Barabbas Posted December 8, 2017 Report Posted December 8, 2017 11 Years ago I bought "Doris" a 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook. I wanted a retirement project and it came down to an old P23 like I had in High School or a 1965 Dodge Dart GT that a girlfriend parents had. After surfing the net, I found this forum and Pete"Blue skies" blog--that settled it for me. I bought the P23. I've been mostly a lurker the past years, searching past posts and, for many years, this forum was the first thing I read every morning and the last think I read it night. All of you helped me in getting Doris up, running and reliable. I really enjoy driving the ol time machine but it became obvious to me that it was time to let her go. I no longer had garage space for her and the summer midwest sun was taking a toll on her paint. Also I am now 11 years older--arthritis is a little more advanced and getting underneath an ol car just wasn't fun anymore. So she's now gone--she and I had a good run and many (25,000) happy miles that wouldn't have possible without the help and expertise of this forum--so Thank you Mike Quote
Young Ed Posted December 8, 2017 Report Posted December 8, 2017 Glad you had an enjoyable run. Are you going to get something a little more modern? Either way just because you don't have the car doesn't mean you can't stick around for the entertainment. Even Pete still shows up on occasion. Quote
Barabbas Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Posted December 8, 2017 I have a toy in the garage that doesn't quite fit in the mopar family...plus I do have a habit of drinking and ebaying, so maybe the dart gt could still happen. I will check in here once in a while..I gave away a lot of parts with the car but I did keep my shop manual for those nights when I can't sleep Quote
greg g Posted December 8, 2017 Report Posted December 8, 2017 Best to you. Hope she went to a good home. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 8, 2017 Report Posted December 8, 2017 Miata on steroids.....I love that body style....aggressive... Quote
Barabbas Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Posted December 8, 2017 The "Z" is a different kind of fun--but it is fun. We took it on a 4,500 mile road trip to the Maritime Provinces and had a great time Quote
Barabbas Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Posted December 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, greg g said: Best to you. Hope she went to a good home. I hope so too..it is a bit like letting a pet go---these old mopars are more than just a machine BTW. I left a sheet of the "care and feeding of Doris" in the glove box for the nest owner--the last line read: " MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF ADVICE: JOIN THE P15-D4 FORUM www.p15-24.com. Virtually any question for problem you may encounter will be answered there. The members are quite helpful and know darn near everything about these old Mopars. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 8, 2017 Report Posted December 8, 2017 yeah..hard to feel like Enzo hugging the road like its on rails with a 1952 Plymouth...about the only thing that would come close in the 52 is if you missed a curve with no guard rails.... 1 Quote
Barabbas Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Posted December 8, 2017 If you have to go on rutted gravel roads tho--give me the Plymouth Quote
JohnS48plm Posted December 8, 2017 Report Posted December 8, 2017 Stop back when you can. I sold my last P-15 in 2008 when I bought a 1965 Barracuda. I'm still hanging around. JohnS Quote
knuckleharley Posted December 8, 2017 Report Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Barabbas said: 11 Years ago I bought "Doris" a 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook. I wanted a retirement project and it came down to an old P23 like I had in High School or a 1965 Dodge Dart GT that a girlfriend parents had. After surfing the net, I found this forum and Pete"Blue skies" blog--that settled it for me. I bought the P23. I've been mostly a lurker the past years, searching past posts and, for many years, this forum was the first thing I read every morning and the last think I read it night. All of you helped me in getting Doris up, running and reliable. I really enjoy driving the ol time machine but it became obvious to me that it was time to let her go. I no longer had garage space for her and the summer midwest sun was taking a toll on her paint. Also I am now 11 years older--arthritis is a little more advanced and getting underneath an ol car just wasn't fun anymore. So she's now gone--she and I had a good run and many (25,000) happy miles that wouldn't have possible without the help and expertise of this forum--so Thank you Mike Near as I can tell,owning a car isn't an actual requirement to read or post here,so why leave? Quote
Barabbas Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Posted December 8, 2017 I will probably lurk around and speak up once in a while--- 1 Quote
Don Coatney Posted December 8, 2017 Report Posted December 8, 2017 Guess I wont get any more pictures like this unless I meet the new owner. Is the new owner local to Fort Wayne? Quote
Barabbas Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Posted December 8, 2017 Don, I doubt it--I donated the car to PBS and it was auctioned off in South Bend 4 1 Quote
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