Yankee alert..old Plymouth in your neck of the woods

[Plymouthy Adams]

This guy is from a sister forum, wants to sell his car..sounds as though he is motivated by his ad..could be a good project or a source for some parts..your call..just trying to help everyone by posting...

thanks

http://www.oldplymouths.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=197&st=0&gopid=3016entry3016

[Frank Elder]

If you are not a member you can't view the picture.

[P-12 Tommy]

I found that out a couple of hours ago.

Tom

[BobT-47P15]

Evidently the seller is in Richland, Vermont.

Not very handy if you reside in the midwest.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Bob..sorry I was not aware the picture would not open ..give me a minute to check see if I can do something about that..however..the Yankee alert should have been a give away to the location...

Edited July 1, 2010 by Tim Adams

[Plymouthy Adams]

I am going to try to upload the picture here so you can see..the picture is not large but may give you an idea..

[BobT-47P15]

True, Tim.

I never think about Yankees much.......

Plenty of patina on that one.

[Plymouthy Adams]

patina is not a problem Bob, growing petunias on/within is however..remeber the patina on the 54...80% came off with the first acid bath and actually showed the original paint color the car....the trunk was worse for wear than the area below might I add...

[BobT-47P15]

Yes, you get all sortsa things when starting in on these ol jewels.

In that picture, the part below the lid looks more rusted, on the

surface at least. I like that original color that's showing.

That 54 I had for a while had mucho patina..........

It also had the Powerflite tranny, but judging from all the empty

fluid containers in the trunk, it had been leaking plenty.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Bob..yours looks as though it had stepped up a bit from patina to light scale...I believe the one I got if it were to have sit out from under a shed and get direct rain and light exposure it would have advanced to scale rather quickly also..the time period between the two stages often times is not that great..as it was, I still sandblasted the entire car on the exterior..quick and easy..but literally down and dirty..man, talk about hot and nasty under the blast hood, repirator, goggles, long sleeves etc etc..I gurantee you want to get this job done and over with..for the time spent and the investment in sand..best way to go in my opinion...would say just under 20.00 in sand less than 16 hours including setup and put away for three different days..1/2 of the car one evening after work, the other half the next evening and the front clip inside and out on a Saturday..that was about 8 hours off and on between rests breaks..the hood and fenders, and inner fender etc blasted inside and out

[BobT-47P15]

Sounds like you have the plan, Tim.

That car sat outside for many years while the owner went to

college, married, got a job, etc. Coincidentally, the owner was a

friend of Moose who appears on here sometimes. Both from

this area of Missouri.

The car was purchased by a young man from Springfield, MO....about

70 miles from here. He began working on it, and last I heard from him,

he was looking for a better flatead engine.....as the one in the car was

locked up tight. Never could get it to turn while I had it - tried several

things.