The 55er

I think the seller meant to say trade instead of treat. The treat was for the last owner that finally got that dilapidated parts car removed from his property.

I thought those Packard hood ornaments were called Pelicans.

A guess would be part of a 1960 Buick center grille emblem. Size? View of the backside? Thuickness?

It's a legitimate 1950 Olds 98 two door club sedan. Production figures were 2,270 for Standard (503807) models, 9,719 for Deluxe (503807D) models. The Deluxes came with a rear seat center arm rest, that's all I can tell you. The seller's price of $10,500 if he gets it running is absurd. The $3500 price is probably optimistic considering the rough condition and the no title situation. Personally I'd prefer an 88 club sedan to a 98 series. Rarity does not always equal desirability.....we'll see what happens.

This will help.

This same 1941 Plymouth convertible was linked to the Not Mine Forums about a year ago in CA for $52,500 with a very overhyped ad.

Two year restoration didn't include a new heater core or correct routing of the heater hoses. BTW that overflow bottle isn't connected to an original 1959 DeSoto radiator either.

This just looks like a tired old car that needs a lot of cosmetic and interior work to look presentable with all its dents, dings, pitted chrome and the interior needing replacement. As a buyer I feel like I'm underwater $$$ already just reading the ad. The heater duct under the hood that attaches to the firewall isn't original either. IMO the car would look better without the outside sunvisor.

For the record, the 383 engine would be correct for this 1959 DeSoto Firedome, the lower-priced Firesweeps had the 361.

And exactly whose idea were those 1966 Pontiac spinner wheelcovers?

Don't forget about the optional Air Poise suspension.

I'll go with 1952 Studebaker.

1963-1964 big Chevrolet wagon, the finger slot goes on the bottom.

It's for a 1942 Chevrolet.

My 2024 Menbership Card was delivered in the mail today, November 3.

1954

It looks like the kind of car you would WANT to leave outside and and drive on salted roads because that earlier restoration really didn't do the car any favors. That 20 foot green paint job is not an authentic color and it has a matchiing (ugly) 20 foot interior as well. The firewall shows this was a black car originally. The odometer might say 54K but you'd have to prove to me that mileage is original. The engine has a gray or silver head on a block that was painted red at one time. The dashboard & garnish molding paint has cracked and faded out and the interior chrome including the door handles is pitted. The paint on the steering wheel is pretty worn too. The small trim pieces under the taillights are missing and the long stainless trim on the rear fenders aren't original to the car and they even appear to differ somewhat from the left to the right side. Maybe there's a few surface rust spots are showing on the bottom of the driver's door too, pictures in that area are a little fuzzy. I just don't see this car as anything special, the odometer could have easily turned over and that almost $5K asking price is probably optimistic. There seem to be plenty of similar (say 1949-1952) era Mopar 4-door sedans that turn up for sale and IMO if someone was willing to shell out a few thousand dollars more and with maybe a little patience & luck I'd think $7K-$8K would get you a pretty darn nice example of an old Dodge, Plymouth or Chrysler sedan that would be right at home on the local show field. I apologize for the rant but I think there are better cars out there, just one man's opinion.

It's a lower front bumper pod for a 1960 Desoto, it mounts on the very bottom of the front bumper and a round rubber cushion attaches to the center of it. The long end with the notch goes on the bottom.

Scam? $32K for a 4-door HT with a rusty hood? One CL pic shows a rather scruffy looking section of the engine compartment Pics look old to me and not current. Winter pics, summer pics, car shows, different locations. The was no 1962 Cadillac color called dusk rose pink. Finally the VIN nunber shown in the CL ad is not for a 1962 Cadillac, it should be a 9 character number starting with 62 then a letter, not a later 17 character number with a bar code. Things just don't add up here. "Ready to drive anywhere from the minute you buy it." Who talks like that anyway?

Some pictures show scruffy paint, some pictures show shiny paint. Incorrect interior, says 100K miles, different license plates, has been for sale for 2 months. If it currently looks as good as it does in the shiny pictures at that asking price it would have been sold a long time ago. Apparently even the local flippers don't want it. Pass, I certainly wouldn't be driving 6 hours to see it.

There were no Commodore series two-door sedans in 1946 & 1947.

Are you sure the Shurhit number is D-23 and not DL-23?

I always thought those small glass Optikleen bottles originally held a special solvent that was supposed to be mixed with water to act as antifreeze for the larger plastic washer fluid reservoir mounted under the hood. It lowered the freezing point of the washer fluid so it wouldn't freeze up over the winter months. The solvent could also be used as a windshield cleaner that was supposed to dissolve the bugs on the windshield as well. I could be wrong but I thought there was a little something more than just regular washer fluid in there when the cars were new.

An I don't care anymore car with an I really do care asking price.

Plymouth did not offer that paint scheme with the lower quarters painted the same color as the roof in 1953, 1954 or any other year for that matter. There is a diagonal body brace at the lower rear quarter behind the rear wheel where dust & road dirt collected over the years and along with the typical lower areas around the stone guard & rocker panels these were common rust out areas. My guess is there was some rust there that was repaired and the easiest solution was to paint the lower quarters to match the top. IMO it does nothing to help sell the car or make it more attractive, it's just pointing out a problem area that needed to be fixed.