PatS....

Glad to hear that you are on the mend...take it easy and do what the vet tells you!!!

That Crown's a beauty. Making a rat rod out of it would be sad According to "70 Years of Chrysler" these were factory built bodies. The large sedans could be had as anything from a lowly Royal Six up to this Crown. With or without the limo divider window. Lots of New York taxis were these long wheelbase Mopars These LWB bodies were used as ambulances as well. (built by outside coachbuilders) The door post was removed on the pass side for the stretcher. Single drivers seat. This one belonged to Starrs Ambulance in Calgary. (Taken on Center Street north of the bridge)

The one with the cow on the hood i beleive belonged to a movie star...Leo Carrillo...according to the book "70 Years of Chrysler. (Never heard of Leo)

Looks like new!

A MAN AND HIS CAR by Red Green She was a 1952 Pontiac coupe with a flathead six and the torpedo back. My brother and I did a valve job on her in the driveway (which was just two dirt ruts in the lawn and a lot of oil stains). The job took us all weekend, including the four hours lying on the grass moaning after getting nailed in the groin with a spring compressor. We got that greasy monster back together and had enough parts left over to make a roof rack. The engine eventually ran, but the block was cracked so the water would seep in through the cylinder wall and sit on top of one of the pistons. Antifreeze destroys cylinders, so we didn't use any. Every winter night the water on the piston would freeze into a hockey puck of ice and, when we started the car on the other five cylinders, the piston would smash the puck into the head, close the spark plug gap and short out the ignition coil. The motor mounts on the right side were broken so every time we popped the clutch, the engine would jerk over on its left side, pulling the gas pedal to the floor. She had a six volt battery and vacuum wipers, two features that pretty much guaranteed we couldn't see where we were going and nobody else could see us coming. The cigarette lighter was a pack of matches, the ashtray was the window. We didn't smoke, but the car did. The tires were so old that they were bald and we were so young that we weren't. One was a whitewall, and we were saving for more, till my brother found some old house paint. We did all the repairs ourselves, which was why the right rear window was plywood, the muffler clamps were coat hangers, the hood latch was a coat hanger (no wonder our clothes were lying on the floor), and the door handles were a pair of vice-grips. We got in her by climbing in the open window. The rust hole on the fender was a perfect step-up, but climbing out would've ruined our tuxedos on prom night. Luckily, we didn't go. The radio was all tubes and we had to turn it on an hour before we left if we were hoping for music before we got to shcool. The doors rattled and the windows shook, and the heater was designed for a much warmer climate. The car broke down every time we went out in it. Telling somebody we were going to be in a certain place at a certain time was like calling ourselves millionaires just because we bought a lottery ticket. It was barely roadworthy when we got it, and it went downhill from there. It was a worthless piece of crap. Man, we loved that car. We went to football games and parties and on dates and down to the beach. Sometimes it would start when we didn't expect it to and we'd go for a drive just so we wouldn't waste an opportunity. It had bench seats front and back so you could really cuddle up. Or do those C.O.D. turns, which meant Come Over Darling - one hard right turn and she slid across the shiny naugahyde and into your arms. And you know the girl liked you the minute she got in that car, because it meant she trusted you more than her own two eyes. No seatbelts because in those days cars were alot more dangerous when they were parked than when they were moving. It was a simpler time then. Luckily we were simpler too, so we fit right in. People expected us to be late or maybe not even show up. We didn't have a huge load of expectation placed on our vehicle or ourselves. They gave us leeway in those days. Guys like us needed leeway. -------------------------------------------------------------- from "Red Green Talks Cars" by Steve Smith and Rick Green. Macmillan Canada 1997

It's a bottle,...belonged to some guy named Jack. Mighty fine sippin'

1940 Plymouth Coupe...$400 Utah http://www.rodsandantiqueautos.com/itm00375.htm

OH, THAT stuff. You can use it on TEETH too? You Yanks are so versatile!!

Moores lists 7 '41 Dodges in stock. No bizzy coupes, though. http://www.mooresautosalvage.com/parts.asp?division=2&make=Dodge

Welcome. Running in 48 and on the road in 2 weeks, huh? Man, that's some great luck!! My 49 Chrysler sat in a field for about 35 years, but I wasn't so lucky. Mice ate the interior and left a few pounds of DNA. Broken valve and rusted inside the engine. No (well very little) rust. Pat

Toothpaste? Whats that?

Glad you're OK, Clay...cars can be fixed. I've never hit an animal, but going to work in the dark on the outskirts of the city where I know there are lots of deer, elk and moose (or is that meese...) it is definitely something I think about. This is a pretty good defense http://www.ozrax.com.au/bullbars.htm

I notice the description says "3 speed hydromatic transmission". Wonder if that's true? Beautiful car for not being restored.

They aren't too bright...I have a SHARP nail clipper right beside the keyboard in plain sight!!!

I took my drivers test on my dads 58 Rambler Super. He still had the 49 Chrysler parked in the garage and I was allowed to drive it as long as it never cost him any money...not a dime. He sold the Rambler and bought a 64 Mercury Marauder 2 door with the 390, and I got to drive it a few times, a couple on the highway...that was a great highway car. I never wrecked one of his cars, actually never wrecked a car at all, so he was OK. I think that would have changed had I wrapped the Merc around a tree

I don't know, I have bought some looney cars for some looney reasons over the years, so, while I don't think I would, I can see someone being as looney as me and buying just for the headlights:D Heck, I have a dismantled '49 Chrysler taking up rented space and costing me time and money regularly, so, my opinion should be ignored!!!

OK, maybe I figured it out. It's in the for sale/wanted section and that's why it has to be moderated. I'll get this figured out before long!!!

Wouldn't that curse word get me kicked right off the forum?

I answered a post by dave in carlsbad about the 251 oil filter and got a message that my post has to be reviewed before it's posted to the forum. That has never happened before. Is this new policy for everyone? Or just troublemakers like me? Too much spam? But this one went right in...I'm confused

How about some Norwegian Highway Truck pics, too

http://www.fabulousfurnitureon28.com/merc.html

I won't be reusing the one removed from my '49 Chrysler. I don't think there is anything wrong with it. It's available, if interested pm me.

It's true, but VERY expensive. I don't have the link but I recall it was well over $500. (that's why I didn't keep the link!)

Beautiful job. What did the before look like?

WOW!!! Over 225,000 items for sale at the same time!!! 123,000 feedback at 98.9% positive...thats amazing:eek: