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I took the 1948 Dodge D25 Club Coupe out for a run today. I always try to get one of my old cars out more or less daily when the weather is decent, but even more so with my least favourite season just around the corner. We have had a gorgeous and late Indian summer and the weather is forecast to stay decent for a while yet. However, it is cooler and by the colours and the lack of foliage on the trees, it is definitely fall. It is my favourite time of year although it leads to my least favourite.....winter. Anyway, had the old girl out today for a couple of hours just cruising the back roads and enjoying the day. I won't being doing this in a month or two so I'd better enjoy it while I can. Once the weather does become wintery, guess I will have to dream about the trip to Maui in the New Year.

RobertKB, Thanks for the great photos., Fall is a beautiful time of year for sure. Here are a few photos that I took on Wednesday and one I took just as the leaves were beginning to turn

I was looking at my '47 Desoto the other day, full of possibities but with a lot of time & money to go, and I asked myself why I wanted to restore this car. I do love working on "Carlo". It's a very calming experience. And I really love the era. And even though back then cars all looked similar as they do today, their design was certainly not the rolling boxes we have with us today. They were streamlined with curves and classic - well now classic anyway - lines. I also thought, "Do I want to show this car off or impress people with it?" Sure, I have to admit that's part of the reason if I'm honest with myself. But ultimate I also asked myself, "Do I really need this car?" How important is it in life or to who I am?" I know, maybe a bit too philisophical for an old car. After all, it's just meant to be fun, and it is. I guess fun is reason enough in itself. We all need to relax and have a place where we can go to work on a happy challenge. And there is definately a good feeling about bringing back to life a part of a time in America that we'll never ever see again. Were times in the thirties and forties really better than they are today? Yeah, I think so. Even with Hitler and that terrible war, there seemed to be a spirit and pride in being an American that the culture as a whole has seems to have lost. Maybe a lot of my thoughts have been due to the recent tragedy in Russia. For those of you who lived through the early sixties - I was just a kid - this is like Krushev all over again. Oh well, sorry to bend your ear (eyes) here on the Forum, but you guys know better than anybody why you love thes eold cars.

gday all, im tom from australia i have a 40 plymouth business coupe that id post a few photos of, its original paint and interior with a hot 230 flathead under the bonnet!

I think the casting date is on the block, possibly just below the distributor. Also, put a piece of paper over the engine code and use the side of a crayon to take a rubbing. You might be able to read it better that way.

Many licensing authorities used the engine number for the vehicles legal identification number. (before standardized VIN's) If when the engine was swapped, the Id number became void on the tiltle. So some attempt was made to match the parts to the document. Chrysler sold unstamped blocks to a lot of re builders, they were supposed toput their own number on when the engine was assembled. So it could have been your engine was marked by a re builder, then installed in a P 20 or P 26 model car, then removed again and installed in your car. There could be any number of permutations of this theme, so the history of your engine may never be correctly deduced. As easy and as common as engine swaps were inthese cars in the day, it is a wonder than any of us may have the original engine in a car with over 50k miles on it.

Instead of welding how about brazing?

well it's been 5 weeks....2 weeks ago a guy that lives near the vet office insisted Puma was hanging around his place....so we took some kibble over and a bowl to see if he could get a better view/picture. The food was getting eaten so I dug a game trail camera out of the box (well, dug thru 20 boxes to find) and set it up Monday. Tuesday went and checked the pictures out. Sure enough a grey cat was around. Linda insisted it was Puma, I was a bit less optimistic. Last night going over to check the food and get pictures I saw a cat in the yard. Long story short, one hour later I got her close enough to get a hand on the scruff of her neck, got her in the truck, and then home into the shop. Needless to say the last 20 minutes when I KNEW it was her and could not get her was the toughest time. Patience paid off tho. She's home and happy again, and VERY loving right now. Now she just has to reestablish her territory and she'll be good to go for a while yet.

Nice photos, thanks for sharing. So far Maine is exceeding my expectations, including autumn. Different trees, different colors. Apparently we had a good rain at the perfect time to really liven up the fall colors this year. The red leaves of the maple tree beside my garage rivaled my red trailer. You have to be Johnny-on-the-spot to get good pictures, tho. I never seem to have my camera when the light is good, have to work on that. Attached a few photos, apologies for none featuring our D24, haven't gotten it out much with the trials and tribulations of moving, preparing for our first Maine winter, and going back and forth to Texas to deal with a family crisis. This counts a little, the D24 is in this garage. This is on Grand Lake Rd. heading east towards the north entrance to Baxter State Park. Mtns. in the distance are in the park. This is off of Grand Lake Rd., that's Sugarloaf Mtn. (the one in Mt. Chase Township, there are at least 4 Sugarloaf Mountains in Maine). And this is the Seboeis River. A 24-mile canoe/kayak Class I-IV river trail starts here.

Read the other thread about your engine being a 4 3/4" stroke making it a 265. Love the spare tire carrier....lol Maybe you could asked (the mods) to have the two threads combined and keep your build together in one thread? Makes it easy for readers to keep up with your project. 48D

I can't hardly wait!

Plymouthy.......... Me neither. He scares the %$^@ ! out of me. Paul; Forget about these guy's you keep quoting. They may have put words together..........but they are no help at all when it comes to something like as serious as this. I suggest you dump your copies of their books and get in touch with the really talented British authors like Colin Chapman or Axiom of "Motorcycling" fame. Far more beauty and wisdom in these writings than ever came from the baird. Jeff

yes I was priming and blocking the lower body a bit....and...ask me again why I don't want to ride with you in your truck.....lol I thought you went over that thing with a fine tooth comb not long back...glad it did give you a bit of warning...

Great timing. I put my annual badges up in my shop so now can send the pic and not upstage the BBQ. I'll be there hopefully with Phoenix, but no cat!

Exactly. They sponsor our website. AutoZone doesn't know a Pilothouse from a hole in the wall. NAPA maybe but they have become pretty useless too. Buy your antifreeze from WhoCares but we need our guys VPW, Roberts and Bernbaum, Steel Rubber and others that are there for us Vintage Mopar guysHank

I bought this spark plug sand blaster several years ago for about fifteen bucks. It has paid for itself many times over the years.

No we're not! Get a PH now Mike! Quite playing around with the Chevy and let's go!Just kidding around :^)

Nelkor, I am currently having my 230 flathead rebuilt by a guy in Grand Prairie. I found him on Craigslist and he builds Ford flatheads out of his home. So far I am happy with the progress and should be done in next couple of weeks. He is also rebuilding my transmission. His name is Mark. You can try the link below or search "flathead" under automotive services. Give him a call and you could probably stop by and see his work so far on my 230. 5zdvq-3724276231@serv.craigslist.org Greg