Killer deal on historic P-15 Convertible in Flagstaff

[knuckleharley]

This is NOT my car and I have never met and know nothing about the man that is selling it. I am posting it here because since I can't afford to buy it and it is too far away for me to even consider,I hope that somebody else on this list snatches it up and tells us all about it.

 

http://flagstaff.craigslist.org/pts/4419943419.html

[BobT-47P15]

That thing is a fiberglass replica made for a prop in a play.

[knuckleharley]

That thing is a fiberglass replica made for a prop in a play.

He says it is fiberglass and was used in the movie,Sunset Strip. I  had already sent it to a friend of mine who is a fan of the movie,and he says it is the car that was driven by William Holden in the movie.

 

I seriously doubt it is a fiberglass repo prop car,though. You could buy good running P-15 convertibles off of used car lots for 300 bucks back when that movie was made,and there is no way you could have somebody pop a mold and do all the fab word including paint and upholstery for that kind of money. Not even back then when labor was much cheaper than today.

 

Besides that,all the studios had lots full of prop cars back then.

 

The original yellow 32 Ford highboy coupe used in American Graffiti was sold at a studio sale in the 70's for 3500 bucks.

[Tim Keith]

fiberglass with some surface rust

[Uncle-Pekka]

Tim, the rust is on the hood and front clip, which is from steel sedan acc. to the listing.

Something fishy on the body, the firewall does not look right to me?

 

I agree with Harley, that at the time "sunset boulevard" was made there was no point making replica of '48 Plymouth conv.

However, I doubt this was the thing on the movie...? 

May be made for some other, not so famous movie later on...?

[DonaldSmith]

Some cars were cut up for closeups.  Ever wonder why you get a head-on view of people the front seat, but there's no dashboard?  One car would be roadworthy, and its twin would come apart in sections. 

[Robin (UK)]

I've seen this listed before, a couple of times.
It was described as a theatre prop - and perhaps it was for a stage production of Sunset Boulevard  - but my guess is that it's in no way connected with the original movie.
When the film was shot, the Plymouth convertible was just an average used car. And it doesn't feature heavily in the movie, so there would have been no need to make a replica.
I think the seller is trying to make this look way more important that it really is.