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Thanks to all for your response. My big problem is that there is no original paint (that I have found) on my car as I found it in a wrecking yard and it had been pretty much stripped to just a bare body and frame. I used a rusty business cp as a donor for the front end, interior parts and most of the other parts to put it back together. I have color chips for 1936, but as 36 D2 coupe has said, they are faded and not very accurate anymore. I have the build card from Chrysler and it states the car was gunmetal poly but I do not have a "good" example of that color chip to have it matched. Ian, thank you for posting your color chart, it has much better color than my chart. I will also contact TCP to see if they can provide the paint I will need. I figure that if I am going to go to all the work to restore this old RS Cp, I want it to be as close and perfect as I can get it and the paint will cost the same rather it is close or exact, so why not go for exact. Thanks again and if anyone else has any other info to help, please share it as all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks again. Bob

Does anybody know of a paint store that has the mix codes and can supply the right mix of paint for a 1936 Dodge? My rs cp was originally painted at the factory with gunmetal poly and I would like to get the right and original mix if I can. Thanks for any help.

Here are a couple of scans of the crank hole cover to help show the "V" shape of the trim part. One scan of the front and one scan of the end to show the shape. Hope this will help.

Maitken, Thanks for posting the front end picture of the '35. They are, in my opinion, a great looking automobile and I look forward to the day I get to drive mine into town.

Thanks Mark. These 1935 Airstreams are a very nice looking car and that's what drew me to it. I have been a member of the WPC off and on for over 20 year's and it has been of great help to me. It seems this part is one very hard to find part. I bought another '35 CZ DeLuxe, many years ago, for parts but even that one was missing this trim part. I bought an NOS grill with a new crank hole cover in it several years ago and now am trying to locate the long trim for the center to complete it. Thanks for your response, I will keep looking I guess.

1960 Fairlane 2dr sedan. I had one just like it when I graduated high school. Mine had a 6 cyl. 3 speed stick and overdrive. It was a great car and served me well.

I am looking for the center, vertical stainless trim for the grill of my 1935 Chrysler Airstream. I do believe that this is the last piece that I need to have all the parts for my car. Thanks. Bob

I am in need of the center stainless trim piece for the grill on my '35 Airstream. This is the vertical piece that goes from the top of the grill all the way to the crank hole cover. This is the last missing part, that I know of, to complete my car. Thanks, Bob

35 and 36 trim are not the same. Several years ago, I needed the same parts but for a 36. I took an extra piece of door trim and just cut the two small parts for the cowl then I used a dremel cutter and slit the edges right at the ends so I could roll the end over to close it. It worked great and nobody ever noticed they were not the original's. Something to think about if you can't find the right ones and have an extra piece for another area. It is an easy piece to make from a longer piece.

Glad to hear you resolved the problem. I am sure I will run into some problems as I progress with my old Dodge too. bc

These kind of prices are what (at times) make me want to just give up on my cars and just sit in a rocking chair on the back porch, at least I can afford to sit and drink coffee lol.

1936 D2, I have a 1935 Chrysler 4dr Airstream and now I feel drawn to go and see if it to has a pin for the back seat. This is indeed a learning thread. Thanks to all for your info.

Great looking old Dodge and a great one to restore. I have 2 DC 8's, both 4 dr's and hope to get one up and running after getting my 1936 going. I too would love to see more pictures when you can get them. Bob

Headlights for these older cars, before seald beams, can be a challenge to complete. I am still trying to get the original's for my 1936 Dodge but everytime some come up on E-Bay, they wind up out of my price range. Best of luck on your car and keep us all posted of your progress please. Bob

Very interesting 1936 D2, Now I have to wonder if that pin is in fact for the RS bottom cushion. Why on earth would Dodge have put that pin on the floor of a sedan if it is for a rs cushion? Do you know if it is being used for anything on your sedan? I guess Dodge could have made all the rear floor pans the same to save changing - I don't know. Does anyone have any ideas on this pin? WOW, more to wonder about LOL. 1936 D1, Like I said in a previous post, my rs cp came from a wrecking yard and has been stored outside since about 1955 when it went into the yard and the seat was gone when I found it in in about 1974 and the pin in mine is still fairly good. I would think that you would be right and a sedan in a wrecking yard or parts car might just have a good pin. I still would like to know - FOR SURE - if that pin is for a seat cushion. Great info, thanks for your input, this is what the forum is all about. Bob

I HAVE to agree with Keiser!! This car is way to nice and restorable to be rodded, it should be restored and saved for future generations to enjoy. Just my opinion but I always figure that once you chop and cut, it's near impossible to go back to original.

