55 Plymouth in the driveway!!!

Gotta take more pics, but this bad boy arrived today. Just needs the windshields put in and brakes to be road ready, and then all the rest is just hop ups. Will be flooding the board with questions I'm sure.

 

Looks great. Still got the original six in it?

I had a 1955 Plymouth I drove as my daily driver for 9 years. Not one single problem. Great solid car.

Congrats!

Josh

 

Yup, I cannot believe how good a shape it is in. Starts easy, and despite looking like the exhaust needs a full replacement, it runs smooth. I'm gonna soup it up a bit, but probably not until this summer is over.

 

Dave were you from Westchester County originally?

 

Looks sweet

 

Nope, although I know tons of cats from Westchester/Yonkers, etc.

 

Ok we had a good guy here years ago. Nice to meet ya. Hey come to Orchard Beach Car Show in Sept. Love to meet ya.

 

Awesome!

 

Nice. A TN poor boy has the same car in the same color and runs it all over. It is also really solid and sweet looking going down the road.

 

If I can get the car on the road by then I will try to make it, always down to meet some new folks. And it did go down the driveway real nice, and I was able to stop it with the E-brake literally 6 inches before I crashed through the fence, so that was a plus.

 

Sweet. That Hyfire motor is a great engine!

 

Thats a beauty! Good stuff!!!!

 

Powerflow was the Six. . You can see by the hood ornament. The six has a straight line.... V8 has a "V".

What body style is it? Manual or Powerflite? Plaza, Savoy or Belvedere?

 

Dig it! Nice score!!

 

Belvedere manual.

 

How hard is it to own an older ride in Brooklyn? Parking etc I heard its rough. But damn fine ride though

 

I think that everything is a little more of a pain in the neck in Brooklyn. Potholes, traffic, higher insurance, lights every block, more idiot drivers per square inch. But I do live in a sort of suburban area of Brooklyn out in the boonies, so parking isn't a problem, and I have a few roads where I can let her rip.

 

Check out www.forwardlook.net

 

you could join the HAMB's 55/56 Mopar group.....just sayin'

 

Will most definitely join, had no idea it existed, thanks.

 

What is the group's actual name, joined the builder's group and the old mopar group, didn't see anything else relevant.

 

You want parts? Try www.oldmoparts.com

Here's my since departed 55 Savoy....

 

Just ordered my windshield rubbers from them, couldn't believe the service!

 

Did you call & ask if if was specific for your car? They had it listed for my '60 Plym & universal showed up.

 

My friend Tony, lived on Sterling Ave in Yonkers had a Plymouth like that, had some great times in that car! Lots of Luck with it!

 

interesting hood ornament looks like it gonna be a great family ride!

 

Ugg. Another 4-door.

 

I asked for the specific model gasket, hopefully that is what shows up. Supposed to be coming today. Meanwhile I got to figure out the brake situation. Seems like it is gonna be a rear drum rebuild, front disk conversion, just trying to figure out the most efficient way to gather all the parts.

 

Instead of spending money on the rear brakes you might consider swapping to a newer axle, either drum or disc and lose the tapered axles. You also get a better e-brake.

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In terms of the work involved though, that seems more comprehensive and time consuming, especially considering that I am a newcomer to the car world. For the moment, I just want to get the brakes set up as quickly as possible so I can ride a bit for the summer. I will definitely add that to the "big project" list though, sounds like it would make everything a lot more convenient to repair.