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Chrysler Corporation Postwar Models: 1946-1948 (Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto)

1947 Plymouth

tiresThe Chrysler Corporation introduced its postwar models in late 1945 and built them largely unchanged until early 1949. These cars were enormously successful at the time and today each make has a website devoted entirely or partially to it, which means that there are owners willing to maintain their cars and support the websites.

Over 2.2 million of the 1946 - 1948 cars were built in the U.S., 400,000 more than Ford ‘s postwar models — which ended production almost one year before Chrysler.

Chrysler Town & Country

Although the sales brochures praise their performance and beauty, these cars offered neither, aside from the stunning Town & Country, nor were performance and beauty necessarily what the postwar car buyers most wanted. Deprived of new cars since 1942, buyers wanted comfortable, durable family cars and found them at Chrysler showrooms.

Chrysler engine

Chrysler products differed from their competitors in several important respects. All Chrysler cars used valve-in-block engines, not the overhead valve (valve in head) engines which were coming onto the market. Chrysler’s valve-in-head (also called flathead or L-head) engines were old by 1946, and were less efficient that the overhead valve designs which would supercede them. But the Chrysler engines produced peak power at low engine speed, which meant less stress and longer engine life.

In addition, all Chrysler lines except Plymouth offered a fluid-drive transmission, replacing the flywheel with a fluid coupling. The fluid drive transmission could be driven like an automatic, but it was simpler, less expensive, more efficient and more reliable than the full automatics available in the late 1940s.

1947 interior

All Chrysler bodies were built by Briggs Manufacturing, and developed by Chrysler and Briggs together. Chrysler bodies were not beautiful, but they were solidly constructed. On most models, the rear seat was forward of the rear axle, not on top of it, which allowed additional passenger room. In my opinion, the quality of body construction and materials used throughout was superior to that of competing GM and Ford models of the time and far superior to Chrysler models built after 1954. There are numerous small details even in the low priced models which suggest the engineers were paying attention and not looking for the cheapest way to build the car.

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Many New York street photographs taken up to the mid-1950s will show a Desoto S11 or Dodge D24 taxi in the background, in service long after they ceased production. Considering that New York cabs, then and now, can run 24 hours a day in extreme heat and cold, over poorly maintained streets in stop and go traffic, and that cab owners have a keen interest in minimizing fuel consumption, maintenance cost and downtime, the fact that they kept these cars in service for up to ten years is testament to their quality. What was true of the Dodge and Desoto cabs was true of all Chrysler products built at that time.

Chrysler Club Coupe

Demand for all postwar automobiles exceeded supply, which was limited by intermittent strikes and shortages of important components. All manufacturers initially offered their prewar models with modest updates, gradually changing over to new models. Chrysler introduced its 1946 models, which were updates of its 1942 models, in late 1945 and built them without change through the beginning of 1949, changing the model year designations toward the end of 1946 and 1947 so that they could be sold with current registration.

The company continued to build its 1948 models during the first three months of 1949, concurrent with the entirely new 1949 models. These were called “first series 1949” and “second series 1949” respectively, but this article includes the “first series 1949” as a continuation of the 1948 models.

Chrysler grille

During the 1930s Chrysler had, after some initial confusion, come up with a market strategy with four makes of cars, each in its own price group. This strategy was invented and successfully used by GM, and copied by Chrysler and Ford, until cost and competitive pressures in the 1960s forced all makers to offer multiple copies of the same car with only a badge to distinguish them. But in the late 1940s, the four Chrysler makes were well differentiated in public perception, although they shared body shells and engines.

radiator ornamentAt the bottom was the Plymouth P15, the only Plymouth car built during this period. It was offered in Deluxe and Special Deluxe trim, with manual transmission and a 3.6 liter 6 cylinder engine as the only available powertrain. Like its competitors, it was a basic transportation car, with no pretension to glamour or high performance. Instead, it was sold as a value proposition, and it was that, structurally and mechanically. Plymouth prices were a bit higher than those of Ford, but Ford outsold Plymouth by only 136,135 units between 1946 – 1948, due partly to the greater investments Chrysler made in building the Plymouths. The car cost more but remained, to many, a better value.

Plymouth cars

Moving up to Dodge cars, an important difference between U.S. market Dodges and those built in Canada or for export needs to be made. U.S. market Dodges were D24 models in Deluxe and Custom trim; Custom club coupe, sedan and 7 passenger sedans were also built in Canada. In addition, Dodge built a D25 series in both countries.

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The D25 was a Plymouth P15 with a Dodge front end and nameplate. The D25 was necessary in Canada, where there were two dealer networks, Chrysler-Plymouth and Dodge-Desoto. Canadian Dodge dealers needed a basic transportation high/volume model to stay in business, and that was the badge-engineered D25 and its successors through 1959. Far more of these small Dodges were built in Canada than were the D24 models. These cars were exported from both countries across the world as completed vehicles or kits for foreign assembly.

1946 Dodge car

Although in later years Dodge and Plymouth would become indistinguishable, a 1946 Dodge D24 would never have been mistaken for a contemporary Plymouth. The Dodge and Plymouth shared the same conservative design philosophy and many components. But the Dodge body shell was a larger unit, shared with Desoto and Chrysler. The Dodge wheelbase was 140 mm longer than the Plymouth for additional interior room. The front end was flat, rather than pointed, and front fenders flowed into the doors rather than ending before the front doors. The Dodge engine was a 3.8 liter flathead 6, with a manual transmission or optional fluid drive. The slightly higher power output of the Chrysler makes as one moves up the price ladder did not mean higher performance; it just offset the extra weight.

Chrysler, Packard, and Cadillac were the only manufacturers still offering long wheelbase 7 or 8 passenger sedans in the postwar period. Dodge built D24 Custom 7 passenger sedans for 1946 – 1948, most of which were purchased for commercial use and ended their lives as taxi conversions. Chrysler also built this model in Canada in spite of its low volume.

sedan interior

Desoto Diplomat models were built in the U.S. and Canada for export. As with the Dodge D25, these cars were P15 Plymouths with a facsimile Desoto grill and Desoto badges, which perhaps allowed Chrysler to sell them at a higher price. Desoto and Dodge D25 cars built in the U.S. used a Plymouth engine, but Canadian units used the Canadian Plymouth engine, which was the same size as the U.S. Plymouth engine, but of a different design. Diplomat units were counted with Plymouth and used Plymouth serial numbers. U.S. production was far higher than Canadian, but unfortunately breakouts of Diplomat production in the U.S. have not been located.

1946 Dodge coupe and sedan

The standard Desoto was the S11, sold in Deluxe or Custom trim lines. The Desoto bodies were slightly larger than Dodge, but had the same passenger compartment. There were two Desoto bodies: a standard wheelbase version (3.086 mm) and an extended wheelbase version (3.543 mm). Desoto prices were about $100 more than Dodge, for which the buyer got a slightly more powerful L-head 6, better interior fabrics, better insulation, and a nameplate that was slightly more prestigious. The semiautomatic Gyrol-Drive transmission was optional on the Deluxe, standard on the Custom. Desoto had cultivated relationships through their dealers in metropolitan areas with taxi fleets, and sold many cars as taxis. Custom club coupes and sedans were built in Canada.

Desoto 7/8 passenger long wheelbase models were taxis in Deluxe trim, sedan, limousine or Suburban in Custom trim. The Suburban was a sedan with a fold-forward rear seat and thus a large carrying capacity for luggage. It was the most expensive Desoto.

