'46 Plymouth Business Coupe... 2 Seater...

anyone on the hamb have one?

I just did some tradeing for very solid '46 plymouth. Outward appearance its stock... but its got a 360/727, nova sub, 9" rear.

Came with 3 hoods, dashs and boxes full of parts... seats are redone and wrapped up in plastic. Literally fills up a 2 car garage.

Kinda stoked... and was thinking about finishing it to sell to help get my shop started. Its almost finished. Its probably worth around 4 grand the way it sits.

I don't think I've ever seen a business coupe (2 seater) before... just the sedans. It looks alot like a 46 ford. Its black. I'll take pics and post next week. Its really solid.

Tuck

 

I know where a '46 Dodge Business coupe is setting and its in pretty good condition. Owner won't sell it though, his Dad bought it brand new, and he is "going to fix it up one of these days".

I first asked about it nearly 20 years ago and its still setting in the same spot. That poor old Car will rust into a pile before he sells it.

 

heres an image of one i found on google. The roof line RULES.

 

Heres another Plymouth. I am pretty sure that the Dodge I tried to get is a three window.

 

Doesn't a 1946 plymouth Business coupe's roof look like this?

 

tuck ,
i had a 47 biz coupe...same car...bitchin cars ....i sold it when i got my 60 invicta ...i dont have a scanner or i would send ya a pic....but it was cool....SLAMMED ....and i didnt like the stock skirts so i used 41 ford skirts ....great now i miss my car again.....dammit...hahaha.....hey did ya get those valve covers ??????.....cool man,

 

donnie, got the valve covers man thanks...

hey phil, heres my buddys 2dr sedan... you can see the difference between the roof line from the first pic and this. did plymouth make a 3 window?

the car i picked up is a 2 seater w/ a shelf

 

Congrats! I always thought the mopars and G.M.s of the mid to late 40's were better looking than the FoMoCo stuff.. I love the MoPar bidness coupes even better than the club coupes.
Real men that mean business have business coupes...or sumthun.
Hey! Buy that sumbitch and leave the flathead 6 in it and I'll race your ass at the HAMB drags with my flathead 6 Poncho business coupe! We'll have a coupe-off! It'll be great!
This time, I promise..........no "NOSS"...

 

cool man....need cleaned blasted and painted but the price was right huh ?? yeah the 2 seater is a way nicer roof line ....i wanted to put an caddy grill in mine but sold the car before i got the chance .....another move i regret.......good luck on yer shop..........

 

Hey Tuck...I picked up a 48 Dodge 3 window coupe a while back.......It has a seat and a shelf behind it....It looks just like the pic 40 Phil posted.....Thanks to Mai Ki-Ki....I have plans that include a taseful chop and some skirts.........did I say monster slam???

 

Rock- I was just looking at pics of 46 fords and I do like the roof line on the plymouth biz coupe better... damn it almost looks more like a 40 ford!

It would be fun at the drags but hey... you have a 389 for that poncho, and my guess is that it'll be in the car by then.

The biz has a 360 chrysler, not sure what year but its got a 2bbl and the motors clean. I wish i had pics DAMN. Its like listening to the ball game on the radio!

donny... im looking into getting some small bizz grants as well. I'm really getting excited... i'm done w/my degree at stout in May. So hopefully the shop w/take off... Thanks man~


Tuck

 

Yep Tuck I saw the differences, I just thought all chrysler product, bus. coupes were 3 windows? I didn't know Plymouth made a 5 window Bus. coupe. I thought the 5 windows were called "Club Coupes?"

 

is it still a club coupe without the back seat? seriously curious about this...

 

tuck

glassholes car is the same as the blue one you pictured

I Dont know if his started without a back seat or not..sorry I dont have a pic of it right now..


maybe someone saved a shot?

later

sawzall

 

didnt sowhat graft a olds grill in that car? or was that a different one?

