My 47

[rafriesen]

Here are a few pictures of my 47 Plymouth. It is the first Mopar that I have ever owned. The big problem with that is that I am 63 yrs old and born in 1947 so now you know why I bought it. The car is stock except for a brake upgrade with a dual master cylinder. That old 213 cruises right on down the street.

[plyman 50]

Welcome to the site. Nice looking car, there's a lot of good information here. Dave

[JIPJOBXX]

Very nice and it looks like you will get lots of pleasure out of owning it.

[randroid]

rafriesen,

Welcome to the forum. That is sure a good looking drive, thanks for the pics.

-Randy

[Niel Hoback]

Welcome to the forum. That is a beautiful car.

[Mark Haymond]

It will be fun when math challenged youngsters ask if you bought it when it was new.

[Tony_Urwin]

The addition of a Fulton sunvisor and a pair of '41 fender skirts would fulfill a personal fantasy of mine. Maybe drop the rear a little like a Westergard custom....

[southfield48d24]

nice business coupe, i'm looking to buy one right now. hope i can find one like yours.

[1940plymouth]

Wecome, you sure have a nice looking Plymouth. Got to love those Fulton sunvisors, as I have one on my '40 Coupe

[rafriesen]

I wish I would have taken more pictures of my rebuild. I still have to do the clutch which just started slipping and finish under the hood. That car sure gives a man a headache once in a while but it makes up for it while cruising. Thanks

[bearheart]

Very, very nice. I particularly like the nice interior. I'm kinda like you, 65. Got my '49 to give me and my wife something to do together going to cruise-ins. Last night about 50 owners cruised to the local old folks home--all the residents that were healthy enough were outside. You should have seen how happy they were! It was our first "parade" and many kids and familys were outdoors in town cheering us on. What a blast. Enjoy yours.

[BobT-47P15]

Boy, a super nice car.

Welcome to the forum.

I'm trying to remember where Andover, KS is.

I'm in Joplin, MO.

[rafriesen]

Andover is just about 5 miles east of Wichita and almost a suburb. We just went by Joplin earlier this week on out way to Tablerock lake. Would have roasted to death in the Plymouth.

[carls 49]

hi ya and welcome. good to have you here. beautiul 47.

[Andydodge]

Welcome to the best bunch of Mopar maniacs on the web, always happy to help & provide info .........my regards from sunny Sth Grafton NSW Australia..........Andy Douglas.

[P-12 Tommy]

Good lookin' '47. Welcome to the forum.

Tom

[windsor8]

Nice car and welcome. How about some details on the dual mc set up?

[BobT-47P15]

Yes, it's certainly been hot.

I don't blame you for not wanting to drive the ol Plymouth.

We went out and drove around tonite (Sat) , plus went to a cruise-in for

a while. Still pretty warm.

[Don Jordan]

It's good to see another MoPar has been saved. It's a beautiful piece of history and I hope you will enjoy it for many years.

Good lookin' car -

[Cpt.Fred]

a real beauty you have there!

this must have been a lot of work... and it shows!

[rafriesen]

After pulling my stock master cyl. off I discovered the wonderful pivot system that they used and figured I would just build something. Then I discovered ECI and their brake system. I already had purchased a Willwood dual master cyl. so I just purchased the pivot system from ECI. It all installed with no difficulty. I ran all new brake lines with separate front and rear and it works great. That means no having to ditch it when a line breaks such as happened to me with my 63 Impala.

[Don Coatney]

I just purchased the pivot system from ECI. It all installed with no difficulty.

When you installed the ECI system did your brake pedal sit 1/2" to the right?

[rafriesen]

Yes it did.

[Don Coatney]

How did you bend your brake tubing to fit between the master cylinder and the ECI bracket?

[steveplym]

Very nice car. Welcome to the forum.