BobT-47P15

Hi Dave. Welcome to the forum. In terms of needed repairs......do you yet have a Repair/Service Manual and a Parts Manual for your car? The easiest place to find one (either good original or a new reprint) is eBay. They both contain a lot of very good information.......cover many fairly routine questions that have been asked on here many a time. Try to learn how to operate the "search" function of the forum and there will appear numerous discussions of all kinds of topics. When you get the car, send a few more pics so we can see what you are having to deal with. Are many parts missing, or does it come with needed items? Bob

Robin.....that is the sticker to which I was referring. The batteries I buy from a battery store have no labels on them until you buy one and they attach said label. So I simply ask them to not put any label to mine.

Oh.......if you want your battery to be really cool, you can buy a vintage Mopar brand sticker to affix to it, Usually sold by seaplym on ebay.--- not always listed but if interested could send him a message thru ebay.

I think that's simply due to alphabeticalist order..........

Seems like Motors Repair Manual (or one similar) tells what parts will cross between various makes of cars. It is true that certain part numbers may fit a Plymouth, a Nash and a Ford.....or some such group of car brands.....if you only can find the info.

These are "double 0" or "double ought" cables, made up by a local battery specialty store. Actually, I think "single 0" is adequate but they were out of it at the time I wanted cables....so I took the heavier ones. I think I have a hold down or two lying around.....guess I should install one.

LINK TO A FULTON AD ON EBAY http://www.ebay.com/itm/FULTON-700-SUN-SHIELD-NOS-EXTERIOR-SUN-VISOR-ORIGINAL-COMPLETE-EXCEPTIONAL-COND-/191517823679?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c975a12bf&vxp=mtr I think you adjust the width using the center section.

Windsor.........do you have any auto upholstery shops or any upholstery wholesalers in your area? Have you checked with them? I think the Dodge may have had a small stripe in the upholstery fabric

I just read an article in Hemmings Classic Car about the Zippo advertising car, a 1947 Chrysler coupe. It seems that after it was used for a certain length of time, it needed repairs and was taken to Toohey Motors, a Pittsburgh Ford dealer.....the company wanted it placed on a Mercury truck chassis, but did not feel they could pay the $40000 cost for the refurbishment at that time (probably in the 1950s). So, they simply left the car at the dealership and forgot about it. Then they decided they would like the car to use on their 50th anniversary in the late 1970s. But.....guess what......the dealer had gone out of business at some point and the Chrysler had disappeared. See the story below, found on the internet. < A HREF="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/N9741.1024336.PROTE.IN/B8496010.114991505;sz=728x90;ord=[timestamp]?"><IMG SRC="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N9741.1024336.PROTE.IN/B8496010.114991505;sz=728x90;ord=[timestamp]?" BORDER=0 WIDTH=728 HEIGHT=90 ALT="Advertisement"></A> <a target="_blank" href="http://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/pcs/click?xai=AKAOjstCXfp9nSMd63ofVhVRtvJsZMOWPS9qcSwMDTY8W4k7-BQtt5dopHV7m7XPG91-ns6GnUcID429fg1uuN6XMkUtc4iM6M4yQguC246M_02S5p5SwrBgSTDEkQO67TsMyhiyAw0SJ6yKD0ic_OA&sig=Cg0ArKJSzE9tVLXR6Lc-EAE&adurl=http://www.converse.com/landing-jack-purcell"> <img border="0" alt="" src="//s0.2mdn.net/4337115/SS15_Jack_Purcell_728x90.jpg" width="728" height="90" /> </a> The ZippomobileApr 11th, 2011 | Categories: History | by Michael Williams As a child, Zippo inventor George G. Blaisdell was fond of productmobiles like the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile and Life Savers Pep-O-Mint car. Blaisdell founded the Zippo Manufacturing Company in the town of Bradford, Pennsylvania in 1932, naming the company “Zippo” as a more modern sounding alternative to the word zipper. During WWII the U.S. Government commissioned Zippo’s entire production to be distributed to GIs, which had the benefit of introducing the company and its windproof lighters to hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of Americans, thereby making Zippo a household name. It was this new found popularity that propelled Blaisdell in 1947 to convert a Chrysler Saratoga into the Zippomobile. After its introduction in the late 1940s, the Zippo Car went far and wide on a promotional tour visiting every state in the Union. Eventually business at Zippo was so good — and management so preoccupied — that the Zippo Car fell out of favor, was abandoned and subsequently lost. In 1982 the company launched a search to find the car for the company’s 50th anniversary. Zippo even went so far as running advertisements in Pittsburgh (its last known location) to try to track down the lost Zippomobile. But the search was all for naught. While the original car could not be found and restored, in 1998 Zippo did reproduce the 1947 Zippo Car which can still be found at events today. You can read the full history of the 1947 Zippo Car here.