The Chrysler make covered a large price range with four models. The C38 Royal, Windsor and Town & Country 6 cylinder sedan used the same body as the Desoto S11, and the C38 Royal and Windsor 8 passenger sedan and limousine used the same body as the Desoto S11 8 passenger sedan, limousine and Suburban. The C39 Saratoga and New Yorker models, as well as the Town & Country 8 cylinder sedan and convertible used a longer 3.238 mm wheelbase body. At the top, the C40 Crown Imperial was a limited production model built on a 3.696 mm wheelbase body. In Canada, only the C38 club coupe and sedan were built.

1948 Chrysler sedan interior

All C38 models used a 4.1 liter L-head 6. The Royal was the base car, the Windsor was more luxuriously equipped. The C38 Town & Country sedan had internal and external wood trim, and sold for a huge premium over a standard Windsor sedan. Today the Town & Country from this period is a valuable collectable.

C38 Royal and Windsor 8 passenger sedan and limousine were built as executive transportation and for commercial use.

Chrysler convertible cars

The C39 Saratoga, New Yorker and Town & Country models came equipped with a 5.3 liter valve-in-head 8 cylinder engine, generating 135 hp, 40 hp more than the Plymouth , a 40% increase in power for a 25% weight gain. These cars were 152 mm longer than the C38 standard models in order to accommodate larger engine, but passenger accommodation was the same as the C38. The C39 Town & Country was available as a sedan or convertible. The C38 and C39 Town & Country were expensive to purchase and maintain at the time, and remain so today. Nonetheless, there are many fine examples on display at the events held today and their market values have held through the decades.

The C40 Crown Imperial was a limited-production, built to order vehicle. It was available as an 8 passenger sedan or limousine. A few wealthy individuals may have bought these very sober cars for personal use, but most would have been purchased by companies as transportation for the top executive.

These cars were very successful, not only because demand for all new cars exceeded supply, but also because of their intrinsic value. Chrysler continued to build these cars into early 1949, and dealers continued to sell them to willing buyers, until the new 1949 models became available. Their success reinforced the conservative design philosophy of K.T. Keller, Chrysler’s CEO since 1935, and the next cycle of cars, 1949 - 1952, were designed accordingly. Unfortunately, buyer preferences were changing, and Chrysler products, as good as they were, did not appeal to those preferences as well or as quickly as GM and Ford products.

The author welcomes any criticism, comments or corrections to this article or the table at the end of the page.

— Gerald Wilson, October 2009

Some notes from the brochures

door handlesAll-Fluid Drive: Dodge All-Fluid Drive provides the entirely fluid transfer of engine power to the drive line of your car. It thus affords a life preserving cushion for all vital mechanical parts of engine and power line, protecting them from shock and strain. For the driver, All-Fluid Drive continues to mean new extremes of comfort, safety, and control. Clutching and shifting have been greatly reduced and, when shifting is required, for special occasions, it is done silently with the move of a finger.

Floating Power: ... three-point suspension of the engine in mountings of live rubber bonded to metal, two on the frame at each side and at the back of the engine, and the third high on the front of the engine. The triangular plane formed by these points bisects the engine at its center of gravity. The weight below fully counterbalances the weight above, minimizing all engine vibration.

Full-Floating Ride: ... establishes front seat comfort and stability for rear seat passengers. It was first attained by scientific weight distribution with back seats placed ahead of the rear axle, cradling all passengers between the front and rear axles. (This isn't just marketing hyperbole, Breer talks about the engineering issues and benefits in his book.)

1946 Plymouth brakesBrakes: New-design equal-pressure hydraulic brakes provide greater stopping power, with 25% to 30% less foot pressure on the brake pedal. Foot brakes now have two hydraulic cylinders - one for each brake shoe. The front bore of the hydraulic cylinder of the rear wheel brakes has been enlarged to increase the pressure on the forward brake shoe and balance the greater braking power of the new front wheel brakes.

Other features: 1946 cars instrument panelNew instrument panel has brighter, safer non-glare edge lighting, with sharpened contrast that makes dials easier to read... steering wheel has new horn-blowing ring and center ornament... improved safety signal speedometer is wick lubricated for quiet operation and long life. ... Directional turn indicator (special equipment) is at left of steering column, opposite gear shift....(Plymouth) New starter button on the instrument panel is a big convenience feature which will be appreciated, especially by the ladies. ... New twin tail lamps (Plymouth) have improved optics for better light dispersal...

These two pages of specifications may be interesting to readers... following the specifications, you will find detailed production figures based on a great deal of investigation.

Bill Cmelak added: the 1947 Chrysler was used as the basis for Zippo’s promotional vehicles (Zippo was the famous wartime lighter company).

Also see our 1946 Dodge page.

1946 Plymouth specifications

Plymouth specifications1946 Dodge car specifications

1946 - 1949 dodge car dimensionsMore images from the brochures are at the end of this page, after the production figures.

Production figures

1946 Dodge carsThere should be no difficulty in determining the numbers of cars built because Chrysler released a set of detailed production tables by make, car line and body style. This set of tables, which I will refer to as official production, has been widely reprinted in the Standard Catalog of Chrysler (with errors), Encyclopedia and Crestline series, and other reference works. However, the official data does not give totals by year, but for the entire run from late 1945 to early 1949, and it aggregates U.S. and Canadian production. Fortunately there are two other sources of information: the U.S. serial number sequences, also released by Chrysler, and the monthly tabulations by make published in Ward’s automotive yearbook.

The serial number sequences by plant for each model began in late 1945 or early 1946 and ran to the end of production in early 1949. Somewhere around January 1, in both 1947 and 1948, the plants began their new 1947 and 1948 serial numbers without making any changes in the cars or breaking the sequence. So if car xxx39 was a 1946 model, car xxx40 became the first 1947 model rather than restarting the sequence at xxx01 again. Chrysler did not market their cars by model year during this period, as GM and Ford did, but they had to offer buyers current models and titles.

The Chrysler serial numbers through 1954 were published in Antique Automobile of May - June 1970 and are currently available at and in the Standard Catalog of Chrysler (with errors). The serial number totals for models built in the U.S. are much lower than those given in the official totals.

Ward’s Automotive Yearbook also published production by make for calendar year 1945, and thereafter by make and month from January 1946 to the end of 1954 production in August of that year. Chrysler built only a handful of cars during September 1954. So there are two sets of data documenting U.S. Chrysler production from 1945 to August 1954: serial numbers and monthly production. They should be the same, because the company would have been the source of the numbers published by Ward’s as well as the serial numbers, but they are not. The monthly production numbers consistently exceed the serial numbers, not only for the 1946 - 1948 models but for all the production from late 1945 to August 1954. (This is not true for Dodge, for reasons explained in the Dodge table.)

1946 Plymouth cars - dashboard

I have determined, without any solid evidence, that it is more likely that the serial numbers are incomplete than that the monthly production numbers are inflated. So I have added proportionate factors to each series, to bring the serial numbers up to the monthly production of the 1946 - 1948 models and 1946 - 1954 models.

Monthly production and official model year production totals for GM and Ford for the same period converge, which means that these companies did not, unlike Chrysler, aggregate U.S. and Canadian production.

Plymouth interiorThe exact changeover dates are not known, but the changeover dates suggested by the formula fall about where they should. The notations in the tables, "1/47 partial," means that the changeover from 1946 to 1947 models would have taken place in January 1947 and the production for that month divided between 1946 and 1947 models.

