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[MoparAl-]

Hi gals and guys, name is Al, i drive a 71 Plymouth Roadrunner here in the UK, i have just bought a 1948 Plymouth Business Coupe, its in San Francisco at the moment and should be with me mid October, it needs a complete renovate and cant wait to get started, this being my first pre sixties motor ! i wonder if anyone could help with the vehicle I.D. no please, it is P15682197

Look forward to sharing the rebuild on the forum, ta Al

[Don Coatney]

Welcome to the forum. Can you post a picture of your new Plymouth? If you follow the link below and read everything you can find the answer to your question.

http://www40.addr.com/~merc583/mopar/framesets/welcomeframeset.html

[MoparAl-]

Hi Don, will upload pics as soon as soon as i get the car, the I.D. number on the title dont match any on the reference page ? will have to wait until i can physically check the number on the vehicle.

ta Al

[greg g]

The umber you posted is the engine number for a 46-early 49 Plymouth. the serial number wil tell you when and where the car was made. Also for a fee, you can send the serial number to Chrysler Historical Assoc. at the Walter P Chrysler Mueseum in Detroit and they will send you back a facsimile of the cars build order. It will give you the date built, the trim level, the assembly plant and the recieving dealer.

Plymouth had an assembly plant in Las Angeles so if your car is a California car its likely it was assembled there. If your are a fan of classic movies, the earness of the chrysler factory, exlains why Plymouths were popular cars featured in Andy Hardy, (Mickey Roney) and Bogart private eye movies. Guess they were inovators in "product placement" in films.

[MoparAl-]

[MoparAl-]

[40plyrod]

That's a real beauty. Just wondering how hard is the procedure to get it home?

[Mark D]

Classy! Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the board.

[P-12 Tommy]

Hi Al, Welcome to the best Mopar flathead site on the WWW. Enjoy your stay. Looks like it's pretty well preserved.

Tom

[MoparAl-]

Hi Guys thanx for the welcome, i cant wait to see my new baby, this is my first forties mopar, ive generally been a Ford man except for a 1955 Coupe DeVille i imported from New England. Got into Mopar a couple of years ago with the RoadRunner clone, but now feel the need to do older stuff as their so much more interesting. The 48 leaves San Francisco tommorrow and should be at the docks in about 30 days, then another six days for customs etc, will post pics as it arrives.

MoparAl