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Rest assured I'm not leading the 6v marching band. But I think something we need to consider is these old cars were daily drivers back in their day and they started reliably. People weren't converting them to 12v just so they could get them started every morning. I have to wonder how many times a 12v conversion is performed just as a band-aid applied over systemic problems such as poor wiring, a sluggish starter or a battery that isn't being kept fully charged by an anemic generator. Perhaps many reliability concerns could be addressed by making sure the existing 6v system is in optimum condition by addressing basic maintenance issues. These old cars worked very well in their day, there is no reason why they can't be as reliable today if the electrical system is in good condition. Having said that a set of good battery and starter cables along with an alternator will go along way toward keeping a 6v car happy.

For several years I was hounded about getting a dog. Pun intended. Didn't want to do it. Not because I don't like dogs but because I do like dogs. I get too attached. I finally relented and on a Saturday morning and we took off on a two hour ride - one way - to pick up a basset hound puppy. That was eight years ago. Daisy is my buddy now. She hurt her back a few days ago and it was after hours. And the vet we usually use was going to be out of town for the Easter weekend and wouldn't be back until Monday. So I found an alternate local vet and took her in yesterday. OK I'm almost to the point of this post. I expected it to be a thousand dollars when I went back to pick her up. But I'll pay that - I don't skimp on medical stuff when it comes to people or pets. That's just one of the things that has to be done. BUT the bill was only 500 dollars - still not cheep. Now being of the old car mind set that means that I have 500 dollars left over to get some parts for the 47 P15. Not sure I'll get away with that😂 PS: I expected spinal problems in an old dog. But turns out it's only a pulled muscle. Really good news.

Easter Sunday 2024: Finally had the opportunity to recreate a photo here in downtown Winona; East 3rd and Main St. Traffic was super light where normally it would be impossible to stop and pose the Meadowbrook for a shot. The beautiful buildings on the left were demolished in the 70s in favor of the mini mall. The foreground buildings on the right were demolished to make a parking lot. I put on a new fuel pump and hard line yesterday. Meadowbrook is back in business. Happy Easter everyone! 🙂

Happy Easter everyone. Was such a nice day yesterday that I was out for most of the day. Managed to grab a pic whilst it was warming up. Doesn’t look too bad….

Ready for Easter Sunday. Winter projects done. Time for spring. Rebuilt rearend all new brakes MC to wheel cylinders, new kingpins and bearings.

Had the same slow starting problem with the 47 P15. Re wired the car with a new 6 volt harness and no difference. Added 00 battery cables and no difference. Finally I got a good AGM 6 volt battery with 1000 cold cranking amps. Problem solved. The car can sit for months and it still starts. No priming pump. On the third try gas gets back to the carb and it starts up and runs good. I also switched over to an alternator.

This is Daisy. She is asking for something - I just have to open my mind and figure out what it is😄. Not that hard to figure out - she wants a treat.

Our current girls and are best friends! Roxie on the left, Queensland-Aussie mix, and Sunny, 100% Heinz 57 mutt! One suggestion after some substantial previous vet bills with one of our other dogs is get pet insurance. Cost is easily offset when you have those unexpected emergencies. Both my wife and I have had cats and dogs our entire lives and I don't see how you can live without them!

It's amazing what we'll do for pets. Buster dog, a Border Collie/Pointer/Shedder mix, had his spleen removed last summer. It was a rough week for all of us. I slept on the floor next to him the first couple nights after his surgery. I don't remember what it cost but it was spendy. He's back to his big old goofy self again. He's also waiting on me to get this stupid cast off my foot so we can do our morning 2 mile walks again. Two more weeks, buddy.

Spring arrived this week. I saw enough vintage cars and motorcycles on the road to stir-up some nostalgia. I removed the car cover and rolled out my ‘38 Chrysler today. It flashed up and ran like a hot engine that was just tuned-up yesterday. I didn’t do a thing other than check the oil and hit the electric fuel priming pump. I love a well maintained flathead engine. While warming it up the pup wanted in on the action. We went around the neighbourhood a couple times. I will drain the oil now and put in a fresh jug of 10W40. How’s 2024 shaping up in your Mopar neighbourhood? -59,331 miles.

