Posted By: @#$%&*!
ID Old Plymouth From Pictures - 03/15/10 05:52 AM
Anyone know the year and/or model of this old wagon? I saw it sitting on the street today and it really got my attention.
ID Old Plymouth From Pictures
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: ID Old Plymouth From Pictures - 03/15/10 06:02 AM
Looks allot like a 55 my uncle had but I don't remember the hood having that raised area
Posted By: SNK-EYZ
Re: ID Old Plymouth From Pictures - 03/15/10 06:36 AM
It looks alot like this 55 Plymouth from the rear.
Sorry for the size of the pics, they're not mine and on the web.
But the front end is different. The front end in your pics looks more like a Desoto, but not a 55 Desoto.
Sorry for the size of the pics, they're not mine and on the web.
But the front end is different. The front end in your pics looks more like a Desoto, but not a 55 Desoto.
Posted By: DJVCuda
Re: ID Old Plymouth From Pictures - 03/15/10 09:38 AM
I'm betting its a canadian model since it has a 55 dodge front and a 55 plymouth body - they did that alot back then when they went north!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: ID Old Plymouth From Pictures - 03/15/10 10:11 AM
It's a Canadian 55 Dodge - basically a US 55 Plymouth with a US 55 Dodge front clip.
Here's a 55 Dodge Mayfair:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkness/4284321122/in/set-72157623108377909/
The wagon above is a lower priced series than the Mayfair.
Here's a 55 Dodge Mayfair:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkness/4284321122/in/set-72157623108377909/
The wagon above is a lower priced series than the Mayfair.
Posted By: @#$%&*!
Re: ID Old Plymouth From Pictures - 03/15/10 05:41 PM
But it said "Plymouth" front and rear.
Given the age, either or both pictured cars could be customized but the one I posted looked original. It had a 'three on the tree' and looked like someones driver. It was parked 2 short blocks from a very busy flea market.
Given the age, either or both pictured cars could be customized but the one I posted looked original. It had a 'three on the tree' and looked like someones driver. It was parked 2 short blocks from a very busy flea market.
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It's a Canadian 55 Dodge - basically a US 55 Plymouth with a US 55 Dodge front clip.
Here's a 55 Dodge Mayfair:
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: ID Old Plymouth From Pictures - 03/15/10 07:12 PM
Well, I can't claim to be an authority on Canadian Mopars, but I'm pretty close to being 100% sure that no Canadian Plymouth-badged automobile ever had a Dodge front clip from the factory.
However, Canadian Dodge-branded autos that were actually Plymouths with Dodge front clips are pretty common; there's even a name for them: Plodges (look it up). The pix I linked to are of such a car; it is not a custom.
If the wagon you posted had Plymouth nameplates, then either someone put Plymouth nameplates on a Canadian Dodge, or someone just bolted a Dodge front clip to a Plymouth. (Or, I don't know what I'm talking about
but I think I do.)
BTW, in other countries, Mopar put De Soto grilles in Plymouths and branded them De Sotos. But they were really just Plymouths with De Soto grilles. See here, for one example:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autohistorian/3288468748/
However, Canadian Dodge-branded autos that were actually Plymouths with Dodge front clips are pretty common; there's even a name for them: Plodges (look it up). The pix I linked to are of such a car; it is not a custom.
If the wagon you posted had Plymouth nameplates, then either someone put Plymouth nameplates on a Canadian Dodge, or someone just bolted a Dodge front clip to a Plymouth. (Or, I don't know what I'm talking about
but I think I do.)BTW, in other countries, Mopar put De Soto grilles in Plymouths and branded them De Sotos. But they were really just Plymouths with De Soto grilles. See here, for one example:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autohistorian/3288468748/