Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

kpreed · Jul 10, 2010

I have a bunch and owners Handbooks, ads and sales stuff too. Let me know.

StraightEight · Jul 10, 2010

FedoraGent said:
Do any of you gearheads have a 40s/50s Mopar Parts Catalog?

FG.

I have catalogs for the following Mopar outlets: The Paddock Dodge/Plymouth, Atlas Obsolete Parts, Pro Antique Auto Parts, and Andy Bernbaum Auto Parts (www.oldmoparts.com)

normanpitkin · Jul 10, 2010

hi ,
look at this;http://www.mmpar.com/mmpars/xx6.pdf,
nice online parts catalogue for 1940's mopar!! Really very useful and free too!

FedoraGent · Jul 10, 2010

And one more...

I found one, in fact the original one. I had to consolidate it from multiple files to one file but here it is:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HFNYE3CD

FG.

Big Man · Jul 10, 2010

FedoraGent said:
I found one, in fact the original one. I had to consolidate it from multiple files to one file but here it is:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HFNYE3CD

FG.

That is a great resource. Thanks.

Big Man · Jul 11, 2010

More pictures of my '48 Plymouth

I had a good telephone conversation with FedoraGent a little while ago. It was great making a connection with a fellow "Lounger" and discussing our new old Plymouth's. So, here are the photos we discussed ...

FedoraGent · Jul 11, 2010

WOW.

Big Man said:
I had a good telephone conversation with FedoraGent a little while ago. It was great making a connection with a fellow "Lounger" and discussing our new old Plymouth's. So, here are the photos we discussed ...

From both MrNewportCustom and myself...WOW!

FG.

PADDY · Jul 12, 2010

Beautiful.

BIG MAN...you've scored BIG TIME there!! well done

:eusa_clap

stillsparkling · Jul 13, 2010

I absolutely love looking at old cars! There are some great pictures in this thread, and some of you are so lucky to actually own one! My goal is to one day own a vintage car. My dream car is a 1940 Packard, much like this one:

FedoraGent · Jul 18, 2010

Glendale, CA Cruise Night - 7/17/2010

Folks,

MrNewportCustom and I went to Glendale Cruise Night and I thought that I would the pics. They are posted on another forum.

Glendale Cruise Night Pics on The H.A.M.B.

A preview:

FG.

David Conwill · Jul 19, 2010

Parts Request: 1950s Ford passenger-car hubcaps

I am looking for a set of four center caps from a 1950s Ford passenger car. Driver quality:

I have a set of 1961 Galaxie 14-inch wheel covers to trade.

-Dave

Big Man · Jul 21, 2010

What do you call this part?

I drove the '48 Plymouth to town the other day and when I was ready to come home it wouldn't start. Nothing. The starter wouldn't spin. No movement at all. I pushed the car off and it started and ran all the way back home. When I got back, I tried to start it again. Still nothing.

After fiddling with things a while, I think I found out what the problem was. This part (photo below) screws on the starter terminal, then the cable from the solenoid fits on top with a nut to hold it on. This part was/is loose where the arrow is pointing. It appears that the screw is pressed into the nut (not threaded). When tightening up the connections, it came apart. I pressed it back together, but do not think it will hold up to use.

Is this a standard part, or something someone put together? I can't find it listed in the parts book, but then I could be missing something. Where could I find something like this?

Larry · Jul 21, 2010

It's just amazing to me how crappy modern car design is today. When I compare the beauty of cars of the past to the current crop to choose from, except for a few such as the PT Cruiser, most are unimaginative and boring.

But that's just my opinion. Other here may differ.
~ Larry

Silver Dollar · Jul 21, 2010

Larry said:
It's just amazing to me how crappy modern car design is today. When I compare the beauty of cars of the past to the current crop to choose from, except for a few such as the PT Cruiser, most are unimaginative and boring.

But that's just my opinion. Other here may differ.
~ Larry

I don't differ. That's why I bought a PT Cruizer. Everything else looks the same to me.

AtomicEraTom · Jul 22, 2010

The only passenger car they still make that I like is the Crown Vic/Grand Marquis/Towncar, but now the Panther Platform's been terminated and they're going bye-bye too. Looks like I'll be driving old cars the rest of my life.

David Conwill · Jul 22, 2010

AtomicEraTom said:
The only passenger car they still make that I like is the Crown Vic/Grand Marquis/Towncar, but now the Panther Platform's been terminated and they're going bye-bye too. Looks like I'll be driving old cars the rest of my life.

I agree. The HHR, PT Cruiser, and other attempts at “doing Golden Era” by the auto manufacturers leave me cold. No offense to the folks that like them, but to me they’re just caricatures.

