My 1951 Plymouth Cambridge

[TaTonka71]

Here is my 1951 Plymouth Cambridge that I just picked up yesterday. There is a lot of work to be done to her. She needs new floors and rockers both inner and outer. The interior was not present anywhere , so I will have to find some seats. The good news most of the body is solid with the exception of one of the fenders is rotted at the bottom. She does run and drive which was a bonus , although she has no brakes . The best part of the deal is she was free with title. The original flattie and trans is in the car. It will take some work to get her back on the road again but I saved this one. The owner was going to scrap her.

[greg g]

Welcome, Take note of the Bullseye headlamps and take good care of them. I have seen them go for over 200 bucks a pair on ebay. they were considered an upgrade over standard sealbeam headlamps. Became standard equipment on Mopars in 51 or 52.

Also keep in mind that unless its been tikered with its a 6 volt POSITIVE ground electrical system. Big battery cables 1 gauge or 0 or 00) go a long way to haveing a easy starting and good running car. Clean and tight grounds are also a big deal with the 6v system.

Go to the main page that hosts this forum, and go to the works in progress sectioin and read the section on brakes 2 or three times. Click on the return to p15 d24 in the header bar.

[randroid]

TaTonka71,

Welcome to the forum. Looks like you've got a decent place to start. In fact the only thing wrong is you included pictures with your first post, which will take some fun out of it for those of us who always like to mention that pictures would be nice, lol. Have fun!

-Randy

[P-12 Tommy]

Welcome to the best Mopar flathead site on the planet. Another one saved from the crusher is always good news! Looks like you have a good car to start with. There's a seach function at the top of this page to look up threads that'll help you in fixing stuff. If you can't find something there are plenty of people here to help out and answer questions.

Tom

[Joe Flanagan]

Congratulations. Nice car. Mine was in similar condition when I got it, maybe a little worse. I had to trash three of the doors and get replacements. Also had to replace floors and rockers. Mine also had an appointment with the crusher but I talked the owner into letting me have it. Only thing she wanted was to get it out of her garage and I happily obliged her.

[TaTonka71]

Thanks everybody, upon inspecting a little more I believe all the chrome trim is in the trunk. and I found what I believe to be the brackets for a Fulton Sun Shield although the sun shield itself isn't there and there wasn't any holes where it would have been mounted. OK, back to workin on it just had to come in and cool off for a bit.

[Don Coatney]

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Go to the main page that hosts this forum, and go to the works in progress sectioin and read the section on brakes 2 or three times. Click on the return to p15 d24 in the header bar.

Greg;

Excellent recommendation! Hope you dont get hammered for suggesting it same as happened to me.

[falconvan]

A free two-door? That's really cool; I had the same experience myself with my 48. Looks like a great start, keep us posted.

[captden29]

Ta, when i bought my 54 windsor sedan about 6 years ago it had bullseye headlites. i did not know what they were until i saw them on ebay for some crazy price. anyway, they are on my convertible now and even though they are a sought after item, nobody has ever noticed them on the car. they do give off great light at night. capt den

[Al B. Bach]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on what looks to be a great find! I don't believe there would be any holes for mounting a visor on a two piece windshield, it all clamped on.

I actually have my eye on a 54 Savoy right now that has been sitting for sale in a ladies front yard for more than 20 years . I talked to the husband but he wasn't sure how much she wanted for it but, after 20 years, she ought to be a motivated seller.

Keep us posted on your progress.

Later,

Carl

[Niel Hoback]

Fultons mount with two screws inside each door frame below the gutter. The center brace clamps around the windshield divider bar. Those are definitely fulton brackets you have there.

[1940plymouth]

A photo for you

[Young Ed]

That looks much better than the 51 cambridge 2dr I got for free. I've been looking for another body shell for mine because its so rusty.

[P-12 Tommy]

Thanks everybody, upon inspecting a little more I believe all the chrome trim is in the trunk. and I found what I believe to be the brackets for a Fulton Sun Shield although the sun shield itself isn't there and there wasn't any holes where it would have been mounted. OK, back to workin on it just had to come in and cool off for a bit.

Wasn't somebody looking for bracket pieces awhile back?

Tom

[Drdialtone]

Here is my 1951 Plymouth Cambridge that I just picked up yesterday. There is a lot of work to be done to her. She needs new floors and rockers both inner and outer. The interior was not present anywhere , so I will have to find some seats. The good news most of the body is solid with the exception of one of the fenders is rotted at the bottom. She does run and drive which was a bonus , although she has no brakes . The best part of the deal is she was free with title. The original flattie and trans is in the car. It will take some work to get her back on the road again but I saved this one. The owner was going to scrap her.

Welcome! You are in the best place for advice, suggestions and sources for parts, etc. I have only been on the site for 8 months, and the fellow members have provided a wealth of information (and a lot of patience!) Personal thanks for rescuing another vintage Mopar from going to the recycle bin!!