Tar in trunk on my 37, Amazing preservation
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11/24/17 12:46 AM
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So I picked up this 1937 Plymouth 2 door business coupe and I'm amazed by how rust free it is. I cleaned the trunk out today and it was covered in a asphalt tar like product. It was lifting off in areas so I decided to remove some of it and I was amazed how preserved the metal was. zero rust, no pitting and the primer looks almost new. Was this tar stock? Has anybody ever seen anything like this before?
69.5 A12 Bee, first purchased in 1976, car 169 on registry
69 Coronet R/T 440/4 spd
69 Coronet 500 Conv H code 383 4bbl/auto
37 Plymouth PU
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Re: Tar in trunk on my 37, Amazing preservation
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11/24/17 02:13 AM
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Looks great. Take a propane torch & heat the stuff a little & it'll come off like butter. (bench test some of it first & make sure it doesn't splode or burst into flames though on the car!!!)
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Re: Tar in trunk on my 37, Amazing preservation
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11/24/17 03:39 AM
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My 48 & 49 Plymouths had similar tar under coating. My 31 didn't.
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Re: Tar in trunk on my 37, Amazing preservation
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11/24/17 01:43 PM
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Pretty cool. Thanks for posting it.
So, does that look like it was applied by the factory, or would it have been something an owner did after the fact?
I suppose it might be difficult to know with a car that has 80 years of history behind it! I'm just guessing but I think it was factory applied, the primer underneath is too nice to have been applied later
69.5 A12 Bee, first purchased in 1976, car 169 on registry
69 Coronet R/T 440/4 spd
69 Coronet 500 Conv H code 383 4bbl/auto
37 Plymouth PU
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Re: Tar in trunk on my 37, Amazing preservation
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It could also have been a dealer-installed aftersale item. Probably helped with reducing noise in the trunk. It was very thick in some places, almost 1/4 inch thick
69.5 A12 Bee, first purchased in 1976, car 169 on registry
69 Coronet R/T 440/4 spd
69 Coronet 500 Conv H code 383 4bbl/auto
37 Plymouth PU
Find your spot on earth and ride it.
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Re: Tar in trunk on my 37, Amazing preservation
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12/25/17 04:14 PM
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Take a propane torch & heat the stuff I'd be worried it would catch fire and not being able to put it out.
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