by "Jagvar" (Jagvar)
Published 02/19/2017 at 20:37
by "Jagvar" (Jagvar)
Published 02/19/2017 at 20:37
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I found this old car in the woods today. Can anyone help me narrow down the make and model? Maybe even the approximate year? There’s not a whole lot to work with, but you’re a smart bunch.
"xyzabc" (stackofoldwood)
02/19/2017 at 20:51, STARS: 0
Looks like 1940's Plymouth.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
02/19/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 4
I’m going to guess it’s a ‘46 Plymouth or thereabouts. The dash is the biggest clue. The one picture below has the same shape (2 doors, sedan shape) so my full answer is 1946 Plymouth Special Deluxe 2-Door Sedan. And if Special Deluxe 2-Door Sedan isn’t the most 1940's car name ever, I don’t know what is.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
02/19/2017 at 20:57, STARS: 0
Scratch that. Listen to SM70, he’s a guru.
1940s Ford or Mercury? That dash looks unique.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
02/19/2017 at 20:57, STARS: 0
Damn, you’re good.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
02/19/2017 at 20:58, STARS: 1
I’m good at Google ;)
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
02/19/2017 at 21:17, STARS: 0
Rusty and mostly gone.
"Jagvar" (Jagvar)
02/19/2017 at 21:35, STARS: 1
You’re right, the extended rear window would suggest a ’46. The thing that eats at me is that the rear bumper on the ’46 looks like this:
...while the bumper that matches the woods car is found on a ’42 Plymouth Club Coupe:
This makes me confused.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
02/19/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 0
You’re right, the bumper is off the ‘42. But the rear window shape and trunk line are definitely not the ‘42 Coupe.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/19/2017 at 22:38, STARS: 1
The bumper very easily could’ve been replaced with a ‘42 years later.
"Jagvar" (Jagvar)
02/19/2017 at 22:44, STARS: 1
That’s the theory I’m going with.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
02/20/2017 at 09:19, STARS: 1
Counterargument - it could have been an early ‘46 made with a ‘42 bumper, because ‘42's production run was cut short, and there were likely extra ‘42 bumpers in stock when production resumed. Chrome items back then tended to have a *really* long lead time and be outsourced - see the case of the early Morris Minors which had bumpers which were too narrow ordered even before the body dies were finalized.