Hi! Another junkyard gem for us; this time it's a 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe 4 door sedan. Cold War Motors likes this kind of thing, I guess. I bought this car in November, and during a break in the weather last week, we went outside and had another look at it and threw on a few hubcaps while we were at it.
It's a pretty decent and complete car; most of the missing pieces were inside and it looks to be all there under the hood. It's not too rusty, but would need some welding before it would go on the road. What it does have is a terrific dashboard with all of the original woodgraining intact. If I decide to put the 50 Plymouth fastback on the road, this sedan would be a great source of interior and drivetrain parts because it's a Canadian Dodge, which is mostly a Plymouth with a Dodge front clip and trim. Or, it might stay all together and wait for someone to come along and pile money and time into it. Unfortunately, these cars aren't worth much, even in roadworthy condition, so buying a nice one is a way better idea than trying to put a rough one together. Nevertheless, I thought it would look nice in the lineup, and it does! With any luck, I'll have some time to get it running this upcoming summer. I will do another video of the matching sister car to this one as soon as it's home here. It's the same year and model, and is probably the one to part out to save this one.
The other vehicles at the beginning of the video all found homes, too, so that's really good to know. I'd have liked that Chevy panel, but it was a big project and I'm already full, haha. I'd really like to thank my neighbour Ken who sold me this car and helped load it too!
Thanks to everyone who subscribed, and thanks also for all your comments and "likes" and kind words for my best girl Stella.
Cheers from all of us here at CWMC,
s&s
30 сен 2024
