Barn Find

[Bob Riding]

Well, I happened upon a deal that was too good to pass up - a P9 2 dr sedan was listed in the local newspaper so I called the guy and he said the body was rusty but the interior was good. I went to see the car and it turns out that the person he bought it from in 1998 had intended a repaint and had sanded down the finish to bare metal and then didn't paint it! The owner had it stored in his barn, and finally decided that he would never get to it so he put it up for sale.

All trim pieces are there, and the engine seems to be the original 201. It has 65,000 miles on the odometer, which I believe is correct because of oil change stickers and other paper work.

The interior is almost museum quality - the original mohair seats, the carpet and the headheadliner show almost no wear...I ended up giving him $2,500 for the car because the he said when he last drove it in '98, there seemed to be some oil in the coolant or water in the oil, but when we looked at the dipstick, it looked clear.

I plan to sort it out, paint it and drive it while I finish the '40 wagon.

Edited December 6, 2010 by Bob Riding
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[oldodge41]

Nice find!

[Don Coatney]

Bob;

Nice find! Can you edit your posting so the pictures are stacked on top of each other as opposed to all in the same row such as I have done in the above quote?

Edited December 6, 2010 by Don Coatney

[Bob Riding]

Sure, do you put a space between each line?

[Alshere59]

Excellent car. Post pics as you get it on the road. Would love to know what it needed.

[Bob Riding]

Done, Don!

[Don Coatney]

Done, Don!

Thanks!

[thrashingcows]

WOW....You done good!!!

Congrats on a very cool purchase. Keep use updated as it comes along.

[RobertKB]

What a great find and a very decent price. Glad it is going to a good home and that it will be on the road again soon. Good luck with both of your projects! As others have asked, pictures, pictures, pictures!

[Frank Elder]

Check out the original jack pouch and tools....Wow!

[greg g]

Nice catch, really solid looking car.

[1940plymouth]

AWESOME, another 1940 Plymouth, wish you all the luck in the world with it, will be looking forward to more photos. The one with the tools is a gold mine to show authentisity (sp)

[aero3113]

GREAT FIND! It's funny how the seller is right about the body being rusty but it looks like it is as SOLID as it could be!

[BloodyKnuckles]

Wow!! Really nice! I hope to come across a find as nice as that one some day.

BloodyKnuckles

[JerseyHarold]

Really a diamond in the rough. Great score!

[BobT-47P15]

Nice find, Bob.

My question - is that horn an original item?

[49 Dodge Dude]

Wow - I wish the interior of my '49 looked that good! Cool find!

[pacerman]

It's good to know that a newspaper ad still can produce results in the digital age. Nice find.

[Rodney Bullock]

I am very glad to see another 1940 rescued from the pile. it is very nice looking. I am also glad to see that jack. I hauled a jack like that for 6 hours at hershey. I did not kmnow if it was the correct jack for my 40 coupe now I know. I think I will paint it now, only thing i sure wish i knew how it it placed in the bus. coupe behind the driver or in the trunk.

The horn may or may not be original I don't know

[Andydodge]

The horn may well be original as its the same sytle/type as I have on my 1940 Oz Dodge, which is Plymouth based, as can be seen in the attached pic........the horn is the one that came with my car when purchased in 1971 and althought the horn mechanism has been replaced with that from a later 12 volt car, the actual horn "trumpet" is original............andyd

[Andydodge]

BTW, the horn bracket on my car is one I fabricated as I intended to run dual horns........lol.......the "original" bracket is around somewhere & is the same as shown in the above Plymouth pics.......andyd.

[John Mulders]

Great find Bob, I am sure you turn it back to the beautifull car it once was.

Why would you strip the paint and not even put a primer coat over it?

John

[Roadkingcoupe]

Nice find, Bob.

My question - is that horn an original item?

The single horn as seen in the picture is the correct horn for a P9. It was available on the base model P9. Same thing for the 1939 P7. In previous years the horn was mounted on the cylinder head. In the picture of the P9 (1940 base model) the horn mounts on the firewall. So the question I have is the mount not the horn.

If I had to guess the horn mounted on the head was not ideal and probably created a lot of unnecessary heat for the horn.

Was 1940 the year that the single horn was moved to the firewall?

[Roadkingcoupe]

AWESOME' date=' another 1940 Plymouth, wish you all the luck in the world with it, will be looking forward to more photos. The one with the tools is a gold mine to show authentisity (sp)[/quote']

The jack does not look like the original jack. Can anyone verify if the jack in the picture (and most of the tools) are correct?

Edited December 7, 2010 by Roadkingcoupe

[1940plymouth]

The 1940 P-9 and P10's had the horn mounted on the firewall, in 1941 they went in front of the radiator, pointing downwards