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On 10/2/2022 at 10:00 PM, Fossil said:

I've see the transparent green ones before but not blue.  That's unusual. 

 

 

Yeah I've seen green ones online. Was very surprised that it was blue, was surprised it had a visor. Also happy lol. 

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Yeah it's very sad to see these old cars in the woods. But like "The 55er" said, these cars got parked in the bush for a reason. The Olds I'm not sure, probably wasn't running great and being years old why keep it going when a newer model or vehicle were everywhere to buy and have the reliability. The Plymouth i was told they were cruising home and it seized. So yeah it was junk then and worse now. 

Sadly this Plymouth is RUSTED beyond saving. It will stay there forever. You can see thru the trunk floors, the floorboards are gone, the headlight areas has rusted away. No drivetrain or rear diff. No interior or hood. TOO MUCH WORK to pull it from the bush for scrap anyways.  (I do want to saw the rear 2 feet of the car off for wall art) That's all this car is good for. Would be nice to save everything, but I'm not a fan of these cars anyways.

Besides the future generations need something to talk about. "How and why was this car put out here".  To see old iron out in unusual locations is just as cool as saving them. 

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I went back and pulled it off for safe keeping  👍🏼

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11 hours ago, avgwarhawk said:

Let the earth finish reclaiming what was ones hers. 

Thinking i agree 

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1 minute ago, SC38dls said:

My grandfather’s Plymouth had a visor like that when he hit a black bear in upper Michigan. The car and visor did not survive. The bear rolled of the top that he crushed and ran away. Gramps had to change his pants!  
dave s 

That's too bad about the car and visor but at least your gramps was ok. I would not want to hit any bigger animal like bear or moose with these older cars. 

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1 hour ago, 58L-Y8 said:

Finally, an answer to what company produced those unique blue Plexiglas sun visors!   Here is a photo of a 1948-'49 Packard equipped with one that was for sale in New Jersey, if I recall correctly.   If I had a blue Packard, I'd want one of those to accessorize it.  I'd also mount an aftermarket 'pelican' hood ornament with those light-up blue plastic wings!   And you thought I had good taste, didn't you?

Hey that's neat. Good looking Packard still imo. The blue acrylic definitely makes the car stand out differently. I have seen those light up hood ornamental pieces. Would definitely suit the look with the visor

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6 hours ago, Ozstatman said:

It's already a "conversation piece" from the number of comments it's gathered in this Forum.

 

I knew there would be interest but had no idea. It has gathered quite a lot of comments. I had no idea where to post pics and ask info. But AACA was one site that came up and figured there would be a few knowledgeable people here. Thank you all

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11 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said:

It would be great to see the visor on an

authentic car from its own era.

 

Can the plexiglass (or whatever the material is)

be cleaned well?  If it would crumble or break,

it shouldn't be difficult to put new pieces in.

I believe this car is from the era of the visor. But the acrylic will definitely clean up i believe. I haven't tried anything yet. Cars still at the friends property 45 mintues away and do not want it looking too for out there for vandals or thieves. 

 

3 hours ago, bryankazmer said:

OP correctly identified it as acrylic - Plexiglass is one supplier's brand name.  Curving new pieces on a buck would be the harder part.

Yeah i wouldn't really have any idea how to curve  "new" visor lens for it. A little work, cut and heat and would turn out ok but hopefully save the original blue acrylic. 

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12 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:

WOW! Is there a Sun Visor protection god that is out there that we never read about? 

Right. The roof had 2 big dents from trees or kids and this large branch that laid across the car but never wrecked the visor.  I bet the shaded damper climate of the bush helped save it. I bet out in direct sunlight and anything that hit it would have for sure wrecked the acrylic. Been there 50 years and more on the car so have to save the visor at least now that i can. 

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5 hours ago, CarlLaFong said:

If the visor is salvagable the low rider bomba guys are paying crazy money for things like that

They definitely love these visors. 

 

5 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:

Put the visor on eBay, it will wind up in California, pack it well and make the buyer happy. Bob 

Someone definitely will.  But I think it will just look good in my shop in the future. May as well keep it for a conversation piece. No need to worry about shipping that way. 

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3 hours ago, plymouthcranbrook said:

Remember, sometimes free is too much to pay.

Exactly. Time and resources are not free. 

 

3 hours ago, SC38dls said:

If you drag it home you will probably only end up with the part you hooked the chains too. 
dave s 

Haha more than likely. Rust is the killer on old cars. Definitely seems like it had been puttyed before.  

