1949 Plymouth
Nov 28, 2022 14:46:09 #
Great car! Looks like they're fixing it up starting from the bottom (hubcaps) to the top. Hopefully the rest of their restoration will be more authentic. Nice shot.
Nov 28, 2022 14:51:44 #
Nov 28, 2022 14:53:50 #
This looks like the raw material for the Ram Chargers early drag race experience. The Ram Chargers were a group of Chrysler Corp. engineers that were the initial impetus behind Chrysler's factory participation in organized drag racing.
Nov 28, 2022 14:56:28 #
hookedupin2005
Loc: Northwestern New Mexico
KTJohnson wrote:
1949 Plymouth Business Coupe
Need just a bit of dressup...lol Great photo!
Nov 28, 2022 15:01:49 #
billmck wrote:
This looks like the raw material for the Ram Chargers early drag race experience. The Ram Chargers were a group of Chrysler Corp. engineers that were the initial impetus behind Chrysler's factory participation in organized drag racing.
Looks like a big, fast, metal insect 🖤✨🖤✨🖤
Nov 28, 2022 15:46:28 #
KTJohnson wrote:
1949 Plymouth Business Coupe
A body that is a little forlorn, but nevertheless, a beautiful shot 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Nov 28, 2022 16:44:56 #
bobforman
Loc: Anacortes, Washington State
In the early 60's we had a car smashing event with a car just like this. Sledgehammer and 3 swings. Trouble was the metal was so thick you could barely make a dent.
Nov 28, 2022 18:07:38 #
Nov 28, 2022 20:30:11 #
StanMac wrote:
Was that the model that you could get with a fluid drive/clutch? The newspaper office manager in my town back in the late 50s had a dark green Plymouth like that one with some sort of fluid clutch. IIRC, he could sit at idle, in gear, without holding the clutch in.
Stan
Stan
I think the fluid drive was in all Chrysler products, But not until 1953, I do know that Chrysler had the F/D in 1948, I was driving my mothers 1948 Chrysler Windsor when a guy in a 1956 Ford challenged me to a race all the while laughing I chose a 5 mile finish line, he had me for the first half mile then I past him, then he accused me of cheating I ask How? it just took the Old Straight Eight awhile to wound up, but it was long winded
, Then he wanted to fight so I told him if he beat me back to the starting line I would fight him, he backed down!! Whew I hated a fight!! nobody wins, everybody get hurt.Nov 30, 2022 03:30:58 #
Dec 2, 2022 16:12:37 #
mausernut01
Loc: Columbus Montana
StanMac wrote:
Was that the model that you could get with a fluid drive/clutch? The newspaper office manager in my town back in the late 50s had a dark green Plymouth like that one with some sort of fluid clutch. IIRC, he could sit at idle, in gear, without holding the clutch in.
Stan
Stan
I know exactly what you are talking about. I took my drivers test in my folk's 53 Dodge sedan (Coronet?), it had the same type of clutch you are describing. It was a Gyromatic transmission. If I remember right, the only time you needed the clutch was taking off!
That car was replaced in 1961 with a new Dodge Pioneer station wagon with a push button drive!!
Ken
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