John Reddie

Hi guys, I bought this car in January, 1962 and drove it until 1970. I had it painted at Earl Shieb's for $55.00. It was a great car:). John R

While I was house cleaning, I found these photos of my '49 Chrysler Windsor club coupe. It was a great car and I regret not keeping it for sure. I paid $100.00 dollars for it and my wife and I went to Niagara Falls with it on our honeymoon. John R

Thanks Reg, I figured one of you more computer savvy guys here could get this to come up. This was emailed to me and I think it's pretty good. John R

Sorry, The link didn't appear. I'll try it again. John R

Has anybody seen this? I think it's pretty cool:) John R

I believe the maroon convertible is a 1941 Packard, the sedan behind that is '39 or '40 Studebaker (I can't tell if it has sealed beam headlights, if so it is a '40). Behind that is '37 Studebaker truck it appears to be. I 'm sorry but the two older cars I cannot tell you what their makes are. Nice cars. john R

Rebecca, Check the tv schedule for a film titled "Mr Belvedere Goes To College" made in 1949. There are several shots of a '36 coupe like yours. It's a good film too. Funny. Also in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" from 1946, there are numerous shots of a '37 sedan. John R

Hi Brian, I am John (furyfan) from the C Body dock. You probably don't remember but you were the one that some years back showed me how to post pictures on the web.I like your DeSoto and you don't see many 2 door models like this one. What Merle says is true. I had a '48 Dodge once and the fluid drive was great, especially in traffic. Mine was the three speed with the fluid coupling. Best of luck to you. John R

I'd say 1939 Plymouths. First year for the headlights recessed into the fenders. Nice photo. John R

I saw that film, Cause for Alarm" in the theater when it first came out and I have it on VHS tape. There is also a '49 Dodge convertible featured in there too I believe. John R

OUCH!! What caused that to happen Jim? John R

Here's another view.

This '41 Plymouth on ebay features what looks like a vacuum operated heater control valve:confused: Has anyone seen one of these before? It is a first for me. John R .

I have owned two cars in the past that gave me trouble but it was because of previous neglect rather than design flaws. One was a 1946 P15 sedan. I was young (17) and had very little knowledge of cars then. This poor car had no care when I got it. I remember when I changed the oil filter, it was so caked with sludge that I had to replace the entire canister. The other was a 1952 Ford Customline flathead v8 with auto trans. This car was in nice condition except shortly after I got it, I discovered that one of the wrist pin clips had broken allowing the pin to slide out and deeply gouge the cylinder wall. I also found out a short that the previous owner" son used to drag race the car on back roads ( he ran the shi$ out it:eek:. John R

Great shoes!! John R

Hey Bob, I'm not a big fan of the bouncing cars but you gotta love those vintage Chevs:). Thanks for posting. John R

Hey Tom, Your '41 Plymouth sounds fantastic:). I grew up with these cars and although I never owned a '41, they have always been a favorite. A great fun car for sure Thanks for posting this. John R

Hi Adam, I bought this car in 1962 for $100.00. It had 100,000 miles on it but had two previous owners. It had been well taken care of. It had the M6 semi-automatic transmission and spitfire six. It was a medium blue color with maroon interior. My wife and I went to Niagara Falls in it for our honeymoon in 1963. It had a valve job and a timing chain put in before we left and it drove great. One problem I had with it was in very cold weather, it would not start first thing in the morning. The old six volt just didn't spin it fast enough. Back then we used the single grade oil which got pretty thick when the thermometer plunged to the single numbers. A man that I worked with had a '50 Studebaker 6 cylinder and he told me to buy an electric dipstick. That was the best tip I ever had because that worked miracles:). The old Chrysler started up at -18 zero when I used that dipstick. The only thing was you had to put it in right after you stopped the engine when the oil was hot. I put another 100,000 on it and got rid of it in 1970. I have regretted it very much. Thanks for your interest. Good luck to you with your cars. John R

It's not an ad but here is a photo of my niece with my '49 Chrysler Windsor club coupe that I had back in the 1960's. I thought you might enjoy seeing it. John R

I am very sorry to hear this news about Norm. The message board will not be quite the same without Norm. I had sent him several personal emails in the past and he always got right back to me with helpful answers. Rest in peace Norm. You will surely be missed. John R

Janet Leigh was driving a 1956 Ford four door sedan which she traded for the '57 that she later went underwater in. John R

I have quite a few serials on tapes that are full of old cars and auto chases. I have noticed that often times when a car careens off of a cliff and blows up or plunges into a river, it is a different car than the car that is being chased. Also some of these scenes are repeated in other serials but it is entertainment at it's best I think. One of my favorites is "King Of The Rocket Men" from 1949. King, our crime fighting hero flies through the air with a rocket pack on the back of his leather jacket. In this serial there is a '37 Chrysler Royal sedan (I think) and a '38 Chrysler big sedan with side mounted spares. If you like old cars in films, these serials will be your cup of tea. Happy Holidays too all:). John R

It is too bad that cars like that were damaged in filmaking. I guess that their future value was not realized. Another film titled "Tobacco Road" made in 1941 features a brand new Ford convertible that gets ruined. There is also a '37 DeSoto 4 door convertible but that is treated well. John R

I'm sorry but that top is whacked:eek:. John

Welcome to the board Buford. I too am partial to the '41 Plymouth. Does your engine turn over. That is a big plus for a car that has not been in use for sometime. Good luck to you. John R