Old Photo - Wonder What The Back Story Is...

[Young Ed]

Plymouth a never had chrome trim around the windows.

 

Looks like the hubcap says Chrysler.

[Don Coatney]

What ever it was it is not anymore

[Alshere59]

WOW

Not sure what it was other than a good reason for the young man to find another Job.

 

Al

[Dave72dt]

Sure made more work for the body shop!

[Desotodav]

Interesting way to hook up the vehicle to the tow truck!

[48Dodger]

I have no idea why a guy would hook a car like that.

 

I wonder if this picture is in his scrapbook labeled:

   

    "The day I got fired" , "How I broke the rig" or "My 1st day on the job!"

 

48D

[Dodgeb4ya]

I guess he didn't care much for 41 chryslers!

[Niel Hoback]

   Repo man working in the dark.

[Don Coatney]

Bet that tow truck could pop one hell of a wheelie

[Mark D]

Another plymouth crash... Looks like the Stude didn't fair very well either.

 

 

[greg g]

Looking back at the first three photos, the P15 is a Business coupe.  Painted two tone, with the white steel wheel spats.  In looking on the web for P15 photos, I came across on that was captioned as being the fleet of new Hormell Meats Sales fleet.  They were painted the same way Dark ont he bottom white top.  The picture had about 10 to 12 cars lined up in crescent formation, with the employees standing by the drivers side fender.  The guys were in dark slacks, long white butchers coats, and white stetsons.  Looked sharp, and happy to have new cars, and were proud of there company for outfitting the so well.  Wish I had saved it.  Wonder if this was one of the cars ad was stolen and then violently aprehended.

[Dan Hiebert]

Two tone paint job. Is this a cop car?

Unfortunately it could be a police car.  Two door sedan (least expensive cars on the market, most departments back then bought two-door sedans), two tone paint, markings would have been very plain most places - same deal, least expensive.  Just words, an emblem, or badge painted in the middle of the door, both of which are covered by blankets so we can't see them.  Emergency lights were even only what the agency could afford, in many cases just a red spotlight, or one red light on the bumper, or in many cases none at all.  The popular item was a light and mechanical siren in one unit, usually mounted on a front fender or on the roof.  Not enough left of the front of this car to tell there, but doesn't look like anything was attached to the roof.  Lack of a radio antenna isn't even a give-away, many low budget PDs didn't have radios, and bald tires aren't a tell-tale either.  A Department with little money would use tires until they just couldn't hold air any more.  This would also explain the officer standing beside the car.  BUT, I'd prefer 48dodger's explanation.

[De Soto Frank]

'41 Chrysler Six, probably Windsor.   Wrecker looks to be a '48-'50 Ford "Big Job".   Does make one wonder why they didn't use the tow-bar & sling ????

 

 

Is this a plymouth....

Edited October 10, 2013 by De Soto Frank

[De Soto Frank]

I find these old wreck photos fascinating. Looks to be a dodge in this one.

Looks like a D24 kissed a '49 ford...