In fact, I feel silly wearing a hat and driving my father-in-law’s lipstick-red HHR: It’s like I’m trying too hard.

The Ford Panther cars are mechanically, and structurally traditional American sedans. The last of the breed. The unit body LX-platform MoPars (Challenger, Charger, 300, and Magnum) and Zeta-platform GMs (G8 and Camaro) are alright, though. I very much hope someone at Ford has the vision to expand the D2C (Mustang) platform to other models (Galaxie anyone?) as was originally called for in the “Way Forward” plan.

To make an analogy more like our usually Fedora Lounge discussions, the HHR is a ‘40s-style suit in a polyester blend with low armholes, and the Panther cars are a modern-style (okay, maybe late ‘90s) suit in pure, heavyweight wool and high armholes.

-Dave

kpreed · Jul 22, 2010

Big Man said:
I drove the '48 Plymouth to town the other day and when I was ready to come home it wouldn't start. Nothing. The starter wouldn't spin. No movement at all. I pushed the car off and it started and ran all the way back home. When I got back, I tried to start it again. Still nothing.

After fiddling with things a while, I think I found out what the problem was. This part (photo below) screws on the starter terminal, then the cable from the solenoid fits on top with a nut to hold it on. This part was/is loose where the arrow is pointing. It appears that the screw is pressed into the nut (not threaded). When tightening up the connections, it came apart. I pressed it back together, but do not think it will hold up to use.

Is this a standard part, or something someone put together? I can't find it listed in the parts book, but then I could be missing something. Where could I find something like this?

In my many years of owning and working on this type of Plymouth, I can say I have never seen a part like that near any starter or in any of my books, but, none of my cars were 100% like they came from Plymouth too. Good Luck on making it work for you.

StraightEight · Jul 22, 2010

Big Man said:
I drove the '48 Plymouth to town the other day and when I was ready to come home it wouldn't start. Nothing. The starter wouldn't spin. No movement at all. I pushed the car off and it started and ran all the way back home. When I got back, I tried to start it again. Still nothing.

After fiddling with things a while, I think I found out what the problem was. This part (photo below) screws on the starter terminal, then the cable from the solenoid fits on top with a nut to hold it on. This part was/is loose where the arrow is pointing. It appears that the screw is pressed into the nut (not threaded). When tightening up the connections, it came apart. I pressed it back together, but do not think it will hold up to use.

Is this a standard part, or something someone put together? I can't find it listed in the parts book, but then I could be missing something. Where could I find something like this?

Doesn't look correct to me. I've never known a starter to rely on some kind of interference fit of two parts to make the connection. If your car is still 6v and that connection is as bad as it sounds, you could be losing a volt or two across the connection if not the whole six, and that will definitely kill the starter. You can pull off the starter and take the back off and see how it's supposed to go. If you have an old fashioned electrical parts rebuilder near you, you can take the starter there. If not, I can recommend these guys:

http://www.precision-pwr.com/

They did a good job on the DeSoto starter and I'm about to send them the Buick's generator and fritzing voltage regulator. Not quick or cheap, but it's good work.

Talbot · Jul 22, 2010

Big Man said:
I drove the '48 Plymouth to town the other day and when I was ready to come home it wouldn't start. Nothing. The starter wouldn't spin. No movement at all. I pushed the car off and it started and ran all the way back home. When I got back, I tried to start it again. Still nothing.

After fiddling with things a while, I think I found out what the problem was. This part (photo below) screws on the starter terminal, then the cable from the solenoid fits on top with a nut to hold it on. This part was/is loose where the arrow is pointing. It appears that the screw is pressed into the nut (not threaded). When tightening up the connections, it came apart. I pressed it back together, but do not think it will hold up to use.

Is this a standard part, or something someone put together? I can't find it listed in the parts book, but then I could be missing something. Where could I find something like this?

Agree with the others it's not a stock item, but prolly there for a reason. Interference fit parts on the main current starting circuit are a bad idea. Looks like a quick repair from days gone by. Revert to stock, or perhaps braze it back together till you can sort out what stock was.
T

Big Man · Jul 22, 2010

Talbot said:
Agree with the others it's not a stock item, but prolly there for a reason. Interference fit parts on the main current starting circuit are a bad idea. Looks like a quick repair from days gone by. Revert to stock, or perhaps braze it back together till you can sort out what stock was.
T

Thanks folks for the advice. I've been running the car for the past couple days without this piece. I just connected the cable directly to the starter, and it appears to be working fine. The only possible "advantage" I could see from this extra part would be to keep the cable from potentially touching the starter anywhere other than the terminal itself.

I'll keep running the car the way it is now and if a problem develops I'll address it then. Again, thanks.

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