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I'm thinking about converting to vintage stock electric 2-speed wipers from a 46-48 Dodge in my 47 Plymouth. If I go that route, will there be enough clearance so that I can still use my stock radio, and is there enough clearance for the vent lever? Thanks.

I like that red fastback plymouth....second from the bottom on the right in the last picture.

Is it humming coming through the speakers or is it the hum of the mechanical vibrator inside the radio chassis? If it comes on immediately after you switch it on, it could be the vibrator you're hearing. The old car radios use a mechanical vibrator to convert the low voltage DC input to AC so that it can be stepped up and rectified to a couple of hundred volts to bias the plates of the tubes. The vibrator will start humming immediately when the radio is turned on and you'll be able to hear it coming from inside the radio itself. If the hum you're hearing is coming out of the speaker, it's likely the filter capacitors are bad (leaky) and will need to be replaced.

Yes, it's definitely a Volkswagen. It's one of the early prototypes that were road tested by Ferdinand Porsche.

Actually, this car was nicknamed "Kafer" since the early VW beetles were formally named KDF Wagen. KDF stands for kraft durch freude (strength through joy). Samba is the nickname for the 23 window deluxe microbus. There's a web site for us VW guys called The Samba.

Yikes. Those close-up pictures show a lot of bondo on that truck, and the interior uphostery is pretty sloppy.

Wow, what a beautiful ride! Do you have any pictures of the engine bay and interior you could share?

..and the Dish ran away with the Spoon.... (Probably to Las Vegas)

I always move over and let those kind of folks pass me. Not worth the hassle of any possible confrontations. I DO have a dash cam that I have on any time I'm driving, just in case there's some kind of incident. I believe in karma.

You can buy a special tool to unscrew the switch from the front. It fits into the two square holes 180 degrees apart on the front bezel piece. I bought one for my '47 Plymouth P15 on Ebay. It works for all the dash switches on my Plymouth which look like the one in your picture as long as they have the slots. 1939 1940 1941 42 1946 1947 Dodge Plymouth Pickup Truck Switch Nut Removal Tool | eBay

Looks more like a 1949 to me.

In my opinion, the Mopar products from this era, particularly '46-'48, have much better styling than either GM or Ford, and they are technologically more advanced. I try to keep mine as close to stock as possible.....a personal preference. Having the original drive train running and driving just seems really cool to me.

Once you get it running and on the road, I'd try spending a weekend cleaning, buffing and waxing that paint. You might be surprised at how good it will look with the paint as-is once that's done.

My guess is that it's an accessory tissue dispenser. Super-nice car. Hope you get it on the road soon.

The casting marks under the distributor read A, and underneath the A there is 2*13*46. The car is a '47. Could this be the original engine? If so, how did they originally title it since I understand these were titled by the engine number, which this engine doesn't seem to have? Curious...... The casting on the head reads 4-29-53 and the head has that little bump-out at the front that my blue car doesn't have.

Nice looking car, but I need another car like I need a hole in the head.

Thanks Plymouthy! It's interesting that the wiring going to the horns is not that heavy to carry up to 36 amps total. I wasn't expecting the current to be that high. I guess it doesn't need to carry it for that long unless someone leans on the horn.

I have the original dual trumpet horns in my new 47 Plymouth coupe. I measured the resistance of each one between the screw terminal and ground and got completely different resistance readings. The short horn measured about 3 ohms and the long one measured about 0.3 ohms. It appears that the 3 ohm one should be about right, but the 0.3 ohm one seems low to me, as it would pull around 18 amperes at 6V. Does anyone know what the resistance should read? Thanks!

Welcome. Cool car.....I always liked the 4-door sedans and the rear suicide doors. We love pictures, so feel free to post some more when you get a chance, and keep us posted on your new adventure.

The paint is a pearlescent white. Obviously not stock but I think it looks great on the car. I have the paint code for it since the P.O. left me a bottle of touch-up paint. It's a GM code, so I should be able to get a can of it for some of the minor touch-ups I need to take care of. I'll check to see what the engine number is. The P.O. is a vehicle shop mechanic for the local transit authority and he rebuilt the engine a while ago, and because it sat for 8 years in his garage with only an occasional run around the block, it doesn't have many miles on it. He gave me all of the documentation/records for the parts and machine shop work he had done to it. Update: There is no engine number at the usual location on the block. That area is blank. Not sure what that means.

I guess I'm a little crazy. I now have two 1947 Plymouth Business Coupes. I picked up this white one today locally in Tucson through a CL ad. It is running and driving, but the engine is running really rough so I had it transported home on a flatbed so that I can service it at home. It sat in the P.O. garage for 8 years dnd was only run once a month for a few minutes, so I'm guessing everything needs maintenance. The body and paint are pretty good and the interior is not too bad either. The P.O. had it converted to 12V negative ground, which I'm planning on retaining. Yes, I know it has the incorrect rocker trim. It will need some wiring attention under the dashboard. Here are some pix:

I used to live about 3-4 blocks away from Playland at the Beach, on 47th avenue just east of The Great Highway. I don't remember much of the stuff that was shown in that video, as I was there in the mid 1960s and not the '40s, but I do remember going to the fun house when I was about 7 years old and doing the indoor slide. I also remember Laffing Sal, an animatronic that greeted folks when they came in. In 1972 a developer, Jeremy Ets-Hokin, bought some of that land, tore down the park and put in a couple of high-rise condominium buildings, which as I understand, failed at first. The rest he turned into a big parking lot. Too bad Playland at the Beach couldn't hang on for a few more years. I think it could have been revived as a major attraction in the 1980s-1990s.

Had a great day yesterday. Put up my flag in the morning. Went and saw Top Gun Maverick in the theater, then had a great BBQ with friends and ate too much.

Tiny? Check this out. A recent acquisition of mine. One of my bucket list cars. 1958 BMW Isetta 300