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Thanks Guys for your input. I suppose that I am attempting to side step a mistake by "cleaning" my top. Not that it is real dirty, it is not, but more of a collection of dust and pollen that I am thinking about removing. I simply do not want to make it look streaky, or blotchy. I may be better to simply leave it as is. Just looking for comments from those that have soft cloth top cars.

Hello All. Trying to make a choice as to what product to use to clean the top on my 39 Plymouth convertible. No saying that the top is really "dirty", but, it does show some darkening where the top folds when you have the top down. I am certain that is is full of garage dust, too once I begin the washing process. It is a tan top, if that makes any difference in the product I should purchase. Also, any tips on applying and removing the cleaner (brushing, not brushing, sponging)? Thanks Guys!

I saw the posts to use plumbing vent pipes and to phone Mr. Call. Nothing else really. I emailed Mr. Call over a week ago, but received no reply. Frankly, I do not wish to go the vent pipe method either. If there is something I am missing in the search, I would love to know. Also, nothing was every stated about being able to use a found boot on multiple years.

Hi All. Tried looking this up from this forums archives, but could not come up with anything, but if I have missed something sorry. So here goes. The Post Hole Covers I am inquiring about is a rubber covered steel "plate" that attaches to the floor to keep weather and such from entering the car. Many years back a fellow was reproducing these for the 1941 model year anyway, in Castro Valley CA. Since then I have not heard of anyone else doing so. Is there such a person out there? Also, I see that there are different part numbers for just about every new production year from the 30's till late 40's. Is it really true that a new form was made each and every new year? If a new form was used for every new year, maybe that is why there are few to none of these left, and why no one would think about ever reproducing them since I am sure start up costs would prevent this.

Hello All. It appears that I have come to a crossroad. For over 23 years I have had all of my Antique, Classic, Daily drivers insured with State Farm. I figured, that since I have my homes, and all these multiple policy's covered under one Company, I should be given he best rates out there. Right? Not to get too involved personally, I can also state that I have not had a claim in MANY years either. (Now I best go knock on wood somewhere). I recently bought another Antique Vehicle and contacted my Agent for the cost of insuring the new car. I must admit, I was pretty shocked at the quote given to me... This got me thinking, maybe I should do a bit of phoning around to see what is going on out there in the world of strictly "Collector Car Insurers". I contacted Grundy, American Collectors Insurance Co., Condon Skelly, and Hagerty. For my four Antique Policies, all of the above Companies came pretty darn close to what I was paying State Farm. And, the deductibles and the coverage amounts where pretty much tied with my current policies, that is with the exception of Hagerty.... For better coverage, NO/ZERO deductibles and the same total loss values Hagerty beat the others by several hundred dollars over a one year term! I phoned my State Farm Agent, and he immediately wanted to meet with me, in person to discuss my policies. I will not bore you with the details of that meeting, but the outcome was that he simply could not touch what Hagerty was quoting. My question before this board is "What have you all found with dealing with Hagerty?". "Have any of you had to place a claim with them?". "Where you satisfied with the outcome of this claim?". ANY input and personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!!! Thank you.

His town is just down the road from me, if in fact he is actually there. Thanks for your posting.

In search of a through the wall coil for a 40/41 Plymouth. Wondering if any of you have heard of anyone that is re manufacturing them? I know that NAPA has the 6 Volt coils on the shelf, but they are not the style with the ignition wire that attaches at the base. Thanks all!

Looks as if nice weather will grace the fairgrounds this year! Work schedule will not allow me to be there though.

Well Guys, did a bit of telephoning around to find a water pump. I found out the following. I could not get a water pump from NAPA without a 3 day shipping wait from somewhere in the North East. Auto Zone could not help me at all, they stated. Advance Auto Parts could also find me one, sometime in the next 5 business days. I was delighted to find that one of the small, hometown shops could get me one, overnight! I am to pick up the part in the morning and install. I will let you know of any issues. Thanks to those who posted replies. The information was priceless. Maybe to add a bit of additional info, if I may. I found that some of the Parts Stores were using these following numbers also. GMB-1202713 And 55-31114 Maybe these numbers can help someone in the future, Again, thanks for the information.

I know that this thread has been visited many times over, but I can not seem to find the direct links to it, so, I need to ask again. I have a replacement flat 6 motor, year unknown as there is no numbers or anything stamped on the block. My water pump is in need of replacement. Does anyone know the NAPA part numbers for this item? Thanks, in advance fellows.

Hi All. I have a chance to purchase a replacement radiator, but I am not certain what it originally came from. The MoPar number, on the top tank reads 793641. What was/is this radiator from/for? Did my homework here at home , but none of my books even offered up that number. Thank you.

