Hi all,
I have been playing with cars for the last 10 years. It started with a quest to find replacement parts for my Dad's 1952 Chrysler Saratoga with a 331 Hemi that was a High School graduation present from his folks. His dad was a Chrysler/Plymouth dealer from Olympia, and told my dad he could have anything in the inventory. So Dad ordered up a four door (why four, I don't know) Saratoga with Highland Plaid interior (which you could only get on the Windsors, but grandpa called in some favors because dad wanted the Hemi, and you couldn't get that with the Windsor), and he got to drive it off the railroad car when it was delivered. The first stop was to the local body shop to have the hood decked and tail shaved, and he replaced the Saratoga side script with Windsor callouts, so he could lure unsuspecting Chevies and Fords into impromptu drag races.
We now have the original 331 Hemi rebuilt, and are bringing the Saratoga back to life, with a few improvements - disc brakes, new Highland plaid interior that the moths won't eat, and five speed manual tranny to replace the old slush box semi automatic.
When my grandpa died a few years ago, I came across a photo of my dad in the car he traded in for his Chrysler - a Plymouth convertible. So now I have a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe Convertible that I have added a 331 Hemi and five speed to.
Our new projects include a primered 52 Town and Country Wagon, 1949 Chopped top Plymouth and my newest ride, a 1940 Plymouth Commercial Car (Pickup truck) which I am building for my wife's 50th birthday next year.
I just got done building a 45x60 foot metal shop on my dad's property (already have it filled), so I finally have some room to do the kind of projects I have been dreaming of.
I found this site while looking for ideas on how to do the 1940. Great stuff, great ideas and a lot of expertise here.
The pictures show a few of our works in progress: 1940 Plymouth PT105, 1949 Plymouth Convertible, 1972 Plymouth Scamp that my son and I built for my daughter to drive to HS, 1953 Windsor, 1949 Plymouth, 1934 Plymouth Two Door Sedan my dad owns - now redone with 331 Hemi, 1953 Windsor.
Mike in Kirkland
I have been playing with cars for the last 10 years. It started with a quest to find replacement parts for my Dad's 1952 Chrysler Saratoga with a 331 Hemi that was a High School graduation present from his folks. His dad was a Chrysler/Plymouth dealer from Olympia, and told my dad he could have anything in the inventory. So Dad ordered up a four door (why four, I don't know) Saratoga with Highland Plaid interior (which you could only get on the Windsors, but grandpa called in some favors because dad wanted the Hemi, and you couldn't get that with the Windsor), and he got to drive it off the railroad car when it was delivered. The first stop was to the local body shop to have the hood decked and tail shaved, and he replaced the Saratoga side script with Windsor callouts, so he could lure unsuspecting Chevies and Fords into impromptu drag races.
We now have the original 331 Hemi rebuilt, and are bringing the Saratoga back to life, with a few improvements - disc brakes, new Highland plaid interior that the moths won't eat, and five speed manual tranny to replace the old slush box semi automatic.
When my grandpa died a few years ago, I came across a photo of my dad in the car he traded in for his Chrysler - a Plymouth convertible. So now I have a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe Convertible that I have added a 331 Hemi and five speed to.
Our new projects include a primered 52 Town and Country Wagon, 1949 Chopped top Plymouth and my newest ride, a 1940 Plymouth Commercial Car (Pickup truck) which I am building for my wife's 50th birthday next year.
I just got done building a 45x60 foot metal shop on my dad's property (already have it filled), so I finally have some room to do the kind of projects I have been dreaming of.
I found this site while looking for ideas on how to do the 1940. Great stuff, great ideas and a lot of expertise here.
The pictures show a few of our works in progress: 1940 Plymouth PT105, 1949 Plymouth Convertible, 1972 Plymouth Scamp that my son and I built for my daughter to drive to HS, 1953 Windsor, 1949 Plymouth, 1934 Plymouth Two Door Sedan my dad owns - now redone with 331 Hemi, 1953 Windsor.
Mike in Kirkland
