The 55er
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I was thinking they were external C pillar trim for something because of the paint overspray on the edges but there were lots of different designs. I have no idea what the second pair fits, they could even be Lincoln or Mercury for all I know. I used to own a 1955 Belvedere sedan.
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Most if not all of the trim pieces are C pillar mouldings for Mopars. They mount externally on either side of the rear window (backlite) and the Chrysler parts book calls them Rear Window Outside Finish Mouldings. The first one fits 1955 Plymouth Belvedere sedans. The third one is for 1956 Dodge Coronet sedans and both may have other specific model applications as well. I don't know the exact application of the second pair with the small horizontal diamonds in them. The trim piece in the last picture also fits a 1955 Plymouth, it goes on the center of the underside of the hood just above the grille.
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I've replaced the wet clutch in a Hudson srepdown. It's pretty much like m-mman says. A Chilton/Motor's manual or shop manual explains the procedure. You pull the seat cushions. Then the seat frame is exposed and it's easy to remove. Take the floormats out. There's a large cover in the in the center of the floor with a lot of bolts around the perimeter and once that's off everything's exposed and there's plenty of room to work. It's really not that bad of a job. A helper comes in handy but I've lifted the tranny in & out by myself. The clutch discs have always been available through someone in the HET club. If you maintain the fluid level in those cork clutches they will last a long, long time.
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The hubcaps on this 1950 Ford are full wheelcovers from a 1954-1955 Cadillac.
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There were some notable differences between the lower-priced entry level Hudson Pacemakers and the more upscale Supers, Commodores and Hornets of the stepdown era. The Pacemakers were built on a shorter 119" wheelbase instead of the 124" wheelbase used on the larger series cars and were 6 1/2" shorter overall. The 1950-1952 Pacemakers had the smaller 232 cu.in. six as StillOutThere noted above and had the "snub nose" front end sheetmetal and rocker panels due to the shorter wheelbase. There were some trim level differences as well with the Pacemakers having less embellishments and shiny trim attached throughout the car. If you scroll up a few posts this is evident on the light blue Pacemaker coupe pictured in 7th Son's post. Many Pacemakers came with minimal options and had dogdish hubcaps, black rubber floormats, dashboards that were painted instead of woodgrained, smaller interior sunvisors and no fender skirts. It's doubtful any came with red carpeting and certainly none had any custom striped windlace. Throughout the years as more and more surviving Pacemakers were refurbished, restored and re-restored many were "embellished" with various Hudson trim and accessories that weren't originally on the base models like maybe some fancier side and trunk trim along with the larger taillights from the Commodore & Hornet series cars. Sometimes different rear bumpers were used too. It's always nice to see pictures of Hudsons on the internet but some of these shorter wheelbase cars look more like elaborate Hornets now than the bare-bones Pacemakers they were at birth. Anyway, the black Pacemaker sedan at the top of the post looks like a fairly nice car, so GLWTS.
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Way overpriced IMO. For $25 grand they could have at least put some fresh pieces of cardboard in the trunk.
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I believe the long hood ornament in the first picture is for a 1952 Chevrolet car and the cross flags emblem belongs on the hood of any 1959 Chevrolet car or El Camino that has the 348 engine. If the OP could post the part numbers from the backside of the emblems it would help make a positive ID.
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I don't think there's a retaining ring, clean the old gasket off and the whole thermostat should come out in one piece.
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Since you're the Merc guy I was thinking it had something to do with FoMoCo in the sixties.
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Someone liked that color so much they did a very thorough job of painting the door jambs, firewall, dashboard and even the inner fenders where the hood sits. Kudos, you went to a lot of trouble and that was a lot of work. But I'm really glad it's not my car. Anyway, GLWTS.
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My guess is they're the horizontal finish panels that attach to the rear bumper of a 1965 Lincoln on either side of the license plate. Those bolt on attachments are too heavy-duty for fastening a stainless moulding to a door, trunk, or rocker panel.
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They look like 1949 Ford.
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Maybe a neutral safety switch for a 1957-1958 Ford?
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Very nice car but for $68K it should have a near-perfect pristine engine compartment.
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This 1955 Cadillac did not sell on Ebay at $27K OBO. There were some more detailed pics there showing some small holes and flaws in the headliner, a few rust bubbles in the body and maybe some brightwork that has lost some of its luster. To the seller's credit I feel he gave an accurate description of the car he was selling in the ads. BTW the first year Cadillac used 12 volt electrics was 1953.
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That juice can is a vacuum reserve tank for the power brake unit but I think it's a newer style and the incorrect one for a 1955 Cadillac since it's in the wrong location.
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This Packard needs a complete new paint job if you want it to look respectable. Might be an amateur job that was done with incompatable (cheap) primers & topcoats or a reducer that was too fast for the conditions. Or it could have been painted in the summer in very humid weather. And you really don't know what's underneath. Time for a repaint.
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I've read the ads and watched all the videos......IMO it's overpriced for the condition as there's a lot of work left to be done here. At least one pic in the CL ad is doctored or photoshopped somehow and I'm not sure if the car is in CA or AZ. An extra manifold with the 3 carbs can be seen behind the back seat in one of the CL pics. One video does show it running and driving up & down the street but there are no real pictures of any of the those rusty areas that need repaired. One video: "Rare, oh so cool, really cool, look at this, look at that, blah, blah, blah" on & on, then the seller states he only paid $8K for the car ten years ago but he's trying to get $22K for it now. A desirable car but it's very overhyped. Seller acts like his is the only 1957 Fiesta wagon left in the world but there are a still a fair number of them out there.
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The first car I ever owned was a 1957 Pontiac and that was back in 1973. There were plenty of worn out 1957 Pontiacs to be found in the local salvage yards but a good solid pair of those rear bumper end caps were impossible to find even 50 years ago here in the northeast.
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Desirable model with Incorrect mirrors & hubcaps but the paint condition and non-authentic interior are the really big negatives here.
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I guess $3750 was the right price, it's marked SOLD.
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I have to ask, what kind of an offer on something like this would the seller consider lowballing and tirekicking? He didn't even bother to remove the tarp for pictures and the car looks like it's been sitting outside for years on the same trailer. A non-runner that will need every stitch of the interior replaced and that will just get you started on a huge project.........
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Ad says SOLD, price was at $4,800.
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A perfect candidate for Mouse Nest Monday. Been on the battery charger for over 20 years now.
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1955 Dodge Custom Royal - $9,500
in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale
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I'd like to point out that this is a 1955 Dodge with a 1956 Dodge front clip on it, a minus as far as I'm concerned. So what's up with that?