1942 dodge butterfly hood

wonder if the 41 plymouth front end would fit your 42 dodge?? or a 42 ply front end,,but that may be hard to locate,,

may be easier to shorten your hood from front to back and make it like a 40 dodge hood then weld it in to one piece,,and figure out hinges,,
or make it open from one side or the other like a 50 buick does ,,weld it from undernieth or make a frame undernieth and keep the center hood trim making it look orignal from the out side,if the 41 ply front end would fit,that would be what i would do,unless you perfer the 42 dodge sheet metal,,it is more rare,yours is the first 42 dodge ive ever seen,,41 ply,s are sotra common. just mt .02 cents

the american 40 dodge hood is only 3/4 as long front to back as the canadian,,,the canadian hood is full length from fire wall to almost the grille,,the canadian dodge uses plymouth sheet metal,,all except for the grille center mount,,, i am goig to try to post pics of both,,the blue car is american,,the copper is canadian,,,if not pics e mail me ill e mail them you fstfish66@aol.com

pics i hope both hoods are butterfly

40 american my car

well, Lets assume that my car is a 1942, Of this I am not sure....It is titled as a 1941 but that it definately is not. If it is a 1942 then somebody butchered a pretty rare car...for all i know its a 1948. Either way I am not all for the butterfly hood or the homemade 90's grill, so something has got to change, just looking at options available currently. Those cars you posted are spot on with that 40 grill...I wish I had more background on the car.....You should see the interior....

The 40-42 are different than the 46-48.
Look at the running board area.
Google search for the different years (even though some are labelled wrong) and you should be able to spot them.
That Canadian stuff sure adds another layer of complexity!

any guess to the year of this car? What would be some tell tale signs? dashboard?

its deffinitly not a 48 a friend of mine we are currently working on a 48 your dash is more like a 41 ply,,then a 48 dodge,,so il assume your car is a 42....

its hard to say what it is but i am leaning more and more towards a 42 is it possible the build date would be late 1941 but actually be a 1942 model thus the mix up in the title work....Is there a VIN registry i could apply the cars VIN against or is this even accurate? Heres another look....

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...e=8#Post4978577

Right on thanks for the information. It definately is a 1942 according to that information. I will have to verify the serial number on the door jamb to the one listed on the title....Thanks
Joe

You are welcome, just remember to look through the older posts. Lots of stuff is here.

If you are looking for a 41Plymouth Nose let me know.I think my kid has one complete.I cant remember if both fenders are there bit hood grill etc is.Rocky

Mopar hoods are a funny thing. plymouths are narrow at the cowl and 39 dodge hoods are shorter than a 40 hood. Lets just say I have 2 hoods I can't use. Oh yeah only 40 hoods rely on the hood moulding to complete the hinge, don't know if plymouths do but I know dodges are. Anybody have a good center chrome strip for a 40 dodge hood? later shawn

the center hinge cover seems to be a popular item along with trunk lids people are looking for,,my friends 48 dodge i think requires the molding to finish the hinge,,,il have to look at it again

My sedan didn't have the trunklid when I got my car. I picked up a 40 plymouth trunklid(didn't know it at the time)at carlisle. I found a correct lid earlier this year by accident, it was covering a newer moter and marked as a 48 dodge. Another part most sought after is the piece of trim between the 2 grilles. later shawn

My grill is a mess right now...It looks HALF mean HALF mickeymouse....I Just dont know what to do with it. Somebody else obviously didn't know what to do with it either....What if I cut in a new dodge truck grill into it...I saw one for sale on C/L locally not to long ago....Maybe i should stop at my local truck stop and see if they have those big rig radiator flaps that look like fangs.

What about a floating center bar grille from a 50's desoto. or go wild w/ canted quad headlights and grille from a 60's imperial?

the center bar between the grill halfs was an option as was the trim on the runnning boards,, i know where one N.O.S. running board trim is,,but why bother,,its not likely to find another one to make as pair,,,

anyone need a 41 dodge Parts car or 1 to fix up? have 1 owner title and it says its a 40 41 Dodge 4dr? Cheap? $600.00? or trade.