Coys Auction - Spring Classics
Royal Horticultural Halls
Elverton St
Westminster
London SW1

Thursday 12th march 2009
Registration Number: 128 UXP Chassis Number: 4075069
The 1936 Dodge D2 Convertible Sedan was part of the newly designated Series D2 line-up, dubbed the "Beauty Winner” line by Chrysler and featured slightly revised styling and a 116-inch wheelbase carried over from 1935. In the early 1930’s, Raymond H. Dietrich left his custom body styling consultancy, Dietrich, Inc., giving up designing custom bodies for Edsel Ford’s Lincolns in exchange for a position at Chrysler Corporation. He became the first person at Chrysler to carry the title "stylist.” Dietrich’s first assignments at Chrysler were to restyle the radical Airflow, first introduced in 1934, and to pen a moderate alternative to the Airflow’s innovative styling. The resulting look debuted on all conventional Chrysler products for the 1935 model year. This convertible s