1941 plymouth body sheet metal identification.

[firemunkey]

Hi all. I recently bought a project car and turns out I'm missing a piece but not sure what it's called. It goes behind the grille and attaches to the radiator support and fender I believe. This is for a 1941 plymouth. Once I know what it's called I can post a wanted add in the classifieds and start searching else where. Any help on a name or where I could find it would be appreciated. Thanks

[andyd]

Firemunkey...........I had a 41 Plymouth Coupe but sold it like a dope, I still have my 1940 Dodge sedan since 1971.....52 yrs...that piece you have is called the Upper Front Fender Shield, either right or left.......Right is # 864992, Left is # 865039.....I'm not sure how its determined which is right or left but the one you have is the US Passenger side as indicated by the 2nd pic............therefore I assume you need the US Drivers Side  ...the curvature allows the front of the passenger fender to bolt onto it.....the rusty edges fit against and bolt to the radiator support piece that the radiator bolts into.

...........There is also a sheet metal piece that bolts onto the lower edge of each of the Fender shields and sits behind the actual grille sheet metal panels and against the front of the lower tank of radiator, sort of like a piece that directs air into the radiator.....its about 20" wide and about 10" deep, a triangular piece that dips in the middle to give the crank handle some clearance.

.............I have a 1936-42 Master Parts List Book but can't find this part listed......lol......funny thing was when I bought my 41 Coupe it was missing this piece and I found it on US ebay, had it sent to me here in Australia and it made the whole front sheet metal much more solid.......anyway heres a pic of my 41 Coupe, a Detroit factory RHD car that was assembled in South Africa & imported into Oz in the 1980/1990's.......... I owned it from 2007 to 2013........lol.......anyway I hope this helps.........regards from Oz........Andy Douglas    

Edited December 23, 2023 by andyd
more info.

[Dan Hiebert]

Ditto andyd's info.  For what it's worth - there is a file in the Downloads section of the Forum, under "Highest Rated" called "MoparSheetMetal", it lists the sheet metal (duh) components of multiple years of Mopar products.  If nothing else it is interesting to browse through.  

 

[firemunkey]

Wow thank you both! Also, andyd you went through just what I am. I have the piece that fits at the bottom of the grille. When I was putting the front end back together I couldn't figure out why it was so flimsy. Found those parts in the pile of things that came with the car. I've seen pictures of your 41 before, both your cars are beautiful! Thanks again.