Hello all, Thanksgiving morning I purchased a '48 Plymouth club coupe. It is an older restoration with some mild '50s custom touches. It has been many years since I have posted on here, but as always, the HAMB is full of useful knowledge. I looked at 3 of these cars in my area before deciding this one was my best bet. I have had a fairly large variety of antique cars over the years, but mostly non running projects that haven't worked out. I have 2 young sons, the older (5) misses the last old truck I had, a fairly nice, low mileage '72 f-100 that I drove quite a bit the first 3 years of his life. I am hoping this Plymouth will fill that gap and provide many more years of good memories for my family. Car runs and drives fairly well, but needs some electrical work. Horns are disconnected, and sounds when connected. Relay is dangling with one wire unhooked from wherever it belongs. Heater, radio and clock don't work. Brake light was replaced with an LED one, but never wired up. I believe it may be a 12V unit, it seems the company that makes them are out of business. I installed the sedan bezel and light that came in my box of parts to find that 1. It fits terribly 2. Brake light switch is bad. I have a "Hopefully OK" coupe bezel and new gasket on the way, and a new switch was in the box of parts, going to try to install it today.
Welcome. Congrats on the new ride. Kids love customs, for sure! I got a kid around the age of your oldest and he loves the car, working on it, etc. Fun ages!
Car is mostly stock, including drivetrain and 6V positive ground electric system. I think taillights are '50 Pontiac. I like them a bit better than the stock ones, which I have a very nice pair of in my parts box. Only problem is that they are not wired as brake lights, just tail and blinker. I plan on figuring out how to correct that in the near future. Also with them lower it doesn't leave room for the stock style reverse light. I will have to see if car is wired for one, but I would like to have something to indicate to others I am moving backwards...maybe a beeper! As far as modification, the noted tail lights, Split exhaust manifold and matching dual exhaust, upholstery stock pattern but not style, a small chrome louvered air filter and the wire wheels with shorter radials are most of what has been changed. I have a set of original wheels with good radial white walls that I will put back on ASAP, but no stock caps. I will run the aftermarket 'Lancer' style caps that came with the car, since I don't mind the '1958 highschool custom car' look. My box of parts also included a piece of trim to shave the hood ornament with (bolt on replacement). I guess it is a 'JC Whitney' type piece. The Wife and I are arguing over if we should run it or the stock hood ornament. I like the lightly shaved look of early budget customs. She likes the stately-ness of the large, proud hood ornament.
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