Man, it's been a while. Feels good to be back on here! I'm going to try and do a build thread of my newest find... Cruising FB Marketplace, I came acros s this ad. Something about the look of the car in this picture stopped me in my tracks! •Here’s a 1950 Plymouth super deluxe. •Runs and drives killer. •BRAND new interior, headliner included. •SUPER solid no rust just surface level patina. Cut, buffed, and waxed. •Disc brakes •Three speed manual •12v converted •Freshly rebuilt carburetor and distributor. •Recently rebuilt the front end. •Have over $9000 in receipts for parts and work done to it. •Have some extra parts.
Here are a few more pictures of the car in the ad... After calling and talking to the owner, we struck up a deal and it became mine...
This car is awesome! It's a great driver too. Just can't really get over 50 mph. Future plans include: • correct offset mopar wheels • bias look radial wide witewall tires • NOS Dieterich Visor • traffic light viewer • steel fender skirts • real MOPAR spotlights • rebuild and hot rod the 218 • headers w/ loud dual exhaust • s10 t5 swap - rear end swap • 2" lowered coils up front • 3" lowered leaf springs + 3" blocks • heavy duty rear air shocks * if I can make it happen (yetiskustoms would be the fella), I'd like to chop the top 4" in front and 6" in the rear with the stock rear window laid down and the B pillars leaned forward
I was with you until you put the air shocks on it. I would not chop it either. I do not think every car needs to be chopped. Just my opinion. It's your car, build it your way.
@Tricky53 Nice find! I really like that era Mopar. I have a ‘49 2 dr, same body shell as your, different rear fenders, bumpers and grille. All minor differences. I have owned mine since 1995. I think the longest I have owned any vehicle. It was a ‘driver’ for several years….has sat for many more. Time to resurrect it. Those Mopars have really nice riding and driving suspension. A Jeep Cherokee rear axle…..’90 thru ‘01, correct width, 8.25” Mopar axle, from a 6 automatic Cherokees had 3.55 gears, which would be good with a trans upgrade. Best wishes with your project. Ray
Looks great! What's keeping you from running 50+? You should be able to run it up to 75-80. If you want a slanted pillar, have you considered getting this one cleaned up good and reselling or trading for a pre '49 Plymouth? There were lots of hop up parts for these engines back in the day, and still some stuff made. For the cheap and easy, I would ditch the little chrome air filter for a 6" one or at least put a high flow style filter in the 4" you have. Make sure your distributor is in good shape, has a functional vacuum advance, and that the breaker plate actually moves. Split the exhaust. Replace that rubber fuel line with metal. Iirc Vic's Dodge Garage has pre-bent metal lines for reasonable $.
Nice looker. I have had four of them in my life. Could do with another. Enjoy. What the Hillbilly said is true. Top speed might also be the limit of too many miles, on the motor.
My mostly stock / original ‘50 P19 (that’s a business coupe for those of you in the back row) with the flat 6 / 3 on the tree will hit highway speeds……eventually. I’ve pushed it. It will get you there; just don’t be in a hurry.
I put the visor on it for a temporary "pissed off" look until it gets chopped. I've really wanted to have a chopped car for quite a while. This is the one that's going to get it. I've seen a bunch of them chopped with either a straight B pillar or no pillar at all. I like the forward lean on them. Makes them look like it's going 100 mph! When I'm cruising at 50, it's reading around 2300 - 2500 rpm. I'm not wanting to push the old motor too much. I'll rebuild it fresh and with a 5 speed behind it, it'll cruise 85 at a lower rpm all day. I've got a mini HEI distributor, 2bbl carb, headers and a few more goodies coming from Langdons... I'm planning on an Edgy Head and a re grind on the cam. Once the motor is rebuilt, I'll do a second carb w/dual intake and steel fuel lines... Should rip around pretty good at that point! Thanks for all the comments and suggestions! Keep em coming!
Hey Hnstray, Thanks for the heads up on the Cherokee rear end. I've been wondering what one I should be looking for!
When I was about 13, I started hanging around a filling station. The owner had a son about a year younger and my older cousin was also there. It was a Standard Oil station with a small used car lot. The owner gave his son a 52 Plymouth to fool around with. The paint wasn't real good so we painted it flat black with a lot of rattle cans. There was an open field next to the station so we put a lot of miles driving around the field and practicing speed shifting. We did a lot of work on the car and it still ran even though none of us really knew what we were doing. It was a pretty sturdy old car.
....most of us here slice and dice em...lower em , hop em up . best of luck with your new ride.........
I had a 53 Chrysler with the flat six and a fluid drive trans . I found a factory duel carb manifold with Ball and Ball carbs and all the linkages ( was originally on a dodge dump truck). And used cheap steel tube style split exhaust . fresh tune up , rebuilt carbs and distributor etc etc. I could cruise at 65-75 all day . they are great cars that drive well .
Nice car! I have a 50 Plymouth as well. Stock drivetrain and will do highway speeds no problem. I live in the mountains and it will do 50 headed up the mountain from the bottom. It’s not fast, but definitely has some torque.
I think that car would look better with a level chop than a tapered one. Check out the tapered look on half*** customs.
The roof is so flat on these cars that when there chopped even front and rear, it seems to make the roof look even flatter to me. I'm weird like that
Tricky, that's gonna be a neat car. My cousin had 1 just like it. Rebuilt the 6, put a split manifold on it & different ignition. Too many years back to remember everything, but it sounded SO COOL & was a good runner. Have fun with it !!!!
I believe in preserving something as nice as that car. To do something as radical as you want to would destroy a piece of automotive history that is fast disappearing. There are plenty of cars out there to make a nice hot rod out of. I am in the process of acquiring a nice '48 Chrysler that will be preserved as is. As for top speed, that car should keep up with most freeway traffic. I would definitely get rid of that air cleaner and run through a good tuneup. A compression check is in order, too. This is just my opinion and not trying to bash your ideas. Nice find!
Great score! I have a '51 Coronet that my other half finds "stodgy" but I like those early 50s Mopars. You could wear a hat in those cars. I have found another thread to follow because mine is nooooo where as nice as yours.
This is great. A lot of cool cars and fellow car nuts commenting. We all have our own styles. We all have our likes and dis likes. I bought this car to keep and really make it mine. The things I do to it will make me happy. I don't need to worry about what it might do to the resale value... Choptop40 said it perfect! Nice car BTW
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