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  1. I would suggest getting all the parts you can....such as the brackets.  And....any pictures of the bumpers still on the donor vehicle.

    Similar as the 2 vehicles seem, there will very likely be some differences.

     

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    Click on links for pictures of 49 suburban.

     

    1950 Suburban....

     

     

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    Actually, I have never installed them......as my originals are really not too bad.  I have the new set on the shelf for some future time as needed.  They did tell me to not glue down the inner edge to the carpet so it can be pulled out from under the sill plate if need to get to the master cylinder or anything which is under the carpet. 

     

    Another name I found (from 2018) is Dennis Bickford  (575)  443-1132.  Don't know any more about him.   My note says probably $450 for a pair with metal back and 1 row of studs. 

     

    I would think an enterprising fellow with a talent for making things could perhaps team up with a moulding person who could make the rubber portion and the other guy could make a metal back with studs welded to it for attaching....just like the originals. ....then stick them together with some high powered  glue. 

    You can probably still buy ball studs and can still get the rubber donuts which go into the holes in the body.  Sorry I don't Have a better answer.  Bob.

  3. I bought a set of two sill plates (for my P15 convertible) made of a plastic-y looking rubber material, which glue in, and are very original looking in 2014 from

    a company called Innovative Design Associates, Inc at 4515 Kircaldy Road,  Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304.  (248) 646-0158.  The person

    I dealt with was Diran Yazejian    djyaz@yahoo.com.  Met him at the Hershey swap meet back in 2014.  Price, as I recall was a bit over $250 for the pair.

     

  4. Oftentimes most any flathead Mopar six from a Dodge will fit a Plymouth.....I had a 1950 Dodge engine (without fluid drive, of course)

    installed in my P15.  The only thing I think he had to do was put flywheel bolts in backward -- which did not present any problem.

    None of the attached items like starter seemed to be problems.   I now have a 1957 Plymouth engine in the car....no problems there  either.

     

    Have not had a DeSoto or Chrysler six so don't know about them fitting......probably will work.

  5. A few years ago I got real lucky at a local swap meet....found a pretty nice P15 clock in a box of assorted miscellaneous parts and the seller

    said he wanted $15 for it.   So it sometimes pays to check boxes of "stuff" at swaps.   Otherwise, the NOS clocks offered on eBay have gotten

    pretty pricey.   I like Andy's picture of a clock deal....pretty clever---and cheap.  Most people at a car show will look at your interior but will not

    catch something like the phony clock.    And----you have to become familiar with just which clock fits the Plymouth as each brand of Mopar

    back then had a very similar looking clock but they will not interchange.  

     

    This is a P15 clock,,,,,,,,,,,,s-l225.webp

     

    This is a Chrysler clock.........s-l225.webp

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  6. How we got our R10 overdrive  -- son in law did the work of unbolting it from the car while hanging from the owner's wrecker.

    We paid them their price for the car, then said all we really wanted was the transmission and they could keep & resell the car 

    or parts from it.  They agreed.....we got trans and related pieces and hit the road for home.     The cars where we found the 52 Plymouth 

    had been purchased over the years around that area by a man who did work for people at their homes.....and apparently bought old

    cars he found in their yards.  I think he had a couple hundred vehicles from the 40s to the 60s.....in the Pomona, MO area.  I was reviewing

    pictures I had taken on a visit to see the cars when I noticed the overdrive script on the old Plymouth.  So we made a second trip to buy

    the car and remove the transmission.  We were lucky that the car was complete and nobody else had noticed about the R10 overdrive. 

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  7. The guys at Technostalgia made a 6 volt set of tail lights for a short while (for our P 15s), but stopped making them due to low

    demand.  I believe they are still producing 12 volt LED tail lights and center brake light.  As I recall, their brake light flashes

    3 times in rapid succession when one initially steps on the brake pedal......to get the following driver's attention.   

     

     

    How my tail/brake lights look.........

     

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  8. re: gas:  the original engines in these Plymouths have hardened valve seats from the factory.      I would suggest staying with the style of oil that was used

    by the previous owner, if it is possible to tell.  Everyone has their oil of choice, therefore you get lots of opinions.....    The original  radiator uses a non-pressurized

    cap.  Also the gas cap is vented to let in air.  Lots of grease zerks underneath the car.....twenty something as I recall.   Is your top still vacuum operated?   

