Thread: brutal honesty needed 38-39 plymouth??

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i tossed the $500 out on the table and the guy told me he had to think about it , if he stands pat at his asking price i think im gonna give it a pass , i have enough on my plate at the moment , hes had the car a few years i dont think its going anyplace anytime soon .. thanks for yalls thoughts it helped me in my decision making process..

My nephew told me there was a nice running 39 Chrysler 2 door sedan in Charlotte last week end for $7000.00. It had a Chrysler 413, 727TF, and 8 3/4 rear. I did not see the car, but he said was in great shape. He is considering buying it. If any interest, I will see if I can get the guys number and address.
$2000.00 is top price for that car, especially for someone who doesn't need another project.

Jack

It looks like most of the metal is there and in repairable shape but whatever is missing may be hard to find. One point not mentioned so far is the nostalgia angle. My family had two '36 Plymouths, a '40 and a '50 as hand-downs when my grandfather would trade in his Plymouth by trading my Dad's earlier Plymouth and giving us the later model. As a kid I recall a lot of low income adventures trying to keep those Plymouths running and they usually had a tractor-like low gear ratio; especially the '36 model! What I am trying to say is that I was a Fordnatic as a teenager and rebelled against the constant stream of Plymouths as straight-six dogs but my Grandfather swore by the MOPAR hydraulic brakes during a period when the Ford mechanical brakes were scary at best. So for me a '39 Plymouth would be a time machine back in memory lane and I would try to put a 318 into it and I would offer $1000 with the idea of trying to get it. For you with other projects it would seem there is not the nostalgia aspect so unless you have a MOPAR obsession it would be better for somebody else to bring it back to life.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally Posted by Don Shillady

It looks like most of the metal is there and in repairable shape but whatever is missing may be hard to find. One point not mentioned so far is the nostalgia angle. My family had two '36 Plymouths, a '40 and a '50 as hand-downs when my grandfather would trade in his Plymouth by trading my Dad's earlier Plymouth and giving us the later model. As a kid I recall a lot of low income adventures trying to keep those Plymouths running and they usually had a tractor-like low gear ratio; especially the '36 model! What I am trying to say is that I was a Fordnatic as a teenager and rebelled against the constant stream of Plymouths as straight-six dogs but my Grandfather swore by the MOPAR hydraulic brakes during a period when the Ford mechanical brakes were scary at best. So for me a '39 Plymouth would be a time machine back in memory lane and I would try to put a 318 into it and I would offer $1000 with the idea of trying to get it. For you with other projects it would seem there is not the nostalgia aspect so unless you have a MOPAR obsession it would be better for somebody else to bring it back to life.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

as for having other projects you are right as i sure do , i also have a donor dodge sitting out back that would do this body good and no i do not have a nostalgia aspect for any mopar in general other than the roadrunners and cudas i have owned in the past most of my interests have always been in muscle cars and until just resently i started getting interested in older rides
motorcycles , 50s and 60s cars i have a handle on , i posted this thread to find out what the members of this site would pay for a car of this age and in this shape , i also know the car has been sitting as is for at least 8 years
if i can get the car cheap i will buy it , if not i can live without it..

Originally Posted by flh4speed

i tossed the $500 out on the table and the guy told me he had to think about it , if he stands pat at his asking price i think im gonna give it a pass , i have enough on my plate at the moment , hes had the car a few years i dont think its going anyplace anytime soon .. thanks for yalls thoughts it helped me in my decision making process..

Bet he comes back with $1000. And your counter offer?? Why $750, of course. I bet that between bouncing off Mississippi bridge pilings you could find lots of time

My Westbank home took on 12 inches of water, and is 30 inches above street level. That's in Harvey. North of US 90 did better than south.

My '93 New Yorker was parked up the driveway and took 4 inches of water above the rockers. It still runs (I gave it to a friend that didn't have transportation) but lots of electrical issues.

Originally Posted by SBC

My Westbank home took on 12 inches of water, and is 30 inches above street level. That's in Harvey. North of US 90 did better than south.

My '93 New Yorker was parked up the driveway and took 4 inches of water above the rockers. It still runs (I gave it to a friend that didn't have transportation) but lots of electrical issues.

the cars in gretna next door to my brothers house , lotsa wind and rain during katrina but it didnt flood in the old part of town once known as mechanicsville you from Nola SBC? me and the wife are from marrero..

Yeah - I lived in Gretna 20 years - 920 8th street.
My legal description refers to Mechanicsham as the old German town.

Moved to Harvey in 97 and Houston after Katrina.
I also have a 77 FLH - I'll bet we know some common friends.
Harley Charlie, Brad Fox, Beast Mire, Pappy, Roland and Farrell, Jerry and Glenn Loup . . .

Originally Posted by IC2

Bet he comes back with $1000. And your counter offer?? Why $750, of course. I bet that between bouncing off Mississippi bridge pilings you could find lots of time

i resemble that remark




all i need is a fresh pair of BVDs and im willing to do all my own stunts..haha

What happened ,did the fuel filter clog ...or ?
I have been on those boats alot ,my dad is the youngest pilot to ever get his licence on the missouri river.
Been at Massman, for a while now.
What barge companies boat was that ?
Aleast you got out of that booger ,before she hit bottom!!!!!
Massmans boat yard is right above the chain of rocks in st.louis,right past where you enter the canal for lock 26 or 27 ,do not remember which pool number it is.....

Saw one on tv a few years back where the tug hit a bridge in flood stage, rolled over, when under the bridge and then came up....upright.. on the other side. Was that the same as the one in the pix? I don't remember where it happened. It was kind of neat to watch.