BobT-47P15

Just saw this on the bay. Of course, they have lots of others too. Just tossing this out in case anyone is interested. Link to the ad: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PPP47-47-1947-PLYMOUTH-STREET-SIGN-Green-White_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6763QQhashZitem260051012839QQihZ016QQitemZ260051012839QQrdZ1

You know, many of those longer Dodge and Chrysler sedans were used by funeral homes in the 40s and 50s....as family limo type cars. That was the stretch limo of their times. Some may have been done by Miller or Meteor or other hearse makers. But I think some came from the factory.

Hmmm.....I had only noticed one rack.

In the small town of Greenfield, MO. This is the place (a one man operation) that rechromed my rear bumper. As the fellow picked up and delivered that bumper about 5 years ago, I had never been to the shop. Greenfield is about 45 minutes to an hour drive from Joplin. I would have never guessed that this building housed his operation. Pretty seedy looking joint. The fellow told me he is investing money in a metal press type machine in order to reproduce some certain parts for the 1954-59 Chevy Cameo Carrier. He has been making some pieces already and selling them thru a place in Kansas City. One thing he produces is the center section of the rear bumper/pan where the license plate goes. Also the bumper ends. He had what appeared to be a 1950 Dodge bumper and two guards lying on the ground outside......they looked pretty straight and not really very beat up. He said that would be around a $500 job. He said that like everything else, the cost of materials for plating have gone up. I asked when he could rechrome my front bumper and two guards, plus the heads of some bumper bolts......to which he replied.....not til after the first of the year. Since the weather was so warm (in the 80s) I decided to eat lunch at this little old fashioned drive-in I ran onto. "Red's Drive In". Walk-up, or call in orders only. No inside seating. So I took my burger, fries and coke out behind the place to a little pavillion they had with 4 picnic tables. That burger was goood!! Just another fun thing related to the old car hobby.

Saw this parked at the dentist's office yesterday. Could tell who the owner was.....he was the only 65 to 70 year old guy in the place wearing overalls with leather chaps and a dew rag. Guess I should have asked him about those wheels, but did not. I suppose they just can be lowered when the bike is at a stop, to hold it up. You can see he did not use the kickstand . Or, do they stay on the ground all the time? Judging by the art work and writing, the man is a Christian biker. They have at least one group here of likeminded folks.

Good advice, Norm......it's kinda tough to tell about an engine you can not hear run. There is a fella here who has a Plym engine, it may actually be from a 1940 model rather than a P15. He wants something like $250 for it. I know the car it came from, but don't really know how it ran when replaced with a V8. Would like to have it for a spare but hate to tie up the money in something I may never use. Already have a 50 Dodge engine sitting around - it was in the car before the current motor. Its not in very good shape, but I figured it was already paid for and might have some part needed later. And if I ever get time and inclination, I might tear it down and try to overhaul it.

Rodney....an old friend from my high school days owns this Stude. Think it has Packard tail lights. Don't know what V8 is in it. He lives in another town about an hour's drive from here, and I see him occasionally. Don't know how much of the work he actually did on the car himself......but it looks sharp. He has had an auto upholstry shop for the past several years and does that stuff pretty well. Took this pic at a show a couple months ago.

And, I kinda like this one, wierd as it is.

A 1939 Custom Imperial. Or this? Perhaps this? This? Go to this web site for a bunch of Derham limos of all kinds: http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/d/derham/derham.htm

Don, I wonder how many of those pesky critters it takes to make a pair of shoes and purse for her, and a hat for him.

OK, Pete. While tearing down your engine, you can play Tulsa Time and Take Me Back to Tulsa on your grammophone. Also Route 66. Good luck.

Surely there was only one done like this. And I think someone (maybe the company) made only one of these also.

Those are the best looking Red X's Ive seen in a long time.

Went to the volunteer fire dept in a nearby town to pick up something I won in a raffle. No one was there at the moment I arrived as they had just left on a run to an accident. Spotted this 1955 (or thereabouts) Ford fire truck in a back garage. Real nice. (the office lady did show up and I got my item.)

That seller musta seen a certain person's bullseye headlight sale on the bay. LOL

There are pictures out there somewhere of a Derham limo or sedan owned, I think by Mrs Dodge. It was rather nifty too.

Clay, sure glad it wasn't any worse. Only last week the grandson of the fellow I play music with swerved to miss a deer, ended up rolling his pickup. Kid was OK.....truck probably totalled. In our insurance office, we say it is often better to hit an animal (although we all hate to) than to attempt to dodge it----because you then get into the problem above. The last deer I tangled with absolutely hit me. Was at night....it leaped a fence and ditch and ran into the right front corner of my Caravan. Then bounced down the right side, denting each main section of that side. I kept going as there was nothing I could do, but I think the car a ways behind me then hit the deer.

May be wild, but it works for Zebras. These old cars are only limited by a person's imagination and/or pocketbook. Why be the same as everyone else????

Arthur......its your car, your show.....do it how you want. At least you've used imagination and a little craftsmanship to invent these things. You're probably right, with fenders, hood, etc in place they won't seem as large. And nobody else will have the same thing as you.

Don, it WOULD appear that the radiator had been removed......

Back in 1960, I totalled the parents nice gold and cream 57 Plym wagon with V8 engine and pushbutton transmission. So with the insurance money in hand, Dad went to the Chevy dealer and purchased this wagon new. 6 cyl with stick shift, turquoise and white. Not the deluxe model. Lovely blackwall tires and small hubcaps. The "before" picture here. I don't know where my "after" picture is just now, but that wagon got spruced up by me. (Dad was somewhat generous with letting me do it.) It had whitewall rings and flipper hubcaps, 59 Caddy tail light lenses, and a fake two pipe exhaust coming out. Looked better to me anyway.

So, Jen, in what part of the country is this car located? Does it still have motor and transmission.....will it run at all?

the PMs have been working just fine for me. You can still call a person's attention to the fact you sent one, in a regular posting if you want to.

A long time ago (like 30 years ago) I simply took front end sheet metal apart....piece at a time. That way you can do things with each part as needed. Also with the front end off, there is usually road gunk that can be cleaned off the frame and other parts. Just depends what you want to do. I think it's easier to do some things with the motor with clip removed. However, the current motor was put in without removing anything other than the hood and radiator.

Nice looking ride. On the b__.