    The front grille guard and the fog/driving lights look good.  The electric system, if original, is 6 volt, positive ground.  

    The windshield wiper bases are unique to the convertible and station wagon in 46--early 1949....and they use a slightly smaller size wiper motor than

    the sedan models.    All kinds of fun things.

     

    If your door sill rubber gets bad, there is a fellow who makes a nice looking reproduction item .... but it has to be glued in place.  

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  9. Nice looking car.   Welcome.  Here is a photo of an ad from the 1940s showing the different models of the Plymouth P15, including a yellow convertible.  

    First---the entire pic, then closer in on the convert so you can read the comment.

     

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    Of course, I'm kinda prejudiced towards yellow.....

     

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  10. Robert KB....he still has the mashed coupe.  If you recall, we were able to find another coupe in a small salvage yard close to where i live.  We removed the

    top and both doors from that car.  He put on the good top....can't recall if the doors are back on.  Unfortunately he found a lot of rust and had to replace the floors,

    rockers, etc.  It has a Plymouth flathead six in it which I found in a guy's shed.....I think a 1953 model......and I had the fellow I know at a local resto

    shop put it in the coupe---ran pretty good.   Had the engine compartment looking pretty good, until I blew up the six volt battery by jumping it with a 12 volt in my

    van on a real cold day.   Threw that battery acid everywhere.  Went  back and tried some cleanup, but didn't accomplish much.  During the last several years, my

    son in law has had some heart problems, started his own upholstery business in his garage, and several months ago had a fire in the garage attic, which put him

    out of business for a while.    Fixed now and back in business.  The coupe is totally sidelined for now and may not ever get finished.  Just have to wait and see.

     

     

     

     

     

      

  11. So.....you'd like some additional trim on your rear fenders to give your car that space age look????   All you gotta do is add a couple  hood ornaments 

    like the one on this car.     Clever, eh?           Saw this one in a local back yard several years ago.

     

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  12. I think they have both 6 volt and 12 volt LEDs, depending upon your car's system.   Not sure what changes would be needed to operate

    a complete LED system.  I have LED 6 volt tail lights, but have only one particular flasher unit that will operate the lights/turn signal function correctly.  

     

    I'm sure others here know much more than me.

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  13. Someone somewhere (I don't recall any details) was building this several years ago.   I wonder if they ever got it done and usable.  I rather like the 

    looks of it.....as they never did make a P15 sedan delivery.

     

     

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    And then there was this one.....somewhere out there.

     

     

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    Then there was this one in Aruba.......interesting......

     

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  14. All these body number tags that I've seen are painted body color and have a small piece of wire fastened into the hole on lower left end.

    When my son in law repainted this car after the tornado (which was 10 years ago this year), he did the tag this way.   At first I didn't like it

    but I've decided it's not so bad after all......does stand out and is more readable.    But I still don't know what the little piece of wire means.  

    Anyone know?

     

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  15. One time, a while back, I discovered this date    (50     5-26)   on the side of a 1950 Dodge engine sitting in my garage.  I had also seen a similar number

    on the block of an early 1949 model Plymouth.    I am presuming it either indicates the date the engine was built or when it was placed

    into a vehicle.    I know where the engine/ID number is at upper left.  Do not know what the 587  or the 119729-6 to the right mean.

    Just putting this out to see what anybody knows about those numbers.       Thanks.        Bob.

     

     

     

     

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  16. At one time, a few years ago, I had an adhesive backed copy of this battery sign.   It was good for a while and eventually became

    un-stuck for some reason.     I don't recall where I got the label, unless perhaps from Neil Riddle, who is "seaplym" on eBay.

    It looked like this.

     

    cg1.gifBattery Central Mall.com sells vintage Chrysler Corp batteries.  

     

    *******ADDITION......just looked on 4/30 ..... you can buy various stick on battery labels on eBay for around $6 to $10.   

  17. On my 47 Plymouth, the serial number/engine number is on the outside side of the frame about 6 inches in front of the gas filler

    neck.   It begins with P15 (for the model of Plymouth) followed by some additional numbers.  There is usually some paint and/or

    rust covering the numbers so you will need to do some sanding or wire brushing.   Here is a picture of my frame....hope it is

    helpful.

     

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