1936 Plymouth

Hello J. Page, I appreciate any and all suggestive help!!! As perhaps disheartening it may sound to some, at this time I am not concerned with maintaining 100% authenticity. This in part comes from the fact there are already things on the auto that have been changed, upgraded and / or replaced, most noted is it has a 1955 motor in it now. I do / will keep the authentic "look" as best I can, however my intentions at this point is making it a reliable driver I can take to car show / events. The radiator guy I took the take to, to my understanding has knowledge of old radiator repair (i.e. rodding and boiling) and he said to find a new one. I even second questioned him by asking, couldn't you cut the top off and clean it out and solder it back on, to here he just said (again), "find a new one". Now, all that being said, the radiator look GOOD, no holes, smashed fins or upper or lower tank damage, I know it can be saved, I just have to find the right guy and one that doesn't want to charge me a cost that is equivalent of what I paid for the entire auto :-) Cheers,

Hello Pete, Thank you for getting back to me. The part number on my tank is #652892. I did take it to an "old school" radiator repair guy that does all sorts of radiator repair and he said it is clogged and "he" couldn't repair it. And yes, it does weigh a ton! Thanks for the thoughts, Oh, and I did find a guy in N.Y. that I bought a new water pump, thermostat and housing from and he said I could send the radiator to him and he would repair it, but like you said, send it across country for him to then say it'll cost $$$$$$$$ does not sound like something I want to do.

Hello Pete, Hope all is well and your auto tasks are treating you well! You mentioned awhile back you have some 1936 Plymouth P1 parts, you wouldn't by chance have a good radiator. Just found out mine is completely plugged and cannot be fixed. Cheers, Todd

I'm in Southern California, just north of San Diego. I bought the car out of Lancaster PA and had it shipped. I stumbled onto a real beauty, the grandfather of the gentleman I bought it from bought the can new, and it was stored for 40 + years just prior to me getting it. My understanding is, about 5 years ago, the son of the original purchaser started to do some work on it. He did the braking system, added the new tires and a new roof insert. In addition, all new plugs, wires, dist cap, rotor, etc. I just recently replaced the fuel tank, added a 6 volt electric fuel pump. To note, I did read your fuel tank removal dilemma and I disconnected the drivers side, rear leaf spring connection in order to remove the original tank.

It's all original with the "big" exception of the motor. My guess is it now has a 1955 flat head straight 6. My plan is to get it running very sound and reliable.

Greetings, I just stumbled onto this blog and will need to take some time and read it through. I recently acquired my 1936 Plymouth from a gentleman in Lancaster and am starting the resto-mod process. Thank you for all the good reading. Tj