1950 Special Deluxe

TSN (Our version of ESPN) announced that 50% of all Canadians watched the whole game, and 80% of Canada watched part of it. I was at the World Juniors here in Saskatoon when the US Juniors won the Gold in overtime against our Canadians. They were the best team at that tournament.

I just checked the steering on my car and it is not quite 2.25 turns from center to the stop in either direction. It is just over 4 revolutions from stop to stop. Hope this helps.

I can check mine tonight, it is a 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe, basically the same as the Plymouth. Totally stock and up on jackstands while I do the brakes.

great game with a GREAT end.

My wife is supportive most(?) days. The car was her great-grandmother's (she bought it in 53/54), she can vaguely remember it coming into town on Sundays for Church in the summer. It had mostly sat for the 20 years that her dad had it, it was a next(?) year project. When we brought it home after his stroke, we decided next year was now and I went straight to work on getting it running and road worthy. My in-laws came in for a car show and my father-in-law got in the passenger seat. We drove to the show and shine and he was smiling like the the proverbial butcher's dog the whole time. I have almost completed the brake overhaul, we hope to drive it over the summer and then do the interior next winter or the one after.

I am an electrician at the Canadian Light Source Inc. at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is a synchrotron, (sounds fancy), it is basically a large microscope used for research. Have seen other posts talking about a particle laser beam, that's what we have. I included a link to our website. http://www.lightsource.ca/index.php

The story goes that the Mounties always get their man, maybe their women too?

I am very new to this addiction of old cars, also new to this site. I am guilty of lurking in the weeds and not posting, but I spend a lot of time reading posts and searching the archives. I quite often find the answers to my questions before I ask them or am even sure what to ask. I have learned so much by doing this that I am no longer intimidated by the tasks I take on. When I do have something to add, I try to do it. I am not afraid of being ridiculed, I have 2 teenage sons who make fun of me every chance they get.( Apparently, I am neither Hip nor Cool) (But I still control their cash flow). I find this site very informative and HELPFUL, please do not lose interest in it for my sake if not for your own. Neil

Answered my own question, (Oops). Found a manual from Faxon Literature, probably paid too much. But, it is on its way. 1950 CHRYCO CAR PARTS BOOK ORIGINAL CANADIAN

Sorry to hear this. I have 2 young teenage boys myself. If you allow the boy to work off the debt, have Dad come with him. He needs to spend time with his dad as well, seems like dad is wanting you to help teach the young fellow things that he should already know. I wish you the best with this and the repairs involved.

It might be that you have a bad/weak fuse or relay and as soon as the load(light) is applied, the fuse or relay drops out. Without the load/light there is enough continuity to run the voltmeter but once the lights are turned on it drops out. As obvious to everyone I am not a great old car guy(yet, hopefully someday?), but this is a common problem in my electrical trade troubleshooting. I would try the new sealed beam first to confirm. Good Luck

What's the worst that could happen?

Mine are from Princess Auto, head office is in Winnipeg. They work very good. My garage floor is quite smooth and I sweep before moving it around.

I cleaned it just for the pictures.

If I was to do it again, I would probably go that route but still like to try to keep it as original as I can. For the amount of miles it will go and not in busy traffic areas, the drum brakes will be fine.

The jack stands fit quite nicely on the casters, but I would never go under it without extra blocking. I am very careful moving it as well, sweep the floor first. Only move it about 6 feet out from the wall and then back in after I am done.

I had told people I would update progress and post some pictures on my 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe when there was some progress made. Progress has been slow, but am moving forward. I am redoing all wheel brakes, redoing original, new wheel cylinders, hoses and a rebuild of the master. Also, bought some Cat's Eye covers for the headlights, (not sure why, but I like them.) Have the car up on wheel dollies and then jack stands on top of the dollies so I can wheel it around to make room for my wife's van.(block it up before I crawl under it)The good thing about 6-7 monthes of winter is that there is lots of time to do the work slowly and hopefully properly. I have learned a lot reading everyone's posts and have had many questions answered before I asked them by reading the new posts as well as the archives. Will include a couple of pictures. Thanks to everybody for the help along the way.

