addicted2dunes Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 I was wondering if a 51-52 grill will bolt into a 50 Plymouth P20? The fenders look the same and the hood so I don't see why not. Does anyone know what parts are needed for this? I really like the look of the 51-52 grill over my 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 I'm thinking not....the shape of the hoods on the 49/50 is distincly different than that of the 51/52 The width of the hoods and the associated trim along it and as it adjoins to the fenders will not match the opening and am sure the lower grill openings (part of the fender width) is also larger on the 51/52 and believeing all this is is due to the actual width of everything as the fenders on the later modelhave an exaggerated bulge..Not saying with some modification you cannot get the catfish mouth grill onto the 50...just that it will be done with a bit of effort.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Definitely not interchangeable. The front-end sheet metal and front doors are completely different between the 1950 and 1951-2 cars. The later hood has a flat front and the 1950 has a rounded, bull-nose shape. If you try to put a 1951 front end on a 1950 car, the fender will not match up with the 1950 door because the contours are different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrendek7777 Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 So will a 49 grill fit on a 50 Plymouth though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) No....not at all. Referring to putting a 1950 Plymouth grille in a P23 nose. Edited February 27, 2020 by Dodgeb4ya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 7:20 PM, edrendek7777 said: So will a 49 grill fit on a 50 Plymouth though? If you change the front clip with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpollo Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 short answer, No. Front clip. No. The 51 is significantly wider at the windshield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 18 hours ago, dpollo said: short answer, No. Front clip. No. The 51 is significantly wider at the windshield. When I got my '51 business coupe, it had a '50 nose on it. I believe the hood was tied down instead of being attached by the hinges. The 'body man' who did the work also bent the front edge of each door inward a little bit to clear the back edge of the front fender. Luckily those bent back into the correct shape easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 You can make anything fit with a big enough sledge hammer...? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, Dodgeb4ya said: You can make anything fit with a big enough sledge hammer...? AND...you can usually tell quickly when that happens.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpollo Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 i have enough trouble making correct parts fit correctly anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDeSoto Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 and when we went to put in the bolts -----all the holes were gone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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