 

Tuck....Plymouth Business coupes were 5 windows..[you have one] and club coupes had a longer top with a back seat. The photo of the purple car you posted is a club coupe, not a 2 door sedan.
Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler business coupes were 3 windows but they also offered a 5 window club coupe.
Two door sedans had a waaaaaaaaay longer top..same as a 4 door only the car only had 2 doors.

 

yep thats the one that clark put the olds grill in..

 

Glassholes car is the club coupe. They are a forgotten gem but are slowly gaining popularity. Here's Glasshole's car. It's got a 3 inch chop up front and about 5 in the back.
Clark

 

Someone posted a '49 Dodge Business coupe the other day, then it just disapeared (sp?). It was a 3 window. I like the dodge better, just a personal preference I guess.
Wish the post hadn't evaporated, I wanted to contact the guy.

 

Beaner, '49s are a different body style than the car tuck got. '49 is the first year. Katzenhammer has a '50 plymouth coupe that's the same as a '49 dodge. If you want to see some more mopars check out this post:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=205476&fpart=&PHPSESSID=

 

I know I was just hopin' the Florida guy would see the post. Still like the 3 window roof better. Just a goofy beaner I guess.
Hey how's the Fleet's car commin"?

 

Haven't worked on it since Thursday. We're waiting on some parts he ordered so I can set up the rear suspension.

 

sounds good. Sometimes waitin' on parts is a good thing. Saves ya from Burnout.

 

Funny, I am dealing on one myself (2 seater w a jump seat), comes w a 4 dr parts car for $1200, still looking at the 39 dodge as well , funny how mopars are suddenly of interest now hun? the good Ford n chevy stuff is used up or way to $$$$$.Still looking for swap info myself, either car is mine soon as they dug out again.-SNOW
go to -
www.P15-D24.com
-LOTS of info there as well as a spotters guide ,history and pics etc., here is the one I am dealing on.
IF I get this instead of the 39, The first thing I want to do is make those rear wheel wells ROUND! IMO they look to much like a 49-52,but thats just the Gasser GUY in me I guess.LOL

 

Get some pictures, man!

 

Mike with the jump seat if it were a Hudson it would be an Opera Coupe. Not sure about MOPARs, the wife's the MOPAR nut in the family.
I think the radiused wheel wells will be slick, but what do I know.

 

Most if not all except salesmens specials came with either perm or fold down jumps as an option,opera or bussiness cpes were merely a brand specific name,some called em opera others bussiness cpes ,Ford made it a specific model as did GM for a short time, this is true for most makes F,C or Mopar,I have never found a Mopar refered to a "opera cpe " in any lit. BUT that doesn't mean there were'nt any, some simply had a plywood shelf and nothing else in the case of the SM spec., owned a number of em over the years, held true right up to '57 or 8. Not very safe as they were attached to the interior side qtr panels ,so you can imagine say a T bone acc.,NOT pretty. I think they were made illegal after that year or near it.as were suicide doors in '49 or so.I am not sur how Linc. made the continental moredoor sedan and 'vert wash years later , but they did.

 

The Lincoln suicide doors probably had everything to do with $$$.
I mentioned the Hudson Opera Coupe because I had a couple of them, my favorite a '39 Ghost Grey with a 283/powerslip. It's still running around the NW, go figure.
That and I figured it was a good way to get info without really asking. See I learned something on the HAMB today. Thanks Mike.
The PknBner

 

Only one reason I love this site, I'm no expert by any means ,and almost evryone here has something they know (even if they don't ralize it) to add.YThe opera comment of mine only pertained to Mopars , Caudse i know other makes made em ,kinda like a the roadster and convert difference in the lt 30's to early 50's,lol,just depends on which brand or even salesmen you talked too.

 

There's a '46/'47 Club Coupe I've spotted in someone's ditch in the woods, since the id plate is rubbed out by the weather, going on other physical features, but can tell it's a club not a business coupe. It's got a lot of damage, but am still mulling it over for a future rod or custom project. The pic posted ain't a coupe, but the scallops may give you an idea (it's in a 'yard in Redding).
Any pics out there for ideas for a Club Coupe?