Hi! This is the twelfth installment in our series about salvaging dead cars and getting them to run. This time it's a 1950 Plymouth Deluxe 2 door fastback sedan! This car has been sitting outside for most of its life, and hasn't been on the road since 1973. Can we get it to start? What are the chances of stopping it if we do?
I got this car out of a field about 8 years ago; it was seized and very rough-looking. I pulled the head back then and unstuck it. While I was there, I replaced the timing chain.
I put it away shortly after and never did anything with it until now.
Well, we blew the budget... I had to pay for a water pump, 2 frost plugs, an upper rad hose, and one spark plug. Not bad...
Car is still running:
All original engine internals,
old master cylinder, wheel cylinders, shoes and drums,
original plug wires, cap, points, 5 old plugs...
Original carb taken apart and cleaned; rebuilt with n.o.s. gaskets from collection
original head gasket (re-used!)
original generator (works!) and old fan belt.
Original clutch, transmission and driveline.
First oil change in 40 years!
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More to come...