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I call these "Dodges in the Mist"

MY 47 WDX

The two of you together scare the c**p out of me

This wonderfull 1941 Chrysler Royal Business coupe is now located in switzerland !!!! Alex

Tod, you are correct. I am not a moderator and if I were everyone would be it jeopardy. However I just reported your posting as a test.

I'm pretty sure that Bon Ami and Bar Keepers Friend have identical stuff in them. If you grocery store doesn't stock one it will undoubtedly stock the other. Not sure why you have to order from Amazon for something you can pick up the next time you buy groceries.

It looks like NP420 (early) This site might help and he has all parts and very Knowledgeable Dave Cirillo DC Truck Parts .http://www.jobrated.com/tranmission-id.html Tom

The operative word is STILL. How much longer will they be available? Fram has already stopped manufacturing the equivalent. Wix can't be far behind. If I was going to the trouble of installing a different filter system, I would go with something that will be readily available conceivably until I'm on my death bed. I currently have a drop-in filter, but anticipate needing to do something else in the near future (next 5 years?) when the Wix 51071 is no longer available. O'Reilly's warehouses already have rather limited quantities (single case) and few stores carry them on the shelf. It will only be a matter of time before they aren't available the next day. To go with a drop-in filter that hasn't been standard equipment for almost 50 years would be short-sighted.

It's a New Process model 420 syncro trans... drain plug sticks out parallel to bottom of the case.

OK I will go with my old standby for projects. BON AMI powdered feldspar based cleanser found in the houshold cleaners section of your grocery store. I have used it on multiple vehicles. After a good wash, re wet about two foot square sections of painted surface, sprinkle generously with the BON AMI and scrub the section with a wet cloth turning it frequently and rinsing the cloth between areas. At less than three dollars whaddya got to loose? try it on an inconspicuous spot first. But it will not scratch and unlike rubbing compounds won't leave swirl marks. Even works great on chrome, stainless, and glass. If not impressed then go with dedicated automotive products but I think you will be pleasently surprised.

I would get online and go to www.Autogeek.com in Florida. Their finish guy has a 50 page paint restoration paper on the products(which they sell) and technique for restoring a finish. I have a 1938 Plymouth that I had restored in the 60's and the paint was pretty sorry after years in storage. In his paper he recommends Maguire's #7 which was created in the early 1900's for paint restoration. I used this product the way he describes and managed to get the finish looking much better and no machine buffing. So it's a waterless cleaner first with their cloth towels to remove the dirt, then the Maquire's. It will make the rag look like the color of the paint but it is not an abrasive. This is not rubbing compound, it is emulsifiers and oils that restore the paint. I think I spent about 100.00 on all the products he described and a lot of elbow grease and got a good shine back on the finish. I would not use a buffer unless you are really good at it. Also the method of buffing has changed now to very slow speed buffers, not the old style buffer/grinders. Good luck. Greg

Awesome car, looks great!

Go to the Activity tab and take a gander...this is the view from my pc; the view from my tablet is slightly different, showing a single column of member profiles as opposed to rows of profiles

Ok,now I know where I have been going wrong. My judgement when buying old cars obviously sucks. What I should have been doing all along was to get you to pick them out for me. I can't even begin to imagine finding an original 48 with original 48 upholstery that cleans up that good. Not even ONE piece of duct tape anywhere in sight!

The photo of the truck is beautiful, l lived a short while north of Barstow at Fort Irwin and many years in San Berdoo. The Mojave desert was always a great adventure.

I am interested in your fender skirts, do you know if they were custom made? Notice that my 41 came with the optional running boards

Wow! Is that nice!

I don't if this helps but my 4 speed is the same and it is a New Process trans.

Boy yard work should be very little, no lawn,weeds. Food-jackrabbit, rattlesnake (just like chicken!). Scorpions-fun to touch on their backs with a stick and watch them poison themselves with their stinger! Cheap entertainment. Who needs water! I guess that must why people live there! DJ

That thing is SLICK! Does it have the original or original-style upholstery in it? If it does,could you post a few photos of the interior?

What a beauty !

Very nice indeed

Starting around 1 PM PST. Need to do additional software installs, including the Links section and Member Map. If all goes well should only be a couple hours of down time.

Another FYI... I don't think any functions were dropped in this release, but their method of execution might be different. This release uses a lot of "hover" events, that is you hold your mouse on an item and something happens. If you can't find it just keep posting the questions and we will get it figured out. If another member already has the answer, please jump in! I'm still working my way through the hundreds of new configuration options in the admin center. Other good news is the indexing is almost finished, working on the last and largest task, indexing posts. (500K posts and 87% done!)

Use the breadcrumbs. They are at the top and bottom of every page.

Anything that pivots /moves and is metal I lube it or oil it or pack it. I worked for a man who taught me that. It makes machinery last longer, be more efficient and not make annoying sounds! I even remove the wiper pivot phillips screws and oil each wiper pivot on all my cars and trucks yearly! Yea.... I know that's a little over the top Rob

One step closer to driving. The dual carbs were dialed in today. Need to put a new coil, points and condenser in and it should run smooth

Seems correct if you are south of the Equator ???

I have NO reason to be in those parts, but a friend and I ran out of gas off the 110 Freeway in Watts in the early 80's......couple punk teens stuck out like sore thumbs......as for the Honey Bucket, never heard of it, maybe before my time?

And hey why shouldn't you, bias ply in good condition, straight rims, should be no problem. Hey they drove a lot faster on the lake beds with those tires many years ago....PS don't think I would take a nice car like yours on the "hoodlife tour" of Compton though, just watched this on the Utube, quite entertaining. do you know if the Honey Bucket Bar is still open, think it's or was on 4th street

Not me. Still running bias ply with tubes on original wheels and very happy with it. If ladies did it back then, I should be able to now. I drive on the freeway and stay around 60 mph, up to 70 occasionally with no issues. **EDIT** Original size 6.50-16

The 1941 Chrysler is the best looking car of the fat fender era MoPars, thus biz'cupe would be a cool score. Some 4 yrs back I spotted one in L.A. area Craigslist. It was kind of pricey considering the condition, thenagain, the prices of these will probably not drop as time goes by... HOWEVER, this thread was started April 1st... makes old unkka suspicious...