frankieflathead

I only found my way back onto the site after I stumbled upon the P15-D24 Facebook page quite by accident! Until now I didn't even know there was one!

My plate for many years.....

Cool beans, Greg. I feel lucky to have made it to the Great Barrington, Mass., show on the 23rd in my coupe, as it has basically hasn't stopped raining here since, either. Where in New York was this show?

Congratulations, Robin. I imagine a P15 convertible over there must seem pretty exotic to most folks. And I have yet to see a P15 or a D24 that doesn't make people smile.

Both the same, Don? I posted different photos and a different narrative in each. I don't know what you're seeing!

Sorry, guys! I screwed up on Photobucket and my pix disappeared from this post. They're back now.

Thanx. Me, too. It was a real hoot putting all those miles on it and getting more comfortable behind the wheel.

Here's mine. Ugly, innit? But it's all original as are the hose clamps, air filter decals and the factory paint name and inspection mark on the firewall....

You're very welcome. The old Flattie was really humming. It was a great weekend.

Thanx. Glad you enjoyed them. Cool shot!

Isn't that just too cool? No doubt about it : old cars make new friends, and there are good people in every community.

About 85 miles, Greg. I had intended to head over there for the Concours last month, but something came up. I think the weather wasn't exactly ideal. Thinking about heading over for the Hemmings sponsored show in September, but that's a long way off.

Thanx, Mark. I'm in southern Vermont.

Two blue coupes, "Gramps" and "Junior" on the show field in Great Barrington, Massachusetts..... ...and at one of my favorite spots on State Route 66 in Chester. This was the longest drive I've done to date ; just shy of 200 miles on a 90°F day, and the old bus ran flawlessly. All in, it was a 320 mile weekend. Thanx fur lookin'!

Saturday morning, a breakfast stop on the way north to a little show..... ....and southbound at the end of the day at a defunct roadside attraction. I guess Santa got laid off. It was a 120 mile round trip, and thanx fur lookin'!

Thanx for the links, Wally. Unless I missed it, I saw no definitive answer as to whether or not this truck left the factory this way or not. Implication is that it was home built. Either way, I like it.

Thanx, Wally. What words should I use to search it out?

I always thought that Power Wagons in these years were all flat fenders. What do you think? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1952-DODGE-B3D-1-TON-STAKE-BODY-4X4-FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE-PILOTHOUSE-PILOT-HOUSE-/190849720612?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2c6f87a124

That was my biggest worry when I put my Dodge away for the winter last fall. Because it has an excellent original interior that smells really good, I didn't want to put any dryer sheets inside the car. I had the car up on jackstands and scattered them liberally all over the garage floor underneath it. I also stuffed some in the engine compartment, inside the coil springs where there might be a route for them to travel and up where the pedals go through the floor into the cabin. I threw a bunch of fresh ones around about every four or five weeks when the smell seemed to be subsiding. I also had six or seven small deli containers with a half dozen mothballs in each strategically placed around, including at the base of each jackstand. Plugged the exhaust, road draft tube and drain holes in the spare tire well with steel wool and left myself a note the I had done so taped to the car cover! LOL! I also had regular cat patrols through the garage. I was greatly relieved this Spring when I discovered that the old bus had escaped with out any damage. I have been told by a veterinarian that a mouse can squeeze through an opening only 1/4 inch high. They can do an incredible amount of damage, not just by gnawing on stuff, but by peeing all over the place. A friend who works in the service department of a local Toyota dealership told me this horror story about a Prius that they got into the shop. It seems that Toyota uses a soy based material for a lot of the insulation on wiring in these cars. A customer who owned one was out of the country for an extended period of time, and took no precautions when she parked her car in the garage. The soy insulation was just too tempting for the little varmints, so they moved in and told a bunch of their closest friends about it. They set up house keeping in the headliner of the car and spent the winter eating the wiring, pissing all over the headliner and making more mice. Not only was the car rendered undriveable by the damage to the electrics, but when the weather finally warmed up it stunk to high heaven! So not only did they have to do extensive electrical work on the car, but they had to replace to whole headliner!

Yeah Larry, it has Fluid Drive. I believe it was standard equipment on all D24's.

Thanx. Yup, it sure was. An 80 mile round trip blew out the last of the cobwebs left over from winter storage.

Thanx, John. I'm kinda partial to 'em, too.

Thanx, Rick. Sounds like a memorable trip.

Thanx, Robert.

That's actually south into Massachusetts and Connecticut. On a clear day it's legitimate 100 mile view.