An item I've never seen before ..... on a P15.

[BobT-47P15]

 

That slanted (probably rubber) item in front of the shock.   A protector or deflector?    Saw this among pictures pf a P15 convert currently

for sale on E-Bay.  

 

The car in the ad.....says it is a 48 model.   Link to the ad for reference purposes.    https://www.ebay.com/itm/124315049485?fbclid=IwAR0WE_WpaIeqVcVE3JbEevm5rpGszVD8pihPYe0jSg0AMRgqZeYDZfgCMyY      

 

 

 

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by BobT-47P15

[Plymouthy Adams]

oh yeah...these were discussed some time back on this forum....they are a few of these but on cars far and few between...I bet you every mail carrier had these....

[hi_volt]

I wonder what the reserve price on the auction is.  The listing says 394,384 miles.  The odometer actually reads 39,438 and 4/10.  probably 139K.  Not too many 'verts out there.

[BobT-47P15]

I hope some or all  of the removed pieces are in that box in the trunk......especially the wiper bases since they are exclusive to converts.  Also the vacuum switch

and cylinders for the top.  

 

[RobertKB]

Those are gravel guards for the shocks. They are metal, not rubber. I have them on my '48 Canadian Dodge D25 Club Coupe. The D25 is the same as a P15 except for some Dodge trim. The car also has the regular type of u-joint and not the Detroit joint found on most other older Mopars including my '51 Dodge and '53 Plymouth.

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by RobertKB

[DJ194950]

Disc brakes all around also.  I guess the round drums somehow became disc style somehow, that Is special!

 

In a lot of areas the rust is actually small compared to most particularly a vert.  Body mount mounts for example. But other spots usually better such as areas befhnd the rear fenders are very bad.

 

If price stays reasonable,  someone willing  to do a long term project it could be a good deal on a convertible.

 

JMO,

 

DJ

[desoto1939]

After reading the lisiting on Ebay this car is located at the classic automall in morgantown, PA this is about a 45 minute drive from my home. If anyone is interested i could go out their and take more detailed pictures of the car and get more info onthe car.

 

The ownere of the mall lives in my neighborhood and he also has an extensive collection of cars and one on concinment.

 

Rich Hartung

desoto1939@aol.com

[greg g]

My business coupe was owned by a farm equipment factory rep.  When I looked at it for the first visit, it had 20 inch wheels with knobby tires on it.  He set it was part of the modifications he made for getting to his customers in post war central PA.  He then pointed out the cold rolled steel plate braised to the bottom of the oil pan, the skid plate under the muffler, the skid plate under the differential that protected the u joint as well as the center. No shock protectors though. He also had tow hooks attached where the bumper brackets attached to the frame in front and rear.

 

He said that the homes and barns were often a half mile or so down what was no more than a wagon track, crossing muddy or Rocky ford's in creeks.

[Eneto-55]

Have them on my 46 (Oklahoma) P15 Special DeLuxe.  I cannot remember if my 49 P15 (from Nebraska) has them.  (The car is stored at my brother's place - about a 1000 miles from here, so I can't just go out & look....)

[BobT-47P15]

Very interesting.  And I thought I had seen everything about the average P15.    Just goes to show ya.    What will it be next???

[Will Karshapers]

I have this guard on my d19 1941 business coupe 

[sidevalvepete]

Ditto on a 1938 D9 Dodge

[Andydodge]

They were a standard fitting on Oz 1940 Dodges and Plymouths as far as I know, at least all the cars I've seen have had them.......andyd

[greg g]

Lots of dirt roads in Oz in the 40s I bet.

[plymouthcranbrook]

So there must have been a lot of damage to shocks on the gravel roads.  Even though I am old I never considered a need to protect car shocks.

[BobT-47P15]

Just for fun, I looked in both my P15 parts and service manuals and could see no listing for, or picture of, those deflectors.  

 

Wonder if they might have been aftermarket items installed by dealers.