The changeover from 1948 to the 1949 models is very interesting. Ford had begun building its 1949 models in April 1948. GM changed over during November and December 1948. According to articles in the automotive press, Chrysler began building its true 1949 models around January 1, 1949, but because of supplier strikes did not have enough components to build them in volume. They had plenty of components for the old models which were still in strong demand, so for the first quarter of 1949 both 1948 models, "first series 1949" as they were called, and true 1949 models were in concurrent production at different plants.

The information in the tables below is an effort to make available to all who may be interested the most accurate information possible on production of the 1946 - 1948 Chrysler lines in the U.S. and Canada. I welcome comments, suggestions and supplemental information from anyone who may have it to contribute.

U.S. Plymouth P15 estimated model year production

year(s) serials - chassis + factor = production - chassis = Calendar
Year Total
calendar year
- chassis = total
1945-6* 244,602 1,240 576 245,181 1,243 243,938 245,581 1,245 244,336
1947 348,021 1,764 820 348,845 1,768 347,077 350,327 1,776 348,551
1948 421,775 2,138 994 422,774 2,143 420,631 420,892 2,134 418,758

* Respectively, late 1945 to partial-December 1946; partial-December 1946 to partial-December 1947; and partial-December 1947 to partial-February 1949.

plymouth six-cylinder engine - 1946 - lubrication and oilFirst column entries (counting after the year) are U.S. serial numbers. Second column is a proportionate factor used to raise serial numbers to monthly production of Plymouth cars in the U.S., from late 1945 to August 1954. Third column entry is estimated model year production and the approximate period. The fourth column is monthly production of P15 cars in the U.S. from late 1945 to February 1949 (partial).

Ending date of the P15 at U.S. plants is not known. Production of the 1949 P17 and P18 began around January 1, 1949, but the P15 models continued to be built, probably into early March.

U.S. serial numbers and monthly production include Plymouth, Desoto Diplomat and Dodge Kingsway cars, partially assembled cars and chassis, all built on the P15 platform. I have been unable to find any tabulation of P15 Desoto Diplomat and Dodge Kingsway units built in the U.S. but I would be interested in obtaining it, if such tabulations exist.

Official data includes U.S. production mentioned in the preceeding paragraph plus Plymouth and Desoto Diplomat production in Canada. Candian Dodge Kingsway are not included. They had a separate chassis designation, D25, which was identical to the P15 except for the front end and nameplates. It can be noted that the difference between the official production total and the estimated model year total for the three years is 42.473 units. Canadian P15 production was approximately 45.000 units.

U.S. Dodge D24, estimated model year production

year(s) serial numbers
less chassis
+factor = production calendar year
- chassis = total
1945-6* 158,882 73 156,809 157,182 73 157,109
1947 232,335 108 232,227 231,804 108 253,950
1948 253,335 118 253,719 254,068 118 253,950

* Respectively, late 1945 to partial-December 1946; partial-December 1946 to partial-December 1947; and partial-December 1947 to partial-February 1949.

1947: D24 (230,478) + D24 7-passenger (1,749) = 232,227

1948: D24 (251,808) + D24 7-passenger (1,911) = 253,719

1946-1948 D24 production totals compared

serial numbers
| less chassis
estimated model year monthly
less chassis
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D24 7-pass
D24 7-pass
+ chassis
+ chassis

First column entries (in the first table) are U.S. serial numbers. Second column entries are model year production, estimated for Dodge as equal to serial numbers. Second column also gives approximate period of production. Third column entries are calendar year production totals, late 1945 to January 1949 (partial).

U.S. serial numbers and monthly production include D24 cars, partially assembled cars and chassis. Official data adds Canadian production. Dodge D25 units are included with all Plymouth P15 tabulations if built in the U.S., but Canadian D25 units are not included in the official data. Unlike the other makes, Dodge serial numbers and monthly production for this period are close enough to assume them to be equal; no adjustment is needed.

The end date of D24 production in the U.S. is not known. Production of the 1949 D29 and D30 began around January 1, 1949, but the D24 remained in production, probably until early March. An approximate ending date of sometime in January 1949, attributing 14.904 units built that month to the D24 and 5.756 units to the 1949 models makes it possible for the numbers to converge and also allows reasonable model year estimates for 1949 - 1954 models.

Chassis units built are apportioned proportionately over each model year. Production of the 7 passenger model, which was built in both the U.S. and Canada, is apportioned over 1947 and 1948 production.

The difference between the estimated model year total for the three years, 6.942 units, was used to estimate the model breakouts for Canadian D24 and D24 7 passenger models which appear in the Canadian total.

U.S. Desoto S11 estimated model year production

First column entries are U.S. serial numbers. Second column are proportional deductions of chassis, based on official production. Third column is a factor added to serial numbers to raise production to a model year estimate which will equate to monthly production of Desoto cars in the U.S., late 1945 to August 1954. Fourth column is the estimated model year production and approximate changeover date. Calendar year is monthly production from late 1945 to 2/49 (partial). Official production includes S11 production in the U.S. and Canada. The difference between the estimated model year total and official total over the three year period is 4.872 units, less than the estimated total of Desoto S11 units built in Canada (5.300).

Only S11C club coupes and standard wheelbase sedans were built in Canada : no S11S, taxi or 8 passenger sedans. Therefore the 4.872 unit difference between the estimated model year and official totals is entirely S11C club coupes and sedans. This information was used to estimate the number of U.S. built S11C sedans each year, and apportion S11C taxi production between standard and long wheelbase units.

Desoto taxi units were produced on both standard and long wheelbase S11S chassis, but I have seen no breakout of the numbers produced on each chassis. (see the excellent article on by the late Mike Sealey on Desoto taxis). Therefore I estimated the ratio of standard to long wheelbase S11C sedans built each year, and used that ratio to apportion the taxis builkt that year between standard and long wheelbase units.

U.S. Chrysler C38, C39, C40, estimated model year production

1 9 4 6 1 9 4 7 1 9 4 8 t o t a l
Plymouth P15, Desoto SP15 243,333 346,216 419,587 1,009,135

1 9 4 6 1 9 4 7 1 9 4 8 t o t a l
Dodge D25 Deluxe, Special Deluxe 4,455 6,063 7,512 18,030
Dodge D24 Deluxe, Custom 155,667 230,535 251,872 638,074
Dodge D24 Custom  7 passenger 888 1,315 1,436 3,639
Dodge total 161,010 237,913 260,820 659,743

1 9 4 6 1 9 4 7 1 9 4 8 t o t a l
Desoto SP15 Diplomat n,a, - included with Plymouth
Desoto S11 60,709 78,096 96,668 235,473
Desoto S11 8 passenger 2,823 4,098 5,199 12,120
Desoto total 63,532 82,194 101,867 247,593

1 9 4 6 1 9 4 7 1 9 4 8 t o t a l
Chrysler C38 Royal, Windsor 60,687 73,115 93,143 226,945
Chrysler C38 Town & Country 127 2,751 1,176 4,054
Chrysler C38 Royal, Windsor 8 passenger 1,763 2,124 2,706 6,593
Chrysler C39 Saratoga, New Yorker 13,783 27,268 31,573 72,624
Chrysler C39 Town & Country 2,034 3,134 3,307 8,475
Chrysler C40 Crown Imperial 163 725 512 1,400
Chrysler total 78,557 109,135 132,417 320,109

Chrysler Corporation Total

1 9 4 6 1 9 4 7 1 9 4 8 t o t a l
Chrysler Corporation Total 546,432 775,458 914,691 2,236,580

Table Notes:

  1. All entries are compiled from serial numbers and official production figures, with a crosscheck against monthly production by make. Chassis units are not included.
  2. Plymouth includes Desoto Diplomat.
  3. Dodge D24 and D24 7 passenger annual production and total U.S. production figures are estimated and shown in italics.
  4. Desoto Diplomat is included with Plymouth. S11 and S11 8 passenger annual production and total production include an estimated allocation of taxi units and is thus shown in italics.
  5. Chrysler C38 and C38 8 passenger annual production is estimated and shown in italics. Official production total for C38 models, excluding Town & Country, exceeds serial number total by 3.094 units. Table total uses serial number total, which corresponds to monthly production total.

