David Strieb Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 January 1972, 2nd owner....38,000 miles Today, priceless....lots of smiles and miles 43 years later. 7 Quote
Don Coatney Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Another dang long haired hippie Quote
Mark D Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Car looks like it has survived very well under your care. Great photos. Quote
DonaldSmith Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 500 dollars? Today that would be worth $2,835.15, more or less. Even at that, I'm sure your car has appreciated much more. I can appreciate that. Quote
1940plymouth Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Great looking car, thanks for sharing. I have had a 1940 P-10 Business coupe since 1988. A driver, not a show car. Quote
RobertKB Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Very nice car and obviously much appreciated and looked after. I have owned my '53 Plymouth (survivor with original paint) since 1975 when I paid $400.00 for it. It was the same year I got married. I still have my wife but have added to the auto collection over the years. After 40 years, I am debating with myself about selling it. Maybe it is time for it to move on and have a new owner appreciate it. I of course would want a reasonable price for the Plymouth but it is more important for me to find an owner who would look after it like I have all these years. Time will tell. Quote
greg g Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 My 46 was purchased from the original owner with 62000 miles on it in Aug of 1970 for $200.00. I think our cars have aged more gracefully than we have..... 1 Quote
RobertKB Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 My 46 was purchased from the original owner with 62000 miles on it in Aug of 1970 for $200.00. I think our cars have aged more gracefully than we have..... Well said! Certainly true in my case. Quote
50fordtruck Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Purchased my 47 in 1999 and did extensive restoration on it. I have a sign I put in the window that says , my owner being older than me would like to get restored as well as I am. Quote
MarcDeSoto Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I remember seeing an old 40 Plymouth business coupe in an alley in San Diego back in the 80s. I used to go look at it and even open the door and sit in it. It needed complete restoration and there was no For Sale sign on it. When I looked into the backyard of this home there were many derelict autos in the back yard. One of them was a rare Henry J. Don't know what happened to any of these cars. Quote
Andydodge Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 David.......January 1972?..........so this is just a recent hobby for you then.........lol..........I've had my 'ol brown turd since September 1971............and you paid $500.00.........they saw you coming............lol.........my 'ol turd was $40.00, with 1 &1/2 mths rego but the ignition wires had shorted out so it didn't go........ so my 'ol man (who took me to see it as I was only 17 and not old enough to drive , lol)offered $15.00 and that's what I paid......cost $20.00 to get it towed home..................lol...........all jokes aside tho' you remind me of me, have a pic like yours from 1972 around somewhere.......but I think you got a MUCH better car then I got, it looked nice then and certainly looks nice now...........whilst mine is an Oz 1940 Dodge you can see the Plymouth heritage that all Oz 1940 Dodges had, Plymouth fenders, hood, bumper, lights etc but Dodge grille and badges..........got any more pics of your car.............btw Don........stop picking on us hippies.....lol.........regards, Andy Douglas AndyHappy2.bmp Quote
Old School Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 1972.JPG January 1972, 2nd owner....38,000 miles 2015.JPG Today, priceless....lots of smiles and miles 43 years later. It looked beautiful then and looks beautiful now. 1 Quote
David Strieb Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks for all the comments, sold a '28 Ford Sport Coupe for $400.00 (paid $50.00) to buy the '40 as I wanted a modern car. Don, I think you're just jealous!!! 1 Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 Brought this home in June of 1973 ..... cost was $450...... Not running, needed paint, top and interior......plus there was no stainless trim with it. Had to find every bit of it at area salvage yards. Fortunately that could be done in the 70s around here. Does look slightly better today............... 1 Quote
Young Ed Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) $500 in 2000 some assembly required Edited January 20, 2015 by Young Ed Quote
Andydodge Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 Ed..........some assembly required?........lol............those rat rod guys would call that finished....lol........not my call tho'...........how goes the reassembly now?..........andyd Quote
Young Ed Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 Ed..........some assembly required?........lol............those rat rod guys would call that finished....lol........not my call tho'...........how goes the reassembly now?..........andyd That was taken 2 days before my 21st birthday. It was driving about a month later and complete minus bed by winter storage. Somehow the next one I have to work on now doesn't seem to get done nearly as fast. Quote
Andydodge Posted January 21, 2015 Report Posted January 21, 2015 We are always quicker when we are/were young.......lol...........I got the Dodge as mentioned in Sept 1971, when I was 17, I'd already had a couple of cars before then, the 1st when I was 15, a 1938 Ford standard sedan, sold it and bought my 1st 1940 Dodge, an Oz Coupe for $40.00...have attached a couple of pics of it.........the pic of the 1940 Dodge Coupe in a magazine is my actual car before I bought it, aged 15.......I then pulled it apart as all 15yr olds do........and by the time I was 17 I found the sedan I still have but it was too good to pull apart so I did it up......the 2nd pic is of the coupe when I sold it in 1985.........it had a 302 Cleveland, C4,discs, etc but needed lots of work still............andyd Quote
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