Robin (UK)

I'm a fan of bias ply tyres on these cars and have run them on my P15 Plymouths for more than 15 years. I ran my first Plymouth with radials for a while but the steering was heavy. When I swapped over to bias plys it was a revelation... the car handled just as it should. If you have any chance to drive friends' cars, I'd recommend that you check out how the options feel before you buy your own set. Best of luck.

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Dean and I got notification today that we have each got Race Passes for next year's VHRA Hot Rod Races at Pendine Sands (Wales, UK). It'll be the 4th year in a row that we've both been able to run our cars there. There'll be added interest for us because we'll be joined by Steve for the first time. He'll be running his coupe which was originally hopped up in the early 1960s. Dean is the current class record holder AND is also this year's poster boy! It's an amazing event and we're proud to be part of it...

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Here you go, Don... PIctures of two cars that were listed on eBay UK recently. The D25 is really a badge-engineered Plymouth, so you'll see the front is more pointed. Note the Plymouth bumpers and alligator hood. Front fenders do not 'flow' onto the doors. Rear brightwork and dash is all Plymouth, but with Dodge badging. I know the guy who bought the D25. It looks like a very nice car. I will see it for the first time in a couple of weeks.

I agree. That grille is nicely fitted.

There are currently two D25 Sedans for sale on eBay in the UK. One has the standard D25 grille but the other wears a D24 grille. Has anyone ever seen this on another car? Could it have been like this from new, perhaps if the car was built 'overseas'? Here are the two listings... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/American-Classic-Car-Hotrod-Custom-1947-Dodge-Sedan-Deluxe-Sale-or-P-ex-/272420121598?hash=item3f6d812bfe:g:QpgAAOSw-CpX-piK http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DODGE-SPECIAL-DELUXE-1947-CLASSIC-AMERICAN-CAR-HOTROD-CUSTOM-ROCKABILLY-CAR-/322306691028?hash=item4b0af9cfd4:g:QJEAAOSwnbZYEGtG

Four of us UK-based Plymouth owners are planning to race our cars at this new event in April, so we should be able to add some more information to the mix. We'll be competing in the same class as the flathead V8 powered full-bodied cars, so that'll be interesting, too. The photo of the two Plymouths shows Chris and Dean racing over 1/8th mile at ATOMIC Vintage Festival.

Most people running American cars tend to use US-style plates. The height of the numbers/letters match the UK legislation but the font used and width of the characters is not strictly legal. We are only supposed to run white/silver on black (front and back) or black on white (front) paired with black on yellow (rear), but some people run paired yellow and black, California style - you even see yellow and blue and other variations.

We started with the idea of a meet for P15 Plymouths. But our 46-48 Chrysler, Dodge and DeSoto owning friends wanted to come along. And then other marques, too, so we've thrown the doors open to all. The parking is organised to to keep the P15s together, in the spirit of the original idea.

We all enjoyed a great weekend at The P-15 Picnic and were delighted to welcome twelve 46-48 Plymouths and a Chrysler Coupe during the two days. Saturday's cruise out was spectacular, even though the weather was atrocious, and Sunday's line-up outside Sywell Aviation Museum came with the added bonus of beautiful Autumn sunshine. We were joined by a range of 'guest' cars. Mopars amongst them included a freshly imported 1938 DeSoto business coupe and a 1942 Chrysler. The Museum volunteers made us very welcome and we were treated to a highly entertaining and thought-provoking tour by 'head honcho', Ben, before sharing Nina's wonderful P-15 Picnic cake. The event was a great success and we'll be doing it all again in 2017. We hope you enjoy the pictures...

This weekend, we'll be holding our second annual 'P-15 Picnic' for 46-48 Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler Cars in the UK and are hoping to beat last year's total of 8 Plymouths, 2 Chryslers and a Dodge. There will be a range of 'guest classics', too and the wife of one of the Chevy owners has made an amazing cake for us to share. It's gonna be a great weekend!

Yep. As Greg points out, the wheels are two-tone. You'll need black outer rims and red on the centre section. Then, for original spec, add the pinstripes (I would guess those would be silver or off white) It'll look really sharp. Look forward to seeing the finished product. In the meantime, here are some more reference pix...

That looks fairly conclusive... 2-tone wheels, as shown in the brochure illustration.

More food for thought, from an original brochure... An illustration showing wheel centers painted redand Accessories list describing wheel discsPerhaps the flutes in the wheel discs were painted red?

Original pinstripes on 41 Chrysler wheels...

There would be no pinstripes if the wheels were originally fitted with the faux whitewall discs. But that picture got me thinking that perhaps those discs are what's referred to on William's build sheet. Maybe they could have been specified in red?

Could this refer to red pinstriping on the wheels?

This may be of interest. The results for the K class (full bodied cars) running vintage (V) flathead (F) engines at the VHRA Amateur Hot Rod Races at Pendine Sands, Wales, two weeks ago... No Speed Class Car 52 89.30 V8F/K 1939 Ford Sedan 57 86.33 V8F/K 1936 Ford Coupe 419 83.66 V8F/K 1946 Ford Coupe 382 78.41 V8F/K 1937 Ford Coupe 87 77.95 V6F/K 1947 Plymouth Convertible 235 77.18 V6F/K 1948 Plymouth Sedan 293 76.90 V8F/K 1936 Ford Pickup. 365 75.32 V8F/K 1939 Ford Standard 216 73.74 V8F/K 1937 Lincoln Zephyr 300 73.54 V8F/K 1939 Ford Tudor 412 72.71 V8F/K 1940 Ford Tudor 321 68.68 V8F/K 1947 Ford Deluxe 348 67.05 V8F/K 1946 Ford Tudor 90 61.95 V8F/K 1936 Ford Tudor 245 58.49 V8F/K 1941 Ford Pickup Cars are timed through a speed trap, after a half-mile run-up on the beach (sand). Dean and I did pretty well against those V8 boys!

I had a pair of those on my coupe, many years ago. I got them from Bernbaum, who still list them... http://www.oldmoparts.com/parts-accessories.aspx

Thanks for all the help, guys. I assembled all the parts I could have needed and set to working out what was going on. Before removing anything I thought it worth bleeding the rear brakes through, just in case. Working through this, the fluid looked good and there were no bubbles. But there also appeared to be no movement of fluid in the master cylinder, although the fluid return hole was clear. With a bleed nipple open, the pedal would go to the floor and return slowly as expected until, on one pump, it stayed down. I checked it by hand and it sprung up, but there was no pedal pressure at all. And then... The pedal pressure came back on, and the fluid in the master cylinder suddenly moved. Subsequent pumps showed the master cylinder fluid doing what it was supposed to do. I bled the system though a lot more and all now seems fine. I don't know if there was a stubborn air lock near the master, or something blocking the pipe, but I've covered quite a few miles since and everything's OK. I hate these mystery problems but it's still good to be back on the road.

Hi guys, My braking system has suddenly developed a problem. This is on a set-up that has been performing perfectly until a few days ago. I'm suffering the dreaded pressure build-up, but only on the rear brakes, not on all four wheels. And it's only happening on the road. I can sit in the car cold, pump the pedal hundreds of times, and there's no build-up. But when I drive the car I get a pressure build-up that increases until the rear brakes come on and the pedal hardens. I'm thinking it can't be a master cylinder problem because it's only locking two wheels, and it's unlikely that both rear wheel cylinders would have failed or got sticky at exactly the same time. So I'm thinking that there could be some sort of restriction in the line, holding pressure on the rear. I'm waiting for new wheel cylinders and a master cylinder to arrive before I open anything up (so I'll have parts on hand if needed). But does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

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