First column entries are U.S. serial numbers, less chassis. Second column entries are proportional factors added to the serial numbers to obtain an estimated model year total which will equate to monthly production of Chrysler cars in the U.S., 1946 - 1948 model years and from late 1945 to August of 1954.

Ending dates for the C38, C39 and C40 at U.S. plants are not known. Production of 1949 C45, C46 and C47 began around January 1, 1949, but the old cars continued to be built into early March.

U.S. serial numbers and monthly production include all Chrysler cars, partially assembled cars and chassis built in the U.S.. Official data adds Chrysler units built in Canada, all of which were C38 club coupes and standard wheelbase sedans. The difference between the estimated model year total, which is based upon serial numbers and monthly production, and the official total for the three year period is 13.793 units, which greatly exceeds the number of Chryslers built in Canada between 1946 and 1948.

Chrysler Canada production, 1946 - 1948

1 9 4 6 1 9 4 7 1 9 4 8 t o t a l
Plymouth P15 6,522 18,915 18,363 44,982

Dodge 25 Deluxe, Special Deluxe 5,976 15,861 16,316 38,153
Dodge 24 Custom 711 4,357 2,855 7,923
Dodge D24 Custom 7 passenger 37 24 61
Dodge total 6,688 20,262 19,199 46,149

Desoto SP15 Diplomat 168 672 342 1,182
Desoto S11 Custom 414 2,963 1,920 5,297
DeSoto total 582 3,635 2,262 5,897

Chrysler C38 Royal, Windsor 821 5,579 3,600 10,000
Chrysler Corporation Total 13,210 48,391 43,424 107,028

The calendar year totals in this table are sourced from Facts and figures of the automobile industry in Canada, 1958 edition, published by the Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce. It is the only complete table of Canadian production which I have seen. But there are other sources which offer different and partial data. Ward’s Automotive Yearbook, 1949 - 50, reports calendar year production for 1948 at 45.996 units without any breakout by make. Sanford Evans’ motor vehicle data book, 1954 edition, reports Canadian P15 serial number ranges for 1946, 1947 and 1948 as 6.725, 19.689 and 18.974 units, which add to a total of 45.388 units. The P15/D24 website,, reports total D25 production at 58.508, which seems high, even if it includes units built in the U.S. Finally, Tom McPherson's Dodge Story reports 1946, 1947 and 1948 production of Dodge cars in Canada at 9.341, 18.858 and 20.576, a total of 48.775, with no model breakouts.

The model breakouts for the 1946 Dodge are based on the serial number ranges reported by Sanford Evans for that year only. The breakouts which appear in the table for 1947 and 1948, printed in italics, are estimates based on the difference between Chrysler's official production by body style and my estimates of U.S. production by body style.

Table entries are calendar year. Postwar production of these cars in Canada did not continue past December 1948.

Plymouth production includes Desoto Diplomat. Any information from readers concerning the numbers of each produced would be greatly appreciated.

Chrysler Canada. Model chart and serial number guide. Internal document, undated, (1958?)

Chrysler Canda. Factory shipments. 1922 – 1967. Internal document, undated (1967?).

Chrysler Corporation. Restorers’ guide. 1991.

Auto Editors of Consumer Guide. Encyclopedia of American Cars, Publications International, 2006.

Jim Benjamison. Plymouth, 1946 – 1959. Motorbooks International, 1994.

Don Butler. The Plymouth and Desoto story. Crestline/MBI, 1978.

Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Facts and figures on the automobile industry in Canada, 1958 edition.

George Damman. 70 years of Chrysler. Crestline/MBI, 1977.

Geoffrey Godshall and James Wagner. Chrysler north of the border. Automobile quarterly, v 32, # 3, January 1994.

Jerry Heasley. The production figure book for U.S, cars. Motorbooks International, 1977.

Richard Langworth. Chrysler and Imperial: the postwar years, 1945 – 1975.

John T Lenzke. Standard Catalog of Chrysler, 1914 - 2000. Kraus Publishing, 2001. very informative website on the Plymouth P15, Dodge D24 and Dodge D25 all Desotos an informative and well illustrated site on Chrysler Imperial and Imperal; U.S. serial numbers on all Chrysler makes through 1954 are available in PDF format.

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Electile Dysfunction

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

A neologistic sniglet of the 2004 US presidential elections has returned to us.  We wouldn’t suggest adding it to our dictionaries but it is worth remembering:

Electile Dysfunction: The inability to become aroused by any of the choices for president put forth by either party in the 2008 election year.

Thank you Paul Ogden and Chris Stewart.

Maori Exhumations in New Zealand

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Glennis of New Zealand wrote yesterday about a new twist on exhumation which I thought those of you (like me) not from New Zealand would like to hear about. One day I will write what a know about cultural conflicts like this one, but in the meantime, here is an example of how serious cultural conflicts can be.

“Your Good Word exhume made me smile. We have a funny situation in New Zealand: there has only been settlement of migrants from England etc. from 1840, the indigenous inhabitants being Maori. Their culture demands that tribal members must be buried in tribal urupa (burial ground).”

“We have had a few situations recently when a Maori spouse, who was married to a Pakeha (European), dies. The unpleasant situation then arises where the tribe comes down and takes the body away without the consent of the grieving European family. The family has no say, though the law is reasonably clear but slow to be enforced. In one case, believe it or not, the family buried the deceased and put a log over the grave to hinder its being dug up! It is a very sensitive area, as basically it is a clash of cultures. But very unpleasant.”

The law Glennis refers to is one which gives the right of burial to the immediate family. It leads to the problem described above in case of mixed marriages, when the family of one spouse is European, and wishes to bury their family in a family cemetary, while the family of the Maori spouse feel they have no alternative to burying their family members in the urupa.

Instances like these are quite relevant to the discussion of diversity. Diversity of race is fairly easy to accomplish so long as assumptions about religion and morality are similar. However, as the situation in New Zealand indicates, these assumptions are often about physical activities that are very deeply felt and lead to passionate clashes like this one.

The Humus-Human Connection

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Mark Nazimova’s comments on our recent Good Word exhume, I thought, are worth preserving, so here they are for your edification and pleasure:

“For exhume, you noted that ‘The root here, hum-, seems to have originally referred to earth or dirt but also turns up in humanus ‘human, kind’. This suggests that our earliest forefathers perceived humans as originating in the soil.'”

“You might be interested in knowing that in Hebrew adam, which means ‘person or man’ and is the source of the name Adam, is closely related to adamah, which means ‘soil, earth’. It is the same concept as the creation story which Genesis Chapter 2 makes clear: ‘And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life’. Admittedly, the creation story in Chapter 1 is different, omitting the earthy connection.”