Rich. I agree with you. Vendors do spend quite a bit to reserve a spot, and it is a privilege to have your own, personal "pot" to use. On the other hand, think of the buyers too. Same fuel, same time off work, hotel stay, food, even more beer (lots of walking) and no use of toilets since the rented ones are all under lock and key. Hard with all that extra beer !!! Then to spend monies if the illusive part is found at a King's ransom. No happy medium for either sellers, or buyers. I really hate to see this happen. Hershey is an Institution that ALL Swap Meets are judged from (in my humble opinion). I only hope that the decline in vendors, and quite frankly buyers too picks up. Walking around this year, looking at the slim crowd of people there, I also noticed a whole lot of grey hair (myself included). For the old car hobby to continue, new blood needs to enter the hobby or the hobby will disappear like the car companies themselves. I made reservations already for next year, and hope to see improvement on vending and attendance too!

Was able to do some rapid walking on Wednesday, and till about 2:00 on Thursday. The vending areas looked to me to be more of an area to park! than an area to vend. Not too many vendors this year. I noticed that "marked" prices were threw the roof on items too! Only folks I saw buying that stuff was the Swiss. Everything seems to be going overseas this year, with the Dollar being tanked, and the Euro being worth $1.36.... Tables are turned.

Hope that you did not shell out hundreds of dollars for a clock that was misrepresented. I see the 42's all the time, and actually have two 42 Plymouth clocks. One is an NOS clock, for Canadian Plymouths (same size, different face colors) and the "foil like", typical style. The O/S dimensions for the 42 and the P-15 clocks are identical. Sounds lke you are at least able to make the clock you have work for you.

Don. Sorry for the posting. Did not mean to steal your fire from the prior posting about a year ago. I stumbled on this artical and found it to be very interesting and thought that others would be interested too. I guess that this is the reason why I only have a hundred posts or so over the past 6 or so years. I watch, but keep my comments and replies to myself. This board ain't like the old board from years back! Again, sorry all for the repost. I will do better research the next time I decide to share any information... Happy New Year to all, just in the case I do not post again till 2014.