I think the trunk handle is the same among all four.

I've seen that model before......a slight resemblance

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we have a free monthly cruise-in here in Joplin during the summer and fall months. Generally see the same group of cars, but there are a few new faces along the way as people have completed their project and wish to show it off. Very few old 40s--50s Mopars..........however a father and son from a nearby town have a 40 and a 41 Plymouth (one original, one a bit of a rod) which are nice. Usually no P15 or D24 (unless I happen to get there with the convert.).

I have not been using a hold down on mine......the cables are pretty tough and keep the battery in place. You can see the threaded rod attached to the inner fender in the background.....and the hook notch below the battery.

Here's a picture of the hold down part and the hook that goes thru the loop closest to the engine on a P15. Washer and nut on the threaded portion to tighten. Should be a notch on the tray to hold the crook end of the rod. There should be a threaded rod attached to the inner fender over which the second loop slips.......fairly simple arrangement.

There is a fellow in our area who resurrected a 1950s Chevy pickup into a street rod sort of thing........ on his license plate it says "WZ JUNK".

Yes........saved the script as well. It was pretty pitted. I got to looking at a picture of the car from the rear and had to enlarge it to see the "overdrive" script.......then went back to the place (had been there once before but didn't notice) to actually make the buy. It was about a 3 hour drive from here. You never know what you will find when you get in the midst of a bunch of old cars. They only had one P15......a coupe that the owner was saving to (hopefully) restore. So I didn't have anything to pick parts from for my car. It was fairly complete...........

Today I went out to the garage and looked at the frame...........found the number to the rear of the left rear tire, and 6 inches in front of the gas tank filler neck. Toward the top edge of the frame, just below where the fender joins the body. I rubbed some chalk on the numbers so they would show up a bit better.

Found these pics.........the sellers were kind enough to pull the Plym up to the house with their wrecker, then raise it up so we could get the R10 out. Cleaning the trans up............

Don't know how many are still left at this place down in the West Plains area of southern Missouri. A fellow who had worked in the heat and air business for many years found all these cars and dragged them to the farm. When he died, he left them to his daughter and husband. They have been picked over to some extent, but there were still quite a few to select from 4 or 5 years ago or so. At that time, son in law and I went down and purchased a 53 (i think) Plymouth with overdrive......removed the overdrive and wiring......then left them the car to resell. I think this link will take you to my Snapfish album with a batch of pics............. http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/fe/l=en_US/p/Organizer/s_c=0/s_mvm=INP/s_se=FDR/s_pt=REP,PRE#state=%7B%22pl%22%3A%7B%22uc%22%3A2%2C%22aid%22%3A%225509374007%22%2C%22pid%22%3A276647719007%2C%22pidx%22%3A0%2C%22vp%22%3A%22s%22%2C%22sb%22%3A%221%22%7D%2C%22ovm%22%3A%7B%22v%22%3A%22s%22%7D%7D

Those pointy things were spikes. In my opinion, he would have been waay ahead to have simply filled in the holes. Some guys like things such as spikes, skulls, spider webs and other weird things....Definitely not a selling point to most people, I would say. Perhaps the continental spare would look better with the addition of a period metal cover painted to match the car. Otherwise, it would probably take a lot of trouble and expense to put the rear back to original. This Ford hybrid was sitting nearby...........

I know that number is there......on the outside facing part of the frame.......in an area ahead of the rear wheel.......because I found it at one time. It took a bit of wire brushing for it to show up as it is indented into the metal, therefore filled with crud. At the time, I took a couple pictures......but can't now find them. I think I even measured from somewhere....... That number would be the same as the one on your original engine in the car........example, mine began with "P15" followed by the other numbers. If I can find a picture I will post it.

Welcome...............I for one am not bothered by the posting of the sheet metal items for sale in the classifieds. Especially since you had checked with the moderator, and explained the situation.

Not sure on a 53 model. On my 47 Plymouth, it was on the slope of the floorboard, held by two bolts, and then there were the wires on the bottom of the switch which also helped hold it in place. I had to simply get under the car.......no parts needed removal......so you probably need to get out the jack and jackstands. My dimmer switch looks like this.......yours might too. Do you have a repair/service manual for your car......it may tell about the switch. Be sure to mark where each wire was attached.