Robin (UK)

Good to see you on here, Steve.

I think it's most likely to have been a dealer-installed accessory.

Some pictures of bumper guards 'back in the day'...

2 hours ago, De55 said:

Robin, very nice picture of your car meet.

Just curious, where was it taken?  My dad was stationed at Thorpe Abbotts during WW2, flying B-17 missions. Shot down over Germany and

survived a year in a prison camp before being liberated at the end of the war. He died 3 years ago at age 93.

Sorry, off track....I have a '51 Desoto convertible.  Wish it could have been in that lineup of beautiful cars.

 

Dean 

 

Glad you like the picture, Dean.
It was taken at Sywell Aerodrome. During the war Sywell was a training centre for Free French pilots and a repair station for Wellington Bombers.
Your father was a hero. You must be very proud.
Best wishes from England for a Happy New Year.
Robin
 

23 hours ago, The Dr's In said:

   Very attractive car. Our(a ’46) is like it, only black, which isn’t a color we’d select, but it was black when we got it, and I’m not going thru the trouble of changing the color at this point. I remember seeing a Plymouth of our vintage with the steering wheel on the right side, but I don’t remember if it was a car in Great Britain, or in Australia. Are there many of them, either left-hand or right-hand drive, in Great Britain? Thx.

I'm gradually building a register of these cars in the UK and, so far, have details of 45 P15s.
I'm sure there are a lot more to be found, too.
Here's a picture from a meet we held in October.

If your car has a 1949 VIN number, it will be commonly be referred to as a '1st series 49'.
But when you're ordering parts always order them for a '48, to make sure you get the correct items.

Go for bias plys... and drive like this...

1 hour ago, SteveMopar said:

Seen your pics of Sywelll Robin.  Quite a turnout.

Cars on the water now, due in Southampton 20\12.

 

A great Christmas present to yourself!

Fabulous.
We're building quite the community over here in the UK.
Please drop me a PM or email, Steve, and I'll keep you up to date with what's going on.
Look forward to catching up with you and your handsome 'new' business coupe.

Attached a picture from our recent meet in Northamptonshire...

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.
 

Hi Dave,
You need to use this section, at the foot of the text window...

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...

 

Here's a shot from the set of the 2015 movie 'Florence Foster Jenkins', filmed in Liverpool, England...

11 hours ago, Don Coatney said:

Seems my Photobucket account was corrupted with the big internet attack a few days back so I can not at this time access my photos. Can someone post a grill shot of a D-24 and a D-25 so I can see the difference.

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.

1 hour ago, RobertKB said:

Almost certainly a creative addition of a D24 grille to a D25 car. It is not the right grille for the car but it has been blended in quite nicely. D24 grilles are much easier to get than a D25. I personally have a D25 grille but I keep it as a spare for my 1948 Dodge D25 Club Coupe.

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.

31 minutes ago, knuckleharley said:

Very nice showing.

 

What's the deal with the license plates with the names of different US states on them? Do the authorities allow you to register them with custom plates?

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.
 

1 hour ago, rb1949 said:

Cheers. Sounds great. Beautiful cars. You limit to 46-48's? No cake left either.

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...

This is out of the Town and Country Owners Registry 2006 book......

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