plymouthcranbrook

Here in beautiful Illinois no vehicle made before 1996 is tested in any manner.

When my wife’s Uncle died in 2014 my wife was sole beneficiary of his will.(don’t get excited, it was not that much) and in addition to his modular home in Taft, Ca there were three older vehicles. A 1974 or 75 Chevy El Camino with a 305 automatic, an early 70’s Cadillac two door sedan and a 1957 Chevrolet Apatche pickup. Only the El Camino ran and drove. Since my garage was already full of old cars and I live in NE Illinois we determined that selling them all was the best bet. I really did not want any more projects anyway. I sold them for modest amounts as we only had 10 days total to dispose of all his stuff. Many tools and much equipment went for bargain prices at a one day Estate sale. No time to even guess what stuff was worth.

Seems to be in ok condition but for me the price for an early Malaze car is a bit much. You know from rereading the ad maybe it is in better shape than I thought with 770,000 miles

Here in Northeast Illinois and in Southeast Wisconsin where I do most of my driving roundabouts are the new rage. Happy that the states have so much extra cash that they can convert not only faily busy intersections but some that only get a few cars an hour. That said as we get used to them there is a certain percentage who see a game of chicken as a goal. And some have an attitude of “he’ll see me and stop” when they enter the circle without looking to see if anyone is near them.

They must have missed the directive about relisting a car that has not sold requiring a higher price.

I guess for me it isn’t so much interests changing as it is my fat body changing things for me. I am 73 which doesn’t sound really old today I guess but somewhat crappy genetics(osteoarthritis)and 50 years spent picking up and putting down heavy things as fast as possible 10-12 hours a day and up to 7 days a week year in year out have finally caused me to slow down on heavy work. I try to do regular maintenance(except my 2016 Traverse, too complicated for me)on my cars but things that involve heavy work especially over my head while laying on the ground is just not gonna happen. I enjoy driving them still but unless the future brings successful interactions with an Orthopedist I am kind of stuck.

I worked with an older man back in the who had one he bought new. He said it was one of the most comfortable cars he had ever owned. And I don’t remember it ever causing him any problems to speak of.

Thats a bargain for them. I would ask for car fare as well

I suggest either don’t show a close up of the odometer or wipe off the crumbs first.

Who most certainly isn’t me.

Looks like a match. I have no pictures of the cowl so from what you has posted it looks like my mystery is solved..

I had asked about the car earlier and the consensus was a Grahm-Paige 1928 or 1929. I thought that the truck must have been an AA at least due to the time frame. Early 1930’s to about 1950 seems about right for a postal vehicle’s working life.

Here is a picture of my Grandfather’s car from around 1935 or so parked in front of what I believe is the tavern he owned at the time. He passed long before I was born, This is a couple of photos of a surplus mail truck my Dad bought from the postmaster of the office he worked at about 1952. My Mother always swore it was a Model T Ford but that seems unlikely in the 1950’s. Maybe someone can confirm my thought it is an A variant? The next photo is my Dad and me with his 1940 Plymouth Road King(?) that he bought about 1955 or do. And this one is the 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe(?) that he bought after throwing a rod through the block on the 1940. This one suffered the same fate in the early 1960’s. These were followed by several Plymouths and Dodges and one lonely 62 or 63 Chevrolet two door that my Dad hated after he bought it. He only kept it two years not even long enough to destroy the engine😁

I really like the color combo. Quite striking.

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Actually it looks a whole lot better than I expected considering the asking price. Usually any mid 50s Chevy wagon has a hopelessly high price.

Another in a long line of vehicles not to be caught dead in.

The pictures look very much like a Buick ambulance that was on display at the Wisconsin state fair several years ago. I wonder if it is the same one?

My late neighbor had a home based auto repair business in his garage for years. One time a customer brought a big early 80’s Cadillac to him with an antifreeze leak from somewhere on the block. The customer insisted he use a particular treatment that he supplied for the repairs. Some type of “glass” compound. Pretty complicated repair process that involved draining and refilling the system a few times. My neighbor did it while being doubtful if any success. The leak stopped much to my neighbor’s surprise and did not return for the rest of the time his customer owned the car. Several years anyway. Unfortunately I do not remember the name of the product though some of you might know it.

If the rest of the vehicle is like the two photos we see honestly $5000 is a very fair price. I wish there was more detail though

As the second owner of a 1980 Volare four door “Special” with about 32,000 original miles on its slant six automatic self it makes me happy to see others in good shape. 😁

I suspect then that one would have to be careful where you park it to avoid having the bed filled with full trash bags.

To me much better material is available on You Tube. Even Fantom Works has a channel with current projects not ones from 2019 and before.

Not too bad looking. But even as a fairly rare 42 model I think the price is too high. Maybe $6000-$7000. And only be because it is a 42. A 41 or 40 would be worth a bit less to me.

Very reasonably priced. Much like the 1940 Plymouth my Father had when I was a child. Considering how maintenance adverse he was the car lasted a long time and survived a trip from NE Illinois to West Virginia with only one breakdown. Were I a bit younger and not so arthritic I would consider it.