'47 P-15 drop top

[P-12 Tommy]

Saw this on E-bay. Parts car. In case someone is interested. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1947-Plymouth-Convertible-Parts-Restore-ONLY-/130412154331?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Salvage_Parts_Cars&hash=item1e5d2b8ddb

Tom

[Young Ed]

That car is local for me. Its also on mpls craigslist.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/1852738377.html

[55 Fargo]

Cut this body off,,minus front cowl, and transplant onto decent P15 floor and cowl from a donor car, and might be good resto candidate.

I know a Guy who did just that witha rotten 48 Chrysler convert, he cut the body off, minus front cowl/firewall, and put it onto a donor car floor and cowl, it worked out very well, and this car was sold to a Gent in Minneapolis, and is still being driven.......Fred

[Young Ed]

Not sure how that worked. The floors arent the same in a convert to a sedan due to the X crossmember in the frame.

[John Reddie]

It's rough but I've seen cars this bad that were brought back to like new condition. This will require a dedicated labor of love.

John R

[Young Ed]

John is correct. The guy who restored my Dads 51 convert did a 46-48 where basically the cowl was the only part that hadn't rusted away. He redid the entire floor system rockers etc and turned coupe doors into convert ones by welding the tops on.

[55 Fargo]

Not sure how that worked. The floors arent the same in a convert to a sedan due to the X crossmember in the frame.

I believe he did some fabbing to create a stronger frame, and the convert body mated to the sedan floor.

This is a Yellow 47 or 48 New Yorker Convert, it is in your area, but was re-built up here.

The floor was completely rotten on this car, prior to the grafting of the body onto the sdean floor.

I am not 100% sure of how he did all of the fab work, but do know he did the procedure as described, this Guy was pretty crafty, he is a retired Mechanical Engineering Prof.......Fred

[Young Ed]

Perhaps some of the areas from the convert were reused. For Dads 51 the body shop did basically this same thing but the inner rockers and parts of the floor were different and had to be made.

[BobT-47P15]

Heck, I think some forum members have tackled cars with more rust than

that.

The most important thing is having the top bows. I think it's Hydro

Electric who sells new vacuum top cylinders. Or just convert it to a

hydraulic system. The convertible only door glasses and wings look fine.

What I can see, the trunk floor looks maybe OK.

[Niel Hoback]

I see a right side vent window lock,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[John Reddie]

If this '61 Impala was restored, this P15 here can surely be be brought back. The Impala is about 75% completed. An incredible amount of time and skill is evident here. It's progress can be followed on the Impala website.

John R