BobT-47P15

The flat item at the bottom of this picture is the front mount you would need. Only one of them is used.

Here's a link to a prior discussion on this trans..........http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/archive/index.php/t-19897.html Might be some help there.

Do you have any auto upholstry wholesalers in your area.....the ones that supply the shops? Sometimes they have that sort of stuff. Just a thought.

I wonder if someone tried to push the car at one time, rode up over the bumper, and damaged the lid. Maybe, if you were able to go to the trouble of cutting out a section of the inside honeycome support, you could get behind the lid to hammer and dolly it smoother. Just a thought. Welcome. Car looks good.

Well, hey........if ya have a new clock or lighter.......you may be able to pay for your next cruise. I was fortunate to find many parts needed for my P15 when I first got it in the 1970s. What I probably paid $25 for back then, would cost you $1000 at ebay prices today. However, the bad news is -- I have to buy things nowadays, so I try to find the best buy I can. Bought stainless rear fender welt from Dennis Carpenter a couple weeks ago for $25 per side plus $10 shipping in an 8' long cardboard tube. Some places want at least $35 shipping on the item, perhaps using a PVC tube, saying it is an oversize package.

They are a fairly simple item..........a bulb base attached to a little piece of metal to attach it, and a wire to give it power. Just need to find a socket that fits inside the hollow plastic of the ornament. And then, a compatible bulb. I actually used two bulbs....one behind the other, in order to distribute the light the length of the plastic. Hooked mine to the low beam headlights as I like to have it on all the time when driving. However, when I kick on the high beams, the ornament goes out. Gives you another beam indicator. Mopar did offer that thing as an aftermarket accessory....therefore the remaining ones have gotten pricey. But, once installed.....who will ever know if it's real or if it's home made. If someone asks.....you can tell them whatever you wish.

I ran onto this thread over on the HAMB. The topic was basically all types and styles of those Plymouths, with a few others thrown in. Some pretty stock, others modified in various ways. An easy way to see what others have done with their cars. Also, since many fellows list their home town or at least state, you might find another owner in your area. Just tossing this out for anyone who might be interested in looking. 22 pages worth. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350134

Yes.......I've noticed the same thing. To narrow it down some, you should have the column on the left side of the ebay screen entitled."Refine Search". Go down and click on the heading of Vintage Car and Truck Parts. That deletes some of the stuff we don't want. Or, just be more specific in your search heading, like "1947 Plymouth coil" or something that mentions the item sought, along with the made and model of car. One seller seems to have a supply of this style...........starting at $24.99. Link to ad.........http://www.ebay.com/itm/1946-1954-6-CYLINDER-PLYMOUTH-DODGE-COIL-BRACKET-/270909697446?hash=item3f1379eda6&item=270909697446&pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

A story about the Rhythm Riot, which is produced by our own Robin from the U K. Also a story about Joe Bortz, who has found and restored many of the 50s Motorama DreamCars. And other stuff. A link for anyone who might care to look.......http://www.classic-american.com/

Occasionally a new needle by itself appears for sale on ebay, but I don't recall who the seller is.

Don--what did your cannister come from--a 70s Ford?

Is that the coiled wire that's wrapped around the entire cable? A break in that might be caused by too sharp of a bend in the housing/cable somewhere along the line. Any curves have to be fairly gentle. Might need to be re-routed from dash to transmission. Or a rough place inside the housing. Just guessing here. I have had some speedos that were gummed up at the neck where the cable goes in......used penetrating oil to get that freed up and turning easily. Could be a stripped gear inside causing needle to not function. I've taken the back off a speedo and looked at stuff, but not brave nough to go past a certain point.

Most swap meets are not really organized for what is being sold - they just sell the spaces to whomever wants to be a vendor. So - you gotta look at a lot of stuff you don't need to find something you do want. Around here, old Mopar stuff is definitely in the minority. Every once in a while a vendor will have something for us, but not often.

If you take time to watch ebay and look for mis-identified items, you can get a deal sometimes. Of course, you want to keep it to yourself when you find one. At least, until you get it bought. If you tell about it before, you'll likely have competitors in the bidding.

If the seller knows he has convertible visors.....I'm sure they would be more expensive. Even though they would not be exactly correct, I'd think car visors could be used.

This fellow seems to be selling them on ebay...... Link to his ad............http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-MOPAR-1946-8-PLYMOUTH-SILL-MOULDING-CLIP-SET-10-/230708488250?hash=item35b74c283a&item=230708488250&pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

Ed, that is the same as a convertible mount.

At one time the donor coupe had a trunk lid, but the guy sold it to someone.

Sounds like metal fatigue. Glad it was no worse.

The panel looks like Ford to me.

I like it........definitely different.

Back to the original question........yes.....those who said Diamond T were correct. Not sure which year, but the guesses are probably about right. I agree -- they do resemble an International in my opinion.

Don is correct.......those deflectors claimed to fend off bugs, rain and snow.......but really were not very effective. You could get them at auto parts stores, probably filling stations, and I'd bet ol J C Whitney likely sold a ton of em. Back then, men liked to dress up their cars with things like fake portholes, a swan on the hood ornament, mudflaps and all manner of doodads. Supposed to make your ride look "uptown", "sporty", or whatever they claimed. Another popular thing was the whitewall rings for your tires. Here are a couple other styles of deflectors, as found in a couple ebay ads...... You can see the deflector in this picture............ And, a few Christmases ago, my son in law gave me that nifty set of jeweled mudflaps. They were n o s, found down inside the wall of an old filling station that was being demolished. Still in the original box. Guess I'll have to get a beanie..........don't have one of those.

If you took the car to an automotive paint store, they might be able to use their "spectrometer" or whatever they call that gadget they have to "look" at the original paint and duplicate it. I think finding a mix of "the original color" from chips and formula, is pretty much impossible. But there should be something pretty darn close out there.

Aside from the aforementioned rear window, all the Chrysler products of 46-48 used the same trunk handle. So, that should interchange.