Does anyone have the part number for the rebuild kit handy? I would like to have one on hand. Thanks Neil

I am trying to determine what copy of a parts manual I need. I have a 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe (D-36C). I have a shop manual already. A lot of parts are the same as the Plymouth version, but as I have read on this site already there are a few differences. So, I guess my question is; Is there a parts manual that specifically mentions my car or do I go with a Plymouth copy? My second question would be; Does the Hollander Interchange Guide work for my car? Thanks Neil

I have a home-made one in my garage that I am using to remove the rear hubs on my 50 Dodge. A co-worker (he is a machinist) made it. The left hand threaded lug bolts from the driver's side were too short, as the base is thicker than a store-bought puller. After un-successfully searching for left hand fine thread bolts, my guy said, "I'll make some" and he did. They spun in like nothing. A machinist guy is very handy. It is not pretty but it works. Kinda like me I guess.

I went to the local Locksmith here in Saskatoon, they have been around forever. When I told him what I had, a 1950 Dodge and that I had 1 key that I was LUCKY to find and that I was very nervous with only the 1 key. He looked at it and went to the blank shelf and pulled out a bunch of dusty envelopes and pulled one marked Plymouth out, cut it and it worked perfectly. When I expressed my delight and appreciation, he replied that few places want to bother with old keys and he is happy to help. It cost $5.00

Watching Canada win over the U.S. in the World Juniors Hockey at home here in Saskatoon. -26 F. Thanks again for all the help and information with my car this past year, in the middle of a brake overhaul. Will post pictures and updates as soon as I have some more progress. Happy New Year

Thanks to all of you for the nice comments. I will tell you a litle more about me, but more importantly the car. I am married with 2 teenage boys. My father-in-law got the car in the early 90's from his uncle who had gotten it from his mother, (my father-in-law's grandmother). My wife can still remember the uncle bringing it into town on Sunday for Church, it really was a Sunday driver. My father-in-law always talked about all the things he was going to do to it, we will do that later/next year. He had it running a few times through the 15+ years he had it. It will be 2 years on this Valentine's Day that he suffered a debillitating stroke at the age of 62. he can walk short distances and carry on simple conversations. So, when the farmland was rented out and machinery sold, my wife said we would LOVE to have the car. We vowed to not wait for later, and made a committment to have it ready for the local car show in August, I made it by 1 day, I drove it to work the day before the car show. My in-laws came into Saskatoon for the car show and my father-in-law and I drove to it. He was grinning like the butcher's dog. Now the car, it is a D36C, it is stock. It has been inside most of its time so the body is good, the interior not so good. I have all the lights and the electrical working, a gentleman from the Saskatoon Antique Auto Club cleaned up the radio and got it working for me. I am currently redoing the brakes. The nice thing about 6 months of winter is that I don't miss driving time when it is under repair. Our plan is to keep it as original as possible, keep it a driver and enjoy it as much as possible. It will be a slow enjoyable restoration. After the brakes and other mechanical to keep it safe will be the interior. I do have 2 manuals and another guy from the auto club has a parts manual I can borrow. If anyone has 2 D's they could part with, let me know. Thanks again and sorry about the ramble. Merry Christmas to all.

I just want to say Hi and introduce myself. My name is Neil, we live in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan, Canada and I /we have a 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe. It has been in my wife's family since 1954. I trailered it home in the spring, it had sat for about 6 years. I got it running and drove it down to a local car show. It is now parked inside for the winter. In the middle of redoing the brakes. I am fairly new to this so really enjoy reading the posts and learning as much as I can. Thanks Again

Just going through old posts and I came across this. Thanks, this clears up a number of questions I had. I have a 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe (Model D36C), it has been in my wife's family since about 1954, I trailered it back to Saskatoon, saskatchewan, Canada last spring and got it running (sort of). I am now spending the winter researching and lining up parts to make it a better driver. I will try to add a photo.