keiser31

Yep...on the intake and it was a 1/8" pipe plug that we plugged it with.

Here is some of the information you first asked for. The FEDCO plate looks to be directly over the dash instruments and painted red , by the look of the dash photo. If you look at the plate at an angle, you will see "Walter P. Chrysler". If you look at it on at a different angle, you will see some letters and numbers combination. With this chart, you should be able to locate your car's serial number. Here is an example of the FEDCO plate, also.

I suppose you could have a little fun and find some "120" numbers to put on there to designate what the top speed is now.

Oh...I wanted to add that the "72" designation is the top speed it was supposed to attain (and probably did). That is the numbering designation system W.P.Chrysler used for most of his cars in that era. If you already knew this, that's good....if not, that's better!

Phil...I tried to get a photo of the plugged hole on the inboard side of the manifold of my driver '31 that I know has an opening, but it's too tight and I cannot even see it with a mirror. You may just have to feel around behind there. Watch out for black widows. I do remember that the car ran considerably better after the hole was plugged.

That car that you have is surprisingly uncut and original looking (mostly). A rod such as that would be fun, but I would be looking for the original components to put it back to original.

I believe that production numbers were determined by customer orders...not for any other reason. I could be wrong.

I was swayed in the direction of old cars because of my dear sweet father. He took us to the Henry Ford Museum and the annual Old Car Festivals. He bought a 1931 Dodge in 1959 (my first car) and I have been intrigued ever since. My father took me to Hershey. He would go looking for old cars and stop whenever he spotted one "just to see what the owner was going to do with it". My mom was not that into the cars. According to her, "1 is enough". By the time I realized she was not that into them, I had a 1931 Dodge business coupe, a 1936 Dodge touring sedan, a 1926 Chrysler "58" 4 door sedan and a 1929 Franklin 6-wire wheeled 135 sedan. It was a tough juggling act for a 16 year old with access to only a two-car garage....with a dirt floor. Now I am into them for me. I like the friends I have made and the other cars in the clubs. For me, I just like cruising in something that has lasted so many years and I am just still a little kid (with my father on my shoulder) when I see an old car.

The windshield is original according to this photo.

I'm a little like you....I lose a lot of sleep over curiosities.

I cannot see it in the manual. Seems to me it's near the center of the manifold. I will try to see if I can photograph it with a mirror and some light on my car. Maybe I can do that this evening.

We would love to see more overall photos.

I just saw an interview with Maria Shriver and some other folks. It was right in the middle of the Henry Ford Museum cars! Very cool...I could see the Chrysler Turbine car, an Oakland, a carriage and some other cars. I found it interesting that they picked a museum full of automobiles (thought to be man's world) to talk about women's changing roles. I gotta admit....I was more interested in the cars than what Maria had to say.

I have not read the whole post, but does your manifold have a connection on the "inside" or engine side? I found one on my DH6 and it was leaking. You need a mirror and a flashlight to see it.

What do you see when you look at the word "under"?

A Cantrell suburban is a wood bodied "station wagon" style car/truck. Cantrell was a body maker. Not a stupid question at all. Here is one for 1931...

Yes, the 1941 Royal would have the designation C-28-S. The 1941 Windsor was the C-28-W.

Yes...I sent you a private message.

I think you should have the limo galvanized!!

There should be a serial number plate on the passenger side front door pillar. We can tell from that number exactly what it is.

It will probably say D-30 on the serial number or cowl tag for 1949 or D-34 for 1950......Dodge.

The round parking lamps tell most of the story.

Completely wrong grille and bumper for 1950 DeSoto.....same body panels, though.

In this photo is a tan rubber Chrysler Airflow "promo"tional toy car. The detail is astounding, but the scale and proportions are off somewhat. O.K....it DOES have front fender skirts. After all...it IS a toy. The green one is metal with rubber tires. Sorry the photo is blurry...it's a pain to get into my toy display case.

Here is the 1950 Dodge (with bumper accessory larger bumper guards).