The Jalopy Journal
The 47 Plymouth is all I have......hasn't been to many shows lately. [IMG] [IMG]
Nice. 53-54 were good styling years.
You don't see dual rear antennas on trucks......interesting. Nice build.
Great looking car.......congrats.
Looks like a 70s Chrysler product item to me.............
We have the Route 66 Drive In at the edge of Carthage, MO on old Rt 66......so they get a certain amount of Rt 66 travelers stopping in. There is...
On my 47 Plymouth, the bolt heads are in a recessed hole. You can feel the openings on the back side of the wheel.....I think they require a...
Another popular one was that tall 1959 Dodge Lancer cover along with the 1957 Dodge "knight head" Lancer cover. Plus some non factory...
Looks like this one has a Plymouth ship hood ornament.
General MacArthur's 1942 Packard limo, with air conditioning, built specifically for him and used all during the war. When finished with it, he...
Whisler's Hamburger place, Carthage, MO[IMG] .....there Is no seating inside, you just order "to go". They used to cost 15 cents each......now a...
In front of a 1930s or 40s gas station.....which was most recently used as a barber shop. Sitting along old scenic Rt. 66 which runs through...
In front of Fred and Red's Chili restaurant (Joplin, MO) which was closed for a while due to passing of the owner. Now been purchased and...
Back in the early 1950s there was an older guy who lived down the street from me who liked cars and owned some pretty nice ones. In the late 40s,...
I think this may have been the fancy factory wheel cover for the 60 Olds...... [IMG]
The 16s might have been an option for people who lived in the country and drove on rough and rutted roads...... Otherwise, I would think 15s were...
There is a 49 home made Ranchero around this area.....in nice shape......owned by a hot rod/custom car guy. [IMG] [IMG]
Sounds more like the "well" that the top goes down into.........
I looked on eBay and saw a few trim pieces.......not real cheap. Is any of your trim usable if it were straightened and polished by a person who...
Looking good. Glad you're closing in on completion.
Cool car......great story. Will await further posts.
1951 Plymouth Belvedere offered this [IMG]
Here's a two tone one.... [IMG]
I've had a set of bias ply Firestone 6.70 x 15s on my Plymouth for several years now. The whites have stayed clean with no bleed thru. I just...
" what's it cost to have lunch in Rolla?" I imagine the cost is simply whatever you order......I don't think it's an organized event...
Nice car.......I just can't quite tell........is it a Dodge or DeSoto? You know, the 2015 "Great Race" starts this year in Kirkwood........so you...
This may have been posted previously.......as I did not take time to go thru and look. And.....maybe it needs to be re-located to another section....
Back in 1959 (I was 16) one of my best high school friends came driving up in a faded maroon 1947 or 48 Plymouth convertible, which had a Dodge...
Cool.....will be nice when you get it completed. The full wheel covers look good to me. I like the side chrome trim on one car in the group at...
There have been a lot of cars made into pickups that never were.....we had a local body shop guy who liked to make Caddys into pickups. Olds...
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