Just browsing, mostly cause I found one with the trunk rotted out that Im thinking I could fix up. Thanks in advance.
carnut.com has pics of a couple of 53's, which are almost the same car, different grille and side trim.
Wow, my car looks ****tier in the "after" photo than the before photo. I need to start on doing the body work and painting the hood. Is it a Cornet six or a HEMI car?
Ha, my 53 is a Meadowbrook "Special" It is strictly a business mans car. No heater, radio, armrest, clock, straight gray vinyl door panels, (usually 2 tone vinyl and cloth), Flat head six with 3 spd trans no Fluid drive. In 53 the Hemi's only came in the Cornets. Must have changed in 54. Looks good stock. Like the colors.
Yeah, Hemi's were not available in Meadowbrooks in '53 but they were in '54. The Hemi cars were different "series" than the six cylinder cars in '54. A Meadowbrook with a six was series D51-1 while a V-8 was D50-1 Coronet six was D51-2, V-8 was D50-2;etc Interesting thing about your 53 Meadowbrook Special: it was discontinued in April of '53.
Yea, I think they only made a couple thousand of them. Maybe I could be like the muscle car guys and see how many were optioned and colored just like mine and then say it's one of however many. Then again maybe not. I LOVE your Nomad. Would not fear to say that it is the nicest Nomad on the HAMB. Here's another.
Looks like a clean car to start with. A Cornet Six. Looks like the wiring could use some help. the flathead is a good reliable engine. Don't plan on going to fast though! I'd say slam it and hop up the flathead.
Well, the others I have seen in the past few months don't seem to have the same fabric seat covers as this one. How does one distinguish a Meadowbrook ? Are they both marked with Coronet on the front rear quarters as well ? Last question.. Does the lightning bolt represent the ****** used, or does it mean something totally different ?
The Meadowbrook is the base model. Yes, it would say Meadowbrook on the quarters instead of Cornet. If you had the gyromatic trans (2spd Auto) it did have a badge were that lightning bolt is that said Gyromatic. From the looks of your shifter you either have the 3spd with fluid drive or a 3spd standard drive. Or the 3spd with overdrive. (lucky ******* if you have this trans.) My car came with the standard trans and just had two ugly round pins were the badge would have went.(You cansee them in my first pic.) Maybe someone took those off and put the lightning bolt there?
I guarantee someone reupholstered your seat. The original stuff probably ripped to shreds by the 70's. They didn't use the best materials.
Damn, that means u can cruise with the old six at 80 instead of 60. Blueskies on here put one in his 50 Plymouth. It's a nice car. His site: http://50plymouth.com/
BUY IT! That is the opposite of my grandparents' 54 (Their top was the maroon, and body was cream) although I had a friend in college who had one the same as this one (maroon body, cream top).
I do plan on buying it. I will speak to him again tomorrow about it. What is a decent price for this vehicle ? Just asking cause he was thinking around $2k. (Note- He told me he bought it because when he was younger he drove one identical when he first obtained his liscence.)
Old Car Price Guide prices for a '54 Coronet six, October 2007 issue 1. 16,900 2. 11,800 3. 7,610 4. 3,380 5. 2,028 6. 676 A number 5 car is one needing everything but not weathered, wrecked or rusted to the point of being useful only as a parts car. A number 6 car is one that's not restorable and useful only for parts. $2,000 seems like a fair price. Four transmission choices were offered in 1954. Manual 3 speed, manual 3 speed with overdrive, gyro-matic, and the new for '54 fully automatic 2 speed powerflite. The gyro-matic had a clutch. It had L (low or power range) and Dr (high or driving range). There were two gears in each range - first and second in power range, third and fourth in drive range. According to the owner's manual, "power range" provides two forward speeds, 1st gear for extreme power and 2nd gear for pulling power. Shifts between these two gears are driver controlled with accelerator pedal. Driving range also provides two forward speeds. 3rd gear for acceleration and 4th gear for cruising. Shifts between these two gears are driver controlled with accelerator pedal Shifts between ranges are driver-controlled with clutch and gearshift lever. The Powerflite was a two-speed trans that was fully automatic, no clutch like the gyro-matic. Powerflites were also air-cooled; no cooling tank on the radiator.
dont see too many of these babys. the first shot is from a couple of years ago, and the second is from last week. im running a 354 with a 4 speed.
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