Vargas received the first hardtop model on 31 January 1953.
The Zipper was sold in both a convertible and a hardtop model.
According to the show, the Zipper (the hardtop model) cost $3785.
The Rebel sedans and hardtop models two inches (51 mm) longer than previously.
As a competitive hardtop model of the postwar era, it was a quality vehicle highly coveted by collectors today.
The convertible P66 was soon broken up, the parts and the other hardtop model being sold on.
Produced only as a convertible from 1953 to 1955, the Caribbean added a hardtop model in its final year of 1956.
For 1956, the Caribbean was broken out into its own luxury series, and gained a hardtop model.
The hardtop models were more expensive and luxurious than the sedan versions.
The Diplomat name was originally used by Dodge on 2-door hardtop models from 1950 to 1954.