Im starting to look for a project that my 14 yr old son and I can do together. Years ago when I had my 56 painted a family friend who hauled the car back and forth on his trailer for me had a 32 Plymouth that had been sitting for years. So I thought maybe, just maybe, he still had it and would be willing to part with it. I stopped in to see him this past Sunday and, unfortunately for me, he got it going about 2 years ago and takes it out about once every week or so. He is in his eighties and still messes around with his Plymouths mostly mid 50s models. This 32 he picked up in 1959 missing the running gear. He dropped a 331 Hemi in it and drove it for a handful of years as a daily driver. It looks today pretty much the way it did when he built it in 59/60, still has overspray on the running board step pads. Thought you guys would like to see a few pics of it.
Maybe you can explain to him the reason you want it so bad and hopefully he will p*** it on to the next generation.Good luck
That looks like a lot of fun. Any 14 year old with the right guidance would love to work on it - and a hemi to boot! By "unfortunately for me" do you mean he's not selling anymore or the price is too high?
Now that he got it going and is driving it he is not interested in selling - at least not yet. Heck, he is only in his eighties and still gets around like guys half his age. I wouldn't sell it either if I was in his shoes, but I will be keeping in closer touch with him than I had been.
56FRLN...good on you for looking to bond with your son over a hot rod project, I think that is a VERY cool idea. Coming out of high school in '69-'70, I had a chance to pick up a '40 Ford coupe with a 389 Pontiac in it that needed some work. I approached my dad, suggesting a "father/son" project and got shut down. Pretty much marked the beginning of the end of our relationship as I found out a few years later, he was so busy cheating on my mom, he just didn't have the time or interest. Hope things work out for you and your son, you're a good dad.
There is a 32 plymouth in the cl***ifieds in nw indiana. No idea about the details of it. My uncle lives in Creve Coeur MO and just dropped off his 32 plymouth 4 door here in Indy for me to work on. I am building a model a hotrod with my 12 year old. Get a project and go for it.
That fellow is Lloyd ****** from MO. I first met Lloyd in '59 when I was a teenager and my family moved to rural ****** County from St. Louis County. At that time Lloyd lived at his family's home on Hwy **, just a mile from our 'country road' turn off, so I saw Lloyds several interesting cars sitting around the place. Drew me like a magnet, as I already was a gearhead in the making. I got to know Lloyd pretty well over the ensuing years, but I moved to Quincy, Illinois in 1976 and didn't see him after. As stated, Lloyd has several vintage Plymouths. One of which is a "phantom" '56 Fury Convertible. As Plymouth fans know, the '56 Fury was only offered as a hardtop (Lloyd has one of those too), but Lloyd did the only sensible thing, he built himself a Fury Ragtop. A couple of years ago I attended the 100 Car Pileup in Decatur, IL and when walking the field, I spotted the '32 Ply coupe that is the subject of this thread. It was a couple hundred feet away but I got so excited 'cause I KNEW THAT CAR from long ago. I hurried to where it was being parked and Dang!, it was Lloyd hisself driving!! Since, he has attended the Rust Revival, as have I, at Wayland, MO. Great to see an old rodder (Lloyd...not ME!) out and about with his vintage rod. Way to go Lloyd! Ray
I did not want to be the first to drop Lloyd's name as I didn't want people tracking him down and buggin him (not HAMBers of course - we don't do that ). He told me that when he was in Decatur that someone from Rodders Journal took a bunch of pics of his '32 and it ended up in an issue but he doesn't remember which one. He still has the "phantom" Fury and some other choice cars but sold a bunch off in an auction back in '98. Those were mostly projects and parts cars but I remember that he had 2 GTX convertibles - someone could have built 1 sweet car out of those. When I stopped in Sunday to see him I also inquired about a Model A he had years ago sitting under a lean-to as that would have been a 2nd choice for my son and I but that is gone also. He is truly a neat guy and I am blessed to have gotten to know him 30+ years ago when I did my '56 the first time around. He is a wealth of knowledge. Pic of the Model A I asked about below. When I first saw the Model A back in the 80s and asked when he was going to start on it he just laughed and said "It's just an old Ford, everybody's got them".
Thanks Ray. I guess saying that I didn't want people bugging him was a hopeful way of saying it would be nice to get the car someday and I don't want a long line of people ahead of me - although I'm sure that is already the case with as long as it has been around.
She's a driver now, but until 2 years ago it had been sitting untouched for over 30 years. The last time I spoke to him it was something he wanted to get going again but other projects had taken priority. I guess this one finally made it up thru the ranks.
Other projects? It looks like a very early Plymouth roadster rear half with kinda rare wire wheels, sitting behind the 32 Plymouth. ..and another similar roadster back half, but that hub cap looks too big to be another 28/29 ply?
She's been up and runnin' a bit longer than 2 years. I've got shots from a local cruise night from 2008. And check out this righteous upholstery!!! I'd LOVE to find some of that material! And, yeah, the line is probably a bit longer than any of us would like.
That's so neat. '32 Plymouth PB Coupe kinda makes me wonder why deuce three windows are so stupidly overpriced....
This car is a 1932 PB but it has a 1932 PA grille shell.I have never seen that before.I still would like to own a 1932 PA coupe someday.That is a very nice car.Glad to see he is enjoying it.
When he got it in '59 it was missing the grill shell. He found one in a junkyard but did not realize until after it was on that it was the incorrect one for that model. He told me that he has since gotten the correct one but since this is the way he built it that this is the way it is going to stay.
I really appreciate this thread and seeing a 331 in it with the original firewall. I am on the hunt for a 331 354 for my 32PB that my brother bought in 1960. Cool Larry
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