“There are other creation stories in the ancient near east, and possibly elsewhere for that matter, that associate the origin of humankind with the soil or ground. There’s the Greek myth of Deucallion throwing rocks over his shoulder, which became men, and Pyrrha throwing rocks over her shoulder, which became women…would that count? I think there’s also a Sumerian version of this story, in which gods throw rocks over their shoulders, which become people.”

“Then there’s the Sumerian or Akkadian myth that Marduk created people by killing Qingu and mixing Qingu’s blood with clay.”

The root in exhume turns up in other words, too. Mike Szczepanik pointed out that this is the same root that we find in humble and humility—not to mention humus. Once Latin had changed it to homo, hominis “man”, it went on to become homage, homicide, not to mention French homme and Spanish hombre.

This certainly is a remarkable word that has covered a lot of territory in the past 5 millennia.  My next blog will relate a story about exhumation from New Zealand that may surprise you if you live somewhere else.

The Polish-Irish family of O’Gorek

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

This one I have to share with you. It comes from Dr. Marge Sved with whom I have been fortunate enough to exchange e-mail since starting up alphaDictionary. She is responding to our Good Word gherkin.

“I know someone whose last name is O’Gorek. She says the origin was the Polish word for “cucumber” as you say, but that an aunt didn’t want others to think she was Polish, so made it O’Gorek. Always fun what we do with words.”

The language is as adapable as are those who speak it.

Fit as a Fiddle in Fine Fettle

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Joey Malsky raised an interesting question in regard to the phrase be in fine fettle.

Fettle: It occurs to me that the otherwise nonsensical phrase fit as a fiddle could have been derived from in fine fettle, preserving the sense while using a more familiar word. (What’s that called again?) Is there any evidence of this transition?”

Replacing an unfamiliar borrowed word with a more familiar one is called folk etymology (French crevisse becomes crayfish in English). But we have no evidence of folk etymology being involved in the rise of fit as a fiddle.

I am in fine fettle!I have three books that discuss this idiom and all say the same thing: no one knows why fitness and fiddles are associated but the association goes back to the 17th century. The Oxford Dictionary’s earliest citation is 1603 (fit as a farthing fiddle) but no explanation of why fiddle rather than mud duck or saxaphone. In the dozen or more examples OED gives, none confuse fiddle with fettle. If one or two had confused them—if there were examples of in fine fiddle for in fine fettle, we would have a basis to suspect that they are related.

This expression fit as a fiddle is one of an large lexicon of crystalized (which is to say, idiomatized) manner adverb phrases:

  • crazy as loon
  • sly as a fox
  • hungry as a wolf
  • quick as a wink
  • greedy as a hog
  • strong as a horse
  • skinny as a rake
  • sick as a dog
  • crooked as a snake
  • straight as an arrow
  • clean as a whistle
  • quiet as a mouse
  • wise as an owl

—just to mention a few off the top of my head. As you can see, there isn’t much of a pattern here, just folk prejudices, so there is no reason why we would expect one for fit as a fiddle.

Of course, we love alliteration and first syllable of fiddle being almost identical to fit gives fiddle a slight edge on being chosen as the simile for fit. However, etymology has nothing beyond that to say for the relationship.

Last Ditch Effort to Save ‘Last Ditch’

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Another confusion that has been brought to my attention recently is the phrase “last-ditch effort”. Some speakers are now bringing it out of the dirt, cleaning it up, and taking it for “last-stitch effort”.

The metaphor here comes from the military and refers to a stand in the last trench. Thomas Jefferson wrote of “a government . . . driven to the last ditch by the universal call for liberty.”  It is interesting to note that the phrase seems to be dying out but the adjective, last-ditch, clings on to life. Well, we need to cling on to both of them.

Florida Oranges in Hot Wooder?

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Cynthia Green enjoyed both our Rebel-Yankee Tests and sent us this report:

“I took both of the tests and loved them. Fabulous job; it’s so interesting to see dialects presented in such a fun way.”

“My mother was raised in Florida and chronically “mispronounced” two words in particular to the neverending amusement of my sister and I. To her, an orange is an ‘AH-runj’, and the stuff that flows from the tap is ‘wood-er’.”

“I have never in my life heard anyone else use that pronunciation of H2O, and I’ve always been curious to know if this is a south Floridian thing or if my mom has been messing with my head for the past 35 years. :)”

I replied:

AH-runj is the careful pronunciation of “orange” pretty much throughout the South. Where I come from in central NC, however, we whittled this word down to one syllable: ahrnge (AHRNJ), i.e. iron (AHRN) plus a simple J. I pronounced it that way myself until cured in graduate school.

Pronouncing “water” (WAH-duh or WAR-der) as WOOD-er is a new one on me. It must be limited to a small area of Florida and I have no idea where it comes from—there must be something in your “wooder” down there.

In rural NC, this word was and is pronounced WAR-der. In the cities, however, where the accent of the upperclass British immigration prevailed, the preferred pronunciation is WAW-duh—no Rs. Today I pronounce it WATT-er, the result of living 50 years among the Yankee. But wooder? I can’t imagine. Must be something that drifted down there with the new immigration from New (as opposed to old) Jersey.

Aksing about Asteriks

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Michael Kaskel wrote me last week with some suggestions for our Most Often Mispronounced Words list.

“Enjoyed your: The Most Often Mispronounced Words in English. You might like to add asterisk, I have heard many educated people say asterick.”

“Also, celestial and controversial . People seem determined to say: celes-TEA-al and controver-SEA-al when it should be celes-chul and controver-shul.”

Twinkle, twinkle little star.Asterisk is a good one we should have caught but the other two are simply careful pronunciations of the words in question. The problem with asterisk is that a final SK cluster often metathesizes to KS, i.e. astericks (like ask > aks). The word then sounds like a plural form: two asteriks but one asterik. Still, this is no excuse.

With respect to words like celestial, there is a rule in English that the sound combination [ty] becomes [ch] in unaccented syllables (e.g. picture and denture). [t] usually does the same thing before [r], accent or no: tree, try, etc. However, these rules must apply to something, i.e. the original pronuciations with the [ty]s and [tr]s intact. They are still there, so we can’t correct them. The Brits would certainly be upset since the upper class, at least, tend to avoid this rule (appreciation for them is a-prissy-ashun). Words are generally reduced in normal conversation but you can’t get to the “normal” pronunciation without the original one, which indicates that it is still there and must be recognized and accepted.

Self-Catharsis and the Family Jewels

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

The Onion article in our “Language in the News Feature” about Mel Brooks trying to save the word schmuck reminded me of my first visit to Germany decades ago. I was stunned to see Schmuck on several stores in every town we visited. I could tell by the wares offered in these stores that the word meant “jewelry” in German. I immediately figured out that the meaning of this word in Yiddish came from the concept of “the family jewels”.

When we first entered Athens with a 7-year-old and 9-year-old in the back seat after 400-500 miles on the road, I was delighted to see autokatharsis (αυτοκάθαρσις) over the doors of many establishments. That was exactly what I needed after all those hours of frustration at thinking up funny answers to the questions, “Are we there yet” and “How much longer?” Actually, I wasn’t sure that it was self-catharsis that I needed; I actually felt that I needed help.

However, thanks to my knowledge of etymology (see, I told you it comes in handy), I soon figured that these establishments were car washes, not self-induced soul washes. Aristotle had passed and Greece was left with the original meaning of the word katharsis. (Αυτοκάθαρσις may have been a brand name since “carwash” seems to be πλυντήριο αυτοκινήτων in Greek today.)

