PhilJohnson Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 I bought this puppy a while ago for the grand sum of 500 bucks, after tearing apart the starter I got it to run. I've been driving it around for the past month, mostly to my parents and to the salvage grocery store. The old weatherchecked white walls were making the car shake really bad. So I mounted some tires I had laying around by hand. I put on some 235s on the back in an effort to reduce RPMs. I wanted to put 235s up front but I could only scavenge two of them so I used 215s in the front. Somewhere along the line someone installed air shocks in the rear. To my surprise the shocks held air. As you can see the car has a bit of a rake to it. I am slowly trying to fix it up to replace my truck's DD status. The Plymouth is much better on gas than the 65 Ford. It needs the brakes redone and has various small electrical issues. Could use some carb work as well. I noticed it didn't have an oil filter either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Pretty solid looking car there. You sound like you're having fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1940plymouth Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Phil, AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-12 Tommy Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 All original. Wow! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbomb Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 My aunt had one identical to it (except for tires) and i could tell you a story about it that would make you laugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 My aunt had one identical to it (except for tires) and i could tell you a story about it that would make you laugh! Now we all want to hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B. Bach Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I love it! Fix it and enjoy it, that's what these cars were made for! Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilJohnson Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 A few more pictures: This is the car with the old weatherchecked whitewalls: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alshere59 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Oil filters were an option back then. Good to see it being used again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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