1934 Plymouth: Time to start building.

My neighbor had this little Plymouth tucked away since 1968. I guess you might say he lost interest! It was 99% complete but the stock six motor was apart and had no interest to me. I picked up the 241 Red Ram and had my engine builder friend do his magic. Purrs like a kitten and we added some more horses. Now that the car and motor are under one roof it's time to get started. As you can see the paint job is already done. I'll post more pictures and info as I go. Jim

 

cool project.......nice size heart for it too.....

 

Nice Car Jim. Hopefully I can see the finished car in person. I live on Otisco Lake, not really far from you.

Good luck with the build.

VR&C.

 

Great lines on those coupes, nice engine choice..keep us updated on your progress.

 

Love those Plymouth coupes. Cool car.

 

Mopar baby....enough said....

 

This is going to be one great build. What other plans do you have?

 

My only plans at the start is to keep it full fendered with the original paint. Wire wheels are modified Mopar that came with my old Ford roadster. Transmission, manual 4 speed and I'm thinking Ford 9 inch rear axle. Not sure about that stock front axle setup yet. Still in the thinking stages right now. Jim

 

Nice car and engine,a friend of mine has one tucked away in his garage,gonna build it some day story...

 

Sweet car ! Good luck with the build ! Keep the pics coming

 

great care , love the early mopars.


Jen

 

Jim,

I will be following your progress. Am building a 33 Dodge coupe (see my thread on the message board). I haven't posted in a month since I promised my wife a new kitchen and she called in that marker. I should be back at it in a couple of weeks.

As for as rear end choice, a 72-74 Mavrick 8" should slide right in if you are not committed to cutting and resplining a 9". If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. walt

 

looking you now how want car to be ...........sweet

 

Hi Walt,
If you want to eat, The Kitchen comes first! As I'm just getting started, I'm open to any ideas. I'll look into the Mavrick 8 inch. Don't want my wheels outside the fenders. Never done a Mopar, Just old Fords. This is all New to me. Jim

 

very cool I have a 34 dodge I've never been able to start on..I admit thay are cool cars... I have it for sale in the car section ..even a 331 hemi...keep us posted on your progress..
I have a question..I see your car is the same way... why is the outside door lock only on the passenger side.. no key lock on the driver side?? I have often wondered this..my 34 body is all orginal to & its like yours..except its a 4 door sedan..

 

Neat car with a neat motor combo - mopar in a mopar and a hemi to top it
Congratulations on the buy and please keep us posted - this is the start of something good!

 

that is a very nice start ! cant wait to get my 33 home !

 

may i dare say I like your mopar alot more that a 32 ford :0 and i do for real

 

Hey Thanks!, I sold my old stock 40 Ford Standard Coupe and was real sorry to see it go! A month or so later my neighbor told me about this old Plymouth he had and wanted to sell.
What 40 Ford Coupe! The Plymouth is just something a little different. Picture this old baby in it's original old paint with that Hemi hidden under the hood! I get damp just thinking about it!

 

i think the valve covers are going to stick out a little ! but its still a great car to start with ! i wish mine was that clean !

 

I have a 34 Dodge pickup and it has only a door lock on the passenger side. My understanding is that it was done that way so you wouldnt be standing in traffic to unlock the door. Also the door handle lock works cool. The door handle spins around and around when the door is "locked". The lock cylinder actually works opposite of ones thinking. The locksmith that made a key for mine thought my lock cylinder was faulty, until I showed him how it works.

 

The other reason I heard for the lock being on the passenger side was that the gentlemen always opened the door for the ladies.

This is cool and I'm subscribed!

 

you open the door for the women and they reach over to open the door for you to get in, works that way for me normally

 

Mopar in an early Mopar. You're a man after my own heart. I'm subscribed...

 

My Build is underway and I ran into a snag with my stock 241 Red Ram exhaust manifolds. The Pass. side is center dump. Drivers side is rear dump. Rear dump hits my steering box. I'm in need of another center dump for the drivers side. Can any of you guys help me out. I can offer cash or gladly trade my real nice rear dump. Thanks, Jim jehawver@gmail.com or PM

 

Great little project! I've signed on to watch. Wish my neighbour would lose interest in his passion...playing the fricken drums...

 

Makes me miss my 33.

48 Poncho

 

I will own a 33-34 someday. Keep up the work on it. I like that your keeping it mopar.

 

Great looking rare old MoPar.....can't wait to see it come together.

 

Nice car! My first coupe was a 34 Plymouth back in '76. Wish i had it back. They looked chopped from the factory!