BobT-47P15 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Posted January 17, 2021 Are those Oz cars same as U S made Plymouth P15....the serial number beginning with a letter on the driver's side of the block, and also stamped into the frame behind the left rear wheel about where the gas tank filler neck is located. I had to scrape on the frame in order to make the numbers show up. Quote
Muganic Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) greg g - no overdrive on my car and it is a three speed manual shift, commonly called a ‘three on the tree’ in Oz - don’t know if that is a universal term. BobT - I think they are the same as a Canadian P15 but don’t quote me! The Dodge has a 25” 230 motor - I think! There is an engine number on the left hand side of the block, a body number on the left side of the firewall in the engine bay, and a vehicle number on the right hand side of the firewall in the engine bay which I have only just found and can’t believe it took me so long to find it. Apparently the vehicle number is usually on the A pillar. Haven’t had a look yet to see if the engine number is replicated on the left rear chassis rail - thanks for the pic. Edited January 17, 2021 by Muganic Quote
Sniper Posted January 17, 2021 Report Posted January 17, 2021 It's called a three on the tree in the states as well, sometimes you'll also hear it called a bolt action shifter, but those guys are characters, lol. Quote
TodFitch Posted January 17, 2021 Report Posted January 17, 2021 8 hours ago, Sniper said: It's called a three on the tree in the states as well, sometimes you'll also hear it called a bolt action shifter, but those guys are characters, lol. Showing my age, but it was simply a "column shift" or "column mounted shifter" where and when I was raised. Only vehicles around with a floor mounted shift lever at that time were trucks and really old (1930s and earlier) cars. Only started being called "three on the tree", in a tongue in cheek manner, when sportier cars in the 1960s started getting "four on the floor" shifters. 1 Quote
Muganic Posted January 20, 2021 Author Report Posted January 20, 2021 On 1/17/2021 at 4:28 PM, BobT-47P15 said: Are those Oz cars same as U S made Plymouth P15....the serial number beginning with a letter on the driver's side of the block, and also stamped into the frame behind the left rear wheel about where the gas tank filler neck is located. I had to scrape on the frame in order to make the numbers show up. My Dodge is the same as a P18, the motor being a 25” 218. I had a look on the left rear chassis, pic attached, just ‘M RP18L’ Quote
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