Don Coatney Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 Dodgeb4ya, on 04 Jan 2015 - 12:02 PM, said: Don, The twin coils are needed because of the vintage odd distributor. It's a "Spalding Flamethrower" distributor that uses an ignition coil to feed each side of the distributor ...one coil for the left bank and one for the right bank. Pics are not of my distributor. I found a NOS one. That is way cool. Is the coil saturation time twice that of a stock distributor? Where did you find a NOS unit? Did they make one for a six banger?
jcmiller Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 I've got a '46 New Yorker - not nearly is nice as Bob's!
48rob Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 I don't own one...yet. They sure are pretty! I found one I really love, but I suspect it is way out of my price range. Rob
casper50 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 I believe that's the sexiest grill I've ever seen. wow.
RobertKB Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) I don't own one...yet. They sure are pretty! I found one I really love, but I suspect it is way out of my price range. Rob Nice looking '42 Chrysler business coupe. They have a lot of unique pieces, especially the plastic inside. Edited January 4, 2015 by RobertKB
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 That is way cool. Is the coil saturation time twice that of a stock distributor? Where did you find a NOS unit? Did they make one for a six banger? I always thought they were cool as my brother bought one new for his Chevy 409 back in 1967 .I found this NOS Spalding distributor at the Portland Oregon swap meet 20 years ago for $200.0 It uses a 4 lobe cam-dual points for longer saturation... No I don't think they made one of these distributors for a six banger engine. There are no new replacement parts for these distributors other than points and condensors. Some guys are retro-fitting them with modern electronic ignition parts. They sell for quite a bit of$$$ these days. On the HAMB there is some info on the Spalding or later Grant Flamethrower distributors. .
Andydodge Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 Bob, thanks for the info, good to learn something new................its a neat setup, especially so with the Spalding dissy.........andyd 1
MarcDeSoto Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 Well, I stand corrected on that one. I wonder why they would only make one 1952 Chrysler Imperial 3 window coupe? Wouldn't they be wasting a lot of tooling to just make one, or does it share its cab with a 52 Dodge or something?
Smokeybear Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 48 Plymouth Business coupe. 360 V8 and a NV3500 5 speed trans. 1
BobT-47P15 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 Cool Bob. What is the story on the Imperial coupe???
des42 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 Hello from Finland! Thank you for accepting me in group. I have 42 desoto business coupe project car.Other cars I have are 38 Desoto 2d sedan and 48 4d Dodge...sorry my poor english..., J-P 1
casper50 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Welcome J-P. You're English is fine don't sweat it. Photos of your cars are welcome. Edited January 5, 2015 by casper50
P15-D24 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 Hello from Finland! Thank you for accepting me in group. I have 42 desoto business coupe project car.Other cars I have are 38 Desoto 2d sedan and 48 4d Dodge...sorry my poor english..., J-P Welcome to the community!
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Hello from Finland! Thank you for accepting me in group. I have 42 desoto business coupe project car.Other cars I have are 38 Desoto 2d sedan and 48 4d Dodge...sorry my poor english..., J-P Your S10 ( not a Chevy- DeSoto model designation) DeSoto 3 pass coupe isn't the blue one from Seattle is it? Edited January 6, 2015 by Dodgeb4ya
61farnham Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) My '48 Plymouth Ed, Here is a not so good pic of it when i got it out of the garage... There's a scene to make me jealous, nice garage/collection you got there. Edited January 5, 2015 by 61farnham
50 coupe Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 1950 Ply Business coupe, under construction. 1
50 coupe Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 I have a Canadian '51 Dodge D39 business coupe. Different than the American Dodge as it is really a Plymouth with Dodge trim. Love the wall art. Nice car also.
dwest999 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 My '51 Dodge, lowered 3" in the rear. Mostly all original except for the paint. 2
MarcDeSoto Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) I always liked those 50 Plymouth and Dodge 3 window coupes! So compact! In fact, I used to own a 50 Plymouth 3-window coupe in the 1980s. Mine wasn't in the best of shape. I had to rebuild the motor and replace the clutch, and the floors had rotted out. Replaced them with sheet metal and screws. Found out that's not the way to fix floors. Every time I got in the driver's seat the sheet metal would go "bloingggg!!!!" Edited January 6, 2015 by MarcDeSoto
Robert Horne Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 I bought my 38 Coupe in 1986. The seat is about 50 inch wide, from a Chevy Suburban. Three passengers would have a difficult seating on this seat, but my Mom said it was a big improvement.... 1
Mark D Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 Hello from Finland! Thank you for accepting me in group. I have 42 desoto business coupe project car.Other cars I have are 38 Desoto 2d sedan and 48 4d Dodge...sorry my poor english..., J-P Tervetuloa! Yes there are a few American Finns hanging around this fourm too. Mikä osa Suomen? Minun suhteet ovat Oulunsalossa ja Raahessa.
des42 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 Your S10 ( not a Chevy- DeSoto model designation) DeSoto 3 pass coupe isn't the blue one from Seattle is it? No,...As I know,my car came somewhere near Los Angeles...and it was in grey primer.Only thing I know from cars history is that it has been in some collector a long time and someone repaired frame and driveline...but obviosly a long time ago,engine runs but clutch leaks oil...Missing some parts too...There were blue one in Sweden but I think it is in Germany now...Some videos in youtube from that car...J-P
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