Bob Riding

Very cool. Thanks for posting. I have been looking at '40 Plymouth parts for almost 10 years and never ran across pics like that! If I cut into a regular glove box, the hinge on the back will need to be modified somehow. You don't have any pics of the inside of the glovebox door do you?

You would be correct. I traded the clock and glovebox door for some other Dodge parts with a fellow Dodge owner a few years back.

I got a nice Plymouth clock a few years ago on e Bay, (I think), for the wagon. I'm now working on the dash, and realized that although the clock was a genuine accessory in 1940, I've never seen one installed in a dash. I did have one in my 1940 Dodge, installed in the glove box door, but the door obviously came from the factory. 1940 Dodge clock Anyone know if Plymouth had the clock installed in the glovebox door, or have pictures of one?

Is there any prep I can do on the parts to be nickeled? Sand them with 1200 or something?

I believe you're correct. I'm not sure how deep the pitting goes, and in the rechroming (nickeling) process if just surface pitting is eliminated? I guess I should take the piece into the chrome shop and ask them.

Wow- I never would have thought of tape.I'll definintely check it out. Thanks!

I plan to nickel plate it, which was correct for 1940. I wonder if POR15 epoxy would work?

I am in the process of getting my P10 dash ready for painting and after removing everything except the dash chrome (nickel actually) for the speaker/gauges etc, I realized that it was attached with sort of a one-sided rivet, which I ground off with a die grinder. How do you reattach? JB Weld?? Are the P15s the same, or did they attach with fasteners?

Hi Robert, Great car! I think the best looking of the 40's Dodges. I had one a few years ago and here are some pics. I did a body-on resto, left it 6 volt and didn't change the wiring harness, but I would have, had I kept it longer. It is a business coupe - no back seat, lot's of storage! Engine bay as I found it After I finished with it The George Asche dual carb setup was great! I did the split exhaust and I must have picked up at least 10-15 hp. It even came with a clock! You never know who'll show up at your doorstep when you own a Mopar!

I paid $50+ shipping from an e bay seller a few months ago.

Rodney - if the Shrock brothers can do it, let's go with them. I will take one. Bob Riding

Rodney, If you can get the 40 Plymouth owners together to see how many need\want one, I'll contact the manufacturer to see what kind of price we can get.

Here is a shot of my P9 (Roadking) draft seal It is rounded pentagon with 2 holes Here is the one I removed from my P10 parts car You can see that they are the same And the repop of the '41 that I purchased from a guy in L.A. a few years ago who made up 15-20 and has sold them all I am interested in the 1940 version for my wagon and would be happy to negotiate with the Metal Rubber guy if we can get some quantity to make it worth his while.

I don't think it would be a problem to cast it that way.

Rodney, coincidentally, I have been talking with another 1940 plymouth owner who needs a draft seal. I have an old one that can be used as a model for a CA co (MetalRubber) that could make some up for us. we need to get together as many '40 Plymouth owners as possible to spread out the costs, then I can get us a quote. Besides this forum and the POC, any other sources of buyers?

I think you guys nailed it. I found a spare switch and it didn't look too much different from the other. I'll make some adjustments and see what happens.

Great minds think alike...It is one of my top 2 favorite movies - the other is "Little Big Man" with Dustin Hoffman, which we watched last night on blu-ray. On a woody, it's all about the wood, so the paint color is important. This is the hardest part of this restoration, because I won't know if I got it wrong until after I do the wood. All 1940 Plymouth woodys came with "Hampton Beige", and blond ash with light maple panels...see the ad - very bland as far as I'm concerned. If you remember, it was the same color as my 1940 Dodge The color that I'm leaning towards this week is a 1939-40 Plymouth color called "Aviator Blue". I've taken the original chip page to my local custom paint guy and he was unable to use the Sherwin Williams codes to come up with anything, so he is going to try to duplicate it by hand for me. He will have a quart done next week, which I'll play with. Here is approximately what I'm looking for, color-wise. Didn't Plymouth carry "Aviator Blue" through 1949?

I think that a great idea and will assist if I can. Something that might be useful is a matrix of info on different years of flathead-powered models of Plymouths and Dodges. I have been involved with pre-and post P15D24 cars, and we know many sources/parts can interchange. For example, I was looking for sun visors for the '40 wagon, which are hard to find- they are just a little bit different from the later years, however they seem to be exactly the same that were used for the Pilothouse trucks from '48-'49', which are relatively common. maybe we should set up an electronic Hollanders-type system where you input your part # and get back useful data?

Good to be back. My resolution for 2012 is to spend more time with my beloved...my wife understands! I am using a braided grounding strap on the tranny,but I did run the starter motor for 10-15 seconds a few times when we were messing with the timing...now that I know it will start and run, I'll switch back to the 6 volt battery. I will also check the starter motor for damage. Great advice. Thanks!

Well, after a year of other projects, I finally got back to working on the P10 wagon and got it running on Saturday. The 218 came from a flatbed Pilothouse farm truck I bought (for the engine) a few years ago for $500. The truck isn't much - no glass or gauges, the spider gears in the pumpkin are welded together (for better traction in the mud), etc., but the motor was rebuilt by a mechanic and runs sweetly. I've been using a "Jump 'N Start" portable car battery starter to start the wagon, and I put the red lead to the bendix post and the black to ground. It works great, except last night the bendix stopped working - I'm not sure if the 12volt portable starter caused the problem (it was a new bendix) Are bendixes not able to carry higher voltages? Next steps after fuel tank and fuel line install is the cowl.

The pleasure was mine, Don. I want to do a cross-county trip like you did and meet as many Mopar friends as I can...What a way to "See The USA"! BTW, I've found a guy on the coast who is an under-employed high-end cabinet guy to do the finger-joint parts of the woodie, so I'm working on it again. I would love to be able to do a series of videos like Mark has done, but the time constraints would be an issue. Plus it would only highlight the fact that I don't really know what I'm doing!

I'll get some details and contact you...

My wife's uncle Norman has quite a collection of old American (and some foreign) cars and big trucks on his property near Fresno. He is getting on in years and asked me if I wanted any of them and would I help him dispose of them. Most of the vehicles have been covered by tarps for years. I thought that before I did a Craigslist or Hemmings ad I would offer the to Forum members. Most of the cars are in #4 or #5 condition, but I'm sure if you saw something you wanted, I could convince him to let them go cheap, like a few hundred dollars cheap. I have attached an inventory list - Let me know if something strikes your fancy. You would be responsible for picking the vehicle up. Bob Norman's cars.pdf

LOL...you got me! I hadn't even seen it...

Thanks Don, Can you elaborate? Bob