These are the sorts of incidents that convinced me that much if not most of the history of our thought lies within the very words we use. At least words tell us much about ourselves and how we think about things and have thought about them over the centuries.

Gription and Grippiness

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Paula Gray wrote about a year ago that, “[S]everal years ago, my young son coined the word gription, which is now popular in our family. He was complaining that the soles of his athletic shoes were wearing out. The vinyl/plastic soles had become hard and slick. He described them as “not having enough gription anymore.” I suppose it is a combination of grip and traction.”

Indeed, I wrote back to tell her about portmanteau words which we discussed only recently. I also mentioned ideolects, which is the dialect of a single family or even person—yes, dialects can be that small.

However, while visiting my sons and their children over the holidays, my eldest son, Jeff, mentioned that the new tires on his jeep we very grippy, which I took to mean that they had good “gription”. Of course, to the extent grippy works, it implies a whole family of relatives: grippier, grippiest, grippily, and grippiness.

Both these words strike me as legimate and grammatical and I like them because they demonstrate that English is alive, flexible, full of creative opportunities—and fun.


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...BWV140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme". My very favourite cantata. Nothing spectacular, but a perfectly-formed gem of a cantata. This is a gorgeous version, one of the best I've ever heard, with nicely sprung rhythms and nice pacing of the individual parts, rounding off with a perfectly realised final unison chorale. Very happy with it. Worth the price of the CD alone.

However, there are other good things on the CD. The others were not so well known to me, but they were another part of the enjoyable voyage of discovery that the cantatas have been. At one point, I thought I'd wandered into the wrong CD - out came what was unmistakably a version of the opening movement of Brandenburg Concerto No.1, complete with its braying horns. Such is the sinfonia that opens BWV52.
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In what I believe is the twenty-sixth (26th) release of John Eliot Gardiner's complete recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's complete known scared cantatas, this Volume twelve (12) finds Gardner and his forces (The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, plus individual soloists) to be, per usual, in splendid form performing dear ole JS wonderfully.

The Cantatas on the first disc of this two disc set of Volume 12 were written for the twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. I found these four (4) Cantatas on this disc to be rather plaintive sounding but lovely. Just listen to the lovely solo for soprano on tract fifteen (15) of disc one (1). The soloist, Joanne Lunn sings this aria just beautifully. Once again I am very impressed with Tenor, James Gilchrist who does some outstanding singing on the first disc. Listen to him sing the tenor solo cantata "Ich armer Mensch , ich Sundenknecht, BMV 55--truly lovely. In fact, all of the soloist and Gardiner acquit themselves marvelously on this disc one (1).

With a different set of soloist, the Cantatas on the second disc were written for the twenty-third (23rd) Sunday after Trinity. To me, this set of Cantatas sound more hopeful. This set of works contains the familiar Cantata "Wachet auf, BMV 140. It is indeed wonderful. Just listen to the "jazzy" duet for soprano and bass on tract twenty-one (21). On this disc too all are in fine form delivering Bach's music gloriously.
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This 2-disc set contains the cantatas for the 22nd and 23rd Sundays after Trinity, and this review constitutes my 24th in the series, leaving three more to go. The great and visionary `pilgrimage' that Gardiner and his associates undertook in the year 2000 had them performing all Bach's extant cantatas on the liturgical dates for which he had created them, or as near as might be. Easter was late in 2000, there was no 27th Sunday after Trinity and a cantata for that occasion has therefore been added to the second disc here. This cantata is none other than the great Wachet auf (`Sleepers awake'), no. 140, so this particular issue comes to a particularly splendiferous conclusion.

For anyone joining the train at this station, the year 2000 was not just the so-called millennium year (there was no year zero, 1 BC was immediately followed by 1 AD and the millennium year is therefore 2001), it was also the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, aged 65. Behind the marvellous music-making there must have been hardly less marvellous planning, management and leadership on Gardiner's part. We know because various participants tell us that very often they were learning the piece they were to perform the next Sunday from scratch during the previous week, and to top that they were travelling around Europe, and even as far as America towards the end, between their weekly concerts. I now own 25 out of the 27 sets, and I can report with complete candour that I detect no sense of fatigue or loss of motivation at any point. Credit of course goes to the various performers (and the technical recording staff who seem totally unfazed by the constant changes of acoustic), Bach himself inscribed `SDG' (= soli Deo gloria, glory to God alone) on each masterpiece, but the rest of us will surely award a lot of that to Bach himself.

The recording venues were respectively All Saints Tooting and Winchester Cathedral. If Tooting is thought by anyone to lack stateliness, the reason for recording there was simply that the majestic acoustics of Eton Chapel, where the performance had actually taken place, were at the mercy of the flight-path to Heathrow airport, and the ensemble recreated the sense of a live performance by means of long recording takes. In any case, what's wrong with Tooting? Chaucer's more famous pilgrimage went to Southwark, after all. We can read all about it from the `blog' contributed by Gardiner himself in the usual way.

Also as normally, there is a shorter contribution from one of the performers, this time the viola player Annette Isserlis. This short essay seems to me exceptionally interesting, because in addition to the standard gasps of admiration there are thought-provoking comments on the role of the instrumentalists generally. I shall quote Mme Isserlis verbatim `As instrumentalists we are therefore embedded in the substance of each cantata, as portrayers and symbolists as well as accompanists'. Myself, I would almost go further. In Bach it is instruments, and not really the voices, that take the lead. Bach was an `absolute' musician, and it seems to me that his infinite musical faculty found its natural outlet through the wordless medium of instruments. He did not, I venture to think, react to texts as Handel did, or as Schubert did, the texts simply served as the occasions for music. In any case the religious fervour and conviction that breathes through everything Bach ever composed was something that possessed his entire mind and soul. Much of the pietistic verse he set was thin poor stuff, but set against music like this who cares what it amounts to?

It is very rarely indeed that I have expressed any real reservations about the quality of what I have been privileged to listen to, and I have no reason or wish to do so here. The singers seem to combine the insight of veterans with the freshness of newcomers, and the all-important instrumental parts are superbly done on their period instruments. It is surely superfluous to utter platitudes about the stylistic insight and command shown by such a director and such executants. I ended, as the set itself ends, in dulci jubilo, even if I might qualify (hopefully without impiety) the usual SDG.
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As one other reviewer has noted, the cover photos for this series seem arbitrary and out of sync with the musical material. The photographs rendered in a painterly fashion are beautiful, but have no relationship to the content. It strikes me as another foolish nod to multiculturalism. All of the individuals look to be either African or Asian, none appear to be from the West - as usual the 'diversity' agents leave that part out. I think equally graceful covers - perhaps fine close-ups of people in period costumes - something reflecting the musical content and the milieu out of which it arose would have been possible and preferable.
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The world's first 3D water cube aquarium, both models of the Fluval EDGE can be filled to the very brim thanks to the sealed glass top, providing high definition viewing from every angle. The sealed top reduces evaporation for less maintenance and a large, hidden aperture allows oxygen exchange to keep fish healthy. A floating base design gives the set a very small footprint for easy placement and lends the aquarium a clean, contemporary look.

Compact Design

The EDGE is extremely versatile due to its compact proportions. It makes a beautiful addition to any interior where space may be limited and in low light areas, it brings light and life to dull corners and uninteresting walls.

Hidden High Quality Filtration

Fluval EDGE comes complete with a powerful and efficient 3 stage filter which remains completely hidden, preserving the striking aquarium design. Featuring mechanical, chemical and biological filtration for clear, healthy water, the EDGE filter is much like Hagen's AquaClear clip on filter range, which has a long history of proven performance.

