Dale Gribble Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Bought this running 48 last night . Have a few plans once I bring it home . Planned on driving it back but a broken brake line put that on hold .... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 WOW. That is NICE! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Gribble Posted April 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 short video from when I bought it last night 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckleharley Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Damn,that was a good score! My advise is to fix the brakes and the fuel system first,and then drive it around locally like it is while you make a list of what it needs,and find it all. Not that I think you will need much. I see no rust holes or dents,and all the trim seems undented and shiny. Looks like all you might need cosmetically is a paint job in and out,and a front seat cover. One of these days,when I grow up,I am going to start buying cars like that. Seriously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, knuckleharley said: Damn,that was a good score! My advise is to fix the brakes and the fuel system first,and then drive it around locally like it is while you make a list of what it needs,and find it all. Not that I think you will need much. I see no rust holes or dents,and all the trim seems undented and shiny. Looks like all you might need cosmetically is a paint job in and out,and a front seat cover. My thoughts exactly. Great score!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Gribble Posted April 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) 34 minutes ago, knuckleharley said: Damn,that was a good score! My advise is to fix the brakes and the fuel system first,and then drive it around locally like it is while you make a list of what it needs,and find it all. Not that I think you will need much. I see no rust holes or dents,and all the trim seems undented and shiny. Looks like all you might need cosmetically is a paint job in and out,and a front seat cover. One of these days,when I grow up,I am going to start buying cars like that. Seriously! Fuel system and everything else seems great . Previous owner installed a new master cylinder and shortly after the lines broke . Think the higher pressures found the weak point . Going to go through the brakes and do some body work . Otherwise it's ready to go . And and no need to grow up to buy these , I'm only 33 , I find fix and flip classic cars all the time ! I've done well over 150 cars in 15 years . This one is going to stick around for a while though . I have a soft spot for it ... Edited April 24, 2018 by Dale Gribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Gribble Posted April 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 We hit the road last night for a few hours of driving .... Came back one dodge richer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdome Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 If you don't mind telling. What part of the country did you find the nice car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) Sweet find! By chance June 2018 Hemmings Classic car features a 4 door 1941 Dodge on the cover with a full article inside. The editor also wrote an article on why we should be preserving 4 door vintage cars. 4 door sedans is what built Detroit. They outsold all 2 doors. Yet for decades they were pushed aside by collectors and pop culture. I am seeing more 4 doors getting attention these days. They are cheaper and a great entry level for new vintage Mopar enthusiasts. Edited April 25, 2018 by keithb7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Gribble Posted April 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 7 hours ago, Silverdome said: If you don't mind telling. What part of the country did you find the nice car? I found it in mid Missouri . But I buy cars from all over . The guy who I purchased the 49 from turned me onto the 48 . And it was much nicer and closer to driving than the 49 is ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Gribble Posted April 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 10 hours ago, keithb7 said: Sweet find! By chance June 2018 Hemmings Classic car features a 4 door 1941 Dodge on the cover with a full article inside. The editor also wrote an article on why we should be preserving 4 door vintage cars. 4 door sedans is what built Detroit. They outsold all 2 doors. Yet for decades they were pushed aside by collectors and pop culture. I am seeing more 4 doors getting attention these days. They are cheaper and a great entry level for new vintage Mopar enthusiasts. I'm all for a more door at this point in my life . I used to be steadfast against them in my younger years . .... As you say , easier to find and cheaper make them excellent entry level vehicles to the hobby . And the suicide doors sold me on it .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackTheFinger Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 9 hours ago, Dale Gribble said: I'm all for a more door at this point in my life . I used to be steadfast against them in my younger years . .... As you say , easier to find and cheaper make them excellent entry level vehicles to the hobby . And the suicide doors sold me on it .... Younger years?? At 33 you're still there!! mid-Missouri?? For most of my life I wasn't aware Missouri existed north of US-60. Come to think about it, I'm still not convinced.. this state gets weirder the farther north you get.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Gribble Posted April 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, MackTheFinger said: Younger years?? At 33 you're still there!! mid-Missouri?? For most of my life I wasn't aware Missouri existed north of US-60. Come to think about it, I'm still not convinced.. this state gets weirder the farther north you get.. Oh hell , I'm 34 this year , spent over 18 years painting and building cars . Gave it up for a wrecker job . Already I have the lungs and health of a 65 year old .... Not many years left here for me ... Edited April 26, 2018 by Dale Gribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allbizz49 Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 I'm 46, started building cars at 15. Been an auto painter/body man professionally since I was 22. I still feel like I'm 25, you must be doing something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 47 plym Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 4 hours ago, MackTheFinger said: Younger years?? At 33 you're still there!! mid-Missouri?? For most of my life I wasn't aware Missouri existed north of US-60. Come to think about it, I'm still not convinced.. this state gets weirder the farther north you get.. That's funny I always that the same about the farther south of the diversion channel you get.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Reddie Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 Nice Dodge. I had one like it back in 1959 and mine too had the outside sunvisor. That is the only car I ever had that the ignition switch failed on. I'd be driving along and it would cut out momentarily and then BANG!! when the power came on. My neighbor accused me of deliberately doing a key banger with it but I swore that I wasn't. Great cars and great times. The car cost, $80.00. John R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Gribble Posted April 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 What I really want to know , is that front seat cover reproduced anywhere ? What about rubber seals ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackTheFinger Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, chuck 47 plym said: That's funny I always that the same about the farther south of the diversion channel you get.... lol You may be right, I'm south of the channel!! Edit to add.. If you want to really be in southeast Missouri you have to be at least where rolls aren't thrown but throwed... and not notice the difference!! Edited April 27, 2018 by MackTheFinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 47 plym Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 I always thought they were throwed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyK Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 7 hours ago, MackTheFinger said: You may be right, I'm south of the channel!! Edit to add.. If you want to really be in southeast Missouri you have to be at least where rolls aren't thrown but throwed... and not notice the difference!! how else would you get them from one end of the supper table to the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, LazyK said: how else would you get them from one end of the supper table to the other? More like from one side if the cape restaurant to the other side. Fun place to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 47 plym Posted April 27, 2018 Report Share Posted April 27, 2018 Yes it is fun to eat there. They are always packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackTheFinger Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 6 hours ago, LazyK said: how else would you get them from one end of the supper table to the other? Good point!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Gribble Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Quick question.... The "vin" on the title doesn't seem to jive with the serial in the door or the motor , or the body number . This seems like a frame number , but I can't locate it . What am I doing wrong . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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