New to the forum with pics of my 47 Plymouth

[Leroy_47_Plymouth]

Hello to all and wanted to introduce myself this being my 1st post. I'm Leroy and live in Massachusetts. I wanted to load up a few pictures of a 1947 Plymouth Special Deluxe P15 that has been in the family since 1949. My uncle bought the car in 49 and worked only a few blocks away so it only has 69,000 miles on it. My uncle and grandmother raised me when I was young and have been riding in this car since I was 4 yrs old. It has a lot of sentimental value and memories. I'm a firm believer it in keeping it in the family. It'll need some very minor work once it's moved to it's new heated garage at a house I'm buying and moving in June of this year. I'm no stranger to restorations and the nice part is I can take my time to be able to get the parts old stock or NOS. So as I work on the car I'll have some questions and pictures to share as I work on the car. I'm sure some of the questions will be so dumb to ask that I'll "duh" myself as I slap my palm to my forehead to some receptive good feedback on accomplishments of progress to road worthy. Thanks for taking the time reading my post as I blah, blah, blah'd. OK pics are down below.

[Captain Neon]

Looks like a nice car. If it were mine, I'd leave it alone and enjoy. It looks like a great survivor! I'm esp. envious of your beautiful dash and the woodgraining on the window trim. It still looks brand new!

[BobT-47P15]

Hello and welcome.

Boy, that dash sure is nice.

Those wheel covers appear to be aftermarket items that could be

purchased in years gone by. Are the rims 15 or 16 inch? Anyway,

I'd personally hang onto those caps.

When you arrive at a question, you might first try using the "search"

feature of the forum to try and determine an answer. If not there,

feel free to ask. Also, if you don't have the "Repair Manual" and the

factory "Parts Manual" you should acquire these. They contain a wealth

of information.

They can be found on ebay.....either old originals or reprints.

The parts manual is the orange book at the top.

The book on the right is best, in my opinion, for our model of

Plymouth. Oh, by the way, your car is a model P15 just in

case no one told you.

[RobertKB]

Welcome to the best forum on the WWW. Great car and great story! It is nice to see a survivor like your car and as others have said the dash is gorgeous. Good luck with the project and ask away with any questions you have. The guys here are knowledgeable and willing to share what they know. If it is a question about an old Mopar and it can't be answered here, it can't be answered.

[mackster]

welcome aboard! I would make it road worthy like you said and drive it as is! it looks to be a great shape original survivor! this is the latest craze!!!! but if you want to restore it, get ready for a long hard road ahead of you, were patience is rewarded by more work!

really neat looking car! thanks for sharing...

[Fireball]

Great car and story, it sure must feel like a famly member. Welcome on board.

[boxer_inv]

Hi from the other side of the world - Australia - welcome to the forum.

Plenty of knowledge on this board and always a helping hand when needed.

Your car looks great! Love the fact that its been in the family so long too - makes it special. My '47 Dodge has been in our family for 30 years so I know how special memories can form around these cars.

Just a question - there seem to be a couple of plaques stuck to the passenger side of the dash? What are these? - close up photo?...

Again - welcome aboard.

Rob

Australia

[Young Ed]

Bob those look like 51-52 plymouth caps to me. Possibly 1950 too there isn't much difference. I agree with the others. I'd only be doing mechanical work on a car that nice.

[1950 Special Deluxe]

That is a sweet looking car. You have come to the right place, the people on here are great. My 1950 has been in my wife's family since 53 or 54, no one is sure anymore. My wife is 4th generation owner. I have copies of the manuals that were recommended and I concur with how valuable they are. I also agree with the advice to use the search function. Every time I run up against a head scratcher, I use the search and find the answer to that question and questions that I haven't come up with yet. This forum is a big reason I was able to get it back on the road.

[1940plymouth]

Great looking car, looks like it could be driven just the way she is, good luck with it. I concur with the other posts, this is a great site for answers to all your questions pretaining to the car.

[Plymouthy Adams]

hard to tell the caps..there are two distinct differnt ones though from a few feet it is hard to discern the difference..has to do with the embossing of the ship emblem in the middle..I have a nice set with a 5th odd ball ship..figure it could cover the spare tire and hide the clamp and jackplate..

[Young Ed]

Right Tim I can tell them apart in person or a close up photo but in that shot its hard to see. The 1950 ones the ship is more 3d.

[greg g]

Welcome, which end of Mass are you in??? Always lookig for members in the Northeast.

There is a nice show and swap meet in Rhienbeck, NY in May. This year I believe it is MAY 1 and 2. If you can make it you might find some parts there.

