knuckleharley

Yeah,I'm loving that one. Used to be a old lady in Denver back in the early 70's that drove one like that everywhere she went. I saw her and the car several times in the general vicinity of the VA Hospital there. The car looked about as nice as that one,too. Only not as shiny. The paint was pretty flat.

Makes sense if it is a business coupe. Judging from the upholstery that is clearly a smoking room up front,and the back is for doing your bidnez.

Needs more toggle switches,and to be tasteful,a couple of cow bells.

" 47 DeSoto " BEAUTIFUL!

"bluing quick lap test" For those of you who aren't machinists,he is talking about using "Dykem Blue". It's a liquid coating/dye machinists use to to coat items they are going to machine so they can tell where the cutters are hitting and where they aren't in order to get a perfectly flat surface,or to make sure two parts are in perfect contact with one another. Pretty handy stuff to have in your tool box.

The piston in the master cylinder beings moving the instant you put your foot on the brake pedal. The length of the push rod is irrelevant.

Here is a custom digital gauge and speedo cluster I designed to put in my 48 coupe. It was made to fit and is inside the original gauge cluster housing,and all the "windows" line up with the stock chrome dash gauge cluster cover. You can't see them in the photo,but there are also turn signal blinkers,high beam indicator,and low fuel lights that light up,too. The 48 is subframed and has a V-8 and auto anyway,so why not? When the switch is turned off the panel looks like a very dark red solid panel.

I can't believe I used to think the 40's Mopar business coupes were ugly. Now they are tied with convertibles as my favorites. I even own a very rusty 42 Dodge business coupe.

Those were some really elegant-looking cars. I liked the DeSoto styling more than any of the others.

Beyond cool. They were so beautiful they were stunning.

That sure is a pretty Dodge,and it deserved all the attention it got.

I'd go with new Grade 8 if you can find them,and VERY carefully clean out the threaded holes in the block to make sure they go in smoothly and there is nothing at the bottom to keep them from seating properly.

Well,plans are to sand it to the bare metal and paint it the original Forest green using spray cans and a roller. Going to do the beltline in yellow. I was forced to buy new glasses for the doors after the old ones shook themselves to death,so I will be replacing all the glass hardware and rubber,too. I may or may not pound out the fender dents and grind down the "repairs" to fender cracks made with an arc welder and strap steel. Or I might just blast it and paint right over it. The truck is all-original with matching serial numbers on the chassis,the engine,and the cab,so why not leave the "field repairs" original on a honest work truck,too? The idea is to preserve it to prevent it from turning into junk. No rust out on the truck at all. Not even in the metal floor in the bed. All I plan on doing with it is just driving it around occasionally for fun,and for hauling trash to the dump. One day someone may offer me the right amount of money that day,and it will find a new home. One,I hope,where it either remains original or gets restored. I even have an original IHC two piece radio for it that has been rebuilt and works. I saw a restored one that sold for a little north of 34 grand about 3 years ago,so there are people restoring these things. BTW,of all the stuff I own,this one draws the most attention.I have never left it parked in the Food Lion parking lot while buying groceries,and not came outside to see people taking photos of it with their cell phone cameras,and smiling.

BTW,to anyone else interested in the car,I have backed away from the deal on the 40 Chrysler,at least temporarily,so please feel free to step up to the plate if you want it.

Binders had some pretty thick steel,so that makes sense.

Buy him something nice for Christmas,. You want to stay on his good side.

Email is on the way to you already. I must really be getting old to be this excited about a 4dr car!

I'm telling ya the truth,here. The 31 to 36 Plymouths are as pretty as any cars made anywhere at any time..

Does the car have a clear title with numbers that match the door tags? What parts are missing or in such poor condition they need replacement? Have any photos of the dash and interior? Can you email or post some more photos of it in a PM to me? BTW,I live about 40 miles south of Norfolk,Va,if that will help you figure your time and expenses.

Who is that quote from? Is the 3600 for the car including the delivery?

I have no idea why it has taken me this long to remember my 39 IHC pu and post photos of it on this thread,but here it is. For those of you who don't know,this was the D-2 Model produced from 1937 to 1940. They made them in every class from haf-ton like mine,to 3 ton farm trucks. Maybe even bigger trucks for all I know. I wish I had a photo of the front so you could see the grille better,but I don't.

WOW! I had the head on my 39 IHC milled .125 two years ago by a friend I have known since he was in Jr High School,and the labor was around 100 bucks. You might find this hard to believe because *I* find it hard to believe and I know it to be true,but the head on that pu was so warped that oil would actually run down both sides of the block. Yet the damn thing would still start pretty easily,and even thought it was slow to reach cruising speed,it would cruise right along at 60 MPH. Leaking a quart of oil every 50 miles or so. I finally got tired of pulling the plugs to clean them,so took it in to have the head milled. It took .125 to get it flat again. Once it was back together I was shocked at how much power it had. Driving it was litterally like driving my old 67 Chevy pu with the 250 cube 6 in it. It was actually pretty peppy. It just occured to me I need to post photos of the IHC on the art deco board. This old beater truck draws more attention than anything else I have ever driven. Every time I drive it down to the Food Lion,there is somebody out int he parking lot using their cell phones to take photos of it when I come out.

Yes. It's not good to run one without a thermostat because sometimes they never get to warm up properly,but a lot of people did take the thermostats out when their cars ran hot,and just never bothered to replace them.

I agree with everyone else. It doesn't look like a crack to me.