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JosephDR

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    1949 Special Deluxe 4 door sedan

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    US Army veteran, father of three, Art teacher.
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  1. Thanks for the replies, y'all. Update on the situation: My daughter and I went to see it and it needs more work put into it than we had anticipated. The floors were rusted out, but surprisingly the body mounts were in good shape. The engine bay was in great condition. All the doors, hood and trunk opened and shut very well. Gaps were great. Fulton visor in the car. He had lots of old manuals, receipts, and maintenance records. There's so much about the car I liked but there was quite a bit more work to get it on the road. It needed more than brakes. I saw the driveshaft on the rear seat! The seller asked if I wanted to hear it run. I said sure! He told me he was going to get gas to pour it down the carb. Oh boy! My daughter was the first to let me know this might be too much for her to handle. I agreed and so did the guy selling it. Oh, and it's not Chevron Blue. The original color is Kitchener Green, as all the door jams were that color.
  2. Thank you all so much for your replies. My kids and I think it's a cool car and we like to get our hands dirty wrenching on cars. In 2015, I resto modded my high school ride, a 1964 VW Beetle. We had fun working on it and bringing it back to life. It is my daily driver. My daughter will be of driving age in one year. So I was thinking we would get the '49 road worthy and safe in that time frame. But I am thinking maybe y'all are right. It would probably not be good for her as her first car. Safety issues and reliability are my main concern. Even with my newly restored bug, I had little hiccups that kept the car grounded for a day or few. I wouldn't want her to go out to the school parking lot and find that she can't pull out of there due to something breaking down. We're still going to go look at the car. But, I doubt that I will buy it now that I see it in this way. For the past few days I have been looking and learning on this forum and I gotta say, you all are an amazing group of people. Very knowledgeable, helpful and kind. Thank you for your encouragement and advice. I'll keep you posted.
  3. Hello everybody, I am thinking about getting a Chevron blue '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4 door. It will be a daily driver for my daughter in high school. She loves it and wants this over anything available in this price range. She loves vintage bikes and cars. Here is the link to the advertisement: https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/magnolia-classic-car-plymouth-special/7348332042.html Asking price is $4,000 Here is the ad: "1949 plymouth for sale, partialy restored, motor is fresh rebuild, car is driveable and street legal with a little brake work, to many improvments to list here, must see and hear, price includes a seperate parts car also , so you realy get 2 complete cars, clean title for both, call for more details , cash only , no trades or other crap. Your chance to own a classic, call jimmy, show contact info . NO TEXT, $4800 or best offer." What do y'all think? I know from reading here that brakes are tricky. If I buy it I'm going to get scarebird front disk brakes and maybe a dual master cylinder. What are things that I need to look for and what are some of your concerns? I know it's missing the door card trim. I can ask about the vacuum wipers. Anything else? It looks to be a very good price, but I have not seen it yet in person. My daughter and I will be looking at it tomorrow. Is this car a P15? Thank you for your expertise and help! Joseph
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