1939 Dodge Coupe

[allbizz49]

Right on. You have a really cool car. Just seems odd that it looks like a stocker but the wheel, column and pedals look like they were made for a street rod. Hopefully you'll get a lot of time driving and enjoying it.

[Stalag17]

On 6/23/2021 at 7:20 PM, Andydodge said:

Yep..a pic will certainly give the year model tho' the D... number will indicate exactly what series the car is..but a pic is a good start.....your thread title says 1939 Dodge Coupe yet your info on your project cars says 1941 Dodge 2 passenger coupe.....do you have 2 cars?........BTW...welcome aboard from Australia........Andy Douglas  

Yes I have two cars, I just got the 39.

[Stalag17]

3 hours ago, MackTheFinger said:

I haven't seen "High Sierra" in quite a while and I admit to not noticing the cars so much. It is a great movie! I need to take another look at it. I thought I remembered Bogart mentioning a "gray Plymouth coupe' "  in "The Big Sleep" when I saw the mention of the movie on the Dodge builder's site. If it was the same car I wanted to ask about the hidden panel with the two Colts under the dash. 

 

One of the things I enjoy about movies from that era is seeing the cars and the location shots. Then of course there's dialogue, lighting, cinematography, wardrobe. Heck, I like just about everything about movies from that era, even the obligatory musical numbers they stuck in all of them!

 Boy do I have a story to share about this car, I talked to the shop owner who did the work and he is a great guy. The upgrades were done right, not a hack job. He gave me a bunch of history on this car including other movies it was In. It was owned by Warren Brothers studio. I am trying to get those facts now.

[greg g]

If it doesn't have the pistol dispenser, it's probably Bogieus! Every body say oh brother!  If I recall it also had a flash light and Cali pink slip holder strapped to the steering b column. 

Edited June 26, 2021 by greg g

[greg g]

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[Stalag17]

11 hours ago, MackTheFinger said:

Took a look at it on the shop's website. If the car was in "The Big Sleep" it's not the one Bogart was driving. That one was a Plymouth as mentioned by Bogart in the movie and according to IMDB they used the same car in "High Sierra." Both great movies and IMO "The Big Sleep" was Bogart's best.

Enjoy the car, it's a beauty!! 

You are right, mine is a 39 Dodge the car of the bad guy who he shot outside the barn. There is a quick switch of cars. I really had to catch it. You see the difference in the grills. 

[Sniper]

3 hours ago, Stalag17 said:

It has a power steering and a rack and pinion now also, I will paint the column and replace the steering wheel with some thing more correct looking.

 

It's your car, do with it as you please, not to please others.

[Andydodge]

Where are the interior pics?..........I'm techno challenged........lol.........and its actually the car used in some movies???......neat..........andyd

[MackTheFinger]

17 hours ago, Stalag17 said:

the bad guy who he shot outside the barn.

That was a cool scene. Art Huck's garage, too damp for a good spray job.. Veteran good-guy cowboy actor Bob Steele was perfect playing the bad guy Canino. The makeup and lighting in those scenes gave him a really pale, vicious look. The Hollywood studio system had it's faults but it produced beautiful films. If it's a bonafide studio car, particularly one used in such a classic film noir; it's a shame it couldn't have been left as it was. It looks like a really nice car, though; and anyone would be proud to own it. I admit to being more than a bit envious..