I have a 1930 Dodge and a 1931 Dodge - both DC8's and on the 1930, there is the fedco plate on the dash but on the 1931, the serial number tag is on the pass door pillar. When I sent for the build cards, Chrysler Historical had the card for the 1930 but not the 1931. They seem to be missing most of the 1931 build card info.

Thanks Ray, I had to wait for 35 years to get my dream garage to house my cars. It is quite full now and I am making room to do the restoration on my coupe LOL. It serves as my mechanics garage, my parking garage, parts storage, carpentry shop and general storage for everything my wife and I collect LOL. I do like it though and look forward to using it. As I said in a previous post, I have several old MOPARs and my avitar is a picture taken of them when I first moved them in. Bob

Ray, I have owned this car for a VERY long time and always planned on restoring it when I retired. Well. I retired about 10 years ago but 6 months after retirement, we took in 4 of our grandsons to raise and that pretty much put a halt to my plans LOL. Anyway, two of the boys are now old enough and big enough to start learning about the oldies so we will be working on it together. I have several other old MOPARs that I hope the boys will take enough interest in to restore later in their lives. Jason, I agree that open communication and info is by far the better way to go. Not only does it give everyone the chance to learn, but also gives everyone the chance to give advice in to make suggestions.

I expect my progress to be somewhat slow as I have never been involved in a frame up restoration. I have been fooling around with the old Dodge's for my entire life and have owned about 4 different '36 Dodge coupes. I found my rs cp in a wrecking yard a long time ago and used a badly rusted business cp as a parts car to get the rs cp back on the road. All I was able to use from the origina; rs cp was the body from the firewall back and everything else had to be used from the bus cp. Over the years, I found and aquired almost all of the options that were offered for the '36 so have them to put on it as it goes back together. I am sure there will be a lot of questions as I get into this project but I have a couple grandsons that are eager to help and learn about these great old cars. Thanks for your help. Bob

Jim, I am not sure what the front inside of the rs compartment was but I would think it would have been the same as the sides. I know where there is a '36 convert cp with rs about 4 hours from me and I want to get over and get some pics of it when I can. I do believe that it has been fully restored so I hope to get a lot of info from it. My pin is located dead center , left to right, of the floor pan and all the way to the front edge just before the drop in the floor. I will try to put some pics here to show it. If I can be of any help at all, let me know. Bob

Hi Jim, Thankls for your help on this. I did look at the floor pan and there are the two sockets in the rear of the compartment but in the front, if I remember correctly, there is a pin that protrudes upward from the center of the pan. I can only assume that the seat must have a plate with a hole in it that would set over this pin to keep it from sliding forward. If you would like, I can try and get a picture of the front floor pan and post it for you. I didn't know if there would have been a frame of some type for the bottom cushion to sit in but I can see how just a seat with a metal frame would set in place. Today, we removed the seat, doors, transmission, engine, running boards and rear fenders and I hope to be able to split the body from the frame next weekend and prepare to start the frame up restoration of my car. I have most of the options for mine and have waited a LONG time to get started on it but the time is now here. I'm sure I will have other questions as I get into the restoration. Do you know how many bolts hold the body to the frame? Thanks to all that responded, I do appreciate it. Bob

Anybody know?

Is there a frame that goes on the floor of the rumble seat compartment that the bottom cushion sits in or how does it mount? I have the back of the rumble seat that goes on the lid but am missing the bottom cushion. Does anyone have any pictures of how the seat mounts? Thanks

Very nice Steve9, I hope to someday get my rs cp looking that nice. Great car. Bob