An Aquarium to Complement Your Lifestyle

Designed to complement modern decor, the EDGE is available in three stylish colors: black, white and silver. The 6 gallon aquarium is offered in all three colors, and the 12 gallon is offered in black and white. The striking design and contemporary wrap around stand will create a talking point in your home for years to come.

Easy Assembly and Maintenance

Fluval EDGE takes only seconds to assemble and the perforated, removable cover effectively dissipates lamp heat, avoids moisture, and allows easy access to the filter's lift out media trays. Wide ranges of EDGE cleaning accessories are also available to make cleaning simple.

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A powerful, retractable LED lighting system creates a visually stunning display. The Edge is equipped with both white and blue LED bulbs, giving you the ability to provide full illumination or a night-time moonlight effect. The 6 gallon aquarium comes with a 21-bulb lighting system and the 12 gallon comes with 42 bulbs. Both models have a three position on/off switch for the ability to display Bright Daytime, Deep Blue Nighttime and Off.

Versatile Design

The Fluval EDGE aquarium has been designed for today's lifestyle with a contoured casing module and a 6-sided glass tank. Whether in an ultra-modern or more traditional setting, this versatile aquarium adds the 'designer' look to almost any room in the home. The gentle flow of water and glow of the LED lighting produce a beautiful shimmering effect reminiscent to sunlight on open water.

Easy to Operate and Quiet

EDGE is quiet, powerful and easy to use aquarium that turns fish-keeping into an extraordinary visual experience.

Display Anywhere in Your Home

The Fluval EDGE has been designed to be filled to the top. The action of the filter provides all the oxygen exchange fish need. This means that the aquarium can be positioned at a lower level and viewed clearly from above through the glass top, unhindered by equipment or trailing wires.

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260 of 267 people found the following review helpful By Ellen on January 15, 2012
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There are plenty of detailed reviews on the original Fluval Edge. This one, with the 21 LED lighting is the newer model, so when I decided to make my purchase I went with this one, even though it's several dollars more. Personally, from all the comments regarding the lighting issues on the previous model I wouldn't hesitate spending the extra money and opt for this newer model. In reading the other reviews, there isn't much that I can add that hasn't already been said. However, these are the things that I think are major pros and cons:

Biggest Pros: The lighting expands throughout the tank - from edge to edge, not just in the center. Better design if you're keeping live plants. Plus, the lights don't get warm at all.

The blue night-lighting is a very nice feature. I use this setting about an hour before I go to bed and it's really relaxing to watch the fish swim in the blue light.

The tank itself is the coolest design I've ever seen. It is extremely impressive to view, and gives the feel of everything being almost weightless. Very soothing.

Biggest Cons:

As everyone has stated before, the opening is small, but I can reach my hand inside from corner to corner without any trouble. Something to think about, though: I bought the bamboo wall accessory and it made the opening even smaller, as it sits right below it. I ended up removing mine and stuck with live plant and rock decorations. It looks just as nice that way, and I have more room to get into the aquarium when needed.

If you want to do any cleaning or need to stick your hand into the aquarium for ANY reason, you MUST remove some of the water first. Otherwise it will spill out of the opening and all over the place.
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98 of 101 people found the following review helpful By L. P. HAWLEY on April 13, 2013
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I usually don't write reviews but find them extremely helpful when I want to buy something. That being said, I'm posting this review to do my part in keeping future buyers informed. My thanks to all those that led me to buy this tank.

I purchased the Fluval Edge 6-Gallon Aquarium about 2 months ago. I have been extremely happy ever since. Here are the pro's/con's

1. The tank looks amazing. It's the first thing people comment on when they come into my house. I placed this under my TV on the old TV stand (it's black like the pedestal for the tank and I should have gone with silver for higher profile/visiblity) and it centers nicely. It makes a great conversation piece. If Fluval ends up making a 20 gallon or 40 gallon with a similar wide design, I'm buying it.

2. Total volume water filling. This is a big plus. Looking at a solid cube of water (I have a 10 gal. standard tank that has an inch of visible water line before the black finish edge at the top.) This prevents that unsightly scummy edge as water evaporates. As others have said, filling the tank leaves bubbles and the filter adds to the bubbles as well but from an eye level vantage point, it's not noticeable.

3. Hardware in the pedestal. Another major plus. Not having to see any of the filtration is a major design coup. People that have seen it for the first time ask how the tank operates without a filter. I enjoy showing off the tank.

4. LED light bar. The LED lighting was a bit shocking to me at first. I wasn't really sure if I'd like such brilliant lighting over a tank this small but I'm very pleased after now having had first hand experience with it.
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I wanted to test the Fluval Edge 46lt/12gl for a few months before jumping in to write about it. When I first received the tank and upon inspection, I found that the column did not have the two clips that attach to the glass tank. Hagen was nice to send me a replacement column but still it was a hassle to disassemble the lighting unit in order to change the correct part.

The first thing that anyone buying this tank must understand is that they are trading usability and functionality for aesthetics. I found myself challenged to make up for the inconvenience of having a small 5"x7" opening where all interaction with the outside world must "fit in". These are the areas that I found the most challenging and dysfunctional about this tank:

The form is such that the tank is exactly the same length and width as the smaller 23lt/6gl Fluval Edge only that it is twice it's height. Still this version of the Fluval Edge uses the same HOB Filter as it's smaller counterpart. If the effectiveness of the filter in the 6gl version was good, now it is half as good. I was able to corroborate this fact when I started to develop algae problems in my tank. When I invited a marine biologist/experienced aquarist friend to see my aquarium, the first observation he made was how stagnant and poorly oxygenated the water was towards the bottom half of the tank. As we all know, this lack of aeration and movement is a major cause of poor water quality and algae development. The solutions I found were to replace the HOB filter with an external unit and to add a micro pump like the Koralia 240 Hydor Koralia Nano 240 Aquarium Circulation Pump, 240 gph which worked well.
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With Russell Crowe (THE INSIDER, A BEAUTIFUL MIND), Hank Azaria (GODZILLA, THE BIRD CAGE), and Burt Reynolds leading an incredible all-star cast, here's a fun, uplifting, action-packed story that everyone will love! A remote hockey-obsessed town populated by 633 of the most eccentric characters you'd ever want to meet, Mystery is the kind of place where nothing ever changes. But then life as they know it gets turned completely upside down! When a publicity stunt brings the world-famous New York Rangers -- and the national spotlight -- to Mystery for a game with the local team of weekend warriors, the whole town rises to meet the challenge of a lifetime! Also starring Mary McCormack (TRUE CRIME, DEEP IMPACT) and Lolita Davidovich (PLAY IT TO THE BONE, JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE) in another critical favorite from the hit-making director of AUSTIN POWERS 1&2 -- you'll stand and cheer as this ragtag bunch shows that nothing can melt their dreams of a miracle on ice!

When it comes to the subject of community, David E. Kelley--the prolific writer-producer behind television's The Practice and Ally McBeal--falls somewhere on a continuum between directors Howard Hawks and Robert Benton. While Hawks's professional characters are bound by a knowledge of how to do what they do even if they don't know why, Benton's people, professional or not, have long ago substituted their own eccentric reasons for that elusive why. Thus we get the kind of in-house, oddball rituals sandwiched between passages of actual work on Ally, and the affectionately entangled personal and professional ties between small-town folks in Kelley's earlier TV series Picket Fences.

