinder flathead (217.8 cu in, 3.6 L) produced 97 hp. For 1953 the boxy shape gave way to straighter lines with a one-piece windshield, pull-out door handles and a center-mounted glove box, the three-window coupe and fastback sedan were dropped and the long and short wheelbases were consolidated at 114 in, only one inch shorter than Chevrolet and Ford; power increased marginally to 100 hp. In 1954 the Cranbrook name was replaced by the Belvedere, the former top trim level (all Plymouth names then being upscale hotels). Dimensions: wheelbase 111 in (118.5 in for long models) in 1951–52, length 193.875 in (1951–52) and 189.125 in (1953), width 72.8 in (1951) and 73.4 in (1953), 3,200–3,400 lb; a 3-speed manual, "Hy-Drive" semi-automatic and automatic with overdrive were offered. The P-23 series was also built in Australia under the Cranbrook name (4,382 built 1951–53); the Australian P-25 series (1954–57) added a coupe utility variant from 1956, replaced by the Chrysler Royal.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook 217.8 cu in flathead six (100 hp, 1953) | 1953–1953 | 3.6 L Inline-6 | 100 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cranbrook 217.8 cu in flathead six (97 hp, 1951–1952) | 1951–1952 | 3.6 L Inline-6 | 97 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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