FS '49 Plymouth 4 door

[Eggman]

Not really. But guys, there are some rules on what's allowed here. When you have lots and lots of modern crap, the site no longer has any meaning.

[lostinwestchester]

many barrels

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[Scott Lynch 1460V]

Darn it!! I thought it was a Mexican War Staff car for sale. I once had Stonewall Jackson's Jeep, but I sold it!!! Scott:D

[Eggman]

Yeah it was my first car when I turned FOURTEEN!!!!! Yes I said 14!!!!!!!!!! We Iowa kids needed to get around. Had school permit but of course cruised around at night too -- until the Iowa Highway Patrol caught up with me. Had to be a bit discreet after that (Dad paid the $9 fine).

[Muley Gil]

Now if one of our members here has a straight eight Buick for sale (1946-1952), please let me know, via PM of course. :)

My first car was a '52 Buick Super four door. I love those old straight eights. BTW, Buicks used overhead valve engines, not flatheads.

[Ben Nevlezer]

Yeah it was my first car when I turned FOURTEEN!!!!! Yes I said 14!!!!!!!!!! We Iowa kids needed to get around. Had school permit but of course cruised around at night too -- until the Iowa Highway Patrol caught up with me. Had to be a bit discreet after that (Dad paid the $9 fine).
That must have been pretty cool. Being 14 and riding around town in a brand new '49 Plymouth

[Eggman]

The best thing - the guys on the west side of town were on my route and all needed rides. To get a ride they were forced to quit beating me up.

[RaiderANV]

And to this day Jim's '49 (1849) still sits in his parents front yard.



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[Ben Nevlezer]

This is the stuff that's been missing on here lately.
PJ, that's funny right there!
Eggman, you should start a new thread in Around the Campfire. I'd sure hate to see anybody going for a ride in the '49 BB paddy wagon. Again......

[Eggman]

And to this day Jim's '49 (1849) still sits in his parents front yard.



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Yeah my great uncle Enoch's ride.

[Muley Gil]

Which one is Enoch? :D

[Eggman]

Identical to this 'un.

[Ron The Old Reb]

My Dad had one just like it but it was dark blue. He bought it brand new off the show room floor, I was with him when he made the deal, traded a 1946 Plymouth he had and $535.00 dollars try that today. My mother gave it to me when he died and I droved it till about 1970 before the floor boards rotted out. A better car then they make today.

[Eggman]

Then two years later I got this '53 Bel Aire. Problem was it didn't want to shift out of first gear and the air cleaner would blow off.

[John Bly]

I learned to drive with a '56 Plymouth Savoy, straight six, 3 on the column. I would like to see a young person today try to drive a 3 speed on the column.

[Carolina Reb]

Ah, the good ol' days. My first car was a '59 SAAB 2 stroke with three on the tree. I dropped in a newer 4 speed, which strangely enough had a backwards shift pattern with the 3 speed linkage. The Old Timers at the fort may remember it.

[bobanderson]

I learned to drive with a '56 Plymouth Savoy, straight six, 3 on the column. I would like to see a young person today try to drive a 3 speed on the column.

My first car was a '59 Chevy Bel Air that had originally belonged to my Grampa. Dad horse traded it from him and then he swapped it to me for a pair of walkie talkies. Straight 6 with 3 on the tree. I remember taking my driving test in 1967 and impressing the instructor by holding it on an incline in gear without using the brakes. I thought those big fins were so cool.

10393

As a side note, I sure hope some moderator type isn't flipping out over this unauthorized use of the bulletin board.

Maybe we need another category where old guys can reminisce without feeling guilty.

[Eggman]

Then just under two years later got a Dodge identical to this one. Boat!! Yeah I don't know how this got off the track so bad.

[John Holland]

To answer Bob Andrson's question, yes there already is a place for this type of general "Cabin Fever" banter. That location is "Around the Campfire", which is what we have here, a bunch of guys sitting around chewing the fat, reminiscing, etc. As a Moderator, I see this as a good thing regardless of the topic, because today we need all of the cohesiveness that we can muster to hold this great and unique organization together as we try to survive these difficult times. So, as long as everyone "Plays Nice", I'll just sit back and follow along with you!

[Eggman]

Where this got started, growing up my pop would run up to the Dakota stockyards two or three times a week and buy those mean as sin grassers that up to then had been living on the prairie amongst the 'yotes. He would then bring them to our feed lot and calm them down for a week or so, and then sell them usually at a pretty good profit to local Iowa feed lots. This behavior was early on transferred to cars.

[Muley Gil]

My first car was a '59 Chevy Bel Air that had originally belonged to my Grampa. Dad horse traded it from him and then he swapped it to me for a pair of walkie talkies. Straight 6 with 3 on the tree. I remember taking my driving test in 1967 and impressing the instructor by holding it on an incline in gear without using the brakes. I thought those big fins were so cool.

10393

As a side note, I sure hope some moderator type isn't flipping out over this unauthorized use of the bulletin board.

Maybe we need another category where old guys can reminisce without feeling guilty.

My momma had a '59 Impala convertible, cream with a black top. Drive train was the 283 V8, coupled to a PowerGlide transmission. She traded for a '65 Impala hardtop, that had a straight six and a three-on-the-tree. I learned to drive in this car.

[CAGerringer]

Gil... brace yourself. Your Mom was cooler than you.

Charlie Gerringer
Old Dominion Dragoons

[Eggman]

Still need a campfire for this thread.

[Muley Gil]

Gil... brace yourself. Your Mom was cooler than you.

Charlie Gerringer
Old Dominion Dragoons


NO KIDDING!! :D

I'm so square, the teacher used to use me for a model in geometry class. :D

[Eggman]

Then got the '62 Pontiac Tempest Leman just like this - had that 389 V-8 cut in half, bucket seats, floor stick.. Had to fight off the girls.