BobT-47P15

Mark, I think the Hodro E Lectric Co in Florida sells a new vacuum cylinder......I believe those were used on Cadillacs as well as old Mopars. I don't know if water wells these days use any leather pump cups......but someone once said to check on those as possible substitutes for the item you are working with.

I think they attach the whatchamacallit to the thingamajig........... Never seen that type before.

Those appear to all be nice old Mopars. More than we get at the average cruise or show around here. Thanks for posting.

Nice looking Plymouth Jon.......enjoy.

I have seen that routing done.......it may do the things you said....especially if you do not use your heater anyway.

I think I see some for sale on ebay from time to time. Might check with Vintage American Parts Co., who sells on ebay. Link to one batch of those clips they are offering. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1946-1947-1948-1949-PLYMOUTH-P15-ROCKER-MOLDING-TRIM-CLIPS-SPECIAL-DELUXE-CLIP-/182499287042?epid=0&hash=item2a7dce2002:g:lLcAAOSwTM5Y3Uv5&vxp=mtr Or.....a set of 10..........http://www.ebay.com/itm/1946-1947-1948-1949-PLYMOUTH-P15-ROCKER-MOLDING-TRIM-CLIPS-SPECIAL-DELUXE-CLIP-/182647529400?epid=0&hash=item2a86a41fb8:g:qYMAAOSwTM5Y3~zF&vxp=mtr

Good picture. Glad you guys were having a good day.

The P15-D24 Forum was represented at the digging up of the Belvedere. First car belonged to Pete aka "Blue Skies" from Montana (as I recall. anyone feel free to correct me) The engine was very highly modified and looked great. These cars were all driven to the event. Then, we had John Smeltzer (on R) (Me on left) from Colorado with his 1949 Plymouth My 47 P15......from Missouri Then there was Mr Don Coatney from Murfreesboro, Tenn (now of Indiana) in his blue P15 with a DeSoto flathead engine. There was a little "street race" between Blue Skies and Don since both had been extolling the virtues of his respective engine build. A fun event for sure.

The car looked like this when it first came out of the time capsule.

Hmmm.....appears to be a DeSoto export model using a 46-48 Plymouth P15 body. I think the suggestion of S M S is good. I got some older style material for my Plymouth in Kansas City, Missouri but the wholesaler has either gone out of business or is currently trying to go out. J R Veteran Company has been around since world war 2 and the owners want to retire. He is some information on the place......you might call them to check. J R Veteran Co Website Directions 5.01 Google review Upholstery shop in Kansas City, Missouri Address: 2912 Cherry St, Kansas City, MO 64108 Phone: (816) 561-5400

I think some truck stops may have those oval hole valve stems. I would also check with an independent tire store for oval base stems......as sometimes chain stores like Firestone, Sears, etc, may not have something old style and unusual like that. There are radial tubes specifically for use in radial tires......I get them at my local independent tire shop. I have used tubes in my tires, both bias ply and now radial for many years and had no problems. My reason for using them is that I have a set of 1955 vintage Chrysler wire spoke wheels which could possibly seep air due to the spokes joining to the rim. I bought new B F Goodrich branded radial www's from Coker (I personally am not fond of their house brand tires, even though they cost a little less). The BFG's sell for about $250 each. I use the 215 x 15 size on my 47 Plymouth.....so the 225 would probably be better for your Chrysler since it's bigger. One other thing I have done is: I got the wide tread 215 x 15 tires for the four wheels on the ground. Then.....for my spare I purchased ONE of the new radials that are narrow and look like the old bias ply style......I think it's sized as 670-R-15. I did this so it would fit into my spare tire well, since theywere designed for those old narrow tires. So, all my tires are radials in the final analysis. Below::Old and new bias style tires side by side.......height, width very similar. Old tire on the rim....new unmounted. A 3 inch wide whitewall. The white is a little narrower on the BFG tires. The spare is an American Classic.

When my son in law was working on the convert following our tornado of 2011, he needed a few additional trim clips in putting things back together. As we all know.....sometimes it's not easy to find the period correct original style clips, so I'm passing on this piece of information as an alternative that should work as a substitute. Some others may have additional ideas or fastener styles that work. I don't know if this topic has been discussed on here lately as I am not participating as much as in past years.

Has anyone seen this car before? They said there is only one and still exists ...... apparentlly has been restored by someone. Got this info from a post on the HAMB. Interior has unique material.

That was quite a find for a sale.......... You did good. There are two or three vendors currently selling an original looking new tank......am thinking about purchasing one of them. My old one is working and has a fairly new float but I think new might be better.

There are some US Plymouth color chip sheets for sale on eBay currently.......but I don't know if the US and Canadian colors were different. But these charts are good only for reference since, as was just said above, the codes are not now workable.

Your car looks great.......it may have been "another old Dodge" in its younger years, but today it is definitely a rarity and gets to hang out with the "big boys".......cool. I really like Wayne C's show about Chasing Classic Cars on the Velocity Channel.......he does find some real interesting things.

I don't know about a backflow valve on new tanks......but maybe the fact it's new.....and clean.......nothing impeding the fuel flow.......lets gas get to the fuel pump and carb more quickly. Just my guesstimate. Where did you get your new tank?

Yes.......I went to Hershey for the first (and so far only) time two years ago. I did find a few things for my P15, but with the exception of a couple old MoPar vendors, the parts were among assorted items offered by vendors of non MoPar specific parts. Actually, the prices for some of the odds and ends I found seemed reasonable. I have also been to the Fall Carlisle swap once, and aside from buying some tires there, I found only one vendor with any parts for an old Chrysler product. One fellow who does usually attend Hershey is the man who makes reproduction rubber door sill mats for P15s.. I will try to find the business card of two guys who deal in old MoPar specific things........general parts, and the sill mats.......and post them on the referral page. Otherwise, you still find quite a bit of "stuff" on eBay.......just have to keep looking to find a price you like and an item that is of the quality you want. Many prices are quite a bit more than several years ago....so you just have to "grin and bear it" as they say......if you can't find the item anyplace else. My two cents worth.

so......can they be re-done by a chrome shop?

Sorry........I did not see this post/question till just now (Sat night).........I assume that is Fulton, MS.....and no, I did not know there is a museum there. Is it anywhere close to Tupelo? We are going to Pensacola, FL in July, but will be flying this time instead of driving.

Well, then, I will say I have never tried to buff that front name plate......have only needed to shine them with chrome cleaner or some type of wax......and they appear to be stainless due to the hollow type construction. Just my take on it......no biggie here.

Hi Tim.......wish what were stainless.....?? Maybe in need to revise the comment.

Right you are Robin.. The nameplate is simply stainless steel. The triangular chrome piece just above it is another animal entirely. It is chrome and the background area around the ship is bright red.....like the letters on the stop light, the spacers in between the letters of "Special Deluxe" on the front fender sides, and in the ship design and letters on the hubcaps, but not the ring around the design.

Hi Bob. Here is a thought on perhaps how to try some wider radial tires on one of your vehicles before investing the bigger money in vintage look wide white radials. I presume your vehicle has 16 inch tires. Do you have a late model car that also uses 16 inch tires that might fit on your oldie? Are you going to replace them with new tires any time soon? Do you have an extra set of vintage 16 inch rims to mount them on. Or find some USED late model radials to put on old rims for test purposes. Just a thought....... I kept the 16 inch tires that were worn but not totally used up from my 2013 Dodge Caravan........and may mount them on the original 16" wheels from the convert just for fun......painting my rims yellow to match the car and then using the late model black sidewalls with original hub caps for a different look. As I said............just a thought. ..