Hello Thank you for allowing me to join this forum. My name is Gregor and I live in Austria. I have a 1954 Chrysler Windsor Newport Deluxe hardtop coupe.

Did you oil the paint to make in shiny, or is it clear-coated?

your second disc looks useable. Oil is coming from somewhere other than the rear seal. Could it be from the gallery plug ? re mount the flywheel and run the engine. Also, pull the front bearing retainer from the trans and make sure the drain back hole is not blocked by the gasket. you are welcome to contact me via email, anytime.

Yes i did the dash , seat , headliner, door panels all the electric and all under the car New. Just left the patina

My mistake! I meant 265. Great motor. The last of the flathead six motors for Chrysler. Dodge and Plymouth had the 230 cu in until 1959.

I also welcome you. Great looking car, How log have you had it?

Welcome! Do you have the original 365 cu in motor?

I'm looking on AB and his site sucks...there is virtually no descriptions and no kits. Id have to piece it together.

Well, same here, the pup eventually become family and usually cause less trouble or heartaches. My little dog asks for nothing, gives all. I have had a number of dogs over the years and yes, they all been good animals. But this little guy, he is very special. He was 14 last Christmas...I have had pugs since early 80's....they my favorite breed. Here he is doing his Don King impression.

Harbor Freight sells every thing you might need for sand blasting but.... they don't have any compressors capable of keeping up with their blast cabinets or Sand Blasting pots. Also note that sand blasting equipment wears out FAST so there's no need to pay up for better equipment. When I lived in high desert Nevada my Curtis 5 hp Master line compressor did just fine. However, once I moved to coastal Oregon the humidity became a problem. About a sack and a half of sand is all I can blast as water in the air plugs up the sand feed. I have to let the compressor cool off and drain it. For the bead blast cabinet I use 3/8 hose, for the sand blast pot I use 1/2 hose. The HF cabinet has crappy lighting and zero dust collection. You have to add their cheap plastic "cyclone" dust collector on a 5 gallon bucket AND their dust filter/vacuum. You'll find yourself at the glass shop getting new windows made from time to time and the gloves wear out too. SO bottom line: A quality 5 hp 80/120 gallon compressor helps get the job done. Harbor Freight can supply the rest. Like most of the HF stuff you might need to add some features to make it easy to use.

Welcome to the Forum! That is a nice car, is the patina original, or is it painted to look like that?

liking it......nice color combo

We had a very pleasant, mild winter so there was only a few wet weeks that I left the Plymouth cooped up. Back in January a local college kid spotted and photographed my car parked streetside.

I had my 1953 Plymouth out today for the first drive of 2024. Weather is warm and snow is gone. I put on a new water pump and fuel pump recently and all worked well. I live on the prairies of southern Alberta but if you enlarge the picture you can see the Rocky Mountains in the distance above the car’s roof.

Went to a local show this weekend - there was even another flathead 6 in attendance - a ‘49 Dodge truck. Amazing given it was a small town show in England!

At the pump…

Sunday morning errands...

Another distinguishing feature of the fluid drive trucks is the dashpot equipped carb. Usually a model DTG1 Carter B & B. I have a 52 3/4 ton with FD 4 speed. The arrangement works very well when the carb is properly adjusted. In my opinion this option does complicate things though. The longer bell housing and fluid drive specific elements limit what you can do as far as transmission swaps if you wish to retain the feature. The extra rotating weight and mass seem to compliment the general characteristics of these engines nicely giving it a bit more of the "flywheel" effect.....which I really like. I would sum it up like this......I am glad I have it.....but it is a bit more work to restore a truck so equipped. I will probably use it most often taking off on hills and inclines where it has some decided advantages over the standard arrangement. Jeff