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1941 Dodge model D20 4 dr. sedan. Solid original Canadian car. Same owner since 1973. Original engine, chrome, interior, 68,400 miles. Repainted in 1985 to original maroon colour. $11,000. U.S. Burlington, ON., Canada (905)634-8115 ellispj3@gmail.com
Positives
- Certified AACA HPOF car (Historical Preservation of Original Features)
- Low actual miles (68K)
- Never winter driven
- Solid body (one small spot of rust at bottom of spare wheel well)
- Original upholstery presents well
- Original brown rubber front floor mat in good shape
- Original burlap rear floor mat excellent
- Directional signals added
- Recent newly rebuilt mechanical fuel pump
- Electric fuel pump added for priming carb
- Engine strong
- 3.73 rear gears so it can drive anywhere (original 4.1 gears can be included)
- Door latches feel like new
- Steering solid
- Everything works
Negatives
- needs new exhaust (a NOS tail pipe goes with car)
- needs brakes freshened up since it hasn’t been used much in the last 3 years (it uses DOT 5 fluid)
- engine front and rear oil seals have small leaks
- wood grain finish on dash has faded
- one small hole in rear seat upholstery near floor
- one spot worn through on driver’s door panel under handle
- some staining on front door panels
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Thanks very much for posting the photos. This is a show I normally attend but had to miss this year due to surgery. Much appreciated.
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My 40 and 41 Dodges use a different small gear in the transmission where the speedometer cable attaches for different differential ratios Don’t know if yours is the same or not.
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I took this photo of my Corvair several years ago near Parry Sound Ontario. Looks like a few of you guys need a similar road sign.
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On my 40 and 41 Dodges the drivers side inside door handle pulls up to lock and down to unlock. Not sure if your 52 is the same or not.
Phil
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18 hours ago, 40phil41 said:
I can only speak for my two cars (Dodges) but I would be very surprised if Plymouth, Desoto and Chrysler were any different. I'll check my Mopar parts book tomorrow.
Attached is a photo from my Canadian Master Parts Book (covers MOPARS from 1940 to 1947). Based upon this, the last year for a 'Radiator Shell Crank Hole Cover' is as follows:
Dodge and Plymouth - 1941
Chrysler - 1940
Desoto - before 1940 (my book starts in 1940 and doesn't list a part number for Desoto)
Here is a photo of my 1941 Dodge (D20 Canadian) crank hole cover. I am not going to take it out for a photo op because I do not want to break the spring clips :-).
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2 hours ago, plymouthcranbrook said:
I mentioned here a while ago that I remembered my Father having a crank fir his 40 Plymouth. Several folks here told me by that time there were no crank holes on Plymouths by then. I am surprised to hear Dodges still had them. That said my Dad’s Plymouth did what most of his cars did and threw a rod through the block when I was nine or ten so my memory could be faulty.
I can only speak for my two cars (Dodges) but I would be very surprised if Plymouth, Desoto and Chrysler were any different. I'll check my Mopar parts book tomorrow.
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On 6/30/2022 at 7:44 AM, TAKerry said:
Dad was friends with a local Packard collector. I was around 17 or 18, and we stopped by for a visit. He had a running display motor (no idea of the configuration) and the fellow challenged me to hand crank it and get it running. I couldnt get that thing to budge!! I was not weak, but not Arnold either. Would there have been a compression release? On this motor or others?
Interesting answers, I guess after reading through the responses I am not surprised that so many European models continued with them for as long as they did. Ford Pass car into 1941, how about the other big names, Chevy, Chryslers, etc.?
Both my 1940 and 1941 Dodge cars have crank holes with snap in covers. I have never seen an actual crank handle for these cars.
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My guess is 1932 De Vaux. 6 cyl continental engine with 17 in wheels.
Phil
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On my '65 Corvair some replacement point sets had rubbing blocks that wore down prematurley resulting in the points gradually closing. I suspect that you don't have enough running time on this engine for this to be the case. Unless the distributor cam surface wasn't lubricated! Easy enough to check.