Kelley's script for Mystery, Alaska (co-authored by Sean O'Byrne) takes that level of eccentricity to a geographical and spiritual extreme. The film revives the hackneyed Rocky formula, setting a lopsided hockey match within a remote, self-contained hamlet where the members of a tiny population all have to wear multiple hats and still keep neighborly ties intact. The story concerns the town's chief source of identity and pride: so-called "Saturday games," in which local men divide into teams and play pond hockey for the locals. When a prodigal son (Hank Azaria) of Mystery shows up with a television network offer to bring the New York Rangers in for a televised match against the homegrown team, the town fathers agree. Coaching falls to the town sheriff, John Biebe (Russell Crowe), an admirable man and a longtime player recently bumped from the team. John, however, doesn't want the job: everyone knows the real coach in those parts is Judge Burns (Burt Reynolds), but he wants no part of it either. All of that changes after a sad tragedy forces everyone to reevaluate their positions and pull together in order to beat the Rangers.

Following the success of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Jay Roach proves to be an able director of drama, swift action, and low-key, character-driven comedy not unlike that in Benton's Nobody's Fool. He has to deal with some pure corn at the end, but Roach pulls it off and guides the actors to and through far better moments. --Tom Keogh

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  • Actors: Russell Crowe, Colm Meaney, Beth Littleford, Hank Azaria, Brent Stait
  • Directors: Jay Roach, Peter Deming
  • Writers: David E. Kelley, Sean O'Byrne
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: May 9, 2000
  • Run Time: 119 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (322 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00003CWUX
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,608 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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65 of 72 people found the following review helpful By Caroline P. Hampton on September 23, 2000
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This charming film didn't get the positive praise it deserved. It was absolutely wonderful. The small Alaskan town of "Mystery" has a quirky "Northern Exposure" feel to it, and a wonderful ensemble cast add a lot of fun and games.
The "Saturday" hockey game leads off this fairy-tale story of David vs. Goliath, as their hometown boys go against the NHL'S New York Rangers. Former "townie" Hank Azaria starts this whole thing by writing a spotlight on the "Saturday Game" for Sports Illustrated and well.. Mystery is never the same after that. Russell Crowe turns in a great performance as "slightly older" town Sherif John Biebe, who is the heart and soul of the much younger hockey team. There are many wonderful smaller performances by faces you'll certainly know and love. It's a wonderfully sweet, charming and funny (with classic one liners from MANY of the young players) movie that only HAPPENS to be about hockey. There is so much more to it. You don't have to know a thing about hockey to appreciate this fun and lighthearted movie. It's right up there with my all-time favs. Definatley worth a look!
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful By Hollis Boyd on August 31, 2000
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I rented this DVD having never even heard of the movie.But after having watched it, Mystery, Alaska has become one of my favorite movies. This enjoyable tale about a town full of eccentric, hockey-obsessed people, moves along at a nice, steady pace. Unlike many movies these days, Mystery, Alaska doesn't rush through important plot points. When a former neighbor returns home bringing the New York Rangers to play against Mystery's legendary hockey team, the town sheriff, recently bumped from the team for a younger player who's got "jump", agrees to coach. The members of the team are fleshed out well by an ensemble cast of virtual unknowns, with the exception of Russell Crowe. The ending is exciting, and surprisingly unpredictable. For me, the actor that stole the show was Ryan Northcott, a barely credited character, who plays the pivotal role of the high school skating whiz who takes Russell Crowe's place on the team. He has a couple of the most amusing, and embarassing, scenes in the movie, and handles them with humor and grace. Overall, Mystery, Alaska was a funny, enjoyable movie that I recommend to everyone. You don't have to be a hockey fan to love Mystery, Alaska.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful By Squid on February 25, 2000
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This film has something for everyone. This story of the Saturday Game in the small town of Mystery, AK unfolds into a wonderful story, not just of a pond-hockey team playing against the New York Rangers, but of the pride of an entire town. It is full of light hearted humor, but this movie is no joke. You become a citizen of Mystery as you not only laugh, but also cry and of course, cheer. Mystery Alaska has enough hockey to keep any sports fan entertained. The movie also has plenty of action and drama to please the crowd that asks "Wayne who?" It truely is a movie for all. If you are a hockey fan, I am here to tell you, this is the new "Slap Shot".
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful By C. E. Miles on June 21, 2000
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I have to begin this by saying that I am a hockey fan. But I think I liked "Mystery Alaska" becasue it's a really good story. Many movies try to dazzle you with an all star cast and huge special effects budget, but in the end only disappoint you because at the core of the film there's no actual story. "Mystery Alaska" is the story of a quirky little town that revolves around the Saturday hockey game played on the local pond. Being a member of the team is a prestigious and revered position in Mystery. There is no pay or world wide fame gained from being in the Saturday game, but the men play because their fathers played, and their fathers played. It's funny to watch the men obsess over the their spot on the team, because only a select few hold those spots. When one of the men is replaced by the young up and comer in town, it's almost as though someone has died. "Mystery Alaska" does boast a great cast, including: Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Colm Meany (Con Air) & Burt Reynolds. If you like the feel good sports movie genre, and also enjoy a little quirky humor, then this might be the movie for you.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful By Evan Miller on September 20, 2001
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This is a great movie. No 100 million dollar budgets and wowee special effects. Just good writing and great characters. Oh yeah, and hockey. I love hockey. I think it's the sport of the gods. And I went to see this in the theaters because it featured hockey. But now I watch it because it's a great movie. and it would be a great movie no matter what sport it dealt with (even basketball, yuck!).
It star s apre-Gladiator Russel Crowe who is the town Sherriff and player during the Saturday Game. The people in mystery love hockey. Their lives revolve around it. Colm Meany plays the town mayor who is for all intents-and-purposes, the general manager of the "team". Hank Azaria plays the town prodigal son who left town for the bright lights and big city of New York and returns promising a game against the New York Rangers as a publicity stunt.
Admist all the fervor of playing against an NHL team on live TV, Burt Reynolds plays the towns Judge, who cautions them to think it through before agreeing to play a professional team.
Eventually we get to see the game, and it was nice to see them not end it with a total "feel-good" ending. You can probably guess what I mean by that, but you should buy or rent it anyway.
I only gave the DVD 4 stars because the DVD was woefully short on extras. Only the usual we have come to expect... commentary tracks and a very short "making of..." filmette. Still, it's a great buy.
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So who would you rate as a "cool" President?  NPR rated 7 as the "coolest."  The "expected" choices were here - Clinton, Kennedy and TR, but here's an interesting choice - Thomas Jefferson:
Thomas Jefferson. The polymath from Virginia "was cool in the early days of the new republic," Whitney says. "He broke with the aristocratic formalities of his predecessors, George Washington and John Adams, and introduced the revolutionary republican greeting from France — the hand shake — to welcome guests to Monticello and the White House. Quite hip in his day, he was a renowned musician and elegant dancer with whom women fell in love."

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The second definition, she says, "positions the president as above the fray, impervious to petty political criticism. This is a key quality to cultivate during times when presidents have to make difficult political decisions."

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I would put Andrew Jackson on the list. Between his habit of getting in duels and his home, the Heretage, he was definitely cool for his time.


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PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Trials is one of the most challenging motorsports in the world, and the annual FIM Trial des Nations championship features the world's best competitors. On Sept. 30 in Moutier, Switzerland, the U.S. men's and women's teams represented America well, finishing sixth and fifth in their respective divisions.

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