If you need to redo your brakes, you might want to cosider converting to discs on the front. Member Olddaddy of this forum sells a adapter kit. Price is comperalbe to replacing Stock parts. Check out his stuff at www.rustyhope.com

[Niel Hoback]

That is a beautiful car, and I'm glad to hear you respect it as being a great survivor.

The woodgrain is perfect. I'm saving the pictures so I can say "thats what I want".

[Leroy_47_Plymouth]

Thank you everyone for the welcome into the forum. I'm just 24 miles northwest of Boston in Lowell, Mass. It's good to know the car is appreciated here especially how everyone likes the dashboards condition. The magnets on the dash are from my uncles former business as an upholsterer as an advertising business card like, a question that was asked. The original upholstery is under the fitted velour covers he made back in 1963. All that's missing is the clock which a search on here for a clock ranges in different prices. I can wait and hit the car meets and shows. The hub caps are from a 49 Plymouth that used to my on fathers 49.....so the story has been told to me. Somehow they ended up on the 47, a post for another day when I get the full story. When I said restore what I really meant is I'm leaving it absolutely alone and as original as it is with some minor work needed such as brake lines, new tires, clock, battery and checking for a burnt bulb and just routine maintenance. My uncle took very good care of the car when he had it and has the manuals and some spare parts in the basement. He still has the original 1947 license plate which I’ll continue to register with the exact plate tag.

I see I’m going to like it around here and will get some great help and advice and hopefully I’ll be able to add some help as well once I get the car moved to the new garage.

I’ve attached a few pictures via Photobucket.com to get a better view of the car and dash.

[greg g]

Looks like you have 15 inch rims. 47 was the switch year with early cars having 16 ad later 15. Your cars serial number is on a black and silver plate usually mounted to the front door post between the hinges. If you take the number and go to the the reference section of the home page ( push the return to p15 d 24 button in the tool bar) you can look up the month and place of manufacture. Lots of other info there if you haven't already visited the sections there.

Being a NE car its probably a Detroit built, but there was also an assembly plant in Evensville Ind.

Is that the original paint??? Looks great.

[Leroy_47_Plymouth]

Looks like you have 15 inch rims. 47 was the switch year with early cars having 16 ad later 15. Your cars serial number is on a black and silver plate usually mounted to the front door post between the hinges. If you take the number and go to the the reference section of the home page ( push the return to p15 d 24 button in the tool bar) you can look up the month and place of manufacture. Lots of other info there if you haven't already visited the sections there.

Being a NE car its probably a Detroit built, but there was also an assembly plant in Evensville Ind.

Is that the original paint??? Looks great.

Thank you for the tip and reference section to help. As far as I can recall it may be original paint but don't hold me to it. A question I'll ask my uncle. He's still around at 83. I'd crap a brick if it was original.

[P-12 Tommy]

Welcome Leroy. You've come to the best Mopar site on the WWW. Enjoy your stay. BTW...... Do you have the Motorola Golden Voice radio? I've got one I bought a few years ago and I'm trying to figure out where to mount the control box. Thanks for any info.

Tom

[David Strieb]

Welcome Leroy,

Your car is a beauty and well taken care of. It is special to have a car with such a family history! I've known my '36 Chrysler since I was 5.

[Leroy_47_Plymouth]

Welcome Leroy. You've come to the best Mopar site on the WWW. Enjoy your stay. BTW...... Do you have the Motorola Golden Voice radio? I've got one I bought a few years ago and I'm trying to figure out where to mount the control box. Thanks for any info.

Tom

Thanks. I'll see what what I can do. This Golden Voice to the control box happen to have a voice box, maybe I'll hear the fat lady sing.......just kidding. I'll give it a go and poke my head under the dash.

Welcome Leroy,

Your car is a beauty and well taken care of. It is special to have a car with such a family history! I've known my '36 Chrysler since I was 5.

Again thank you. Always a plus with family history, I'll have my grandson riding in it soon. Here's the kicker......it's never, never, had a cigarette or cigar smoked in the car.

[T120]

Welcome to the forum,Leroy.Your car looks great.Nice to hear the story and the car remains in the family.

[Young Ed]

That doesnt look like a factory color(well it kinda looks like the convertible only red) so I'm guessing its a repaint. What color is the firewall or the door jams?

[steveplym]

Welcome Leroy, very nice car. Love them '47 4-doors. I could be partial though.

[sp15cspecial]

Looks great almost the same colour as my48 Aussie Desoto welcome to the forum

[Flatie46]

Welcome to the forum, that's a nice ride you have there. I'll agree with the majority, to nice a car to tear appart and redo. What's the red knob closest to the shifter in the first dash pic?