Phil
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fyi, The Ontario Region and the Ottawa Capitol Region appear twice.
Phil
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That's a PB1/2 oil filter. The same as on my '41 Dodge. They were available from Andy Bernbaum MOPAR Parts a few years ago. Worth a check there. Here is a link to the filter https://www.oldmoparts.com/parts/l_engine/oil-filter-sealed-can/
Phil
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Matt, I know nothing about this engine but are you sure the idler gear goes outwards in the direction of your arrow? What if you turn the gears so that the slider slot is parallel with the casing and then move the idle at an angle towards the bottom gear. This will put the idler closer to the center and hence the chain will be looser. Please ignore if I am out to lunch.
Phil
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My 1940 Dodge was purchased by my wife's grandfather as a 6 month old used car in 1940. He drove it until 1956 when it was taken off the road and became a farm play vehicle for my wife's cousins on their fruit farm.
First photo was taken in either 1944 or 1945 with my wife's Aunt.
The second photo was taken in 1968 by me just before I pulled it out of the field where it had died.
The last photo was taken in 2006 (after I finally got it back on the road) within 20 ft of the very spot where it had been in 1968.
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Dodge still had the side opening hood in 1940. That changed in 1941.
9 hours ago, PFindlay said:Thanks for the rear views. I'd also be interested to see more dash shots but we don't always have them "in the file."
That Graham is as distinctive from the rear as it is from the front. I'm going to have to let it grow on me.
1940 seems to be a real transition year. Sealed beam headlights on/in fenders or something in between. Running boards or not. Fenders disappearing into the body to varying degrees. And grills that are all over the map. Was Buick the only one to still have a side opening hood?
Peter
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Let's see. It'll be 19 more years and I am 72. Possible but not likely.
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Here is a photo of my 1940 Dodge. My wife's grandfather purchased this as a 6 month old used car in 1940. I dragged it out of a field on the family farm in 1968 and spent 3 decades resurrecting it.
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1940 Dodge Model D14 (made in Windsor, Ontario)
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My first Hershey was 1979 and I didn’t know enough to bring a camera. There was a very nice 1940 Dodge sedan in a two-tone green in the show that I lusted after. Anyone have any photos from 1979 that they could post?
thx Phil
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Oct 2012 with my 1940 Dodge in southern Ontario.
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2 hours ago, Joe in Canada said:
The 73 you talk about is not meant to be the year you got the plates. All plates that style had a 73 stamped on them including the ones I have bought in the 80s . That is also the first year you got a sticker like yours on the right side to indicate a year.
Fact - I bought 'my' plates in 1973 and they are still on the car with 'current' sticker and 'current' sticker location. The only point that I was making in my original post is that the plate on the Kissel has a number very close in sequence to mine and thus the plate must have been originally purchased very close in time to mine. Not meaning to deflect this thread to discuss the history of Ontario's historic plates.
Phil
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10 hours ago, Joe in Canada said:
Bought this one in 1983 / 84 sold in 07. Only reason I kept the plate I guess I was too lazy to take the tour plate off. Will have to dig out my 72 if you want to see the difference
Sorry not to hijack this thread but a nice restoration on a rare car indeed. Never noticed a removable top other than a California top. With this car you have the best of both worlds. Great for the colder tours in the fall and topless in the summer. You called it a wood top so I take it is not covered in sheet metal.
You really have to be thankful for Ron's dedication and involvement to the Kassel construction and keeping track of them all. Are you writing your documentation all down Ron seeing you even new more about the car in Oshawa than I did?
Here you go. Note year on my plate - 73
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See my post above re my 1973 HVC 320 plates.
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11 hours ago, 36 D2 Coupe said:
Interesting early Ontario historic vehicle licence plate in the first picture. Does it still live in Ontario?
Very interesting. My 1941 Canadian Dodge still has it's HVC-320 licence plates (plated by me in 1973 in Hamilton Ontario). Very close in number to this one.
Phil
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Sorry, no I do not. I am sure there must be some wrecking yards in which you could find what you need. Phil