About 90% original. Has a '52 flat head 6 engine (218 cu in 97 hp). Put 1200 miles on last summer just going to local cruise nights. Three speed floor shift. Price new = $575. Number built = 67,144. I have a spare '50 engine to be rebuilt (blown head gasket). Plans for spare engine = bored .060, head/block shaved .060, crank from 230 cu in engine, reground cam, split exhaust manifold (duals), and a dual 2 barrel carb intake. Car has a 3.90 rear.

 

That is gorgeous...I know who I'm nominating for COTM next month

 

Sweet coupe!! I have a buddy roddin' a 38 Business coupe.

 

Originally when I got the car, that was what I wanted to do. But we decided to keep it close to original. wife says she feels like she is in a Bogart movie when we're out in it. He drove one in High Sierra. It does have a non-stock muffler with dual pipes from muffler back. Doesn't sound like a six. Got a 6 volt siren to put on it this Spring. car has the original 6 volt positive ground electical system. Trunk is big enough for 6 bodies. Spare tire is inside behind passenger seat. No rear seat. Picked up a working original radio for it. Another Spring project.

 

awesome car...

what kind of power will that built up engine make?

 

I don't really know. A lot of people have done that to their sixes, but I haven't heard any power figures. the only difference between the 218 and the 230 is the stroke. Right now the old engine has a '37 distributor, '41 oil pan, and a '51 water pump. Engine didn't change much from '34 to '59. These cars have a lot of torque. can pull away from a stop just by letting the clutch out (without giving it the gas). I've made a few third gear starts, when I thought I put it in first but actually was in third. Same with turning a street corner in third. It will just keep going without lugging. Think mine has a 3.90 rear, although I think the sedans came with a 4.10.
Here is a link to a engine rebuild. He kept a log with photos of everything he did to his '50 Plymouth. A beautiful engine with finned heads, dual carbs. I think he is selling this car.

http://www.50plymouth.com/04-eng/eng.html

 

i would think that even with the few changes in those years parts are still pretty hard to come by?

i like that youve redone the car to its original look. i dont have anything against street rods, but its nice to see a car like this looking how it originally looked...

 

Parts are pretty easy to find. NAPA has parts for the mid-40's to the later models. Brake parts and brake and carb rebuild kits. Not as much "speed" equiptment like for Ford and Chevys. Some small companies that rebuild or reproduce parts. Would like to upgrade the brakes. Has single chamber master cylinder and doesn't stop too quick. Can get a bolt-on disk brake system. Love it when people pull in front of you thinking you can stop like a modern car. We will let people sit in the car at cruise ins so they can get an idea what it feels like to drive something with a 17" steering wheel, long handled floorshift, and a tiny windshield. Just got the vacuum wipers fixed last summer. Had to replace the rubber hose from the motors above the windshield (and behind the headliner), across and down the window column, under the dash and through the firewall to the intake manifold. Vacuum wipers are fun. Every time you give it the gas, the wipers stop.

 

throw some flat black on that baby!!!!.....looks sweet, i bet its fun to drive

 

I don't want the "rat rod" look with the flat paint. After all mechanical work is done, I might paint it black like my Magnum. Or, I might go a two tone paint job with black fenders anr either a dark maroon or dark silver/gray body.