Seems like cars have always had radios, but they didn't. Here's the true story: One evening, in 1929, two young men named William Lear and Elmer Wavering drove their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi River town of Quincy , Illinois , to watch the sunset. It was a romantic night to be sure, but one of the women observed that it would be even nicer if they could listen to music in the car. Lear and Wavering liked the idea. Both men had tinkered with radios (Lear had served as a radio operator in the U.S. Navy during World War I) and it wasn't long before they were taking apart a home radio and trying to get it to work in a car. But it wasn't as easy as it sounds: automobiles have ignition switches, generators, spark plugs, and other electrical equipment that generate noisy static interference, making it nearly impossible to listen to the radio when the engine was running. One by one, Lear and Wavering identified and eliminated each source of electrical interference. When they finally got their radio to work, they took it to a radio convention in Chicago . There they met Paul Galvin, owner of Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. He made a product called a "battery eliminator" a device that allowed battery-powered radios to run on household AC current. But as more homes were wired for electricity more radio manufacturers made AC-powered radios. Galvin needed a new product to manufacture. When he met Lear and Wavering at the radio convention, he found it. He believed that mass-produced, affordable car radios had the potential to become a huge business. Lear and Wavering set up shop in Galvin's factory, and when they perfected their first radio, they installed it in his Studebaker. Then Galvin went to a local banker to apply for a loan. Thinking it might sweeten the deal, he had his men install a radio in the banker's Packard. Good idea, but it didn't work – Half an hour after the installation, the banker's Packard caught on fire. (They didn't get the loan.) Galvin didn't give up. He drove his Studebaker nearly 800 miles to Atlantic City to show off the radio at the 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association convention. Too broke to afford a booth, he parked the car outside the convention hall and cranked up the radio so that passing conventioneers could hear it. That idea worked – He got enough orders to put the radio into production. WHAT'S IN A NAME That first production model was called the 5T71. Galvin decided he needed to come up with something a little catchier. In those days many companies in the phonograph and radio businesses used the suffix "ola" for their names - Radiola, Columbiola, and Victrola were three of the biggest. Galvin decided to do the same thing, and since his radio was intended for use in a motor vehicle, he decided to call it the Motorola. But even with the name change, the radio still had problems: When Motorola went on sale in 1930, it cost about $110 uninstalled, at a time when you could buy a brand-new car for $650, and the country was sliding into the Great Depression. (By that measure, a radio for a new car would cost about $3,000 today.) In 1930 it took two men several days to put in a car radio – The dashboard had to be taken apart so that the receiver and a single speaker could be installed, and the ceiling had to be cut open to install the antenna. These early radios ran on their own batteries, not on the car battery, so holes had to be cut into the floorboard to accommodate them. The installation manual had eight complete diagrams and 28 pages of instructions. Selling complicated car radios that cost 20 percent of the price of a brand-new car wouldn't have been easy in the best of times, let alone during the Great Depression. Galvin lost money in 1930 and struggled for a couple of years after that. But things picked up in 1933 when Ford began offering Motorola's pre-installed at the factory. In 1934 they got another boost when Galvin struck a deal with B.F. Goodrich tire company to sell and install them in its chain of tire stores. By then the price of the radio, installation included, had dropped to $55. The Motorola car radio was off and running. (The name of the company would be officially changed from Galvin Manufacturing to "Motorola" in 1947.) In the meantime, Galvin continued to develop new uses for car radios. In 1936, the same year that it introduced push-button tuning, it also introduced the Motorola Police Cruiser, a standard car radio that was factory preset to a single frequency to pick up police broadcasts. In 1940 he developed with the first hand held two-way radio – The Handie-Talkie – for the U. S. Army. A lot of the communications technologies that we take for granted today were born in Motorola labs in the years that followed World War II. In 1947 they came out with the first television to sell under $200. In 1956 the company introduced the world's first pager. In 1969 it supplied the radio and television equipment that was used to televise Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon. In 1973 it invented the world's first hand held cellular phone. Today Motorola is one of the largest cell phone manufacturers in the world – and it all started with the car radio. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO: The two men who installed the first radio in Paul Galvin's car, Elmer Wavering and William Lear, ended up taking very different paths in life. Wavering stayed with Motorola. In the 1950's he helped change the automobile experience again when he developed the first automotive alternator, replacing inefficient and unreliable generators. The invention lead to such luxuries as power windows, power seats, and eventually, air-conditioning. Lear also continued inventing. He holds more than 150 patents. Remember eight-track tape players? Lear invented that. But what he's really famous for are his contributions to the field of aviation. He invented radio direction finders for planes, aided in the invention of the autopilot, designed the first fully automatic aircraft landing system, and in 1963 introduced his most famous invention of all, the Lear Jet, the world's first mass-produced, affordable business jet. (Not bad for a guy who dropped out of school after the eighth grade.) Sometimes it is fun to find out how some of the many things that we take for granted actually came into being!

Yep, she is a real head turner! I was looking at her during a slight rain, but the owners were not around. It is an interesting P-9. I was kinda expecting it to be a P-10 model, but either way it was a joy to see, and a double take at first glance!

You may wish to "google" 1941 Plymouth parts. This may turn you towards some folks that have "been there, and done that", or at least find ou some of those hard to locate parts! Good luck. Those 41's are a stunning ride! Welcome to the forum!

Thanks for your comments. I would prefer a cash deal, but let me know, via PM what you have to offer.

Also, I am not saying that theses are original MoPar parts! I am sure they were made as replacements long ago. Just thought I best add this.

Well, I was able to get myself, the parts, and the camera ALL in the same place at the same time:eek:. So, I will now attempt to download three photos to this post.... BTW, I would be willing to part with these lenses, if there is anyone out there interested. Would need to ask what I paid for them, plus shipping. Enjoy the photos!

I found a set, back in Hershey 1993. They are the only set/pair I have ever seen.... Paid a whopping 50 bucks a piece for them too! I always mention them as 50 dollars a piece, makes it seem a more reasonable purchase than saying 100 bucks for the set:eek: I'll try to get a photo taken, and post if you are interested...

Claybill. If you look closely, you will see that the clock on the bay, and Jims clock are VERY different. First start by looking at the hands, not the color, but the thickness. Also, originally, the hour hand was painted red, and the minute hand was dark brown. The clocks made for 41's are a taller clock too, with etched numbers that matched the numbers on the speedometer. This clock will NOT fit.

Did a bit more research... That is a 42 Plymouth clock. It WILL fit the dash of a P-15, but will NOT fit the dash of any 41 Plymouth. Just a buyer beware.

What are your opinions on the listed 1941 Plymouth dash clock, currently on eBay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/221063963799?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 If I was not mistaken, that clock is for the 42 Plymouth,only. And if placed in the dash of a 41 Plymouth, it would fall right out! This clock is not as tall, nor the same colors, and the hands are different than a a P-12 clock... I could be wrong, but I'm looking only for opinions....