 

3 hours ago, DFeeney said:

If you bought this and made it presentable you will have more money in it than you can buy a finished car for.  Get a bank loan, buy a finished one, drive and enjoy it.  When it comes time to sell it will be worth more than you gave for it .

I would not restore this car. Parts or a planter would be neat. 

 

1 hour ago, Rusty_OToole said:

I was going to suggest buying a better one. There do not seem to be many 57 58 or 59 Plymouths on offer and the Furies and deluxe models go for a lot of money. However, here is a decent looking 59 Sedan for $13,500.

 

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1505202/1959-plymouth-savoy-for-sale-in-staunton-illinois-62088

Not many out there but only so many for sale. Not a fan on the front end of these Plymouth cars. Guess being a GM fan that's why lol

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5 hours ago, SC38dls said:

I owned a 57 DeSoto very similar to that car in 1963/64 in high school. They were so rusted then the headlights were falling off. We stuffed the area with steel wool and bondo over it to keep them in place. We painted it with brushes and a gallon of cheap porch and deck enamel. Only two things were worth anything on that car it had a small hemi and the back seat was very big for my last two years of high school. 
 

I’ll bet that frame is at least half gone. 
dave s 

Yeah front end lights are rusted off this one. Oh frame and floor boards are probably deleted also lol. 

 

4 hours ago, 8E45E said:

I'd say drag it home first.  Then do a thorough assessment of it, and see what it has/had for an engine, options, etc.  Those Plymouth 2 door sedans from 1957/58 are rather rare as hardly any got saved.

 

Craig

I'll pull the trash from the engine bay and see what's there. If nothing, then chances are low for pulling this one home ESPECIALLY if it doesn't come out easy of the ground. But that's what i was wondering on this car if it's common anymore.  They're out there but by how easy to come by. 

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16 minutes ago, The 55er said:

It has no value in its present condition except for a few parts if you want to pull them. Way too far gone and in my opinion the Olds is past the point of no return as well. Pull some of the intact parts off both and forget about the rest. 

Yeah definitely thinking that. Too much effort to haul it for what's there. 

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I'm liking the look of the tail fins on this 1957 Plymouth Savoy coupe. It's too bad everything got smashed and has no interior and I know it's rough but i have been offered this car and do not know a whole lot about these cars. I think it should have a chance. But worse case if it's not worth the effort, I do believe the rear half of the car is to make into a couch or something. But believe being a 2 door has its value. 

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2 hours ago, J.H.Boland said:

I've never heard of the company. That's worth saving just as a conversation piece hanging on the garage wall, especially if you come from Rodney !

 

Yes absolutely will be pulling that part, if i can't get the car home this year. I'm in Manitoba the next province to the west of Ontario. I definitely intend to save it. 

 

11 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said:

The visor definitely is interesting.  I've never seen

a tinted transparent visor before.

 

At AACA meets, only factory-offered equipment

is shown on cars, and I feel that's very limiting.

Many interesting accessories were made during

a car's life, but now they may be seen only in

old catalogues and in the memories of old-timers

who are no longer with us.  Such items are pieces

of automotive history as much as the cars.

 

By all means, preserve the visor!  And thank you

for sharing it with us.

I definitely intend to save the visor and to save the car as well. It will take a lot of effort but I've done it before haha. Sucker for punishment i guess. 

Thank you. I've had it offered to me 12 or more years ago and never had the chance to go look at it. I forgot about it then remembered last year about it and re-acquired about it. Glad i did.  I love old cars and I'm happy to share and that others are also 

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3 hours ago, The 55er said:

You have a 1949 Oldsmobile there.

That's what i was thinking. Thank you

 

3 hours ago, bryankazmer said:

The visor is an aftermarket accessory, not factory.  Not terribly valuable.  You might be able to buff out the acrylic if the crazing is not too deep.

Yeah i don't recall any terrible damage but will have to look at it closer next time I'm back to it. 

 

2 hours ago, JACK M said:

Seems odd that someone would steal the hood emblem and not the visor.

Yeah i thought that as well. Took the time to pull or pry them off but not all people see the value in odd, old car parts i guess. But also those screws are a pain after a few years in the elements to remove. 

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I'm acquiring this old Oldsmobile and curious how rare the roof visor is. It is acrylic blue. I was hoping the car would have been better but with this visor i will definitely be saving it now, so why not haha. (have a 46 chevy parts car at home)  

It says "The Canadian Vision Visor Co" stamped on it

Also if you know what year it is. I was told 47 but I'm leaning to 49-51.  I will have to look at the vin tag at a later date. 

Thank you

Keith