36 D2 Coupe

Great video Dave - here's another thank you Really enjoyed it and learned a few things about restoring along the way.

Linus has a good point. Have a look for factory correct colour combos - the maroon over grey could be an option. We once had a '59 Canadian Dodge Mayfair with a maroon roof and pink body - correct factory colours - sure was different and couldn't lose it in a parking lot

Hi Kevin Sent you a PM JIm

Hi Bernie Your travails (neat French word) with the Renault bring to mind the quote " THE DIFFICULT WE DO IMMEDIATELY; THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A LITTLE LONGER" I've been following your work for a long time now and I think you've got that down to a science. Your approach to the impossible has been an inspiration to us lesser mortals. Yes, there is no cheap fix but the satisfaction of working the kinks out of a seemingly insoluble problem is good pay indeed. And at the end of it all, satisfaction of one sort or another is what we are all going for. All the best as you move forward Jim

Been in a lot of livestock barns with biosecurity boots on but that's the first time I've seen them on a tractor Beautiful job indeed! (on ALL your restorations) Thanks so much for showing us how it's done when it's done right.

We travelled from Ontario to Oregon and back last summer. Here's how we found accommodation using a Garmin GPS unit. At about 4:00 pm we'd stop, look at a map and decide where we wanted to land for the night. Using the GPS unit we'd go to the accommodation icon, then select "NEAR" and put in the destination name. It would identify all the hotels/motels near that destination complete with phone numbers. We'd call a few to get rates and availability, select the one we wanted and book it. Then we were good to go and didn't have to worry about what time we got there. The process rarely took over 10 minutes. You can find a rate and type of accommodation that suits your taste and budget and find out if they have room for your trailer. This method of travel allows for unexpected changes of plans and doesn't commit you to prebooking far in advance. Best of luck with your adventure. Have fun!

From your pictures it does seem to confirm '36 as the right year. I hadn't seen the '36 hood ornaments before. Definitely different from the later ones that incorporated a globe. I think I have seen that red Ontario '37 somewhere at a show. I don't really like that ugly thing in the centre of the front bumper but otherwise, a nice pickup.

That's a real Fargo grille. Looks like '36 based on a Plymouth pickup. Fargo was a Canadian answer to the Plymouth truck. Here are the numbers to look for: 1935-36 1/2 ton Model FD1-16 serial #s 9,551,001 - 9,551,424. 116" wb - 424 numbers assigned 1936-37 1/2 ton Model FE1-16 serial #s 9,551,451 - 9,552,257 116" wb - 807 numbers assigned Can't tell if all the assigned numbers were built but certainly rare now. Hope this helps.

Yes. this is a problem. I need the same size tires for our '64 Chrysler and as you have found, there's not much out there. Changing the rim size to 15" means that the speedometer calibration will be wrong and the wheel discs won't fit either. I'm a little surprised that there is not a company making the narrow wsw 14" tires as there were certainly a lot of cars that took that size. The wide whitewalls just don't look right on these cars.

Agreed. It looks just a little too staged. No real farmer would have it posed like that, speaking from experience.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-MOPAR-Early-1930s-1940s-Chrysler-Dodge-Plymouth-Window-Crank-Handles-/331582235990?hash=item4d33d76556:g:ys8AAOSw34FVGfA5&vxp=mtrhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-MOPAR-Early-1930s-1940s-Chrysler-Dodge-Plymouth-Window-Crank-Handles-/331582235990?hash=item4d33d76556:g:ys8AAOSw34FVGfA5&vxp=mtrhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-MOPAR-Early-1930s-1940s-Chrysler-Dodge-Plymouth-Window-Crank-Handles-/331582235990?hash=item4d33d76556:g:ys8AAOSw34FVGfA5&vxp=mtrhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-MOPAR-Early-1930s-1940s-Chrysler-Dodge-Plymouth-Window-Crank-Handles-/331582235990?hash=item4d33d76556:g:ys8AAOSw34FVGfA5&vxp=mtr Just found these on eBay - hope someone can use them. they're nice

Wow! Bernie that engine block looks like one I had to rebuild 30 years ago for a '34 De Soto Airflow. It had sat outside with no head and no pan for years. Miraculously the block was sound but needed .060 OS pistons to get past the corrosion on the cylinder walls. The parts were relatively easy to get unlike the Renault. I wish you luck and feel your pain.

In June 1964, eager and sweaty, I took dad's 1959 Dodge Regent (Canadian Plodge with the Dodge front clip and Plymouth finny rear) to get tested. You couldn't lose this car with its maroon roof and pink body - nobody else had anything like it. Push button automatic. I don't recall a lot about the test but managed to pass it on the first go. Fins made it easy to see where the back of the car ended. I like oddball cars and I kind of wish I had it again.

Can you send a picture of the horn looking into the trumpet - looks a bit like Chrysler Airflow.

1934 De Soto Airflow and maybe other MoPars of similar age

I love it!! What a beautiful tribute to your dad and his racing skills. Says a lot about what you can get out of a old flat head 6 too.

Not a good idea. Our attached garage has an asphalt floor and it is too soft for things like jack stands - over a prolonged period they sink into the floor when it gets hot, leaving holes in the floor.

Thanks for the clarification. The EE-22 shown didn't look quite like the ones I'm familiar with that fit the Chrysler Airflows.

'34 Chrysler Airflows used EE-22 carbs as well

Words of wisdom from my grandmother - "buy in haste, repent at your leisure" I have found to hold true, sadly too often, from personal experience. Be sure you are really in love before you commit.

Top T-shaped piece - maybe part of a step plate bracket for a buggy?

Chrysler badge looks like 1939 Chrysler - Maybe hood side medallion

Thanks for the photos Mac and 1936 D2. The tool bag is in better condition than the tool roll we found in the '36 Chrysler Airflow (12" x 22" unfolded, 11.5"long rolled up). This is interesting. 1936 Dodge had a bag while the Chrysler had a tool roll with 7 pockets. I'm guessing each is correct for its respective vehicle. Also interesting to note that in the parts manual, the list of tools supplied for export models is much more extensive than for the domestic models. Do you suppose that the company anticipated an off-shore owner would have to do a lot more of his own service work? 1936 D2, this fits in with your suggestion that the makeup of tool kits changed as time went on too.

WOW!! What a find. It looks as if this car has not been stripped or vandalized and most of the hard to find parts are there. I saw a beautifully restored black one a number of years ago at MOPARFEST in New Hamburg Ontario and had a chance to meet the owner. As keiser's pictures show, a gorgeous car! Best of luck with your restoration